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Schuhmachermeister Willi Kümpel hält HAIX-Schuhe in die Kamera.

Two master shoemakers, one wonderful friendship

Willi Kümpel is one of the veterans at HAIX. The master shoemaker is not only connected to the company by years of work. Even before his time in Mainburg, he had a deep friendship with the late Ewald Haimerl.

Ewald Haimerl: What success is built on

Ewald Haimerl shaped HAIX. When he joined in 1987, the family business had 15 employees and manufactured shoes…

Above the roofs of Bochum

A diversion to become a roofer: Chiara from Bochum swapped the lecture hall for a construction site. Her…

Two master shoemakers, one wonderful friendship

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Ewald Haimerl: What success is built on

Chiara verlegt zusammen mit ihren Kollegen Dämmplatten auf dem Dach

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Above the roofs of Bochum

Working with prehistoric rock

They drive each beam by hand from a…

Markus sägt mit seiner Motorsäge einen Teil Maske ab

The Zombie Maker

A cellar full of horned beasts and grotesque…

Senior-Schmied Josef Kindermann am Feuer

Cast from a single piece

The iron rod glowing in the forge is…

Hopfenbauer Ostler schippt den getrockneten Hopfen

A diva among hop plants

Hop harvest in the world’s largest hop-growing region:…

Lukas riecht an einer frisch geernteten Kartoffel

Back to his Roots

A fifth-generation farm. Lukas Uropa was the last…

Aladdin knipst die vertrockneten Knospen mit der Gartenschere ab

Plant Whisperers

One is from Baden-Württemberg, the other from the…

Carving a Name for Himself

Chad Gainey is a 42 year old professional…

Craft as in the past

From granite quarrying to lime slaking, from earth…

A cool woman in a tough man’s world

A pink hammer? Surely this sounds more like a girl’s…

Johannes Fischer beim Drahten einer seiner Bonsai-Bäume

Shaping Nature

Almost any tree can be turned into a…

From old Firetruck to stylish home

An old fire engine as a luxurious travel…

A bright spark with madcap ideas

Fresh coffee straight from the motorcycle? Sound like…

Keeping a good grip on the slopes

Thomas Moosbrugger cites an old saying from his Styrian homeland:…

Challenging Gradients

Achim Meissner dismissively considers gradients of up to 40%…

A Meal with Germany’s “Meat Pope”

Chef and farmer Ludwig Maurer runs a cattle…