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Merz b. Schwanen — The Revival of a German Clothing Brand that started with a Flea Market Find

The model 215 Army t-shirt by Merz b. Schwanen is one of the Good Basics collection and comes in a few different colours and lacks a lateral seam. It exemplifies ...

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Merz b. Schwanen — The Revival of a German Clothing Brand that started with a Flea Market Find

The model 215 Army t-shirt by Merz b. Schwanen is one of the Good Basics collection and comes in a few different colours and lacks a lateral seam. It exemplifies ...

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Denim Handmade in Germany, Again — Four “Denim-Heads” formed Blaumann Jeanshosen and brought Manufacturing of “Jeans” back

Blaumann Jeanshosen are the first denims produced in Germany again after a once strong industry vanished completely in the 1970ies and 80ies. The fabric for Blaumann Jeanshosen is made in ...

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Denim Handmade in Germany, Again — Four “Denim-Heads” formed Blaumann Jeanshosen and brought Manufacturing of “Jeans” back

Blaumann Jeanshosen are the first denims produced in Germany again after a once strong industry vanished completely in the 1970ies and 80ies. The fabric for Blaumann Jeanshosen is made in ...

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The Laughing Bearded Bavarian — Beyer’s Oil has become a Truly Personified Crafted Brand

Beyer’s Oil smells pleasantly aromatic. A citric and fresh odour when you screw the lid open meets your nostrils. And when you rub it into your beard or hair it ...

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The Laughing Bearded Bavarian — Beyer’s Oil has become a Truly Personified Crafted Brand

Beyer’s Oil smells pleasantly aromatic. A citric and fresh odour when you screw the lid open meets your nostrils. And when you rub it into your beard or hair it ...

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True Berliners — Gant Lights are Architectural Interior Lights Made in an old Bakery in Berlin-Rixdorf

Gantlights are truly handmade manufactured products. The stone and concrete bodies are made in Berlin-Lichtenberg and the metalwork is done in Berlin-Wedding – However there is no marble mining in ...

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True Berliners — Gant Lights are Architectural Interior Lights Made in an old Bakery in Berlin-Rixdorf

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Unteregger from South Tyrol makes two Product Lines from one Raw Material: The Milk of their 160 White Goats

The Unteregger dairy produces, not surprising, goat cheese. More surprising is their second product range: Natural cosmetics based on goat milk’s whey. Whey is a very useful and valuable byproduct ...

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Unteregger from South Tyrol makes two Product Lines from one Raw Material: The Milk of their 160 White Goats

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Leander Angerer’s Racing Atelier in Oberammergau — Timeless, Durable and Innovative Luggage.

Enjoy the simplicity of an item that you use every day. Not the immediate glare of an object, but the patina it shows through years of use. This is the ...

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Leander Angerer’s Racing Atelier in Oberammergau — Timeless, Durable and Innovative Luggage.

Enjoy the simplicity of an item that you use every day. Not the immediate glare of an object, but the patina it shows through years of use. This is the ...

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Potted Beats – Udaipur, India

In February we went to Udaipur , also known as the “City of Lakes” (James Bond Octopussy) in the state of Rajasthan in India. During a walk we discovered a ...

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Potted Beats – Udaipur, India

In February we went to Udaipur , also known as the “City of Lakes” (James Bond Octopussy) in the state of Rajasthan in India. During a walk we discovered a ...

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Chef’s Knives by Michele Massaro — His Homage to Maniago, Italy’s Blacksmith Stronghold

Alain Ducasse, René Redzepi, Virgilio Martínez Véliz and Fulvio Pierangelini have a few things in common. They are superstars of the culinary world. Needless to explain that these personalities host ...

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Chef’s Knives by Michele Massaro — His Homage to Maniago, Italy’s Blacksmith Stronghold

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A visit to McNutt of Donegal — Wool Weavers at the Edge of Europe

Everyone seems to know where Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is. Donegal is the part of the Republic of Ireland adjacent to it on the left, North West ...

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A visit to McNutt of Donegal — Wool Weavers at the Edge of Europe

Everyone seems to know where Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is. Donegal is the part of the Republic of Ireland adjacent to it on the left, North West ...

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Visiting Racing Atelier

The Racing Atelier is surrounded by a wild front garden, in which all kinds of herbs and some vegetables are cultivated in a small street in Oberammergau. ...

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Visiting Racing Atelier

The Racing Atelier is surrounded by a wild front garden, in which all kinds of herbs and some vegetables are cultivated in a small street in Oberammergau. ...

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Nymphenburger: A Manufacture that Dates back More than 260 Years — and is More actual than Ever

The PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR NYMPHENBURG was founded in 1747 by the Bavarian royal family and has been located on the grounds of Schloss Nymphenburg since 1761. We had the pleasure to ...

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Nymphenburger: A Manufacture that Dates back More than 260 Years — and is More actual than Ever

The PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR NYMPHENBURG was founded in 1747 by the Bavarian royal family and has been located on the grounds of Schloss Nymphenburg since 1761. We had the pleasure to ...

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Feuerring – An all-round success

A blazing fire, conviviality and culinary delights. The Feuerringe of Andreas Reichlin from Immensee are centres for social get-togethers. Before it gets cosy and warm around the ring of fire ...

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Feuerring – An all-round success

A blazing fire, conviviality and culinary delights. The Feuerringe of Andreas Reichlin from Immensee are centres for social get-togethers. Before it gets cosy and warm around the ring of fire ...

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&Sons – work wear from the UK, made entirely in the UK

The story of this brand and how it came about is as authentic as the clothing it produces. British photographer Phil James created the label &Sons in 2016. By the ...

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&Sons – work wear from the UK, made entirely in the UK

The story of this brand and how it came about is as authentic as the clothing it produces. British photographer Phil James created the label &Sons in 2016. By the ...

Food & Drinks

A conversation with cookbook author Claudio Del Principe — Alpine Cuisine and its intact world image

Claudio Del Principe, is an autodidact chef, cookbook author and copywriter. He is a blogger, too and that is how I met him. Some ten years ago. His blog in ...

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A conversation with cookbook author Claudio Del Principe — Alpine Cuisine and its intact world image

Claudio Del Principe, is an autodidact chef, cookbook author and copywriter. He is a blogger, too and that is how I met him. Some ten years ago. His blog in ...

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Hering Berlin & Reichenbach Porzellanmanufaktur — The White Art

Stefanie Hering’s crockery and porcelain creations at Hering Berlin are made entirely by hand with the old know-how and tradition of classic porcelain manufacturers. To produce Hering’s signature bisque porcelain ...

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Hering Berlin & Reichenbach Porzellanmanufaktur — The White Art

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Manufacturing of the Legendary Mercedes-Benz G-Class near Graz, in the Austrian Alps

The Makers Bibles are manifesti of quality, passion and craftsmanship. These three factors are the criteria that we apply when curating makers and brands for our high-quality books and our ...

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Manufacturing of the Legendary Mercedes-Benz G-Class near Graz, in the Austrian Alps

The Makers Bibles are manifesti of quality, passion and craftsmanship. These three factors are the criteria that we apply when curating makers and brands for our high-quality books and our ...

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Makers Bible The Alps. 101 brands from the valleys & rocks. Book Release

Making this book has been a fantastic journey – and it shows. Welcome to our third edition. This time we curated Makers of the Alps. Makers Bible – The Alps ...

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Makers Bible The Alps. 101 brands from the valleys & rocks. Book Release

Making this book has been a fantastic journey – and it shows. Welcome to our third edition. This time we curated Makers of the Alps. Makers Bible – The Alps ...

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Bear Pond Espresso from Tokio — Made on a La Marzocco Machine

Katsu Tanaka is Bear Pond Espresso. For coffee lovers, a reason to go to Tokyo. More realistically a place for Tokyo lovers to have world-class espresso. He news his famous ...

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Bear Pond Espresso from Tokio — Made on a La Marzocco Machine

Katsu Tanaka is Bear Pond Espresso. For coffee lovers, a reason to go to Tokyo. More realistically a place for Tokyo lovers to have world-class espresso. He news his famous ...

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Spitzbart Treppen — Steel Stairways from a Family-run Crafter in Frankonia

This 3rd generation, family-run manufacturer of metal workers started bending steel back in the 1970s and still is based in Oberasbach near Nuremberg, Germany today. Spitzbart Treppen and Heavy Metal ...

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Spitzbart Treppen — Steel Stairways from a Family-run Crafter in Frankonia

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Viarco — the pencil company from Portugal — Graphite and Graphics Pens

Viarco has always stood on its legacy: the old machines, the craftsmanship, the Portuguese culture, faithful and proud employees. Being one of the last remaining pencil makers, this company has ...

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Viarco — the pencil company from Portugal — Graphite and Graphics Pens

Viarco has always stood on its legacy: the old machines, the craftsmanship, the Portuguese culture, faithful and proud employees. Being one of the last remaining pencil makers, this company has ...

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A Visit to Indigo Textile Dying at Blaudruckerei Koó in Burgenland, Austria

Blaudruck is a traditional method of textile dying with indigo. Actually the word printing (Druck) is confusing since the textile is dyed with indigo, not printed. Joseph Koó located in ...

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A Visit to Indigo Textile Dying at Blaudruckerei Koó in Burgenland, Austria

Blaudruck is a traditional method of textile dying with indigo. Actually the word printing (Druck) is confusing since the textile is dyed with indigo, not printed. Joseph Koó located in ...

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Hoffmann Metallgefässe — The Manufacturing of Cast Iron Pots and Pans

Of all the manufacturing workshops, ateliers and factories we have seen this was the most intimidating. The pungent smell, the dust in the air, the noise and foremost: the heat! ...

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Hoffmann Metallgefässe — The Manufacturing of Cast Iron Pots and Pans

Of all the manufacturing workshops, ateliers and factories we have seen this was the most intimidating. The pungent smell, the dust in the air, the noise and foremost: the heat! ...

Food & Drinks

From Our Book Makers Bible Beetroot & Steel (Vol. I) — Our favourite places for Whisky in Munich

When asking for advice on Whisky it makes no sense to ask a young man. To find out about the myths of Scotch making and tasting, one needs to seek ...

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From Our Book Makers Bible Beetroot & Steel (Vol. I) — Our favourite places for Whisky in Munich

When asking for advice on Whisky it makes no sense to ask a young man. To find out about the myths of Scotch making and tasting, one needs to seek ...

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Functional Pocket Knives by Passion France — Every French Region has a characteristic Knife Shape

On his trips to France in the 1970ies, Wolfgang Lantelme came across the remarkable variety of historic French pocket knives – and fell in love with the country of France ...

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Functional Pocket Knives by Passion France — Every French Region has a characteristic Knife Shape

On his trips to France in the 1970ies, Wolfgang Lantelme came across the remarkable variety of historic French pocket knives – and fell in love with the country of France ...

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