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Light in the dark

Henriette Reker, Köln's new mayor, was stabbed before her election. Weeks later, hundreds of women were assaulted. At a time of unrest, can she give the city a glimmer of hope?

  • Issue #96
  • 7 min read
Light in the dark
Design

Garden Party

We visit the world-leading garden trade fair where budding makers are challenging the supremacy of cheap imports.

  • Issue #88
  • 7 min read
Garden Party
Design

In good faith

A new mosque in the heart of Köln is set to be Germany's largest, inviting the city’s Muslim community and promising a renewed sense of religious openness and architectural admiration for all.

  • Issue #61
  • 6 min read
In good faith
Culture

Double vision

In a fickle art world, gallery owners Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers have nurtured artists for 26 years. Their old-fashioned, persistent approach has paid off, making them ones to watch.

  • Issue #29
  • 6 min read
Double vision
Architecture

Ehrenfeld

Once a workers’ district, the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood in Köln is luring a multi-cultural mix of families and creatives with its competitive housing prices and well- preserved architecture.

  • Issue #54
  • 7 min read
Ehrenfeld
Design

Architecture/Design

The redesign for the Flemish Parliament in Brussels, a new collection from furniture designer Gesa Hansen, plus a Japanese architect who relocates neglected rural buildings to a new life in the city.

  • Issue #31
  • 4 min read
Vote winner
Design

Design

Our report from this year's Köln furniture fair, a Danish art gallery and Finnish design grandee Yrjö Kukkapuro.

  • Issue #11
  • 3 min read
Design

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