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Local champions

25 January 2024

A former industrial hub that is now home to creatives is adding some civic pride into a down-at-heel neighbourhood.

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He made serious literature popular and if he liked a new book the nation ran out and bought it. He even made a televised spelling test appointment viewing. The talk-show host and TV producer Bernard Pivot is a peculiarly…

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Local champion

29 April 2021

Combining enduring traditions with contemporary style, Kestin Hare’s foray into menswear is an innovative offering that champions UK production, with an emphasis on prioritising people before profit.

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Gulf champions

17 March 2008

Qatar may be small, but with a GDP of €46bn it has the money to pull off minor miracles. Its latest plan is to become one of the world’s leading sports nations and to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The motivation is simple…

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The Menu - Britain\'s champions: Melrose and Morgan

16 November 2012

We get tips on Middle Eastern wines, meet British artisan food champions Melrose and Morgan and find out why the Chilean wine industry doing well.

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Monocle on Design - Extra: Championing craft

4 June 2020

Monocle’s design editor Nolan Giles visits the factory of the fine timber furniture brand Ercol to see how it continues to champion craftsmanship.

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From Sofia, with love

17 May 2009

Bulgarian songstress Lili Ivanova’s career began in 1963 and she soon became the country’s biggest star under the communists. Today she’s just as famous and is widely revered as a champion of the nation.

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Business

15 March 2012

The company championing local organic produce in the UAE, Honda's new business jets, plus more news from the business world.

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Look this way

22 October 2020

Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which champions Nordic art, has reinvented itself. Could its new format be a template for the future?

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Money to burn

16 August 2012

New weightlifting champion: Airbus A400 M Atlas Tucked away in the British countryside, the Farnborough International Air Show is an unassuming backdrop for deals deciding the future of air defence. This trillion euro…

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Put it down on paper

19 November 2019

Digital developments have transformed graphic design but Tokyo’s ‘Idea’ magazine remains a global champion of print.

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Modern love

19 October 2017

Ken Stradling’s home is a tribute to the pared-back modernist aesthetic he championed in postwar homes.

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Fitter, happier

18 May 2017

Technogym’s passion for health doesn’t stop at champion gym equipment – its open-plan, light-filled headquarters is a shrine to employee wellbeing.

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Fashion

25 February 2021

From a sharp one-man show in Tokyo to a British bag brand championing tweed, we try some new looks.

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The Globalist, episode 213

22 August 2012

Why Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has suspended 46 members of her government and we find out how to be an air guitar world champion.

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Comfort food

17 September 2020

A spate of growers, producers, chefs and farmers are reintroducing the country to forgotten ingredients and rediscovering age-old recipes that champion sustainability and a closer link with nature.