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Outsider art

19 January 2023

With a world-class sculpture garden and a new community farm, the curatorial team at Minnesota’s Walker Art Center is finding novel ways to connect with the city – and reimagine its future.

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Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by Jennica Arazi, the owner of Marbella Club Hotel, one of the highest-regarded stays in Spain. From what it means to run a hotel with such a great legacy to how customers’…

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The Entrepreneurs - John Hitchcox

4 January 2023

Kick off the new year with some entrepreneurial inspiration courtesy of the brilliant chairman and founder of Yoo Group and the driving force behind the €1.5bn regeneration of London Olympia. John Hitchcox has more than 40…

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That’s a wrap

8 December 2022

There is nothing quite like browsing the shelves of curious independent boutiques to pick out one-of-a-kind gifts – or well-deserved treats for yourself – that are sure to bring joy. We’ve scoured some of our favourite…

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Culture

8 December 2022

How wealthy Russian oligarchs have changed the fortunes of the bucolic Bodrum peninsula.

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The Chiefs - Tomohiko Taniguchi, Margarita Seselgyte and Lewis Lukens

6 December 2022

Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins our specially convened panel of experts to look back on the pivotal events of the past 12 months and peer ahead to 2023. The panel includes: in Tokyo, Tomohiko Taniguchi, a…

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Small Fortune

17 November 2022

Moving somewhere compact needn’t mean closing the doors of professional or personal opportunity. Life in small cities can give you the best of metropolitan life, only with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace…

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Playing the infinite game

11 November 2022

How Holmes Murphy’s founders established a entrepreneurial mindset and innovative spirit that has ensured lasting success.

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Working together

11 November 2022

To fully understand what makes Holmes Murphy tick, you only need to look at the company it keeps. Krause Group in Des Moines is an ambitious partner and the two companies’ long-standing relationship provides a case study…

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A culture that cares

9 November 2022

By fostering new talent, promoting diversity and cutting waste, Holmes Murphy has had a positive effect on working life.

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Setting the right tone

9 November 2022

A succession of forward-looking leaders have guided Holmes Murphy through the last century. The latest is Dan Keough, who built several offshoot businesses within the company before taking the reins in 2012.

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The Entrepreneurs - Proper Snacks and JR Ryall

19 October 2022

Cassandra Stavrou launched the Proper Snacks business in 2011 and has built it into Europe’s largest independent healthy snacks company. Cassandra talks about the journey the brand has been on and how the recent sale of a…

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Back to basics

29 September 2022

From its new base in Italy’s design capital, family-run fashion group Basicnet is sewing together the ambition of Europe’s luxury labels with the efficiency of American-style brand management.

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Continental drift

29 September 2022

Leaving your homeland behind to set up a new life in Africa takes fiery determination and nerves of steel. But moving in numbers can offer a host of benefits, as Iranian, Moroccan and French émigrés have discovered. We…

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Good business, only better

29 September 2022

Just as the global economy is in a state of flux, our ideas about what makes a successful entrepreneur are ripe for re-evaluation. We hear from seven savvy voices about universal constants in commerce and the key elements…

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Life in the slow lane

29 September 2022

Bored of big cities and tedious commutes? Considering jacking in your job and starting something new in a place with a gentler pace of life? We have just the idea: start up somewhere slower. We visit Mexico, Indonesia and…