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Albam, a British start-up, is keeping costs down without turning to factories in China for help.
Monocle reports from the Japanese coal city deserted by 90 per cent of its residents.
Monocle meets the leading lights of the digital media world.
Rebranding Beijing: the Olympic building boom reaches a frenzy.
Monocle visits the Geneva Motor Show, where Nissan reveals a 'new type of car'.
Lady Yvonne Cochrane talks about Beirut's urban planning, architecture and future..
At Baselworld buyers have to convince brands that they're a desirable customer.
Watch our video report from the Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
Monocle on how attitudes to the kimono are starting to change in Japan.
Sixty per cent of Japanese homes have a TOTO Washlet loo that can wash your bottom and even blow-dry it. The makers claim that after using one three times, nothing else will do. Having experienced their warm seats and piped music, we tend to agree. We also admire their dedication to design. And good news: TOTO is now out to win over the European market.
Photographer: Kohei Take Writer: Fiona Wilson
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