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Monocle on Design - Extra: Middle Eastern masonry

13 September 2018

Architects, stonemasons and engineers in the Middle East have used ablaq for hundreds of years. Examples are found across Spain, the Middle East and North Africa, showing how architectural techniques pre-date the borders…

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Ahead of the pack

13 September 2018

Who knows what the year ahead might hold? Will, for instance, the next 12 months be the time when you finally make real those long-hazy dreams of starting a small shop, plotting out space for a countryside pension or jac…

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Raising the dead

13 August 2018

Years of silence have almost erased Spain’s civil war and General Franco’s atrocities from the collective consciousness but now the country is ready to speak out.

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Outside the box

13 August 2018

A new space for collaborative thinking and creating businesses of the future is already producing fresh ideas.

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 124: Why is Spain digging up its past?

18 July 2018

Spain’s socialist government is planning to exhume the body of the country’s former dictator, Francisco Franco. Although controversial, is this an opportunity for the nation to move on from Franco’s divisive legacy?

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Filling up

20 June 2018

We’ve all heard tell of Basque cuisine but what about the growers, producers and chefs plying their trade in neighbouring regions? We take a roadtrip to find out.

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Battle of the bulge

13 June 2018

No menswear item is more divisive than a pair of speedos. And opinions on ‘banana hammocks’ are informed by national psyche. We reveal all.

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The Monocle Daily - Friday 1 June

1 June 2018

We get the latest from Spain as the country is rocked by the surprise replacement of its prime minister. Plus: ‘Vogue Arabia’ stirs controversy with its cover depicting a Saudi princess behind the wheel of a car, Slovenia…

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All hands on deck

17 May 2018

Meet the crew of the Spanish medical ship bringing salvation to anyone who finds themselves in choppy waters.

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Bounty hunters

17 May 2018

Most restaurants in Japan are in the city but in rural Hokuriku a young crop of restaurateurs and producers are hoping diners will follow them into the wild.

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Bordering the sublime

10 May 2018

The US-Mexico border may be politically contentious but food culture and entrepreneurship have found a way to flourish here, with some tasty results.

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Put it on the tab

10 May 2018

‘Tabernas’ are like the lively living rooms of the Spanish capital but tough times have left many out of business. We meet a new generation who are turning the tables.

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Let’s wrap this up

10 May 2018

Creating food packaging that pops isn’t easy. We meet three studios helping businesses off the shelf.

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Diplomacy briefing

19 April 2018

Promoting the Spanish tongue, Finnish education models and the Nobel Peace prize winner whose women’s movement helped end Liberia’s civil war.

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All fired up

19 April 2018

A storied Portuguese ceramics brand has been rescued from oblivion – with some vivid results.

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Sets to stun

19 April 2018

Ahead of unveiling a new artwork for Photo London, the artist – and world’s finest set designer – Es Devlin talks inspiration, hating doors and dreaming of a world in miniature.

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