Bavaria15.01.2014Small, colourful, adorable, kitschy – beloved or smiled at
Already in Baroque times, during the 17th century the first marble garden dwarfs decorated castle and palaces’ gardens. In 1847 the first garden gnomes were introduced to the United Kingdom by Sir Charles Isham, who brought 21 of these small figures in terracotta style with him from a Germany trip for decorating his garden.
Today there are approximately 25 million of these garden gnomes standing in Germany’s gardens. Of course nowadays they are made of plastic instead of marble. Many kinds of different garden gnomes can be seen: pipe smoking ones, those with a pickaxe on their shoulders, dwarfs pushing a wheelbarrow and even those holding a lantern.
A kind of revival of the garden dwarf took place during the 90s when quite unusual copies were sold. Garden gnomes with a knife in the back, those giving the finger and even imitating politicians lined shelves in many shops. Imagination had no limits. Look forward to getting your favoured copy!
15.09.2015Symbol of the Reformation in Miniature Format
28.08.2015Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are best known around the world for their eponymous collection of fairytales
28.08.2015Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are best known around the world for their eponymous collection of fairytales
14.03.2015Fair Price. Fair Quality.
04.03.2015A family enterprise for five generations.
04.03.2015Home-brewed Beer from Dresden
27.06.2014The best known butter biscuit in Germany
23.06.2014Dree is Oostfresenrecht
23.06.2014Dangerously delicious
23.06.2014Well sweet children, pay attention closely...
20.06.2014A kind of doughnut
20.06.2014Used since primeval times
20.06.2014A strange greating in Hamburg
03.06.2014Nature is the model
02.06.2014The longest cough sweet of the world
15.05.2014German lace of international fame
15.05.2014This will shake you up when tired
15.05.2014Known all over the world
15.05.2014Unique pieces from the potter´s wheel
15.05.2014One of the best-known German luxury brands
06.05.2014The Berlin Bear is the heraldic symbol of Berlin since 1280.
01.04.2014A tree turns into a cake, or was it a cake that turned into a tree?
06.03.2014Part of the history of German television.
06.03.2014Loved by children and adults.
26.01.2014A fragrant attraction: Eau de Cologne
26.01.2014Pretzel – a sunny pastry
15.01.2014Cuckoo meets deer – modern cult cuckoo clocks
15.01.2014Teddy bear – a forever young centenarian
07.01.2014In winter a warm room and a model railway
23.12.2013Atmospheric Christmas decoration from the Ore Mountains
08.11.2013Don´t drink cidre just from a glass!
