Design
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Lost in space
Ricardo Bofill’s utopian vision for social living found form in the cubist heights and halls of Walden 7. Monocle discovers a community-minded building that turned science fiction into harmonious fact.
Venice Architecture Biennale – National Pavilions
As curator of the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, Rem Koolhaas invited curators to explore the fundamentals of architecture and analysis modernity from 1914 to 2014. Monocle films reports back on how the national pavilions…
Shed start
Yangon is abuzz with renewal as entrepreneurs make their mark. Monocle visits the TS1 pop-up, which uses culture and commerce to forge a brand and make a difference in the city.
Now you see it
JCDecaux elevates the unnoticed essentials of urban life, from bus shelters to public toilets. Monocle discovers how its simple concept – providing street furniture for advertising rights – helps cities run in style.
Moving moments
The destination may be the reason we travel but it’s the journey that matters. Monocle’s Transport Survey pays homage to the best in planes, trains, automobiles and all the stops along the way.
Bella interiors
With attendees from 160 countries, Milan furniture fair Salone del Mobile is an unrivalled global cornerstone for the design industry. Monocle picks out the highlights from the show.
Bare essentials
Bikini Berlin, a newly redesigned complex, mixes retail, culture and creative thinking. Once a fading Cold War relic, intelligent ideas from its new tenants are helping to redefine the shopping-mall model.
Vaulting ambition
Layers of history have been peeled back to turn a bank into a haven in the heart of the city.
Inventory No. 74
Bikes built from typefaces, native vermouth and monthly socks: our latest edit of designers and makers sweating the details, from Portland workshops to Galician vineyards.
Brimful of tradition
Through boom, bust and flood Grevi has kept its craft alive to remain at the head of the pack.
