euromaxx highlights
July 23, 2012
Skateboard performances by Kilian Martin
24-year-old Kilian Martin is setting new standards in skateboarding with his innovative, dance-like style. He is currently being celebrated online for his new video “altered route”, which was shot with the help of American director Brett Novak. In its first few days alone, the four-minute video was viewed around 200, 000 times.
German Artist Edgar Müller
Edgar Müller’s studio is the street. The artist, who creates optical illusions, has been awarded the title of maestro madonnari. Müller holds workshops and organisers various street art festivals.
The Nantes Merry –Go-Round
French author Jules Verne was born in 1828 in Nantes in western France and to this day the city is inspired by his legacy. One artist troupe from there is the Compagnie La Machine and their latest project fuses the imaginary worlds of Jules Verne, the mechanics of Leonardo da Vinci, and the industrial history of Nantes into one amazing merry-go-round.
Gourmet Preserves from France
Christine Ferber lives and works in Niedermorschwir in France’s Alsace region. She is a supplier of gourmet jams and jellies. Her clients include French chef Alain Ducasse and Spanish molecular wizard Ferran Adria.
British Artist David Clarke
David Clarke is considered Britain's enfant terrible of silversmithing. Clarke works with old silver in the form of antique cutlery and tableware and then he changes it slightly or remodels it completely to make objects that often seem to break all the accepted rules.