Award-winning Czech product designer Lucie Koldova is fascinated by light. As guest of honor at this year's IMM Cologne furniture fair, she shared her vision of lighting for the perfect living space.

British chef Caroline Grinsted serves Chicken Tikka Masala in her Berlin restaurant 'Muse'. The Indian recipe is now considered a true British dish.

For 3 years, Finnish photographer Ola Kolehmainen has traveled through Europe, taking images of churches, mosques and synagogues. The result is the recently published book of photos 'It’s All One History, Almost'.

All anyone needs to mix concrete at home is a spoon and a bowl. One thing to make with it is a trendy, functioning clock. Concrete is all the rage among creative spirits right now.

Architect Massimo d'Alessandro has combined two 1960s-era apartments into one. He's maintained the 60s character of his new home by using furnishing that dates back to that decade.

Carnival in Venice is famous for ornate masks and lavishly decorated boats. But it also has its traditional carnival pastries that make the celebration in the lagoon city becomes a feast for all the senses.

Leeuwarden has been inaugurated as 2018's European Capital of Culture alongside Malta’s capital Valletta. Tens of thousands of revelers, including the Dutch king, attended the opening ceremony.

Georg Baselitz is viewed as one of the greatest living painters. For his 80th birthday, Basel's Fondation Beyeler is staging a major retrospective that shows the artist has lost none of his dynamism.

Valetta is the capital of the Mediterranean island country of Malta. And this year it's also one of Europe's two Capitals of Culture. The Maltese city kicked off the festivities with acrobatics and fireworks.

Sarah Illenberger has made a name as one of Europe's leading illustrators - though she works with a lot more than just paper. The Berlin-based artist's meticulous craftsmanship is in worldwide demand.