Dadaocheng is one of the Taiwanese capital’s oldest and most atmospheric corners. It’s an area that demands exploration – and we’ve jotted down a few essential stops to help you along the way.
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North Bennet Street School is helping to keep American craft alive. We meet the students stepping away from screens and turning their hands to traditional craftsmanship.
From the future of city living to how smaller states can make themselves heard, three solutions-focused professionals tell us how they are rethinking the way we live.
A conversation with Chris Black, co-host of the How Long Gone podcast, ecological risk in the South Atlantic, plus updates from our correspondents around the world.
From a welcoming new Paris boutique founded by two upstart designers from Dijon to Italian jackets that marry natural materials with couture techniques, we look at the trajectory of menswear in 2024.
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Lithuania might be small but this plucky Baltic nation’s proximity to Russia means that it is ramping up its military might. Monocle meets its newest conscripts.
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The idea of having furniture made for you might be daunting but understanding the process is a pleasure. You’ll treasure what you have more when you see
where and how it is created.
Iceland’s Canadian-born first lady is such a keen advocate of her adopted country and its progressive gender politics that she’s writing books about it.
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Social entrepreneur Nora Fitzgerald founded the Amal Center 12 years ago. The not-for-profit restaurant offers training and employment to women from disadvantaged backgrounds from its base in Marrakech, helping them to gain…