In Berlin, the centennial of the Roaring Twenties is celebrated with swing and the Charleston. Traces of the epoch remain in certain corners of Berlin, and a party series brings the iconic era back to life.

Euromaxx: Lifestyle Europe

A centennial celebration of the Roaring Twenties

With its abundance of lakes, Sweden’s wintery landscape is a paradise for ice skaters. The country’s countless lakes offer the unique experience of skating on especially smooth and transparent black ice.

Ice skating in Sweden

Baumkuchen is difficult to make! It's not only popular in Germany, but also in Asia--especially in Japan. Euromaxx visits the small town of Salzwedel, where this special German cake originated.

Baumkuchen is the king of cakes

With her „Black Fashion Week“, Adama Paris from Senegal is promoting designers and models from Africa. She wants African fashions to become more popular in Europe and Canada.

Adama Paris makes African fashion popular in Europe

For the series Quirky Customs, Euromaxx reporter Max Merrill travels to a Hungarian village for the Buschos march. It’s a unique ritual for which people dress up, wear masks, and scare winter away.

Quirky Customs: The Buschos are on the march!

What is futuristic architecture? The Finnish capital Helsinki is at the forefront in the field. The city has an abundance of attractive buildings that bring people together &amp; create a stronger sense of togetherness.

Helsinki: A City of the Future

Jean-Philippe Nuel is one of the most successful French interior architects and designers. He specializes in the transformation of historical buildings into elegant hotels. With his architecture, he awakens dilapidated buildings from a deep slumber. He has just transformed an old hospital in Lyon into a modern hotel.

Jean Philippe Nuel: Star designer & interior architect

In Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, designer Nika Zupanc is always in the news with her emphatically feminine designs. We visited the successful designer in her home town to see some of her iconic designs.

The feminist designs of Nika Zupanc

One result of climate change is that grapes now ripen even in Norway. We visit the Lerkekåsa vineyard, probably the northernmost worldwide, which produces excellent wines.

Wine from Norway

The French Fencing Federation currently provides fencing clubs with targeted lightsabers. The idea: to get more young people interested in sports and offer alternatives to video games. May the Force be with them!

Fencing like a Jedi in Star Wars

Simple elegance. This is what distinguishes the collections of Berlin-based porcelain master Stefanie Hering. She has been designing tableware since 1992. She has around 250 star chefs among her customers worldwide.

Noble food on elegant tableware

Clerkenwell is the home of architects, designers and creative people who have transformed the industrial district into offices, lofts and designer workshops, attracting new restaurants, cafés and pubs.

London's trendy Clerkenwell district

Spaniard Javier Goyeneche turns old plastic bottles into new jackets and shrimp shells into sneakers. He upcycles waste for his Ecoalf label.

Sustainable fashion from garbage

The Belgian cook has two Michelin stars and uses all flavors in his dishes, even umami. In Japanese, “umami” means “a pleasant savory taste”. Next to sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, umami is one of the five basic tastes.

The Culinary Chameleon: Umami Chef Jan Tournier

Frea is the first vegan zero-waste restaurant in Germany. The Berlin couple behind the venue also ensured that their ideas about sustainability were reflected in the décor.

Dining pleasure with zero waste

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