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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Philipp Oswalt, the head of Germany’s famed Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, heavily criticized plans to rebuild parts of Berlin’s historic center, saying it is unnecessary and lacks a plan.
The International Design Museum in Munich launched a debut exhibition on Thursday dedicated to the concept of “democratic design” as seen through the lens of IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture store.
Nine decades after Walter Gropius founded his revolutionary Bauhaus academy, dozens of exhibitions across Germany are celebrating a movement that embodied much more than simply aesthetics. Celeste Sunderland investigates.
What divided people 20 years ago is now an excuse for a slumber party. A team of Berlin-based designers has created mattresses and guest beds based on the former Berlin Wall, complete with graffiti and famous slogans.
