it's. the street in the in from one. piece is the. mission. to. digital africa starts december twelfth d.w. . welcome said today's euro max your daily dose of european lifestyle and culture is a quick look at what's coming up. nordic notion young finnish designers are conquering the fashion world. lively lighting installations by lighting studio drift imitate nature. and alluring

a role as based mixologist maria global creates cult tales with natural ingredients . we start off with scandinavian fashion it's popular all around europe not just because of swedish clothing giant h. and m. lots of smaller labels especially danish ones have also found success abroad finland however hasn't earned the title of fashion quite yet but that may change soon as a growing number of start up labels are hitting the market for instance halo a small label from finland's northernmost region of lapland that designs are getting attention at home and abroad. northern alliance snow and ice and the deep arctic knights of lapland the wilderness of finland time north can be worn as fashion items this is the collection of the young halo label founded in twenty seventeen something of lochlann to the home region of halo can be found in

the collections every five. to four hours it means two from variations for flight during the during their year it's like their night last night when the sun doesn't set out all or their winter when the sun doesn't show up saw a halo. reflects things for us. the laplanders or sammy identify seasons of the year each one has provided inspiration but these designers don't think in terms of seasons they have no winter or summer collections or even trends each piece stands alone each made to last a lifetime that's an approach typical of finland. helsinki is the place to get familiar with finland own fashion the same the campell a real was just recently opened in finland capital helsinki the country's fashion scene is still very much in its beginnings and gaining confidence the second floor

is reserved for finnish designers exclusively what they all have in common is high ideals and sustainable production methods. this kind of ideas in the behind of it that if you buy the product you can very for a really long time for the design wise it's usually quite timeless and also for the mother rios is very long lasting but also now it is some of the brands that you can bring. the item that you bought maybe a couple of years ago you can bring it back to the shop and they will make over for that product they can help you to clean it they can help you to fix it and you can even couple of years more the pieces are intended to. to be cast down through several generations among the practice among finns finland has become world famous for its product design altos architecture and furniture i counted among the classics other examples of the savoy days from the nineteenth thirty's and the ice

patent glasses and vases from the one nine hundred sixty s. by top. so far only mario mikko has achieved world fame for finnish fashion design now it's been the best established fashion house aside from women's wear and their famous patterns marty nemko also uses tableware and home furnishings the young designers continue the tradition they add their own twist. the basis of our success definitely is in fashion design education which is very highly ranked internationally so we have a pool of really excellent students who are creative socially conscious and have the capability of tackling the issues that are current at the moment in our field in fashion or. fashion design arnie blossomed in finland a few years ago now graduates of helsinki's university of art and design a sign well trained and qualified that most of them went on to work for famous labels all over the world but labels born and bred in finland have yet to make

their breakthrough internationally that is set to change finnish fashion is on the up and up. it is definitely the time for fact finnish fashion design we have many labels which you can also witness in this new gallery. and they all have their very specific and unique styles the designer geo behind halo also used to work for international labels but now they're going their own way finland's nature isn't their only source of inspiration another is the work of finnish painter. they turn up in the most. of the collection not only in garments but even on scott's in their original size. for every item salt a small donation goes to the sea astronomy museum in quito in the far north of the country it's the designers way of supporting their homeland and they can afford to

the label is doing well. at the moment it's really bubbling right yonder and lots of new. hungry enthusiastic label those that want to go in and make it big and international and i believe that finland is the next to denmark or sweden definitely. new labels like halo are ensuring that the world hasn't signed on finnish fashion. well after visiting helsinki were jetting off to three more european capital cities in the express to get the latest news from around the continent we're heading to rome and paris but our first stop is london. on thursday the royal botanical gardens in london's q district switched on this spectacular christmas lights over

a million lights or glow in the famous gardens the past nearly two kilometers long leads from glittering installations across a field of dancing colored lights to illuminated a regard me but it's christmas accu will last until january fifth twenty nine hundred. ninety there's a virtual reality app to transport users into the rome of three hundred twenty b.c. e. the computer simulation rome was presented in italy's capital on wednesday it includes crowds are in views of around seven thousand engine structures among the highlights of the forum romana man and the imperial palace are the major sites will follow in years to come users will even have a chance to watch virtual gladiator deals in the coliseum and chariot races at the circus maximus. on friday a big exhibition opens in paris is compound later exploring the legend of michael

jackson and his vast influence on contemporary art and pop culture included are portraits by andy warhol and david la chapelle and a video of an amateur choir singing their average one of jackson's popular album thriller. previously the exhibition titled michael jackson on the wall was at london's national portrait gallery but new exhibits have been added for parents michael jackson died in two thousand and nine at the age of fifty. next up a living legend of pop cliff richard he's sold more than two hundred fifty million albums worldwide about the ripe old age of seventy eight he is still singing for his fans as the first time in fourteen years or. least an album with brand new tracks the title rise up refers to a testing time the singer as experienced of the last few years including lawsuits

and criminal accusations now he's returned opening hoping to be born again. i'm. the single reborn heralds cliff richards returned to the music business at the age of seventy eight with his new album rise up the british singer is making a fresh start and thanking those who stood by him after allegations of sexual assault which surfaced in twenty forty. after the bad period of two years in my life where i couldn't sleep and think about anything it seems to me that i've managed to rise up so feel it's a good title for the album and the songs are good as well i mean i'm so thrilled with it i'm hoping that it will be a revival for me not only for me personally as a person but maybe for some but it could be recognized by somebody as younger people. due to insufficient evidence cliff richard was never arrested or charged

with any offense but he felt that the live coverage of a police raid on his house had tarnished his reputation. so cliff richard took the b.b.c. to court for invading his privacy at one. last july a high court judge awarded him around two hundred thirty five thousand euros in damages in the landmark case. they're. going to take a little while to get over the whole emotional till. now sir cliff richard is ready to move on he hopes the new album will make him a household name once again. the rise up could be my revival who knows in the recording world even though i've made records all the way through. i didn't get a chance before in fact it was fourteen years ago that i really made a record on the original souls so it's a quite a gap and i thought that was behind me i thought i'd never get the chance to do it

again and there it is rise up here. clue. richard had his first number one hit in one thousand nine hundred fifty nine with a living doll at the time the eighteen year old was seen as being the british answer to elvis presley he stormed the charts with songs like congratulations to. you and in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine he landed one of his biggest hits we don't talk anymore. in the ninety nine here's cliff richard was also a regular feature in the charts with songs like some people. come. to continue to recall three more albums are now following decades

they received less attention to praise each then intrench eleven sound clip for a least so leisure's which featured us with some of the biggest names in soul music . and two years later he put his own spin on rock n roll songs from one thousand nine hundred fifty s. over the years cliff richard has sold more than two hundred fifty million records making him one of the u.k.'s most successful singers. cliff richard also sidelines as a wine grower as he owns a video out in portugal he draws comparisons between his two professions the grapes are totally dependent on the weather. so this thing is totally dependent on these poor little bits of skin side your throat. and with the rise off the cliff

richard proves that his vocal chords are still in great shape. time for a great shake now as we get an alternative cocktail lesson from maria go bunch over the creative mixologist works at a bowling lounge bar called green door and excels at using unconventional ingredients in her creations even some that she finds on the streets of the german capital we followed her around berlins district of should've back to get a behind the scenes look at her secret recipes. it may seem as if this woman is a gardener or a florist but my real gorbachov is neither she does appreciate the qualities of plants though. they were very good you can already tell they have different ara magic's this one for instance is

a bit fresher and peppery and this one smells a little sweeter and flowery. actually you can find something edible to use about every corner this might have been. maria creates exotic drinks out of these edible somethings she's a mixologist and you know i think you need many qualities to be good at this of course your senses have to be very fine you have to have an understanding of physics and chemistry and a feel for harmonies a certain style and how you do things quite a lot of factors come together here but i hope. the roses from the street corner are an intake rolled component of this tempting concoction. to taste good. london paris barcelona marina travels the world in search of a particular increase. in such

a sensual experience in this world of the romans you have to work like a perfume maker and that's the most fun part about this job. maria is always trying out something new now she wants to create a drink for the winter this time she's got some help. remains perhaps. is a sensory trainer and is also tried say it's too spicy they're not harmonizing. this is just one foot then that's what i associate with the north sea coast and yes all those rocks on pushchairs yes the honey goes better with it but if you consider using that and. other we already agree here we sample and smell a few others. that we can go through the whole list and narrow down what's wintery to our sun twerk it out that way and so i went to the temple that's extremely important for me to work with the romans because i mainly determine the taste of

spirits by smelling them that's why i find out what's already in them what i can bring out and if i can't do that i won't be able to make a harmonious trink can't. drink. the mixologist needs one last touches to achieve harmony in her new buckthorn drink with raman or into the cure some candy to fruit. so does it have the makings of a new classic. i think it's better if you can only get this drink here you don't have to be able to get it all over the world sometimes it's nice or if you can only get it here in my. mind in one neighborhood and not one part is the green door in berlin as a shadowy place seem to like it they don't leave them unfinished. now all it needs is the right name and cheers. now to an artist that also likes to use natural ingredients in their work as part of this week's series brice

ideas we're visiting the two dutch designers of studio drift they like to create technically intricate installations that mimic natural phenomena they say it's their way to stop make people stop and think about their surroundings in the digital era this year the stately museum in amsterdam featured their works in an exhibition called coded nature. studio drift combines nature design and technology in their art works the results sharpen viewers perception and suggest the feelings of weightlessness and freedom. of. the two artists from amsterdam can even make a heavy cement block float. studio drift islamic record dine and ralph notice from the concept of the execution the duo always work as

a team. came back from most calmly and we had this idea and came back in the cold be on the place of i have an incredible id i have to take a closer look completely and election is just floats and it needed. in the film drifters that goes floating blokes. with the back home to dispose of highlands are in a very contrast so with with with this environment and they're searching for a system that they do fit in because they do not fit in in the natural system so it's actually the other way around that in our lives we are human beings so so we are the nature natural parts in the block environments so our lives is exactly the opposite. this sculpture is intitled fragile future it's unusual lamps brought studio drift international acclaim in two thousand and seven. from real dandelions it's

a delicate snapshot of nature the dandelions were dried in the studio then each single blossom glued in place using tweezers before and only deal like it was added . nature plays a central role in the works of the two artists. which we try to say so. it's you have to connect to the world around you and feel see what it actually is and how beautiful it is and if we all could see that i think it would change if. in december twenty seventeen they unveiled their work franchise freedom a formation of three hundred drones that emulated a flock of birds unleashed into the night sky over a beach in miami. he wanted to be the first to bring out. a swarm of drones that would actually react on

each other and have these poetic movement real birds swarming actually house it's raising the question like what actual freedom is or are we living in a lose you know freedom where where do we want to live do you want to be a shepherd liebert free or do we want to adjust yourself to a social structure and not be so free. like sun is tree react to the heartbeats in brain waves of the visitors. to the most fields like ours like little stars in the sky to make me happy and beautiful very movie like going to go dancing somewhere because it's also inspiring in it's also life lee you know this is beautiful and it's so poetic and it's i think what more of the pieces have to they have a very poetic quality. i was dreaming that this was my bed and that it would lie on top and then like float through the. sculpture has sensors

that allow it to react to visitors movements like a natural independent organism the most important thing is that you bring the work to life so you animates the objects and which which we do in many of our works at. certain movements and movements that work in a way so that's the piece comes to life and can actually reach you you don't have to think about it you can. just feelings. studio drift addresses the relationships between human evolution nature and technology with poetic installations that build dreams and visions for the future. and you can find all other parts of this week's series bright ideas on our website d that we took home slash lifestyle now if your home or apartment is in need of some creative designs we have just the solution in our d.i.y. series we show you clever ways to make your own furnishings today our resident

d.i.y. expert henchman lee shows you how to create a lamp using some wire mesh and a few household objects. creates its own kind of today you have. to give your home the new modern touch for that you need a floor with a round to. buy a mash just longer and wider than the lampshade. a spray can for much like paint. binding wire. cutters. a box cutter. and masking tape. let's go first

cut off several pieces from the binding wire. and dismantle. to measure the circumference of the line wind the wire mesh around it don't forget to leave room for the overlaps. now tied your letters together with binding while. using to cut away the top and bottom rolls of the lettuce. next to the fabric of the shade with a cross knife you should end up with too much or rings left supplements you need for your new. make sure to remove feel old glue from the metal rings orange to help you there.

now connect the rings to the wire mesh. use a pair of pliers to bend the ends of wire around the rings. once it's fixed repeat the process for the side to start by cutting the first open and then remove the green binding. finally. to fix the body in place. of. the color you can spray and the color of a few choice. like for this i strongly advise you to work in a well ventilated place or even better i would toss the vagueness i really am twice and. the paint dry for a day. astonish

new with a shade. just like this one. and if you'd like to see more d.i.y. videos subscribe to our you tube channel d.w. interior design for many more design ideas. they will be back tomorrow with more european culture here on the. next time a new romantics. unique with spider crab freshly prepared by. the italian chef has been whipping up his traditional special from

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