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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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Clear vision

16 January 2020

In a world of too-bright LED lights, respected Spanish brand Marset casts a warmer glow on the business of lamp design. We meet the enlightened makers at its new HQ.

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Fascinating case study

15 August 2019

Why does Japanese luggage firm Ace travel so well? We check in with the CEO for a lesson in product development and diversification.

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Refusing to buckle

21 March 2019

Luxury watch brands gather in Geneva and prove that, despite digitisation, this is a strapping industry that’s dialling into the demands of a new generation.

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Not changing tack

21 February 2019

Modern technology has little place at Rivierre, France’s last working nail factory. Workers here have faith in traditional ways – and their century-old machines.

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Making it

21 September 2017

The Swiss duo who use their intricate technical knowledge of performance fabrics to streamline the design‑to‑manufacture process for fashion brands.

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Tie the knot

21 September 2017

The cracks are showing for this Japanese husband-and-wife duo. But that’s the point: they’ve built a career using natural wood.

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Sitting pretty

20 April 2017

Jasper Morrison has designed hundreds of products with a simple mission to make you feel good. In his favourite Berlin spot he explains why you can never have enough chairs.

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Mixing it up

23 March 2017

The food processor that is not only stirring up the home-cookery market but also feeding a publishing boom.

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Mattress-in-a-box companies seem to have sprung up out of nowhere. But as the sleep industry wakes from its slumber, there is a simple question: are any of these new arrivals really delivering a dream product?

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Australian DJs: Double J

18 February 2016

The warmth of Australia’s wireless provides a crucial platform for overlooked stories and offbeat music – and fights the good fight in uniting a country plagued by the tyranny of distance. Monocle dials into four of the…

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Worn again

11 November 2014

A global master in shoe manufacturing, France has weathered the industry’s decline with its artisans taking centre stage once more. We introduce our favourite sole bearers.

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Driving forces

18 August 2014

Volkswagen’s mid-20th-century adverts were benchmarks. Inspired copywriting, intelligent art direction and, most importantly, a sense of fun came together to motor into the public consciousness. Meet two of the minds that…

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Open and shut case

8 January 2010

Pelican Products was founded by a diver who wanted to keep his equipment safe and now it makes protective cases for everyone from the military to the iPhone user. It’s expanded into ingenious lighting systems – and is…

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Prime mover

17 March 2008

Mitsubishi built Tokyo’s first office block, in the Marunouchi district, 114 years ago, and the firm is behind the area’s current redevelopment into a major financial centre. Overleaf, we dissect a Marunouchi building site…