https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday lost a legal battle to trademark its "three stripe" motif in the EU, as a court ruled the design was not distinctive enough to deserve protection. https://www.thelocal.de/20190619/adidas Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:15:13 +0200 adidas From spiral staircases to curving chairs, the creative yet practical designs of Bauhaus are one of a kind. Next year, the Bauhaus will celebrate 100 years since its founding in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180906/rethinking-the-world-bauhaus-celebrates-100-years Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:08:48 +0200 rethinking-the-world-bauhaus-celebrates-100-years It's been 50 years since Jil Sander founded her own fashion house as a plucky twenty-something in postwar Germany, creating modern, minimalist clothes that would go on to redefine the working woman's wardrobe. https://www.thelocal.de/20180518/forever-modern-fashion-icon-jil-sander-looks-back Fri, 18 May 2018 11:31:41 +0200 forever-modern-fashion-icon-jil-sander-looks-back One of Germany's most prominent architects and urban planners of the post-war period, Albert Speer Jr., has died aged 83, local media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170917/german-architect-speer-son-of-top-nazi-dead-at-83 Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:35:10 +0200 german-architect-speer-son-of-top-nazi-dead-at-83 Berlin fashion week got underway for the second time this year on Tuesday as the German capital shows of the best of its creative talent. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/from-burkhas-to Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:19:31 +0200 from-burkhas-to German architect Frei Otto was named publicly as winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize on Tuesday, a day after his death at the age of 89, organizers of architecture's top honor said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150311/frei-otto-renowned-architect-dies-after-winning-prize Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:14:38 +0100 frei-otto-renowned-architect-dies-after-winning-prize The Local has been providing news in English from around Europe for ten years. To mark this milestone, we are delighted to unveil our fresh new logo. Paul Rapacioli explains. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/introducing-the-locals-new-logo Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:06:00 +0100 introducing-the-locals-new-logo Developers revealed plans on Tuesday to build Germany's highest hotel rising 175 metres above the city in the Neukölln area of Berlin. It will boast 814 rooms on 46 floors. https://www.thelocal.de/20140226/highest-hotel-in-germany-planned-for-berlin-neukoelln Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:54:00 +0100 highest-hotel-in-germany-planned-for-berlin-neukoelln An invention being trialed in the Bavarian town of Bamberg is making life easier for the poorest citizens. The contraption on public bins holds used bottles ready for collectors in need of the recycling deposit. https://www.thelocal.de/20140220/bamberg-bins-make-bottle-collecting-easier Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:13:00 +0100 bamberg-bins-make-bottle-collecting-easier Katell Gélébart lives by the motto: 'Today's trash is tomorrow's gold.' The Hamburg-based designer finds creative uses for the things most people throw away. Mithila Borker reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20130322/48701 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:04:00 +0100 48701 German sports clothing manufacturer Puma is developing biodegradable products, the company’s CEO has revealed. The sports clothes can be recycled or thrown on a compost heap. https://www.thelocal.de/20111112/38833 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:13:00 +0100 38833 Despite the worldwide acclaim German-designed products receive, there's no national museum for design. But that could soon change. https://www.thelocal.de/20111025/38415 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:04:00 +0200 38415 The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the transparently superior products from Jenaer Glas. https://www.thelocal.de/20110913/37545 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:12:00 +0200 37545 As the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league, kicks off its season, the College of Media Design (MD.H) announced the results of its own annual completion: the football jersey championships. So who has Germany's most stylish jersey? 1 FC-Nürnberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20110812/36901 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0200 36901 The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including high-end lighting designer Ingo Maurer. https://www.thelocal.de/20110715/36313 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:52:00 +0200 36313 Two cars from Germany's Volkswagen group have driven away with the top design honours for vehicles introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. https://www.thelocal.de/20110112/32367 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:46:00 +0100 32367 With Berlin’s DMY design festival set to start on Wednesday, The Local took a sneak peak of what’s on offer. https://www.thelocal.de/20100609/27731 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:50:00 +0200 27731 People stopping by a Ruhr Valley corner shop for cigs or a beer can now also pick up a design object thanks to a new project aiming to bring high design to the masses, as part of the region's year as a European culture capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20100502/26927 Sun, 02 May 2010 14:22:00 +0200 26927 Derided by many at pure kitsch not too long ago, the cuckoo clock is experiencing something of a renaissance. Artists, designers and clock manufacturers are now reinterpreting this so-very-German product. https://www.thelocal.de/20100410/26461 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:41:00 +0200 26461 Legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams has always focused on doing ‘less but better’ – a credo David Sharp found he even applied to a rare interview with The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20100217/25321 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:06:00 +0100 25321