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Meaty topics: Bob Gill
Legendary graphic designer Bob Gill tucks into steak and chips and waxes lyrics about the Beatles, the Stones and his years as a piano man.
Urbanism
Visit Pec – the Kosovan city with cultural muscle – and find out about Portland’s river revamp.
Pleasure island
The Princes Islands are strewn with summer homes but none recall Turkey’s mid-century moment like this 1950s retreat, with its clean lines and echo of occasional cocktail parties.
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service is where the world’s top dogs learn their tricks. With leading academics and powerful policy-makers, the institution and its students are nothing if not ambitious.
Salone del Mobile
Each April, designers and buyers descend on Milan for the world’s premier furniture fair. With 2,000 exhibitors at the fairgrounds and in showrooms across the city, here are Monocle's standout picks.
Shore thing
London is home to the UN’s International Maritime Organization headquarters. Along the Thames, a host of maritime architecture is revealed, from modern HQs to historic seafarers' churches. Monocle explores these shipshape buildings.
Design
Surfboards, bathtubs and house boats – and a special focus on Milan's Salone del Mobile for good measure.
Diplomacy
India’s ambassador in Kabul, Russia’s embassy in Cuba and Japan’s envoy in the Solomon Islands.
Time to collect
From design to art, magazines to furniture, we all know the pleasure of collecting. But how do we ensure that passion beats pure investment? This was the question that Robert Bound posed to the…
