Studio

The interwar years were the belle époque of interior design as an art form

More than a survivor of the “sixties”

East German artistry endures long after its tyranny has been forgotten

A gallery that contains the curiosities of many peoples

Aachen and the great temples of medieval Europe seem like vast spiritual power stations

The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf

He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work

For millennia all that was rare, exquisite, gorgeous and strange traversed the “Silk Road”

Postmodernity perches precariously in the porter’s lodge

The overall tone is rather bloodless, smug and muted where one might hope for exhilaration