Street names reveal much about the former use of the districts. Schwere Reiter-, Lazarett- or Infanterie street give a hint to military bases which were located here. Directly south of it was the Gießerei quarter (Erzgießereistrasse), since castings in the form of lafettes were mainly used by the military. The Royal Erzgießerei was located here, where coins and statue-like symbols of power were manufactured.
Only a stone’s throw from Stiglmaierplatz is the only active foundry in this quarter, which is run by the male part of the Gögtepe family – father Hasan and sons Aslan and Selim – as an art foundry. Craftsmanship and art accompany each other here. This more than 100-year-old foundry is located in the backyard of a residential building in Schleißheimer Strasse. The waxworks, where moulds are prepared, leads to the casting hall. When the oven glows there to liquefy bronze, silver or aluminium and the lid, which seems to float horizontally on the heat, is lifted, it really does look like the entrance to the underworld.
Franz Münchinger, pardon Helmut Fischer, who is seated in eternal contentment at Münchner Freiheit, was cast here according to the designs of the Munich artist Nikolai Tregor. So was his friend and director Helmut Dietl. Soon they will be together again at Münchner Freiheit.
Kunstgießerei München is among many other manufacturers, retailers and restaurants part of Munich “Handmade Quality”. The guide is our latest book out of the Makers Bible series. A compact city guide in pocket book format, which leads to handmade, genuine and passionate quality in Munich.
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The tailor-made suit is still considered the highest-quality and most individual version of the garment. German men’s tailors work in the awareness of covering a particularly wide range of the demands their profession places on them.
Laurenz Stockner’s artisanal work focuses on the production of driven metal bowls. For that he has been taught classic drawing and the art of goldsmithing.
Makers Bible visited the silversmith in Munich’s Glockenbachviertel. We have made a short film about Klaus Lohmeyer’s jewelry label.
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Schotten & Hansen’s oak floors, walls and furniture are specially made for yacht interiors and come in in the color pebble stone which blend perfectly with the greys found below deck. Since pigments, resins, waxes and oils are pre-worked into the wood for coloring.
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Schotten & Hansen’s oak floors, walls and furniture are specially made for yacht interiors and come in in the color pebble stone which blend perfectly with the greys found below deck. Since pigments, resins, waxes and oils are pre-worked into
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Breathing new life into solid wood and repurposing it into contemporary first-class furniture is what the creative and committed team at Janua does. Like the Phoenix, the wood takes a journey through fire to be born again for another purpose.
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Breathing new life into solid wood and repurposing it into contemporary first-class furniture is what the creative and committed team at Janua does. Like the Phoenix, the wood takes a journey through fire to be born again for another purpose.
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Healthy living starts in the home, and sustainable and healthy alternatives to conventional construction methods are critical to our future. The Neubauer family has been in construction since 1858, and Daniel Neubauer is now walking in his father’s footsteps.
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Healthy living starts in the home, and sustainable and healthy alternatives to conventional construction methods are critical to our future. The Neubauer family has been in construction since 1858, and Daniel Neubauer is now walking in his father’s footsteps.
The Makers Georg Agostini and Lorenz Sternbach represent a design language that focuses on their alpine roots and furniture that accompanies its owners through their many changing life stages.
The gold awards for the cheese from Hofkäserei Englhorn alone speak for themselves: “International organic cheese award”, “Italy cheese award”, “World cheese award” and a gold medal at the “Cheese Olympics”. Englhorn’s cows are transported between high and low valley’s to the benefit of the environment.
A family business as it is written in the book. In ours. What we find so great about it: Natural raw materials result in natural products, because nothing is added that nature has not provided anyway.
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