Syria's cultural heritage is one of the victims of the country's civil war: Arts.21 reports from Aleppo. We also take a look at what's happening in the world of design; profile the photographer Wolfgang Tillmans and present the winner of this year's Büchner Prize, Felicitas Hoppe.

Culture in the Firing Line

In Aleppo, the front lines of Syria’s civil war run right through the Old Town. People are dying and unique cultural heritage is being destroyed. Plundering and rogue excavations are on the rise. Arts.21 takes stock.

Design with Soul

These days, a growing number of designers are rejecting the throwaway mentality and mass production, instead designing simple furniture and household accessories that transform and reuse old products. It’s a sustainable approach to design that saves resources - and the results are beautiful.

Honoring Felicitas Hoppe

Felicitas Hoppe isn't interested in literary fashions. Her work is independent-minded, many-faceted, and extraordinarily witty. Her central theme is identity. Now her work has won the Büchner Prize, Germany's most renowned literary award.

Wolfgang Tillmans Discovers the World

Wolfgang Tillmans has been photographing people, still lives, landscapes, subcultures - and the sky - for 20 years. He recently travelled around the world in search of new subjects that stand out from the flood of media images. And he returned with astonishing photos.

The Discoveries of the Week

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