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Cut above the rest

15 October 2014

Skilled craftsmen and quality products are to thank for UK scissor-maker Ernest Wright & Son’s century-long survival.

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Monocle on Design - Sheffield on show

23 June 2015

We head to Sheffield Design Week as the city pushes itself as a centre for design in the shadow of its manufacturing heritage. We talk to designer Ilse Crawford about The Pier, a new premium lounge for Cathay Pacific, and…

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The Monocle Arts Review - Film: The Bertha DocHouse

22 July 2016

Elizabeth Wood, director of the Bertha DocHouse at the Curzon cinema in Bloomsbury, joins us in the studio to talk us through this weekend’s collaboration with the Sheffield Doc/Fest.

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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 186: Cody & Co

21 February 2020

Phil Cody launched the UK shoe brand Cody & Co in 2019. The company manufactures all its footwear in Sheffield, using traditional methods inspired by Phil’s favourite Italian brands.

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Monocle on Saturday - Monocle on Saturday: 22 May 2021

22 May 2021

Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. A look at the day’s newspapers; editor of London’s ‘The Evening Standard’ Emily Sheffield on The Stories festival due to take place in September; plus: a visit to the German…

Monocle Minute

North power?

15 October 2016

Newcastle-Gateshead in the north of England is to receive £5m (€5.5m) to host the Great Exhibition of the North in 2018 but what this contemporary art and design showcase will do for the city remains unclear. Part of former…

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Inventory No. 73

17 April 2014

Our top picks this month include a set of beer glasses designed to hold the perfect pint, some notable stationery, a sweet British honey range, plus the best of organic cosmetics.

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Room to grieve

9 September 2015

Tragic events not only form part of our collective memory but also take on a palpable presence in the form of memorials. We travelled to London, New York and Medellín to find out how architects around the world go about…

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Culture

17 August 2007

Offbeat literary recommendations; Monocle music for September; rocking' in Iran and T-shirt devotees get their own glossy title.

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An inside job

9 May 2019

As hotels adapt to changing tastes, their interior designers are innovating. We meet three young firms equal to the task.

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Green rooms

20 January 2011

Sauerbruch Hutton was one of the first architecture firms to promote the value of sustainable building. Now it’s in demand across Europe, expanding into furniture and pushing developers to think bigger.

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Now showing

14 April 2015

Are all remakes bad news? Not when you are the world’s smartest cinema operator. Monocle surveys a vast upgrade from ragged art-house authenticity to the gleaming celebration of cinema that is now the Curzon Bloomsbury.

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Fashion

21 June 2012

Anne Valerie Hash's feminine take on the classic suit, taking into account the experience she gained working at Chanel and Chloé previously, Central St Martins graduate J.JS Lee's boyish cuts, and summer in shoe in the form…

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Cities

16 November 2017

Zürich is considering artificial islands to house its growing population and there’s a global push to unearth forgotten rivers.

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Inventory No. 40

20 January 2011

A round-up of practical and pretty things, including a dog bowl that doesn’t go walkies and a baby soap that is a national institution.

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Culture

17 May 2012

Films, books, music and our culture editor's monthly column.