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Bonn
Good news budding hoteliers! A big budget is no longer a prerequisite to create a super-hip venue – in fact, you don't even need a proper building in the conventional sense, it seems a warehouse or disused aircraft hangar will do the job very...
Leipzig
The interior of this ornate bar in the German city of Leipzig can be chopped up into three main elements: the bar on the right, the bench promontory on the left, and everything else. The first two elements at the Fleischerei Bar are recent...
Duderstadt
With due respect to Lower Saxony, Duderstadt is not the first place you'd think of building an art museum of the calibre of the Kunsthalle HGN, housing an impressive collection of eminent German and international artists. Professor Hans Georg Näder...
Brandenburg
If you love film (which we do), you love the preservation of historically important buildings (which we do) and you hate cinema multiplexes (which we do), you will love this renovation project of the Weltspiegel picture palace in Cottbus, Germany....
Berlin
Visionary architect and urban planner Bruno Taut fled Germany when the Nazis won power, having both the wrong religious and political beliefs, but by that time he had already left an indelible mark on the country through his forward-thinking social...
Interiors
Industrial-chic, it's all the rage right now darling, don't you know? As these (here, here and here) recently featured Dutch restaurants have shown - the barebones warehouse look is so terribly en vogue. But what if you haven't got a spare disused...
Stuttgart
Trainers, or as the rest of the world likes to call them, sneakers. Wear them with jeans, wear them with shorts – some noodles even wear them with a suit. What's that Ed? You wear them with suits? As I was saying, the exceptionally stylish even...
Berlin
Who doesn’t want to wake up to something beautiful? OK, so you’re not dating a supermodel, but don’t despair, Claudia Schiffer may be out of reach but Germany has more than one statuesque blonde on the market, and this one is asking you to...
Journal
There’s no finer record of the 20th Century than the iconic magazine Life, a fact which polymath artist Geoffrey Farmer has used in creating his Leaves of Grass installation. The Canadian has given 2D photographs from the publication an extra...
Journal
Much has been made of the Occupy movement's design credentials; there's a nice roundup of Occupy posters here, the London movement's own publication The Occupied Times was lauded in the design press, and there's even an Occupy Design Network. Much...
Berlin
Before Hitler and political extremism quashed the party, Weimar culture (a period cited as having had one of the highest levels of intellectualism in history) had brought the good times to Berlin's 'Golden Twenties'. Forward-thinking in science,...
Frankfurt
A Day in the Life has always been one of my favourite Beatles songs, as a kid I often wondered what the "4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire" may look like - I knew they were rather small, and you could fill the Albert Hall with them, but I always...
City Notes
September saw the grand opening of Lynk & Co's Barcelona Club, the Masquespacio-designed venue akin to a world of utopias with spaces nodding to the Wizard of Oz, Gaudí, and a myriad more. Situated in the heart of Passeig de Gràcia, the Catalan...
City Notes
Founded in 1810, The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) is the largest art museum in Flanders, home to masterpieces from the 14th to the 20th centuries including Flemish Primitives and the Antwerp Baroque, on to an extensive collection of...
City Notes
Studio B have completed works on a new taproom for independent brewery Wiper and True. The new venue is their second in Bristol and represents an inclusive space that rebuffs the typical overly masculine trend that has dominated the brewery scene...
Stuff Crush
Morag Myerscough completes her most personal project to date, transforming a once disused space at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, into a vibrant oasis entitled Joy Garden. The colourful courtyard is a place of hope and happiness sure to benefit...
Dispatches
Florida, also known as the Sunshine State, is one of the most affordable places to own a home in the United States of America. Given the state’s popularity and sunny beaches, you may be wondering why. These things also add significant...
Dispatches
Whether it's for school or at work, you can be asked to take a drug test for multiple reasons, and failing it can result in major consequences. Modern drug tests can detect a wide range of substances, including alcohol, and even a minute amount in...
Dispatches
If you're experiencing issues with your LG TV and need a repair, you may feel overwhelmed with the choices available. You want to make sure that you find an experienced technician who can properly assess and address the issue in a timely manner so...
Dispatches
Franchising can be a great way to expand your business and achieve success. When done correctly, franchising can help you grow your business while maintaining control over key aspects of the operation. This blog post will outline 16 important steps...