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Kimberly Bradley

Politics

Europe

The fight for Hungary's skies, a high-rise revolution in Austria and election watch in Georgia, plus Sweden's integration minister talks about life after the Stockholm riots.

  • Issue #67
  • 7 min read
Europe
Manufacturing

String theory

The geometric playscapes of Corocord start off with hard labour and harder maths but come to life with a final, magic design element: imagination.

  • Issue #65
  • 7 min read
Corocord
Architecture

Living the wood life

The work of the Zimmerer, or carpenter, in Germany is steeped in tradition. We meet a master and his apprentice who are training for a way of life, not just a job.

  • Issue #64
  • 7 min read
Living the wood life
Entertainment

Culture

Books, films and music to make a date for, plus our culture editor's monthly musings.

  • Issue #63
  • 10 min read
Graffiti artist in Singapore
Affairs

Europe

The motorcade of Dutch queen Beatrix, Europe's dash for gas and an interview with Hungary's opposition leader, Gordon Bajnai.

  • Issue #62
  • 8 min read
Europe
Arts

Art in Berlin

Berlin’s vibrant arts scene is getting serious and growing up. Creatives are making real investments in the city to transform its unusual spaces.

  • Film
grafitti Berlin
Culture

Art market

An interview with Berlin gallerist Johann König plus art sale hightlights.

  • Issue #61
  • 6 min read
Art market
Hospitality

Simply does it

A restaurant in central Hamburg has been pleasing guests with its homely cooking for more than 20 years.

  • Issue #61
  • 5 min read
Simply does it
Culture

Harmony restored

Built in the 1930s as a Third-Reich propaganda machine, Munich’s Haus der Kunst has since evolved to become one of Germany’s most prestigious and global-minded contemporary-art venues.

  • Issue #61
  • 12 min read
Harmony restored
Culture

The outsiders

Munich is setting a new focus on public art for 2013. The Bavarian city has invited renowned artist duo Elmgreen + Dragset to playfully carry out a most serious, city-wide artistic mission.

  • Issue #61
  • 6 min read
The outsiders

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