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Expo 50: Secure influence
In a former jail, now home to the American College of Building Arts, students are learning traditional restoration techniques and preserving their city of Charleston, South Carolina, in the process.
Hanging by a thread
Iranian carpets are works of great craftsmanship. But with souring US relations and fewer Iranians prepared for the hard toil and low pay, the historic industry is in danger of decline.
Art market
A pioneering art gallery project in Oslo, a Q & A with Brussels-based publisher Andreas Qvist and a sleek new digi-radio.
Culture
Top tipping for 2012 and a round-up of the best books, music, and cinema, including Martin Westlake's Asian photography.
Travel Top 50 2011/12
Monocle's annual Travel Top 50 introduces you to the world's best hoteliers, airlines, airport operators and chefs, based on hundreds of journeys made by our demanding team over the past 12 months.
Design/Architecture
Social housing in Paris, smart wrapping paper from Berlin, the perfect pairing of a new chair and a classic lamp, and a confession from our design editor on his secret love of tinsel.
At your service
Monocle brings its taste for global cuisine, impeccable coffee and serene interiors to the Japanese capital with the first Monocle Café.
Brand Britain
London has had some bad press but with the Olympics ahead, can its burgeoning design scene save the day?
Fashion
A Swedish fisherman's raincoat, a made-in-England store opening, and an interview with the co-founder of online retailer Avenue 32.
2012 forecast: urbanism
What'll happen to our cities in the coming year. Japan wil have more trees, Mumbai will have more high-rises and Portugal will get its first "smart city".
