I was absolutely thrilled about my stay in Georgetown, Penang, as it's famous for its street art and – as regular readers know – I love strolling through a new city looking for exciting public art.

The great thing about Penang is, that you don't really have to look for long... Read more

Penang looks like it was very colourful a couple of years ago and with time, the sun has bleached the facades, creating a pastel rainbow theme for the entire city... Read more

I did not expect to find a Street Art all over a Tonsai, a tiny peninsula in Krabi! ... Read more

I mean, there is a chance that Leonardo di Caprio comes back to Maya bay for a sequel of “the Beach”, right? ... Read more

Regular readers know already what my favourite mode of transportation is: The scooter... Read more

It is hot in Bangkok! With temperatures close to 40°C (sorry Fahrenheit's, that's 100°F) I feel like I am melting here... Read more

... what I wanted to see was right there in the entrance hall:

The two massive chandeliers in the two parts of the atrium.

Repeating the structural lines of the building, it closes the space towards the ceiling but still leaves enough space for the light to come through... Read more

There is no way you can see it all at the Expo in Milan. 148 countries are taking part in this giant fair this year, additionally to the theme pavilions like “Sea life” and “Rice”, all spread over the distance of a small town... Read more

Milan has two fancy new museums incorporating every architect's wet dreams:
Fondazione Prada (Prada Foundation) by OMA / Rem Koolhaas and Museo delle Culture (Museum of Cultures, short MUDEC) by David Chipperfield Architects... Read more

Apparently, there was a church next to a cemetery, where they started to build with bones when there was no space left for new graves. This was something I had to see for myself!.. Read more

We were strolling through Milan because my friend Elena absolutely needed this eyeshadow base she had seen the day before when we walked by Statale University. Through an archway we saw a beautiful courtyard and – since no one tried to stop us – walked in... Read more

There it was, right in front of me. And I didn't even look for it. This massive masterpiece by Case, an artist who's work I've been admiring for ages. This was going to be a good day for Street Art... Read more

I'm not sure what it is about industrial architecture, that I find so exciting. Maybe it's the history of the place, that still comes through. Or the cool materials used... Read more

Broadway Market is located in Hackney, next to London Fields Park, opens every Saturday and fortunately you don't have to be there before lunch time... Read more

Here comes a secret that sounds like a sin for a proper traveller: I love planning my trips... Read more

Many great architects and designers also show their inspiration and their work on their Instagram feed. Check out my ten favourites ...Read more

It happened in Indonesia. An old man at a tiny shop handed me a key and pointed at a scooter:
“that's yours”. It was green, heavily scratched and the speed indicator didn't work.

I was freaked out and definitely in danger when I started driving, but I was in love... Read more

whoop! I've been nominated for a Liebster Award! ...Read more

You probably know Hamburg's St. Pauli for its nightlife, the red-light district around Reeperbahn or the soccer club.

But if you manage to get up early after a long night of partying, there is actually a lot to see around there and the combination of crazy nightlife and a relaxed area to have coffee with my friends, makes it one of my favourite parts of Hamburg... Read more

Are you as lazy as me when it comes to sightseeing? I get distracted quickly and quite often end up having drinks in the middle of the day instead of looking at all the exciting things I had planned... Read more

part two of “Hungry for design” featuring Alpenkantine, Altes Mädchen and Elbgold in Hamburg...

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It all started with the idea to get a visa and move to New Zealand for a year. Going abroad for a year isn’t that crazy of an idea, particularly in places other than the U.S.... Read more

Reading about Siauliai on Wikipedia made my heart weep. This was probably the unluckiest town I had ever heard of... Read more

Breathtaking.

This is kind of a bad way to start a story, but that's just what it was. A moment when I couldn't talk and just looked around me with my jaw dropped, almost forgetting to breathe... Read more

After my friend Judith and I had spent two days in Riga – one being ridiculously active and one being lazy and hungover – we decided we needed to get out of the city and see what's going on in the rest of tiny Latvia we had already fallen in love with... Read more

After a day of strolling around in the beautiful traditional Jurmala, a coast town in Latvia just half an hour from Riga, we couldn't believe it when we finally reached Dzintaru Mezapark with it's oberservation tower... Read more

Places that are dominated by green nets wrapped around buildings, where flowers have found extravagant places to grow and that might look a little scary at night... Read more

Can you believe that Europe's largest market is located in tiny Riga in Latvia? Read more

This is part one of “Hungry for design” about the restaurants Bullerei, Witwenball and Marend in Hamburg... Read more

Overlooking the city I live in always fascinates me. I can't help but to start thinking about my life once I see it all laid out in front of me... Read more

If you could design a space for the café that makes the best cakes in town and is specialized in decorations, what would it look like? Read more

There you are, standing in front of me. Tall and beautiful. I feel tiny standing next to you.

I've been coming to see you for almost ten years now but you are still playing hard to get... Read more

I love yoga. I love how I walk into the studio and how everything is just quiet and peaceful. My teacher says it's the room's aura, I think it's just good architecture... Read more

The industrial area of Zeche Z­ollverein consists of a complete infrastructure of a coal-mining site, which was in use until 1993... Read more

Have you been to a café and asked the waiter if you could buy their cutlery, furniture or decorations because you liked it so much?... Read more

I love wandering through a city and finding little gems of artwork around every corner which are invisible to many people... Read more

The Potato Head is a Restaurant and Beach Club located in Seminyak, Bali, which has everything a designer's heart desires... Read more

Hamburg's new subway station came with a flashy light installation...  Read more

Finland is a country where light is more valuable than in many other places. There's always too much too little... Read more

Helsinki's Hipsters have found a new home in an old abattoir... Read more