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15 results for Montpellier

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Knowing no bounds

21 February 2019

From the desert to the boardroom, Franco-Syrian businessman Mohed Altrad has built a billion-dollar empire from scaffolding.

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On the move

21 February 2019

The French city with a Med flavour that marches to its own exhilarating beat.

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Montpellier is the fastest-growing city in France and for Monocle it ranks as one the best cities for business. It supports new ventures, with many hi-tech companies setting up there, and has an enviable quality of life to…

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 413

29 May 2013

We speak to a journalist who claims to have seen the infamous video haunting Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, find out how Montpellier has managed to establish itself as Europe’s San Francisco, and hear about the boom in sales of…

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Purchasing power: Part 1

23 March 2023

We celebrate the world of physical retail by visiting the pioneering boutiques, revitalised high streets and customer-facing vendors elevating the in-store experience.

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Fashion

22 June 2016

Here comes the sun thanks to our choice selection of sunglasses, shirts and swimshorts.

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Testing times

15 August 2019

What happens if all commutes are free? Or you make young people do national service? Or even pay people for doing nothing at all? We find out.

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Architecture

19 March 2020

An interview with Sou Fujimoto.

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Europe

8 January 2010

Why French bees love city life, Finland's broadband-for-all and we catch a glimpse of the motorcade of Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov.

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Europe

17 June 2010

Copenhagen saddles up for the world's biggest urban cycling contest, Russia's "Silicon Valley" gets to live by its own rules, and Istanbul, the call to prayer becomes easier to the ear.

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Paradise found

13 June 2018

Escaping the bustle of Paris, a handful of designers and makers are setting up shop in Arles, reviving this quiet Provençal city’s fabled fashion traditions.

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Big ideas

19 October 2017

We profile the small architecture and design studios that we’d hire to create great spaces for us: with Tokyo’s Puddle nailing the hospitality sector, Laisné Roussel in Paris for residential buildings and If Architecture…

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Comic timing

21 April 2022

France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars now are Japanese.

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Never stop learning

15 September 2022

The folk who are perfecting new skills, from surfing to ceramics, no matter their age – and helping others to do so too.

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Les liaisons dangereuses

21 July 2016

Rob Bound reporting from France: What happens when you put Monocle’s Culture editor and a mysterious companion in a Jaguar and launch them on a sojourn through France from Biarritz to Marseille? On reflection it’s probably…