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The Menu - Manufacturing jam

9 December 2011

This week we learn about jam manufacturing in India, visit organic farmers in Hong Kong and get tips from a barista in New York.

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Monocle on Design - Extra: Bavarian manufacturing

7 September 2023

Monocle’s Nic Monisse reflects on the strength of craft and production in southeast Germany with Faber-Castell, Gmund Paper and handmade glassware brand Theresienthal.

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Konfekt Korner - ‘Konfekt Korner’ special: mindful manufacturing

17 May 2024

Today we’re live in front of an audience at London Craft Week to explore the world of mindful manufacturing. Mud Talks, set at the Vitsoe shop in London’s Marylebone, brought together Mud Australia’s Shelley Simpson, Vit…

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Building connections

19 March 2020

Swissbau in Basel is a biennial window onto the pre-eminent Swiss construction industry – and a one-stop-shop for the world’s most forward-thinking architects.

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Business

18 October 2018

From a small soap-maker in Osaka to the Ikea competitors offering sustainable alternatives.

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History of time

20 September 2018

We speak to the CEO of the International Watch Company keeping the 150-year-old brand timely, how the company’s new production facility is more than just a workplace and why too much exclusivity doesn’t help anyone.

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Nord-y but nice

22 March 2018

Slick lines? Scandinavian sensibility? We find it all at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.

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Timber land

19 October 2017

We visit the showrooms of the Hida Furniture Festival in Takayama, the seat of Japan’s woodworking industry.

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If the glove fits

19 October 2017

Luxury giant Hermès is at the forefront of a movement to revive one region’s leather-work traditions.

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Reportage: Fabric of society

8 December 2015

The textile-and-clothing industry has always been integral to Europe’s economy. Despite Asia’s recent dominance, German looms and presses are still whirring away as tried-and-tested companies are brought back into the fold…

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Isle be back

18 March 2015

Neglect of the Irish design industry has seen signature brands all but disappear. Now, with the help of the Irish Design 2015 programme, a regeneration is underway and Ireland is ready to show the world its talents.

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Turning the tables

17 November 2011

At China’s International Furniture Expo, Furniture Labo launched its Stellar Works collection. Proud to be made in Shanghai, it’s not only gaining fans abroad but also targeting discerning Chinese clients.

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Happy new world

17 March 2009

As Monocle notches up two years, we take a look back at where we started and unveil some subtle tweaks to our brand for volume 03. We’ve always celebrated small businesses that manufacture at home and in an ever-more hom…

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Over drive

17 March 2009

Car sales have collapsed but the economy is not the only problem: too many vehicles are design lemons – just see our list of 2009 sinners in issue 19. But this could be the year car design makes its comeback.

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A clog’s life

17 March 2009

Talla clogs are produced in a barn in the village of Myrskylä. Originally workwear for the medical profession, the clogs are now a hit on the high street thanks to a collaboration with a Japanese designer.

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Uniform approach

17 November 2007

Outsourcing has a bad name – a way of cutting labour costs by employing people in India and China (over three million US jobs will be lost to this trend by 2015). But there’s also a growing move for nations to outsource…