Germany

Gisbert Pöppler creates own office and showroom inside former bookshop

An old bookshop in Berlin is now home to the studio of architecture and interior design practice Gisbert Pöppler, which incorporates the building’s grand arched doorways and other original features. The office is situated on Karl Marx Allee, a major…

ACME and BWM design adaptable interiors for MM:NT apartment hotel

Modular furniture, app-operated doors and a self-serve bar are among the experimental ideas being trialled at MM:NT, a mini-hotel in Berlin that will constantly evolve in response to feedback from guests. Australian hotel group TFE Hotels worked with design strategist…

The Best Places to Get German Food in America

©TripAdvisor Cuisine With German Flavor Full of rich, meaty, carbohydrate-dense dishes like bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes), bratwurst (sausage), roulade (thinly rolled meat), and schnitzel (cutlet), German cuisine is some of the best comfort food around. Luckily, you don’t have to book…

Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen converts factory into youth living centre

German studio Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen has converted a former chocolate factory in Dresden into a youth club and assisted living centre for children. Overhauled for the German Child Protection Association, the building now contains a therapeutic housing community with a…

Galaxy A52 5G One UI 6.1 update comes to Europe, Asia, and more

cSamsung’s One UI 6.1 rollout appears to be picking up pace. Samsung has not just released One UI 6.1 for multiple devices in a short span of time, it is also making sure that the update is quickly available all…

Does your EV hurt, or help, the economy?

If you buy an electric vehicle rather than one with a gas engine, will it help the economy? The more common question is whether EVs help the environment. The answer is that they do, in terms of carbon emissions, albeit…

‘No magic in it’: P Chidambaram says India will become world’s third largest economy irrespective of who is PM

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that India will become the third-largest economy in the world no matter who becomes the Prime Minister. He said India would achieve this feat given the size of its population, and there was…

Germany Mulls Scaling Back Scrutiny of Chinese Investments: WSJ

Germany is considering scaling back plans to tighten government screening of Chinese investments, the Wall Street Journal reportedBloomberg Terminal. A decision to ease back from a planned foreign investment-screening law had become likelier due to fears that scrutiny on Chinese…

Germany Mulls Scaling Back Scrutiny of Chinese Investments: WSJ

(Bloomberg) — Germany is considering scaling back plans to ramp up government screening of Chinese investments, the Wall Street Journal reported. Most Read from Bloomberg A decision to ease back from a planned foreign investment-screening law had become likelier due…

Germany’s Economy Shows Signs of Life But Industry Is Struggling

(Bloomberg) — Germany’s economic prospects are looking up after two grueling years of near-zero growth. The consumer-led revival, though, papers over enduring industrial weakness for which there’s no quick fix. Most Read from Bloomberg Data this week signaled the fledgling…