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In this edition: The city of Bonn in Northrhein Westfalia is the birthplace of composer Ludwig van Beethoven and honours him with an annual festival.
Walter van Bierendonck Walter van Bierendonck is a celebrated fashion designer and artist. He's actually the maverick of the Belgium fashion scene and famous for his spectacular fashion shows in Paris back in the 1990s.
There's been lots of events going on in Mannheim this year as this is where Carl Benz patented the first car 125 years ago.
Design City Helsinki Finnish design has an international reputation, that's why the annual Design Week in Helsinki is a meeting place for interested parties from around the globe. Indeed the international association of industrial designers has named Helsinki as Design capital of the world 2012.
Recent research indicates that the car is being challenged as the number one status symbol. Clothes, smartphones and exclusive holidays are the challengers, carmakers are responding.