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Muji on the move

25 June 2016

Minimalist Japanese retailer Muji unveils an exhibition of more than 100 works by Japanese artisans at its flagship store in New York this weekend. Meaning “appearance”, “shape” or “atmosphere”, Tatazumai will display…

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Monocle on Design - Checking in at the Muji Hotel

6 February 2018

Can Japanese retailer Muji’s first hotel set a new standard for minimally designed stop-overs? We check in with Satoru Matsuzaki, president of Ryohin Keikaku, which owns the Muji. Plus: a tour of Danish firm Carl Hansen &…

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Keep it simple

22 February 2018

Muji’s aesthetic has won it many fans and now it’s bringing that same clean, understated identity to the hospitality industry.

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Muji gets bigger, much bigger

1 September 2015

Anyone who’s been to one of Muji’s flagship stores in Japan will have been struck by one thing: they’re so damn big. But outside Japan, and especially in Europe, their shops are more akin to regular high-street outlets:…

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Fashion

17 March 2007

Banana Reublic heads to Europe, Ferragamo has bags of style and the man in the Vans.

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Night caller

17 March 2008

Having converted one spare room into the perfect home office (see Monocle issue 4) we decided to turn our attentions to the guest room. Here we furnish the quarters with best-for-guests accoutrements.

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The Globalist - Friday 8 November

8 November 2019

As Catalonia’s separatist movement grows increasingly fractious, what should we expect from Spain’s election? Plus: Trump and Johnson’s relationship, Muji’s European flagship and Italy takes the environment to school.

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Monocle on Design - Art at home

20 October 2015

David Plaisant speaks to Seattle-based architect Jim Olson about creating the perfect space and atmosphere for art in domestic architecture. Plus we meet one of Muji’s principal designers, Naoto Fukasawa, as well as the…

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Hearts of the city

17 June 2009

Identikit suburban projects and architects without imagination have sullied the reputation of property development but Monocle has tracked down five firms putting passion, innovation and social conscience back into the…

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Dead simple

17 February 2008

When Tokyo-based design guru Kenya Hara is asked to create graphics, he usually ends up advising a company on its entire aesthetic direction. This is how he became design adviser to no-label Muji. As well as generating…

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Monocle Weekends - Winter weekend

9 November 2019

On Monocle’s new weekend programme, Georgina Godwin discusses the value of a good bookshop with Bill Samuel, grandson of the founder of Foyles. Plus: Petri Burtsov tours Muji’s new Helsinki outpost, Bill Leuty takes a…

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Hut homes

31 October 2015

Anyone thinking of building a weekend bolthole should have a look at Muji’s inspiring new idea for rustic living. Instead of sprawling mansions and manicured lawns, the Japanese retailer has come up with three prototypes…

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On the same page

18 November 2016

Sad news for Hong Kong’s literati: the city’s leading English bookshop chain Page One shut its doors for good yesterday, following the closure of the Australian flagship Dymocks last year. However, it’s not a complete loss…

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Design republic

20 January 2011

China makes cheap products to order. Could it ever make well-designed ones too? Monocle looks at the companies who think it can and are leading the way.

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Travel

17 August 2017

Whether you want to be free and easy in Los Angeles or relax in the lap of Amsterdam's luxury, our overview of comely lodgings and guesthouses will point you in the right direction.

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Smart thinking

21 October 2015

Coming up with design solutions and bringing customers new ideas is what these entrepreneurs and companies excel at. Here Monocle meets the shop owners, designers and manufacturers making waves from Portland to Prague.