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Home front
The functional concrete bungalows hastily built after the Second World War to house the US troops are becoming a popular option for young Japanese looking for more living space.
Arles Photography Festival
What Cannes is to film and Venice is to architecture - Arles is to photography. Our Monocle film crew headed down to the South of France for the opening week of Les Rencontres d'Arles…
Fashion Forward
The Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts’ Fashion Department has a reputation for turning out some of the most progressive and stimulating designers each year. We focus our lens on the graduations shows and…
Ferry Tales
To ease into summer we head to the Bosphorus to showcase this month’s collection of fresh-looking casualwear.
Media
Galleries, art sales, interviews and the latest media products, both analogue and digital.
Sleeping beauty
In Uwajima, southern Japan, a restored ryokan guest house has reawakened local pride. This simply presented style of accommodation whispers its quality and is a subtle sign of better things to come.
Ehrenfeld
Once a workers’ district, the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood in Köln is luring a multi-cultural mix of families and creatives with its competitive housing prices and well- preserved architecture.
Tower power
The new Tokyo Skytree, the world’s tallest freestanding tower, isn’t just about height. It’s a monument to the Japanese precision and care taken over its every detail.
Design/Architecture
Bridges, books, shops and other products and projects catching our eyes this month, plus our design editor's column.
Home Sweede home
A dream team of owner, architect, and designer created this 12-room hotel in a residence, reminding the industry what hotels should be: places that feel like home, but ten times better.
