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Work in progress

17 February 2011

From food-loving French taking long lunch breaks to workaholic Japanese businessmen, the world continues to approach office culture in very different ways.

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The nine-to-five grind and the daily schlep into our places of work is a routine we love to hate. But the truth is that we’re all secretly rather attached to our offices. And not necessarily for work-related reasons.

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Big ideas

15 August 2019

Hidden inside an imposing townhouse, Graanmarkt 13 is a step ahead of routine retail.

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Observation

21 February 2011

The trouble with editing an issue featuring a design directory is that it immediately forces you to challenge and rethink most things in your daily routine, says Tyler Brûlé.

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Crank it up

18 August 2011

The commute may be routine but the bike you ride it on doesn’t have to be. As more and more people discover that a bicycle is an indispensable tool for urban life, Monocle visits five brands and artisans who can liven up…

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Do the business

17 February 2011

The world is dividing into two halves: those who will not abandon the nine-to-five routine, and those (think Asian nations) willing to make sure they are open for business at all hours. We may not like it – but will East…

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The Late Edition - Monday 5 October

5 October 2015

Journalist Michael Goldfarb and former diplomat John Everard join Andrew Tuck to discuss Portugal’s election that took place over the weekend, whether the conflict with Isis is becoming a matter of routine, and who they…

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All in a days work

15 August 2019

From paying your bills to finding your calling, work means many things to many people. But it’s the manner of your approach to the daily grind – your ambitions, your colleagues and your routine – that will define your…

Monocle Minute

Press the issue?

5 July 2016

A week on from the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and the city sits in an uncomfortable, unspoken aftermath. Turkey’s government swiftly imposed a broadcast ban as the scale of the attack became clear…

Monocle Minute

Here goes nothing

10 September 2016

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District routinely evokes bewilderment across the city due to delays in construction and beleaguered leadership handovers – but it’s not all bad. While the new M+ museum for visual culture…

Monocle Minute

Lavish lunch

31 March 2016

Now that food produce is routinely prefaced by the words “artisanal” or “heirloom”, it was only a matter of time before the humble pot noodle joined in the premium movement. Nissin, the Japanese food giant that brought the…

Monocle Minute

Redressing the balance

26 January 2016

It seems that once upon a time the fashion world was a very tidy machine: Paris was the capital of couture, where dresses were crafted by delicate hands over hundreds of hours and worn by only a handful of customers. Yet…

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My last meal: Gregory Crewdson

20 November 2014

Artist Gregory Crewdson’s studied compositions of American life are famed for their intricacy. But for his last meal the photographer opts for comfort and charm.

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7. Plus point

21 May 2020

It’s not all doom and gloom. We should ensure that enforced behaviours can bring about positive changes to the ways we interact.

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Social climbers

18 May 2017

Staircases can trigger conversations, provide a sense of arrival and dazzle with ingenuity. So why are they neglected in the design of so many new projects?

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That’s charming

19 January 2012

We present 10 of the world’s most charming places, from an airport to a restaurant. And on page 113, the venerable Stephen Bayley explains why charming the pants off people will always get you through.

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