we rethink our water supplies last forever. but. when the rain. starts march 20th to. finding like a shock you can find out more about lightsaber fencing events like this one later in the show. hello and welcome to another fun filled efficient of your own max with me your host meghan lee here's a look at what else we've got coming up on the program. how certain well became

trendy district in the british capital london. and wine tasting and europe's northernmost vineyards in norway. but we start off the show with innovative ways to save the planet nowadays it's simply not enough to just recycle instead more and more people are turning to upcycling especially designers their slogan is a waste not want not now one clothing designer in madrid uses everything he can get his hands on from old plastic bottles to tires to create items for his fashion label his motivation is because there is no plan b. let's find out more. transformed into cruelty jacket old plastic bottles become backpacks just 2 of the items made by the label.

sneakers and jackets almost everything in this madrid shop is made from recycled materials. corrals founder is going to change. the idea for the label in 2009. the initial motivation was the frustration with the amount of waste we're creating in the world i believe the most sustainable think too was not to keep on using natural resources so recycling could be a solution if we were to make a new generation of recycled products with the same qualities and is the best one we said that we could demonstrate there's no need to keep an independent pretty good petrol but we can transform what other people call waste into polymer yarn fabrics and products. these political ups are made of old car drivers they're 100 percent recycled and don't even need glue the labels reveal what goes into these products. all these labels we try always to put in the in our

government believe it or not this one says that we need 235 grams of discarded fishing nets to make one yards of fabric. going to choose hoping to raise awareness of environmental issues and at the same time create a fashion that looks good. for many people recycle product with synonym of bad quality of something like sort of a be you know people had the idea that i was like sort of recycling the old blanket of my grandmother to make a backpack and none of us has nothing to do with this about technology and you're going to see the difference between 2 products we've been working a lot to convince people that the recycled product can be a school and well designers of the idea of working with recycled materials is by no means new one of the by. and yours is the swiss franc label that makes bags out of old truck tarpaulins and also offers can possible clothing. another project is the gumshoe which soles made to 30 percent from old chewing gum collected from the

streets of amsterdam. and the italian orange fiber label makes clothes from just that. premise journalist brenda chavez reports on sustainability and observes the trend of the past that must come when it's starting to catch on but it didn't really pick up speed until the annual figures for textile waste became more common. you know the industry is beginning to react to the problem that we're having with plastic. well says it's recycled over $330.00 tons of waste taken from the sea the label cooperates with spanish fishermen. they counter the waste from the sea for the fashion house. those. old fishing nets and plastic bottles are process to make polymer yarn that goes into the fabrics used to make new clothes. the label wants to make an

environmentally conscious lifestyle part of its image that slogan because there is no plan it be. the targets a specific clientele. i know about a bit this lady eva it's part of a whole lifestyle the whole 0 waste movement is growing and people want to produce less waste and have less impact on the environment that i mentioned than i am going in. a fashion trend or the future of clothing. is continuing his experiments with cycling and hopes his idea will catch on in a more mediterranean countries as. we move from spain to the u.k. now for our next. report many cities have seen the following developments 1st the artist move in occupying low rent spaces then gentrification takes over and

architects and designers force the artists out one district in the british capital london has also seen a complete revival trendy restaurants an innovative spaces for their creative crowd have replaced old industrial complexes and cheap housing here's more. this clock and well it is a normal london district in a way it's different it's a favorite haunt with architects designers artists and other creative minds just a few blocks from the financial district the neighborhood appeals to residents and visitors alike. meghan borrows works for a creative lifestyle company in clark and wealth. has this beautiful design aspect to it we've got something stupid like the most amount of architects per square foot than anywhere in the world. and so it really is

a districts that is sort of everyone's very design and aesthetic focused and it's got a really great that is to. be dishonest create space for the artists and architects can work in comfort such as here in the boardroom hollingsworth buildings architects have been reshaping the area since the midnight a nineties creative professionals work in former breweries printing houses and chin distilleries the once rundown district with low rents has become a trendy office and residential neighborhood the studio a great west architectural firm helped to get the process in motion now although also feeling the effects of the change. i think you have to follow you have to follow the the move of the city you know that you last thing you want is a city that remains static you know i mean do you want the architects to stay in the same place for the next 100 years you know. the district dates back to the

middle ages with a monastery outside the london city walls a reminder of the monastic tradition essential and skate lights or craftsman's workshops and factories settled here. will decay known as the hub of british watchmaking. among other trades. karen lansdowne reagan shows visitors around clark and well pointing out the relics of past eras such as the watchmakers old homes and workshops. you can see their windows set into the roof these are called clockmakers windows because you get the most light at the top of the house and so they had windows up the stairs they could work for as much as a day as. an average wage earner can't really afford to live in clocking world these days but architecture fans will be fascinated by the district.

for over 10 years creative professionals have been gathering at the annual clark and will design week they present their ideas and projects in exhibitions workshops and tolls jewelry just zinah a mandalay hope shows the production process from the wrong materials to the finished piece she studied to be an architect but now designs jewelry in her workshop in hatton garden an area a clock and well. fortunately hatton garden and the jewelry district is holding its own just where. it's the only area in london that still produces inmates things like jewelry from start to finish and that's what makes it special for me as a jeweler. artist and creative professionals attraction trendy bars and

restaurants to the area the center townhouse hotel isn't these places to enjoy cocktails or afternoon tea in a traditional british ambience. people looking to unwind with colleagues after work and head for one of the many bars and restaurants in the x. no market. just looking around the area and looking at the spirit you saw my space and showing inspirational story very populous restaurants there's always new stuff that gets up to come down so it's really good stuff i mean you see people are very friendly and show it's very close will love the day there so i don't want to move. i think i need another beer. and well it's a community of and create a district in the bush capital it's the people he bring like to a neighborhood the presidents the bushes and the dissidents. and if

you want to see more exciting places around europe including my travel series meghan's perfect weekend then check out our you tube channel here's more of what you will find and. want to learn more about european lifestyle culture. when you come to like the. euro monks. take the plunge to an extreme. right wing. flavored crazy joins the race to destroy. europe. subscribe so you don't miss it. porcelain has been made in germany for over 300 years now even though many pieces today are mass produced in factories there are some designers who insist on the handmade label master porcelain maker stephanie herring who is based right here in berlin practices her trade according

to old traditions we visited her recently to find out more. exquisite delicacies served on elegant porcelain plates a feast for the eyes. these stunning plates were designed by bernie and based on true stephanie heading she's been designing tableware since the early 1990 s. and has made a name for herself the world over her clients include some 250 gorman ships and celebrities like nicole kidman and oprah winfrey they all love her clear designs and great craftsmanship. on the show this is about quality of life why should anyone put up with bad tableware another that's like putting up with bad wind good quality tableware does you good when you take it out of the cupboard each morning. jeffrey herons porcelain is handmade in reichenbach tuning and each plate requires $60.00 to $80.00 steps to complete it painted whacks

decorated and then fired she's best known for her business we pour slug services remained largely on glazed and then polished to give them a silky matte quality stephanie herring says her products a craft with care. as well as and have been screwed over for us the bisque reports lynne is key that's unglazed porcelain. martin by painting patterns and washing these plates by hand we create surfaces that touch us emotionally with him or to not. only ins to stuff a single restaurant is one of her regular customers suffer 17 years ago executive chef michele kemp looked to acquire loping might also length and discovered stephanie herons designs. we are this we

serve the finest food so it's important that we also have a great place for presenting our meals. these plates even feel special and they have a timeless design at 50 years they'll still look as beautiful and modern as they don't avail. their instructor to ca has even selected a special place for the delectable compound dessert a combination of white chocolate passion fruit and coconut served on a shiny cobalt blue plate they harmonize perfectly. high class restaurants are increasingly opting for design tableware but not always classical porcelain. these days many nordic restaurants are open to move trusted materials swedish potash staff and anderson created broken plates like these for stock cons 3 star restaurant france and austrian designer petra linden val works

with stone my clay she was commissioned by the end his entrance to create rough an edgy plights nails done for from the netherlands has created unique plates with iron oxide fun trejo genest was never a restaurant on my own. doesn't do i don't for a city commonly know these influences confronted us with new challenges. we were looking for new earthy colors and unique design aspects and that inspired brand new developments we were looking into new glazes types that you do usually only find with stoneware and. stephanie herring also designed a table with a collection for a luxury hotel in the mt deaves she was asked to go for a fall design the unique process included putting blossoms under an x. ray machine to reveal their biological structure.

their pinnacle for all i can visualize nature. but put a spin on it so that it harmonizes and the how when you get off and so that when the plates are used to serve meals both go together well. even though the design it keeps reinventing his style she does have a certain signature look for what she's received numerous prizes including the german design award because the stefani heading fine dining should appeal to. and staying on the subject of senses we turn to our taste buds now when we think of wine growing regions in europe which countries come to mind well for me it's of course france or spain or perhaps germany but would you ever think of norway as a wine producing country believe it or not climate change is impacting its agriculture because the summers are getting warmer certain regions of norway are

becoming suitable for wine growing we visited the lair costs of been your which lies on the same latitude as parts of alaska and southern greenland the vendors explained how their wines compete on an international level. intel marking southern norway the winter cold sets in this alley as october and november. because of global warming it is now possible to grow grapes in some regions. not far from god is like a cross or probably the most northerly vineyard worldwide hear of an odd organ rollback tens and have a cyst grapes we have got warm weather in the summer we still have the cold winters it's a right. to produce grapes fruits also in this area. the soil is 1st trial and rich in minerals ventures the great

variety is for their resistance to the winter cold they come from russia north america or germany like this lawrence variety. it's great that the resist the called really good. it needs so good no reach and some are to be specially when very good but it also is a grape that this very fruit there. gives so very good taste form a wine and we use it to make the white wine we have on with the for. lack of course also produces rosé wine out eigenvalue back often enjoys a glass with his wife lily and. then wage an hour where and now we stick so. and to get to get know which unwind and that's something very very special. to resume even one in the region

gold medal in 2018. this is a little bit fresh. lots of taste and maybe a. blackard last year we make a gold medal all this wind we haven't in. this case used for racing originated here in telemark in the 18th century visitors to the leg across a vineyard can enjoy a fine norwegian wine and even spend the night inside a refers wine barrels. you know which in guests are acquainted with wines from other countries and control comparisons. need left and. good taste. gently it's lighter and then not so red. i thought. the telemark

region already has a long history of fruit grabbing its apples are especially tasty. and so various prick wines also part of the vineyards product range made from apples for example. at an evening wine tasting the guests have to decide if the wine is made from grapes or other fruits. there never is this come into play to identify the aroma. they're not always correct but the wine is well received. this is a stronger wine and it's more tasty and it's also the feeling that it's made in the

norway this place makes it more exclusive in. no way has only about half a dozen commercial wine growers but the venice sea bright prospects for their future . star wars fans have something to celebrate in france fencing with a light sabers is an official sport now organizers were looking for new ways to attract young people to traditional fencing and in fact competitors are hoping that light saber fencing can one day become an olympic sport that also has had the added benefit that kids are motivated to put down their electronic devices and get some exercise. this is no scene from star wars it's

a real life might saber deal. in this gym in a paris suburb young athletes take on the role of fighters of the dark side from the star wars saga. i want even more this is a star wars event as a boy i always dreamt about star wars and playing with light sabers like in the movies no matter how old you are you can still have fun with it like in the movies there's a couple of. light saber fencing inspired by the star wars franchise created by american director george lucas is a trend in france. events now take place on a regular basis actually local call is tipped here as the favorite he won the previous 2 national championships this time he's going up against nearly 40 competitors from all over france for the title. to win the fencer has

to lead for 3 minutes straight or score 15 points a touch to the head is worth 5 points one to the legs 3 on tom loves the sporting aspect. your strategic service deserves some do this because they love star wars others value the aesthetic or athletic aspect i go for the aesthetic and athletic aspects and i love star wars but i do this for the sport and discipline. among dean is one of the few female participants. there aren't many women in the sport but the few there are put their hearts and souls into it we want to have fun and show we can do it. well. the cocoa has been into light saber fencing for 3 years now he is a pioneer of the discipline in may 28th the french fencing. federation the only one in the world to do so officially recognized lightsaber dueling. we're always

looking for something to attract young people any game from the star wars universe does that. we adapted it to fencing. and they're discovering that it's a real sport. is going to try it and you'll find that after 5 minutes it's very physically demanding. tries to inspire others with his love for a lightsaber fencing has a come out his club is one of over 90 across france with a total of some 2000 people fencing with lifesavers. and wesker dulcet i love being able to pass these values on to adults and youngsters as with any sport and to introduce them to the entire star wars universe. and the techniques are truly a martial art set up on their own at the tournament the competitors are hoping lightsaber fencing can one day join traditional fencing as an olympic sport. the provokers of france is getting more and more clubs the united states too. many

europeans are saying the french have recognized lightsaber fencing why don't we know where its popularity is growing the world over. this time until the local coal brought home silver but for most of the lightsaber community it's not about the medals it's about infecting others with their passion just like with the original star wars fever. may the force be with you and with that we come to the end of the show don't forget to check us out on social media for more from the world of european lifestyle and culture from me and the rest of the crew here in berlin as always thanks for tuning in big and.

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