Fascinating stories from all over europe today we take you from Southern Spain to northern norway lets take a look at what weve got coming up for you. A flower power brightening up the courtyards and on the loose. Board meetings surfing inside the arctic circle. And. A stitch in time giving cross stitch fixes a modern make over. Lets start off in the warm climes of cordoba where the sun shines year round sounds like an ideal place to grow beautiful flowers writes the end of lucy and city is hosting the inaugural International Flower festival florida but its not Just Sunshine and daisies eight floral artists are competing to be crowned the best transforming the courtyards of cordoba with their arrangements we followed them as they were setting up that displays. It may be autumn but cordova is in full bloom. Eight Top International florists have let their imaginations run wild for displays inside public court yards across the southern spanish city. Flora is both a competition for the artists and a festival for the public. This courtyard features a work by thomas to brian of belgium the internationally acclaimed floral artist brought some two thousand azaleas to cordoba. I was inspired by the paradise and god of us so first of all i used the posse oh its paradise for cardiff and singh and i also used a fake it on i got to go thats a profit ship people we love or they got about so those two together i want to have a dialogue with the way the craftsmanship i want the festival to create a dialogue with the people. One day before the festival opened he was still busy with twenty two assistants who had just four days to transform his vision into a floral reality. Every detail matters to muster brain is demanding. We have to do it. Out yes. We need protection on the edge between the plants in the wall like almost like three centimeter force and they me as to why its so they have to move all the plants three fourths enemies to the wall by like everything is suits bell and its part of the concept. The chinese entrepreneur donated a total of one hundred twenty thousand euros in prize money awards are given to the three best entries. Also in the running is Robert Hornsby the creative director of londons in water flowers. His works provide food or flowers for thought. Reflections is basically looking at yourself looking at your soul looking at who you are. Well you came from what you doing are you happy i think when people see themselves in america very challenging sometimes the ultimate question is are you happy today and i have to do a lot myself. The courtyard of the Archaeological Museum is the backdrop for an installation by Patrick Nadeau from france a trained architect with a passion for plants. He counts Companies Like him isnt as his customers. Hes particularly interested in archaeology luck usually says the archaeology is the history of civilization its the history of human kind of things or architecture. And all of that could only arise because before there were humans there were plants theyre the source of life they give us the air we breathe thats why i find it so compelling to install a kind of an enormous vessel filled with plants at the heart of an Archaeological Museum. Is from madrid she used to work as a Fashion Designer but for the last seven years shes been designing floral artworks like this one in the inner courtyard of cortez bullfighting museum. This is an extraterrestrial garden from another planet to get away from traditional ideas of what a power should look like i didnt use any green plants and only chose ones with unusual color as. You know that in this way i had to create a kind of dream an imaginary wild. Card about is famous for its inner court yards known as patios hardly any other city in spain boast as many. On behalf of the city. Organize the International Flower festival flora and brought the floral artist to under lucio. Patios of court about play a central role here. Roman times were perfected by the arabs and are just the place for flowers and thats what we wanted to link this ancient culture with a passion for flowers. Modern floral creations surrounded by historical architecture the prize for the loveliest patio went to this installation designed by two americans the jury awarded to muster brian as patio second place and forty thousand euros in prize money. The belgian floral artist has already jetted off to his next assignment in San Francisco but visitors can still admire his floral paradise in cordova until the end of october. Well done to tell most of one and all the participants and visits his can still enjoy the florida festival until sunday now lets take a look at some stories making the headlines in europe including a long lost painting that could fetch millions at auction all of that and more in our express. Prizes were handed out in munich on tuesday for the years best productions in the Communications Industry the International Eyes and ears awards are an annual event and this year the w. Took home no less than eight accolades the d. W. Breaking world news that won first prize in the category best on air Program Campaign news and information. Hero max also picked up an award landing third place in the category best viral with the web video for roddy. Eyes and ears is an Industry Association that is singled out the best productions in the areas of design digital promotion and cross media since nine hundred ninety nine. Its been hailed by christies as the greatest artistic rediscovery of the twenty First Century now the auction house has put the painting by Leonardo Da Vinci on public display in london. Cell watch on monday is one of fewer than twenty surviving paintings that experts believe were painted by the artists own hand its also the only known painting by the artist in private hands. With a presale estimate at eighty five Million Euros its due to be auctioned off in new york next month. The new film is out by german b. M. X. Pro Bruno Hoffman one of the worlds top street riders he shot it at berlins twinkles bag a hill made of World War Two rubble. Inspired by the mystery series Stranger Things the film follows his night rides through the woods and around the ruins of a former u. S. Spy station at the top of the one hundred twenty metre high hill. While the top of his back is always worth a visit one of my favorite spots and berlin next up we take a look at some surfing sunshine sandy beaches flip flops thats usually what comes to mind when you think of the sport but some prefer an altogether different experience with travelling now to norway and the northern regions of the country the islands group blue foods and has become an insider tip in the surfing community the warmest it gets there is a mild seventeen degrees celsius so not quite the sunny beach experience but if youre lucky you might catch some Northern Lights while gliding along the waves. This is one of europes most northerly surfing spots on step a in the phone islands and its very little in common with tropical surf destinations but its still an experience not to be missed. The falls on the water is around twelve degrees celsius so its warm just great clear water and once you catch a wave Everything Else is forgotten. Stefan heading from germany is searching for that perfect wave along with others from australia the u. S. And scandinavia suddenly they realize they arent alone in their hunt for except the orcas simply come here to chase herring and seals they rarely come so close to people. With. Nothing. To sell and they asked hey look this is such a unique place were here in the arctic one reason to come to the little foden islands is the great waves and apart from that there arent too many people here. A visit to the foton islands in winter can be a spectacular experience thanks to the Northern Lights. Australian pro surfer mick fanning was in luck last december when he got to surf with this panorama for a backdrop. Credible charge you. Like it or painting. The surfing based on the photo nylons has been around for many years its rule style surfing to heat up theres a mobile sauna and you can even buy grilled sausages with a credit card but they dont come cheap. If youre not camping at the beach accommodation can cost you more than in some cities. It was surfing that brought marion france and father here. He learned to surf as a sailor in australia. I shant get it back this month. My father built a surfboard with his body in one thousand nine hundred fifty three when they came back from sydney and back then there was no internet or surf shop so no one could show them how to do it so they had to figure it out for themselves. This film is actually from my grandmothers fridge. Up. This album cover from the beach boys served as a template for norways first surfboard five decades later now even surfers from sunny california come to to ride the waves. Some dazzling skill on display there and here if youre a max we showcase all sorts of gifted people and now wed like to hear from you so what still talent let us know what it is that you do best and you could win your own max wristwatch just like this one here take part on our website and find out if you were the lucky winner at the end of the week. Next up were going to turn back the hands of time travel to ancient rome if you ever wanted to walk through three areas of the citys history the place to go is month in germany thats where studio courts have created a three d. Reconstruction of rome through the ages. Rome wasnt built in a day and neither were these cinematic reconstructions that document the attorney the citys development over the millennia. Before is the pope i think rome offers us the blueprint for our life our way of life civilisation legislation politics everything that surrounds us architecture our understanding of the art of aesthetics they can all be traced back to this culture. And this is where rome was built at least the digital version thats been developed here at the studio in darmstadt. For many years its designers have been recreating a long gone world and they take great pride in their meticulous attention to detail. But even for specialists digitally replicating room was no easy task. A team of ten worked on the job for six months. Just put it on this fits of to it consists of forty thousand residential buildings and two thousand villas and individual buildings countless temples eleven thermal baths its enormous its a city that even if you visit it today would blow you away with it in good form. In the challenge three areas were reconstructed showing ancient late imperial and renaissance are always as true to life as possible and archaeologist is part of the team to help maintain precision but a little artistic freedom is allowed. From this new creative so of course imagination plays a significant role theres no doubt about that. And i think that what we do here can be compared to going on a goal oriented expedition between tiefer and most. Has already undertaken numerous such expeditions the goal is always the same the viewer should be able to imagine what it would be like to actually be in those places. Animations like these are usually created for film and television. Fictitious snapshots of journeys into the past like stepping into a time machine was this a childhood fantasy. I do via twitter who didnt grow up with that fantasy of course it was and it hasnt changed my whole life as one of that its a time machine would be the ultimate trip this. Virtual reality of which that trip within reach here a visit to the emperors box in the colosseum is possible. There really brave can even venture into the gladiators arena of. East timor just out from the room project is simply inexhaustible i guess all my employees could continue working on this model for the rest of their lives combined with interest yes you can always uncover new aspects new insights if you keep digging into the details and will never be reached. Never. And its done at much time. So it looks as if room even in the Digital World is doing justice to its label as the eternal city. Secularizing your home can be a chore for some of us here in Germany Flats are rarely furnished and so everyone gets a chance to be their very own interior designer. Serif we who is one of the oddest u. S. Labs and its a chance to combine diverse elements into a unique style called urban ethno his berlin apartment contains furnishings from all over the globe as part of our series euro max to look we took a tour of his home. He lives in an elegant imperial air apartment in the heart of berlin hello. I am is an iranian american artist and writer his home is a reflection of his extensive travels around the world from which hes brought back a treasure trove of furniture and art. Every item has a story to tell. This piece in the sun in the center of the room is the sculpture by a polish artist and. His name is. And the sculpture is called speech a silver and its a mold of a throat. Referencing the punishment during Medieval Times for blasphemy or heresy was to pour molten so far down. The throat. Accents of color provide a striking contrast to the white walls the stuccoed ceilings were freed of decades of paint with painstaking care. At the center. Here. Weve been wanting to have this piece in our home for about fifteen years and we first saw it in prague in early two thousand we couldnt afford it so we had our parents buy it for themselves and and about thirteen fourteen years later we managed to afford one for our own home. The one hundred square meter apartment with his girlfriend he admits hes happy to let her make decisions when it comes to the decor. Isnt it kasha my partner shes designed the whole apartment and she began with this moroccan door this door was made in morocco and a friend of hers had actually an extra one here in berlin that we were lucky enough to have and. This was a kind of first stone that was set in this apartment and whats special about the doors it really gives you a different impression of being transported to a different realm or to a different space when you walk through it come with. Breathable tiles lin the bedroom a mediterranean feel. What happens is it creates a microclimate Everybody Knows that its healthier to sleep and colder climate temperatures. And instead of having to open the windows or you have a draft for example here the cold sort of envelops you know or surrounds you. In a ray of decorative objects from asia and africa give a sense of ethnic identity and soul to this home in the middle of the. Wooden chairs animal pelts and handwoven carpets create a rustic feel and infuse the area space with touches. The artist couple feels at home in this cozy space. The living room is dominated by a large day bed this is called a tough or we call it a riverbed its a kind of vernacular piece of furniture that you find often outside near a river in cafes in parks and in places like iran where unmarried men and women cant socialize together three riverbend becomes one of the unique spots where women and men can mingle. Traditional handy work combined with contemporary art this apartments eclectic mix of styles is much an invitation to subtle as it is to travel the world. And as always you can see that report again on our website just go to d. W. Dot com slash lifestyle now embroidery isnt exactly whats hip and happening in the art world today but philip has found a rather unique way of modernizing stitch things for the twenty First Century the budding artist calls himself a culture hakka and is incorporating computer Game Characters into old motifs a quirky update that makes them fit for the twenty First Century. Yeah. Afraid yeah right. Old crossstitch pictures with a modern twist featuring characters from Computer Games i know graffiti. Philip an artist from hanover makes dust collectors headache and he says its an addiction and hes been on the needle for three years now. I had nodded as he sticks his mittimus the needle is vital to my work and without it nothing would happen ok ok its not that kind of needle its an embroidery needle. On and the stick not. His artworks usually begin with a trip to the flea market here he looks for suitable old tapestries and cross stitch pictures with his hunt not everyone is suited to his purposes. Hold on oh well. Now i look for pictures where i know what to change right from the start im always playing different Computer Games so i like what im playing or things i just seem like films inspire me. In accordance billion. Then he has a stroke of luck and finds this picture. Very much you know what im going to do and i have an idea. Into the curtain behind the church its me im going to remove the threads from the sky that i replace them with godzilla running behind the church so thats cool with me as my plan. After paying twenty euros for the picture hes ready to get down to work. But before he stopped embroider and godzilla into the picture philip uploads a photo of the crossstitch picture to his computer. Film images of godzilla and a playtoy from his Childhood Service models they helped him create a pixilated graphic that he can use as a cross stitch patent. And so on. And off and ive been a godzilla fan for ages and the films which of come out recently in the u. S. And in japan have rekindled my interest. And big monsters are just great someone says and ive got. Three hours later he inserts his godzilla passion into the cross stitch image on his computer then he begins working on the real tapestry philip removes the picture frame and starts to employ because. It takes him anywhere from two days to three months to finish a picture depending on how intricate the pattern is. He figures hes saved around a hundred cross stitch pictures this way. Niemand it is no one wants to have a simple picture of a more landscape hanging in their living room anymore. Those days are gone so basically i give these pictures a Second Chance to songs. Phillips hacked tapestries cost between one hundred and four hundred euros each he sells them at exhibitions on the internet and he accepts commissions as well but he can and a living from his hobby hes having to train as an educator and does odd jobs to get by he doesnt intend to make his art his sole source of income. In retirement of cries of mr i dont want to raise my prices so much that only lawyers can afford to hang them up in their offices and i want to sell them to people who are themselves fans of the games and films i use the theme the death of in women and philip i guess close takes time out to talk to these fans about new ideas for his next crossstitch creation of. 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