60 results for kiosks

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Agents of change

17 November 2008

The print media market is in a right old mess and half the problem is the way magazines and newspapers are sold. Mass brands and grocery stores have reinvented themselves – now newsagents and kiosks must do the same.

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Street smart

17 June 2007

From New York to Istanbul, cities are investing in street furniture that expresses their heritage and makes them look like well thought out brands. The clever bit? Thanks to companies such as Wall in Germany, they can have…

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Stand proud

22 February 2018

Paris’s traditional kiosks are under threat. Like the printed word they so elegantly promote, they should be protected.

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The Stack - Positive thinking

23 July 2016

We meet the editor of ‘Positive’ magazine Giacomo Cosua, hear from Monocle correspondent Tom Burges Watson on the new kiosks in Paris and speak to Angharad Lewis, author of a new book on how to publish a magazine.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 58: beach ‘barracas’

29 May 2017

These portable kiosks, better known as ‘barracas’, are set up and taken down daily on the golden sands of Rio de Janeiro’s beaches. They are part of the city’s laid-back lifestyle and heavily ingrained in its culture.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 83: Portuguese quiosques

20 November 2017

Lisbon’s quirky ‘quiosques’ (kiosks) have been around since the mid-19th century and are partly responsible for the community spirit in the city today.

Monocle Minute

Bad news?

7 June 2016

We’re big fans of news kiosks at Monocle and Paris has long set the standard in charming design when it comes to these stands of streetside convenience. It’s not surprising then that the city’s plan to redesign and replace…

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The Urbanist - Beyazit, biennales and bikes

15 September 2016

We catch up with the Lebanese pavilion at the London Design Biennale, check out the newly renovated Beyazit State Library in Istanbul and explore Moscow’s disappearing kiosks. Plus: the latest trends in urban cycling from…

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The Stack, episode 75

1 February 2014

A branding special as we have first peek at Winkreative's new book published by Gestalten and look back at the agency's prolific output in print. We also head to Paris to meet the people behind (and in front of) the city's…

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Best in class: Tokyo

20 September 2018

Hibiya Central Market is the soul of the shopping mall, where you can wander and linger among kiosks, perfectly edited fashion stores and unpretentious restaurants with a touch of old-school Tokyo.

Monocle Minute

Streets ahead?

19 August 2016

New York has made a large investment in turning its old phone booths – of which there are 7,500 – into LinkNYC kiosks. These futuristic towers designed by Antenna supply a tablet for internet browsing, speedy wi-fi and…

Monocle Minute

Word on the street

24 October 2015

Urban initiatives from Canada to France are making reading on the go more accessible than ever. In Grenoble, publisher Short Édition has debuted eight kiosks that dispense free short stories on pocket-sized pieces of paper…

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The Entrepreneurs, episode 91

10 July 2013

A visit to the kiosks of the Middle East where people buy the small necessities of life, we visit a Munich startup trying to develop smarter heating, meet the man who designed a shoe unlike anything in the industry, and go…

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The Globalist - Friday 9 October

9 October 2015

It’s been six months since Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari took power but he still hasn’t named his cabinet. We’ll assess why Turkey and Russia are trading insults over natural gas and head to Rome, where the mayor…

Monocle Minute

News request

16 November 2015

The newsstand remains one of the cornerstones of streetside retail: from newspapers to magazines to a packet of batteries, news kiosks are stocked with the necessities of city life. At the moment they’re missing from Can…

Monocle Minute

Park that idea

25 August 2016

For all its architectural splendour Paris often lacks in urban greenery, with the nearest verdant spread a Métro journey away. To tackle the problem, mayor Anne Hidalgo announced an urban regeneration plan in July, which…

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