Art, architecture and travel in Germany
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Germany - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Germany.
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The iconic BMW HQ in Munich celebrates its half century
Karl Schwanzer designed a corporate icon for BMW. Now 50 years old, the company’s Munich HQ is still going strong
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Skin in the game: Alexandra Bircken on fashion, club culture and the fragility of flesh
We profile German artist and former fashion designer Alexandra Bircken, whose complex work explores the human body as a ‘moving sculpture’ – woven with unruly desires, pleasures and violence
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Berlin art exhibitions not to miss: an ongoing guide
Explore our ongoing guide to the best Berlin art exhibitions
By Martha Elliott Last updated
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Last chance to see: Libby Heaney’s quantum-powered take on a Hieronymus Bosch masterpiece
At Berlin’s Schering Stiftung, artist and physicist Libby Heaney is harnessing quantum code to reimagine Hieronymus Bosch’s 15th-century The Garden of Earthly Delights
By Nick Compton Last updated
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The brutalist designs of Berlin-based studio Vaust
Multidisciplinary Berlin studio Vaust digs deep into the German capital’s weighty brutalist legacy to create impactful designs and interiors
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Germany is leading the charge to create the world’s most innovative supercar
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Artist Ian Cheng explores the technological and aesthetic potential of AI
In Berlin’s cavernous Halle am Berghain, New York-based artist Ian Cheng plunges viewers into an immersive world of AI and existential anime in ‘Life After BOB’
By Will Jennings Last updated
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Herbar: new Berlin beauty brand combines art and adaptogens
Herbar is a Berlin beauty line for all ages and skin types that harnesses adaptogenic mushrooms and plants for its products, and local artists for its branding
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Weimar’s Bauhaus Museum designed by Heike Hanada opens in Germany
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Tobias Grau’s illuminating solution to home workspace lighting
The German lighting experts launch ‘Team’, a new system featuring innovative technology and a minimal, human-centred design by creative directors Timon and Melchior Grau
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Urban futures: Raumlabor speak to W* about their largest exhibition of the year
By Leigh Theodore Vlassis Last updated
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New Asian diner Dashi spices up Berlin’s Mitte district
Dashi, a new diner in Berlin’s Mitte district, offers an appetising and harmonious juxtaposition of Asian and Western worlds
By Sheila Lam Last updated
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On the trail: Tobias Rehberger devises a ’24 Stops’ cross-border walk
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Sustainability, art and German farmhouse architecture meet at Gutshof Güldenhof
Germany's Gutshof Güldenhof is a farming complex transformed into a hub for arts, sustainability and social life, courtesy of Heim Balp Architekten and artist Danh Vo
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Emerging architects from Brazil in the spotlight at Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt
By Ronike Omikorede Last updated
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Weimar’s new Bauhaus Museum set to open in April 2019
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Mode of display: Konstantin Grcic’s ’Abbildungen’ at Kunsthalle Bielefeld
By Birte Carolin Sebastian Last updated
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Plus One Berlin: stay, meet a local, be a Berliner
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Minimal mavens: Aesop and Snøhetta collaborate on new store in Düsseldorf
By Elisa Carassai Last updated
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Artist’s Palate: Ulla von Brandenburg’s orangettes
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Gregor Hildebrandt spins vinyl into prize-winning multimedia
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Berlin nightlife, architecture and culture come into focus in a series of visual essays
By Emily McDermott Last updated
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U-Bahn: an architectural patchwork of Berlin’s history
Blue Crow Media’s Berlin U-Bahn Architecture and Design Map is an ode to the multiple intersections found in Berlin’s underground design histories
By Nasra Abdullahi Last updated
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OMA’s KaDeWe in Berlin rethinks shopping
OMA’s KaDeWe department store renovation in Berlin reveals its first phase and reimagines the world of retail
By Yoko Choy Last updated
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David Chipperfield’s James Simon Galerie in Berlin gears up for summer opening
By Sophie Lovell Last updated
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David Chipperfield's Nationalgalerie renovation in Berlin gathers speed
By Sophie Lovell Last updated
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Berlin unveils a new cultural landmark designed by SPEECH
By Sophie Lovell Last updated