Felix Brüggemann
The conversation
We’re all guilty of texting instead of calling. But a growing movement is encouraging people to press the off button and brush up their skills in the art of debate and discussion.
Sunny disposition
Berlin’s new urban lido in the post-industrial RAW-Gelände district is a welcome summer retreat, where a whole community, young and old, is laying claim to its luxury loungers.
Meet the new generation putting Yerevan back on the map
Isolated and challenged financially, Armenia faces a set of post-Soviet problems. In the capital Yerevan, a new generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs is forging exciting links with the outside world.
Bridging the gap
Bonn was Germany’s provisional capital during the Cold War. With government affairs still split between Bonn and Berlin, we meet the civil servants who go the distance to bridge the two cities.
Expo 61: Mighty Mittelstand
They may not be sexy but the small firms that make everything from dog leads to lifting gear are the fuel powering Germany’s economy.
Soft focus
Since the fall of the Wall, Germany’s foreign office has become a master of gently promoting ‘Brand Germany’, with Berlin as the jewel in its decidely understated crown.
Expo 55: Tbilisi
Chaotically beautiful, brimming with optimism and inhabited by friendly, fun-loving people, the capital of Georgia is a lesson in transformation.
5 Loveable cities
These are the five cities that have made our pinboard and deserve our mention even if they did not appear in our Quality of Life index. Whether it be for the transformation they have…
Expo 53: Building for the future
Cannes’ annual MIPIM property market is a chance for countries and cities to show off their grand design visions, a fascinating milieu where mayors, speculators and architects mingle despite the economic crisis.
Special envoys
As embassies struggle to retain a foothold in a diversifying (and cost-cutting) world, the role of the diplomat is changing beyond recognition. We meet the next generation.
