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Upwardly mobile

21 September 2017

The Tateyama mountain range may yield jaw-dropping views of verdant valleys and mist-cloaked peaks but the ramblers ambling up its ridges aren’t bad-looking either. With the line between fashionable finery and outdoor…

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Air mettle

8 December 2015

In the commercial battle for our skies, Airbus has planted its European standard firmly in Boeing's US soil. But with new players entering the passenger-jet game, the old duopoly is facing ever more crowded skies.

Radio

The Urbanist - Coronavirus and mobility

14 May 2020

The pandemic has reshaped the way that we move around our cities. Public transport usage is at an all-time low, cycling is on the rise and pedestrians have been reclaiming the streets and pavements. Could this be an oppo…

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Upwardly mobile

20 January 2011

Flensted’s handmade mobiles have hung in well-designed homes around the world for more than 50 years. The family- run company is also one of Denmark’s most successful cottage industries and business is flying high.

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Upwardly mobile

13 May 2021

Don’t rule out lesser-celebrated cities as a base for your business. You need room to experiment and expand. And though the capital of Piedmont might have lain in the shadow of Milan, it is now proving to be a bright spot…

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Upwardly mobile

17 May 2008

This year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile defied the credit crunch with an optimistic mood and a record number of visitors – 348,000 in total, 29 per cent more than 2007, 210,000 of whom came from abroad. Visitors from…

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Upward mobility

18 August 2016

Cities around the world are easing freedom of movement to lure the best and most ambitious businesses. We profile the cities that are holding the doors open and meet the mobile entrepreneurs who accepted the invite.

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The Urbanist - Mobility innovation

14 January 2021

We get moving again with an episode all about innovation in the wide world of mobility.

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Salone del Mobile Special 2022

Monocle’s biggest ever newspaper casts its gaze across a summer of cultural happenings and design get-togethers in Europe.

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Salone del Mobile Special 2023

Salone del Mobile, the world’s premier furniture fair, returned to its regular slot in the design calendar this year.

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The Urbanist - Mobility and more

17 May 2018

This week we report from a new exhibition highlighting how London changes once the sun sets, have a discussion about driverless cars and ask if a light-rail project is finally coming to Canberra?

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The Urbanist - Topography and mobility

18 May 2017

Topography versus urbanism: how a young Spanish mayor has reconnected the city, a look at Rio de Janeiro's cable car system and a preview tour of Seoul's new sky garden.

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The Urbanist - Shared mobility

7 March 2019

Electric scooters take over the cobbles in Lisbon, car-sharing app Mobility4All is putting senior citizens first and New York’s mayor Bill de Blasio calls e-bikes one of his city’s biggest dangers.

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Salone del Mobile

17 April 2015

With its usual array of design news from Italy and beyond, the 54th Salone del Mobile brings furniture's finest players to Milan, while the biannual Euroluce shines with the brightest talent in lighting design. Allow us to…

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Salone del Mobile

16 May 2016

Every April designers, architects, manufacturers and buyers descend on Milan for the world’s premier furniture fair. Some 2,000 exhibitors display their wares at the fairgrounds in Rho while others opt for Fuorisalone, the…

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What is the ‘new mobility’?

12 April 2021

It’s hard to think of urbanism without thinking of Gehl, the firm that Helle Søholt co-founded with Jan Gehl in 2000. Gehl has earned the respect of architects and urban designers due to its people-centred approach to our…