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Urbanism

On the up

From a forward-looking emirate to coastal enclaves in Mexico and Morocco, these cities are emerging from the pandemic having made bold improvements and attracted new residents.

  • Issue #165
  • 9 min read
On the up
Design

Counter culture

From a good looking optician’s with vision and Tsutaya’s first outpost in southeast Asia to a cosy homeware shop in Milan.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Interior of Glassworks optician in Tel Aviv showing modular display system with eyewear and modern furniture
Culture

Read all about it

There’s a bookshop boom in Malaysia aided by unconventional business models and pandemic-changed reading habits.

  • Issue #155
  • 7 min read
Kloé Hotel founder Ng Ping Ho relaxing in a green chair while reading a book
Culture

Glowing for gold

Malaysia’s favourite sport gets the neon treatment at Shuttle in the Dark. Monocle hits the court.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Players on a glow-in-the-dark badminton court with neon green lines and purple lighting at Shuttle in the Dark
Travel and restaurants

Key openings

A launch in Kuala Lumpur, an art-filled guesthouse in Geneva, and an Austrian hotelier on the up – here is our selection of intriguing new places to lay your head.

  • Issue #131
  • 8 min read
Key openings

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