[captioning made possible by deutsche welle] >> "euromaxx" highlights. coming up in this edition. time capsal. reopening after a century under lock and key. champion cookbook. a book about soups wins top prize. and celebrating spain's national dance with an annual festival. "euromaxx" highlights. and here's yourno carrier

>> venice, a city built on water. a million people come to venice every year for its carnival. the streets are filled with locals and tourists. these are a part of a group of au pairs visiting from aw industrya. she is from slisli. maria from you crane. both spent the night traveling

in a boat one day just to spend time at the carnival. >> it's very romantic. and the people wearing costumes are like actresses and actors. they are acting. and i can be part of it. i think that's simply great. >> the most striking things art masks. and the romantic houses and churches. >> the girls emersed themselves in the world of venice carnival. it's a world most symbolized by fantastic masks. these masks were all created in one man's work shoppe. here, mario is working on a clay model. it's the first step in the process of designing a mask. then a plaster cast is taken

off the model. it serves as the mold for the first mask made up of special layers of special paper. >> for me artistic work like this is like playing a game. exno carrier ♪ >> this is how masks worn during carnival's heyday looks.

back then they were worn for half the year, even after carnival was officially over. but then in a polian banned the masquerade.no carrier >> it's like a dream. it's really great. a lot of people have taken pictures of me. and i think it's wonderful. i like it.

>> i felt really comfortable under the mask. you see all these people, and they can't see your face. it's great. >> and the crowds still have another week to enjoy the magic of the masquerade before the venetian carnival comes to a close. >> our next stop the french town home to a rather extraordinary mansion which is something of a time capsal. the former owner left it on the condition itúuu museum exactly a century after his death. and now that the 100 years are up, we stop to take a look. >> abandon and almost forgotten, this man's house has been very long time.

>> yes. it's a mystery. but it was his last will. the house was there for a long time. but i never thought anything about it. >> it's amazing to discover the 19th century history. >> the hlory f a h+ and of one person's life. for 100 years it was hidden j" is[zugtab9r

>> the reason why the house is so perfectly preserved is because it was preserved right after he passed. there are many details from everyday life in the 19th century. luckily it's been preserved for later generations. >> he is the culture officer and was in charge of the house's restoration. he left the house to the town council with a requirement that it open 100 years after his death. restoration work left -- took five years to complete. he drew up extensive lists and described where objects should be placed. >> for a long time the house

was in a very bad state of disrepair.no carrier >> the wall covering in the bedroom is made of gold leaf leather. he decorated his home with great love and lavish attention to detail. >> i think that like many people, he wanted to leave something behind. most people do it with their

children. but he didn't have any. so he did it by leaving behind his aurt collection. basically the entire house is a collection. >> fighting frogs. stuffed rats wearing me the pole janic era costumes. he brought in of the items back from his travels. >> the more i get to know about him, the stronger feeling i have that i'm visiting an you thinkal that will turn up in a moment. while i'm waiting, i can look around. tiff feeling it's steadily turning into my own house. it's not my home but it's like visiting a family member. >> he loved ma dernty. not only does the house have flowing water, but the bathroom even has cold and hot water taps. that was very unusual in the

19th century. as were these lamps. every room in the house had electric light. >> imagine what he was like back then. two hours from paris, but with modern technology, like, electricity. this was the first house in the town to have electricity. it was most unusual. >> i can be proud of someone who made their mark in such an important way. >> he died in 1905 after living just nine years in the house which meant so much to him. he wanted to leave something behind for his hometown and future generations. he's also made sure that his memory will always remain alive. >> when she decided to try her

hand at being a chef, she thought she would specialize, and she chose soups. they were such a success that she followed it up with a book and her book has nowal picked up the world cookbook award. so we went to see what all the fuss is about. >> only at second glance can you tell that these women are listening to a reading. and the book's author isn't that easy to spot either. she's not one for just sitting still and reading allowed. her audience gets to taste the soups and guess what ingredients are in them. only then does she reveal her secrets. >> 250 grams of lental. two small onions. a quarter of a litter of vegetable broth. >> i think of it as a living product.

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>> first you have to have a lot of patience. second, you have to this art, because you have to sacrifice a lot for it. it's very demanding. third, you have to a respect the roots of flamingo to then be able to develop your own style. >> those roots can be found in the flamingo districts of jerez. e s traditionally home to gypsy families who shaped the popular culture of flamingo. nyhi he grow up with the complex rhythm from their earliest days. and the most famous fmio dancers come from here. >> there are lots of buildings

here with annnouya, a patio, which many families live around. traditionally all the neighbors met up in the ydr in the street for parties. they sang an dced together a lot, which is why this area produced so many performing artists. >> the world's top center, it's also here. from the days when there was no written music to a modern dance lte. >> flamingo originally started amongst the very simple folks. ma educated span yards had no time for it at all. it was only on fringes of sofmentehas n changed completely. today's society regards flamingo very highly. >> the style o dceas also

changed. this footage from 1936 shows how in the past women mainly performeditthr arms and moved their feet a lot less. during the festival she teaches children and her courses are always boodon in advance. she recently gave flamingo world heritage status. it's biedt sn important step. >> there are still people who believe flamingo is just a rum bayh. so it's great that is w being recognized for what it is, a universal art form. >> anirs art form that now has fans the world over and can be seen at the festival in jerez.

>> fal, aou designer who is really going places. sebastian won a prestigious red doss award las yr. this year he's just been named as best new come herb in the german design awards. he has ao produced practical and popular and as you may expect, he is a bit of a stickler for detail. >> sebastian takes aersonal interest in the production of this particular table. it wasis bell table design that gave him his major break through. so he often visits the manufacturer often responsible for reproducing it. >> the idea was to create something surprising. a table that would initially confuse me. normally the eeh part of a table, the steel is on the bottom and the top part is made of glass. i have turned this upside down,

making the foot a materials that transrent and fragile. >> it's made in a workshop not far from where she lives. the technique stp same as a pottery wheel. >> the great thing about this profession is you have direct contact to many areas of craftsmanship. leading up to the table. you see how the individual parts are created. >> the choice of materials is often key to sebastian's success. he was inspired by christmas martials when he -- he used paper-thin glass with silver coating on the inside. the color of his glass was the inspiration. these lamps can be plugged into each other or plugged into

other household products. >> some people might think designers are superofficial and just come up with new styles. but design also involves using know-how to create a new product. it's often the designers themselves that inspire the new direction taken by engineers. >> he is only 29 but already has some speck tackler achievements under his belt. he was invited to milan twice and teaches as the -- >> in 2010 he won the coveted red-dot award. he's the rising star of german design. >> i don't see myself as a star at all. of course it's a great honor to get all these prizes. i'm still overjoyed to have received them. it's nice to be known people

understand your products. >> he designs new concepts with the -- with international companies. >> this bird house was designed in cooperation with the calone company. the idea was that you can attach a bird house to a tree with a belt strap that way you don't need hooks or nails and you don't hurt the tree. >> taking the old and making them new. that is his aim. for instance, he redesigned this cafe in frankfurt. he didn't just provide the lamps. he did the entire color concept. >> one thing i would really enjoy would be to furnish a hotel or restaurant. i like working in exhibition areas and in interior design.

that would be a goal i would like to work towards. >> sebastian carries a sketch book and pencil with him wherever he goes. he's always on the lookout for new ideas. >> if you want to see other highlight shows go to dw-world/english/"euromaxx" highlights. but that's all we've got time for today. so from myself and all the crew here in berlin, until next time, bye-bye. ===u=uuuuub;b;ñ