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A Matter of Perfection: De Longhi La Specialista Maestro

Good baristas value precision above all else. The La Specialista Maestro portafilter espresso machine from De'Longhi features the new Bean Adapt Technology that chooses the perfect grind setting, optimal brewing temperature and right amount of coffee. Technical refinements help with correct tamping and automatic milk frothing.

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Everything in perfect order: the designer Otl Aicher

The holistic design of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich is still considered Otl Aicher's masterpiece. But the native of Ulm was much more. Namely, he was a convinced democrat, guided by morality and order. Today he would have been 100 years old.
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Friday the 13th: The formula for happiness

For the first time this year, we are dealing with Friday the 13th. A good reason to remind ourselves of the formula for happiness on this supposedly unlucky day. And it's actually simpler than you think, even if it doesn't look that way at first glance.
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McLaren 765 LT Spider: 24 hours, two shoots - and a mileage limit.

We're not complaining about getting to drive 600 kilometers in a McLaren 765 LT Spider in 24 hours. But rest assured: There are indeed more relaxing activities, too. But that wasn't because of the car, but rather because of the schedule and the mileage limit. On the day of the odometer: the kilometer chronicle of a particularly dynamic production.
Life & Style

Deus Ex Machina: Café Racer Coolness

Faith has always brought forth special places. Ever since the divine spark slipped out of the machine with Deus Ex Machina, it has also worked with coolness. Around the world in five locations from Sydney to L.A.
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ramp #57

Really?

If you think logical thinking is the perfect epistemological tool, you’d better put this magazine aside right now. Unfortunately, life is not unconditionally logical. More like merrily untamed. But no matter.

People may think logically – but also always intuitively. The ideal philosophical method: …

ramp #56

All in Good Time

Control-freak decision-makers are going to need nerves of steel. Because the culture of senseless activism is here to stay. “Change” is the mantra of constant transformation, “innovation” the refrain that defines the prevailing imperative. The visionary is happily galvanized and electrified by both …

ramp #55

Say Watt?

Moin! We find joy. In the North Germans. They are generally regarded as cold and unapproachable. Exuberance is a foreign word to them. The greeting behavior contributes to the consolidation of the first impression, for the North Germans an implied nod is sufficient. Particularly good-humored specime…