Japan and the plush charms
To understand why plush pendants are so popular in Japan, it helps to take a look at omamori, protective amulets from shrines and temples
Ürgüps women’s co-operative in Michelin
Women cook traditional dishes at the Tık Tık Kadın Emeği restaurant – and use them to finance young women’s studies in Istanbul
LAGA Neuss: Green heart, old terrain
Sustainable construction and recycling as an architectural statement: a skater pavilion is being built for the Neuss 2026 State Garden Show
Mia Hesse and Hermann Hesse
From the city to the countryside. This trend already existed around 1900 and the ideal of the reform era became a trap for Mia Hesse
Reichenau-Island: Poems and vegetables
Reichenau’s eventful history on fertile ground: from medieval think tank to vegetable garden for southern Germany
WOMAN of the world
In a hotel lobby in Wakayama City, my eyes fell on an attractively designed magazine. The word WOMAN was emblazoned on the cover in large Latin letters…
Titlis – summit of dreams
Despite the construction site, Indian tourists will continue to flock to the 3,238 metre-high peak in central Switzerland in 2025
Engelberg land art trail
Every two years, a natural stage for art is created near the Gerschnialp. Those who enter it sharpen their awareness of the beauty and power of nature
Kiss the cow at the Alpbeizli!
Away from the hustle and bustle of the Titlis, Engelberg offers the perfect Swiss idyll with cows, cheese alp and hiking bliss
Vinyl from Detroit
Detroit was broke, vinyl was dead. Both are back. Third Man Records produces limited edition records – and a profession that nobody needed anymore
Angoulême – City of comics
In Germany, comics are considered children’s stuff. In France, they are art. Over 30 murals transform Angoulême into a gallery
How raftsmen invented logistics
Between the babbling brooks and giant fir trees, we found traces of a craft that supplied entire continents – and which few people still know today
