DRESDEN IS A BREATHTAKINGLY beautiful city with a rich history for all to see. Its iconic centuries-old buildings reflect the evolution of history. Some were constructed in the Weser Renaissance style. Others, like the Semperoper and Zwinger Palace, both designed by famed German architect Gottfried Semper, follow a uniquely Saxonian interpretation of the Renaissance style.
In the old city, you can see buildings with blackened facades because of World War II bombings. You can learn a great deal about the human spirit from walking its cobbled streets and wandering the halls of its museums. However, its architecture and history aside, one might mistake Dresden for a Swiss city. It has a mouthwateringly successful chocolate industry (I highly recommend the Camondas Schokoladenmuseum Dresden), and it is flanked by the Elbe Sandstone and the Ore Mountains.
In addition, it also has one of the most robust watch industries in Europe. Much of that has to do with a small town 30 minutes away from Dresden's city centre, Glashütte, and one surname: Lange. Glashütte has a population of just over 7,000. Most of the people you'll meet live in Dresden, and only travel there for work. Its most prominent features are the many manufactures and corporate buildings of the Saxonian watch brands dotting the landscape.
One of these brands - and perhaps the most important is A. Lange & Söhne. The purpose of this is not to underplay the achievements of the other Glashütte brands. But to comprehend its significance, we must return to the time of Ferdinand Adolph Lange - the selfsame A. Lange - in the years after Saxony gained independence from Napoleon Bonaparte's rule.
Denne historien er fra Issue 204-utgaven av August Man SG.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra Issue 204-utgaven av August Man SG.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Manners Maketh Man
The Principle Of Style Is Character, And The Core Of Character Is Conduct.
Slow Travel In Switzerland
The Swiss public transport system certainly aces the luxe factor with eye popping train rides, indulgent multi-course meals on a Belle Epoque era steamship, and even efficient luggage transport services.
A NEW DAWN IN SOLAR ENERGY
AUGUSTMAN SPEAKS TO MANDALA CLUB CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER LILLY GILBERT ABOUT THE MOVEMENT THAT COULD CHANGE HOW BUSINESSES IN KEONG SAIK ARE POWERED THE MANDALA SOLAR COLLECTIVE.
THE POWER OF THREE
ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC IMAGES IN SINGAPORE TOOK THE FORM OF KOKILA PARVATHI, SITI AMIRAH (ALSO KNOWN AS CAMIRA ASRORI) AND SOBIKUN NAHAR ON THEIR WAY TO COURT. AUGUSTMAN SPEAKS TO THEM ABOUT THEIR IDEAS ON COMMUNITY ORGANSING, AND ABOUT RETHINKING OUR THOUGHTS ON POWER.
FLIGHT OF THE NARISAWA BEE
The esteemed Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa shares with us the intimate details of his brand's expansion into Singapore and what having the Mandala Club as its permanent address means to him.
DRINK THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
Preferably with a dram of The Macallan, in hand. The famed whisky maker celebrates 200 years of making perfection.
AND BUTCHER'S BLOCK MAKES IT THREE
SINGAPORE'S CHAPTER OF THE DOM PÉRIGNON SOCIETY HAS INDUCTED A THIRD MEMBER, RAFFLES SINGAPORE'S BUTCHER'S BLOCK, GIVING DISCERNING DINERS BETTER ACCESS TO THE EPICUREAN SAVOIR FAIRE THAT COMES WITH THE MARK OF THE SOCIETY.
AMERICAN SPIRIT
ROB SAMUELS, THE EIGHTH-GENERATION WHISKY-MAKER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAKER'S MARK, EXPLAINS WHY THE BRAND'S CELLAR AGED EXPRESSION IS A PEAK INTO THE FUTURE OF BOURBON.
Wine The Time Is Right
What does the future hold for winemaking? Steph Dutton, senior winemaker for Penfolds, has some ideas.
From Mexico With Love
Behold the impassioned, informed and irresistible reincarnation of DeadFall Cantina by The Compound Collective, the team behind the runaway success of Barbary Coast.
