Street/Seat Art

POD_Street Art_Germany_Collossal

Love this simple yet effective, bright yellow floral installation to signify winter is on the wane and spring has sprung in Germany.  Artist unknown. Via Colossal.

VM Germany
12/04/2015

Take a Seat

POD_DeubzerKingRimmel2POD_DeubzerKingRimmel1 No need for specs when looking for your seat in this venue! I like the simplicity and clear communication strategy for this lecture hall at the University of Technology in Munich. via Deubzer King Rimmel Architects

Graphics Other Germany
03/06/2013

German engineering

Clever catalogue cover for the Design.Art.Fashion fair  held in Munich before Christmas.
Design VM Germany
06/04/2011

Bricks versus clicks

I discovered this uber elegant department store whilst in Germany last month. The sunny  yellow window story celebrating spring fashion / Manhattan meets Munich first caught my eye (actually it was the beautiful building with black silhouettes in the first floor windows that first captured my curiosity). I wasn't disappointed when I stepped inside for a snoop.

It is always "interesting" to see what sits on the top floor of a department store. Increasingly such spaces are being converted to "dining with a view" (if a view is on offer) or speciality destinations. To my surprise I found a seriously luxe fit out and a very large CD collection. My first thought was "wow this fit out must have cost a bomb ... it's gorgeous ... and their customer base must be 60 yrs plus". I wondered why such a department even existed with on-line sales seemingly decimating the music category. I discovered the store specialises in a certain category and "very hard to find" discs. Offering the largest classical music collection in Europe this is a well known destination for lovers of Baritone, Baroque, Busoni and a zillion other classical composers with names that left me clueless. I love a retail surprise and Munich was full of them!

Germany
31/03/2011

Fat Tuesday Fun

I am drifting a little from the regular POD fodder subject, but this one was too good not to share. I arrived in Munich to find the town in full-on Fat Tuesday mode. Young and old get dressed up and celebrate the last day before Lent (the 6 weeks before Easter). The dudes in the orange Combi win the smart award (bring your own seat), the Viking was literally standing up having a bit of a kip but my fave has to be the buxom blonde!. From what I could see they give the beer halls a fair nudge on this particular day ... those Germans sure know how to party!

Germany
12/03/2011

Lights, camera … flowers

I wish I hadn't spotted this florist when it was closed as I would love to have snapped some more pics. Spied somewhere in downtown Munich.

VM Germany
12/03/2011

Big in berlin

Lordy they love a big billboard in Berlin. You have to go to Checkpoint Charlie to check this out.
Design Germany
12/03/2011

Madame butterfly

Simple yet striking windows showcase neutral spring fashion tones. Spotted in Munich.

VM Germany
12/03/2011

A little wacky on Wallstrabe

Have been and seen Euroshop 2011 and squeezed in a quick squizz around Dusseldorf old town. Fave find was SecondHand, a somewhat wacky store selling vintage designer labels mixed in with military millinery, furs that were definitely not faux, old Kelly-like bags to wag and a sprinkling of costumes from stage and screen. Some seriously kooky merchandising happening here and from what I could gather the owner is a somewhat famous stylist, but given my lack of German language skills I could easily have misinterpreted this information.  Find Secondhand at 27 Wallstrabe next time you're dashing through Dusseldorf.

VM Fashion Germany
02/03/2011

Hitting the wall

Bike shop owner Chrsitian Petersen has spoken. What he said was "Hey, lookie over here, I sell bikes". I assume the 120 two wheelers hanging off the outside of the shop are not for sale or hire... but I could be wrong?.   Altlandsberg, Germany.  Via my NZ mate Murphy, who spotted it on New York Daily News.

VM Other Germany
26/08/2010