Boxing legend George Foreman, considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and a pop culture icon, has died aged 76.Foreman became a household name for his exploits in the ring, where he won Olympic gold in 1968 aged 19, and the world title twice, the last of which came in 1994 aged 45. Foremans iconic fights include Rumble in the Jungle against Muhammad Ali in 1974. He ended his boxing career with an incredible 76 wins and 68 knockouts, losing just five bouts.After retiring from boxing in 1997, Foreman went on to become a pop culture and TV legend with his grills. A regular face on television ads, Foreman made millions from his George Foreman Grill range and tagline "Lean Mean Grilling Machine.George Foreman's post-boxing career made him millions. Photo by Johnny Green - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images.In a post on Instagram, his family paid tribute: "Our hearts are broken. With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand and great grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility, and purpose."A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply respected a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name for his family."We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers, and kindly ask for privacy as we honor the extraordinary life of a man we were blessed to call our own."Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Foreman's "contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten."NBA star Charles Barkley told CBS Sports Foreman's death "hurts a lot." "He was obviously one of the greatest boxers ever, but just a gentle man, he was a pastor and it just hurts man, plain and simple", he said. "My condolences to his family. Im shook up right now, that caught me so off guard."Magic Johnson said of Foreman: "I attended so many of Georges championship fights over his career. He was a knockout artist in the ring, and it was a pleasure getting to know him not only as a boxer but as a man. After leaving the ring, he turned into an amazing businessman I even bought one of the first George Foreman grills! Cookie and I will be praying for his family during this time.Foreman married five times and has a dozen children, including five sons who are all named George."I named all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common," Foreman wrote on his website. "I say to them, 'If one of us goes up, then we all go up together. And if one goes down, we all go down together!' "He also famously said: "I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as many times as I've been hit by Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield, you're not going to remember many names.' "Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

For most people, moving homes is something to be avoided at all costs. Settling down is the goal, even if it means sometimes having to settle. But for Parisian fashion designer Amlie Dian, its an exciting quest for the bestand an excuse to visit the flea market in Saint-Ouen. She has moved more than 15 times over the past couple of decades. I changed lives several times, thats why, she says.Creative projects are her vocation: She co-founded the rock n rollinfused brand Zadig & Voltaire in the late 90s before stints at Kenzo and Comptoir des Cotonniers, as well as consulting projects for LVMH. Recently she succeeded the late Lucien Pellat-Finet at his eponymous cashmere brand (her first collection appears this fall).MATHIEU SALVAINGThe living room of a Paris apartment renovated by Amlie Dian and interior architect and designer Louis Denavaut.She is the type of effortlessly chic French woman who runs around in relaxed jeans and a sharply tailored jacket, with spotless Celine sneakers and perfectly mussed blond hair. She is equally adept at snagging the best seat at the corner caf as at spotting the best pieces at the auction house Drouot.So when she walked into an 18th-century building in the genteel 7th Arrondissement in 2023, she knew she had found something extraordinary. Behind heavy, chipped wooden doors was a cobblestone courtyard and a crumbling but sweeping staircase; it climbed to a small apartment on the second floor. The petite entrance belied what lay behind: a grand double-height salon with huge windows overlooking a jasmine-filled garden.Matthieu SalvaingFashion designer Amlie Dian in the living room, where the curtains are in a Nobilis fabric and the parquet flooring is original. I thought, Wow, you are in the middle of Paris, and its like youre in the country, she says. The salon was filled with books from the family that had occupied the apartment for nearly a century. She had been looking for an expressive outlet (her main residence, where she lives with her husband and two teens, is nearby), and after months of coaxing she was able to persuade the heirs to sell her the apartment.I thought, wow, you are in the middle of Paris, and it's like you're in the country.From the start Dian knew she wanted to preserve the spaces sense of history while injecting it with some vibrant new energy. She tapped Louis Denavaut, a rising French interior architect and designer known more for his 1970s take on contemporary life than the 1770s. (His projects include striking pink and black offices for fashion executive Youssef Marquis and a bronze-filled store for the ready-to-wear brand Hartford.)Denavaut immediately fell for the richly layered space, which reminded him of Serge Gainsbourgs legendarily louche apartment nearby.But at first what Denavaut proposed doing was something of a departure, much more geometric, with much more wood, he says. Dian pushed back, wanting to focus on the distinctly Parisian characteristics of the space. At first I had some hesitation, Denavaut admits. He was wary of falling into pastiche, but he was convinced, in part, by the deceptively simple fabrics Dian sourced from European textile houses, such as the Dedar linen she found for the furnishings and the Nobilis material she discovered for the curtains.Tour this Chic Paris ApartmentWorking with another creative mind is like ping-pong, Denavaut says. I really like it. You have someone who can understand you.Together Dian and Denavaut decided to remain faithful to the salons rich oxblood-red ceiling, though it was repainted. They also restored parquet de Versailles wood flooring in the salon that looks convincingly original. In addition they installed chteau-worthy pierre de Bourgogne tiles in the entry, kitchen, and three bathrooms, punctuated with small black cabochons (another nod to Gainsbourg, whose living room featured a similar tiling pattern).As a counterpoint to all the tradition, Denavaut injected a bit of electricity into the space with sleek banquettes for the hall and kitchen, as well as an oversize minimalist sofa for the salon facing the gardens. Dian, who has long collected art, did her part by amassing several abstract pieces, installing a painting by the 20th-century Korean artist Kim Yong-ik over the seating area facing a work by French contemporary artist Jean Charles Blais. A self-described design junkie, Dian visited favorites like Galerie Kreo and Galerie Stphane Olivier, as well as combing through auction houses like Christies and Drouot and tapping Spanish antiques dealer Serge Castella. All this legwork turned up such finds as a small Cy Twombly painting, a 19th-century walnut sideboard, and a Giacometti-inspired coffee table.I was really lucky, because she has great taste, Denavaut says. With some clients it can be tricky.Matthieu SalvaingThe primary bedrooms Louis XVI desk was found in a chteau in the South of France. Together they conceived of the primary bedroom as a cocooning hotel room, with every inch measured to allow for paneled closets and a generous marble tub in the en suite bathroom. In the summer months, a trail of jasmine spills over the bedroom windowsill, just as Dian envisioned when she first glimpsed the space. Denavaut says, Its my first cozy project. My projects are usually much more minimalist.Now that its finished, and a family has leased the home from Dian, she is already on the hunt for the next project to tackle with Denavaut.We created a story, with a vision, Dian says. So now were ready to start again.This story originally appeared in the April 2025 issue of Elle Decor. SUBSCRIBE

In large part thanks to being in the right place at the right time, researchers discovered a thriving marine ecosystem underneath a 19-miles iceberg after it cracked off the ice sheet off the coast of Antarctica earlier this year.As the Washington Post reports, a team of researchers on board a vessel called the "Falkor (too)" yes, that's it's name, including the parentheses weren't expecting to find many signs of life on the seafloor following the powerful event.But to their shock, they found potentially dozens of new species trapped underneath, including crustaceans, octopi, sea snails, worms, and fish, per the WaPo a powerful demonstration of how life can adapt to thrive even in some of the most extreme and remote areas of our planet.Footage released by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, which facilitated the research, shows a baffling biodiversity, from long, tentacled anthropods to thorny red crustaceans.One image released by the Institute shows off a "helmet jellyfish," which can be seen "with tentacles splayed.""We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem," said University of Aveiro, Portugal, researcher and chief expedition scientist Patricia Esquete in a statement. "Based on the size of the animals, the communities we observed have been there for decades, maybe even hundreds of years."It's a particularly fascinating place to look for life given the remoteness and darkness. It's also especially pertinent given our planet's rapidly changing climate. As human activity-driven global warming continues to cause glaciers and sea ice to melt, scientists are intrigued to see how a quickly evolving natural environment will affect these ecosystems.After the berg broke off the ice shelf, Esquete and her team got to work collecting specimens. However, confirming any new species discoveries could take months."We seized upon the moment, changed our expedition plan, and went for it so we could look at what was happening in the depths below," said Esquete in the statement.The formation from which the iceberg broke off in January, dubbed the George VI Ice Shelf, has borne the brunt of climate change and has seen record-high surface melt, as an alarming 2021 study showed."The George VI Ice Shelf buttresses the largest volume of upstream grounded ice of any Antarctic Peninsula ice shelf," said lead author and CIRES research scientist Alison Banwell in a statement at the time. "So if this ice shelf breaks up, ice that rests on land would flow more quickly into the ocean and contribute more to sea level rise than any other ice shelf on the Peninsula."More on the Antarctic: Antarctic Research Stations in ChaosShare This Article

Image by Getty / FuturismStudiesCannabis use appears to be linked to a significant increase in heart attack and stroke risk for folks under 50, a new study has found.As the American College of Cardiology (ACC) explained in a statement, Boston University researchers found by analyzing healthcare records for more than 4.6 million patients that those who used cannabis under 50 had a sixfold increase in heart attack risk than their non-stoner counterparts.What's more, those who dabbled in the devil's lettuce had a four times greater risk of stroke, double the risk of heart failure, and triple the risk of dying from heart attacks or strokes.In a paper due to be published in the journal JACC: Advances, Boston University clinical instructor Ibrahim Kamel and his team used data from the TriNetX health research network, a tool that allows researchers to access non-identified healthcare records from around the world.Looking at people under the age of 50 between the years 2010 and 2018, the team identified more than 4.6 million "relatively healthy adults" to see how their healthcare outcomes fared over the years. After narrowing it down to about 90,000 cannabis users and an equivalently sized group of non-users, the researchers found that the risks for heart attacks, stroke, and related deaths were substantially higher among the using group.In the ACC's statement, Kamel suggested cannabis legalization around the United States should lead doctors to ask their patients more questions about their pot use especially given the growing body of evidence that it's not as risk-free as some advocates would have you think."Asking about cannabis use should be part of clinicians' workup to understand patients' overall cardiovascular risk, similar to asking about smoking cigarettes," he said. "At a policy level, a fair warning should be made so that the people who are consuming cannabis know that there are risks."Still, there are other factors to consider when it comes to weed, which is still illegal on the federal level."We should have some caution in interpreting the findings in that cannabis consumption is usually associated with other substances such as cocaine or other illicit drugs that are not accounted for," Kamel said. "Patients should be forthcoming with their doctors and remember that we are their number one advocate and having the full story matters."Notably, the records Kamel and his team looked at also didn't differentiate between smoking pot and ingesting it in other forms, like edibles. They also didn't look at levels of cannabis use or doses and anyone who has known true stoners can attest that there's a big difference between a bong-ripper's choked coughing fits and the chilled-out bliss of those who occasionally pop indica gummies.Still, this link is pretty alarming and a good reminder that weed,unfortunately, doesn't seem to be consequence-free.Share This Article

Submitted by WA ContentsInternational Design Competition for the Daejeon Regional Government ComplexKorea, South Architecture News - Mar 22, 2025 - 11:19 html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"This announcement outlines the requirements that bidders (design competition participants) and successful bidders must be aware of and comply with in the bidding process executed by the Government Complex Management Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. All prospective bidders (participants) are required to review this document carefully.Site Location: 189, Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon (Vacant site within the Government Daejeon Complex)D. Project Scale1. Site Area:461,447.4m (Design Site: 30,000m)2. Total Floor Area:40,939mE. Primary Use: Public Office FacilityF. Estimated Construction CostKRW 107,364,000,000 (Including VAT, excluding electrical works)G. Design FeeKRW 4,814,000,000 (Including VAT, excluding electrical design fees)H. Winners Design RightsBasic (Concept and Schematic) Design & Detailed Design ServicesI. Project Duration360 days from the commencement date (Including public holidays, excluding approval periods)J. Additional Information:1. Any additional documents or information provided during the competition period will be posted on the competition website (designarchi.kr). Participants are responsible for checking updates, and any consequences resulting from failure to do so shall be borne solely by the participant.2. This project requires liability insurance (or equivalent guarantee). The selected contractor must submit a liability insurance certificate or guarantee certificate to the client, in accordance with Article 21, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Architects Act.3. The design service fee includes all costs related to concept, schematic, and detailed design, surveying, geothermal drilling, green building & zero-energy certification, preliminary BF (Barrier-Free) certification, approval processes, and other necessary expenses.2. Contract Method: The selected winner will enter into a negotiated contract based on the aforementioned design fee.3. Design Competition Method: This design competition will be conducted as an open competition (joint participation allowed).Application for ParticipationA. Application Period:From: Monday, March 24, 2025, 09:00To: Monday, March 31, 2025, 17:00B. Application Method:Submit the application form and required documents via the competition website.The application must be submitted by the representative or an authorized proxy (limited to employees of the representative's firm).C. Submission Portal to Competition website.Evaluation Schedule:1. Technical Review: Monday, June 9, 20252. Main Evaluation:Round 1:Monday, June 16, 2025 Document review (selection of presentation candidates)Round 2:Monday, June 23, 2025 Final presentation (selection of winners and awardees) Any schedule changes will be announced on the competition website.C. Evaluation Criteria & Method: As specified in the Design Competition GuidelinesJury membersKim Kwang-hyun, Chungcheongnam-do Chief ArchitectLee Choong-gi, University of SeoulSong Ha-yeop, Chung-Ang UniversityJung Sung-hoon, Induk UniversityIn Eui-sik, Yeonmi Architects & Planners Co., LtdYoon Hee-kyung, Samhee Architects & Engineers Co., Ltd.Chun Geun-woo, Yecheon Architects & Engineers Co., Ltd.Alternate Jury MemberLee Jung-won, Chungnam National UniversityOh Hyuk-geun, PROVE Architects Co., Ltd.Lee Gong-hee, Kookmin University - Technical Review MemberDo-Hoon Kim, Office Unknown Architects Co., Ltd. - Technical Review MemberJung-Yeon Park, Grid-A Architects - Technical Review MemberJun-Hyun Lim, Boda Architects - Alternate Technical Review MemberDownload the full competition brief from here: Announcement.pdf.Read more about the details on the competition website.The top image in the article courtesy of International Design Competition for the Daejeon Regional Government.> via designarchiarchitecture competition

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You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereMarvel Rivals has been one of the hottest games over the past few months. It has attracted millions of players, both casual and competitive, as NetEase kept releasing new content. Unfortunately, the game has had its fair share of bugs and exploits. The latest exploit completely ruins Marvel Rivals, as it grants one team an easy win.Considering how fast the game developer has reacted to previous issues, we expect this to be patched quickly. In the meantime, you need to keep an eye on a couple of things to avoid being a victim of the exploit.Dr. Strange and Jeff can team up to abuse this massive Marvel Rivals exploitDr. Strange is one of the most unique characters in Marvel Rivals. Not only is he powerful and can sustain damage, but he can teleport his team to unreachable places. The latest exploit allows the Vanguard to teleport other players even further than previously imaginable. For this, he needs to be on the Midtown map and have Jeff as his teammate.The exploit revolves around opening a portal to send players outside the map. Once this is done, Jeff is supposed to use his ultimate ability to swallow as many enemies as possible and enter the portal with them. If timed correctly, the enemies will be teleported outside of the map and will have no way of returning to the match since the portal will close.Dr. Strange can abuse the latest Marvel Rivals exploit with his portal. Image by VideoGamerOf course, this article wont provide step-by-step details on how to trigger the exploit, as using it could lead to a ban in Marvel Rivals. However, if you encounter someone abusing it, you might try quitting and rejoining the match in hopes of avoiding any penalties.Since friendly fire is not active in the game, leaving and rejoining is the only way to counter the exploit. In the best case scenario, you will lose over a minute of your time, giving the enemy team a big advantage. In the worst case, you will receive a penalty for leaving and a brief matchmaking restriction.Marvel RivalsPlatform(s):macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Fighting, ShooterRelated TopicsFortnite Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereFortnite is currently in Chapter 6, which began in December 2024. The chapter is expected to have four seasons, with another throwback season coming in late 2025. However, this may not be what Epic Games is planning. According to a recent leak, the current chapter will have more than four seasons, which is quite surprising.The past three chapters all had four seasons each. However, it seems that Epic is changing its schedule and will make the current chapter longer than usual.How many seasons will Fortnite Chapter 6 have?According to recent leaks, the sixth chapter of Fortnite will have six seasons in total. If this turns out to be true, the chapter should end in the spring of 2026. Furthermore, many players expected another throwback season to arrive just before the current chapter ends. However, if Epic decides to make it longer, this may not be the case anymore.The first chapter was the longest, spanning 10 seasons over roughly two years. Chapter 2 also lasted two years but featured only eight seasons. With Chapter 3, Epic introduced major changes, reducing the number of seasons to just four. This pattern continued with Chapters 4 and 5, each lasting a year and having four seasons.The current chapter of the video game might be longer than we expected. Image by VideoGamerThe next Fortnite season is scheduled to launch on May 2, with several details already appearing in leaks. However, Epic Games has yet to confirm any of this information. Given the seasons release date, we anticipate the developer will begin teasing it in late April, possibly unveiling its theme and Battle Pass.The future of Fortnite is bright, as Epic has prepared a lot of content for it. This time, though, there is no big roadmap leak, so we will have to take it slowly and wait for the developers confirmation. FortnitePlatform(s):Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/XGenre(s):Action, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter9VideoGamerRelated TopicsFortnite Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

It all started with a job in Hamburg, where model Franzi Stegemann was posing for an optical campaign. Peter Bender was behind the camera. Neither of them ever could have known eight years ago that the gig would be the first encounter in what would later become an enduring relationship. After connecting on Instagram occasionally and seeing each other again a few times in Hamburg, they met up a year later at Benders place, an old house in the German town of Volxheim near Frankfurt. It was only a business lunch, after allor so thought Stegemann. Instead, she discovered a table set for twowith candles, nice wine, the works. Soon enough, it all clicked and that early sporadic contact turned into a long-distance relationship. Once the pandemic came along, Stegemann moved bit by bit from Hamburg out to Benders in the countryside. These days, the creative couple only get a dose of city life when theyre on the road for jobs. Because just having a good time is something the young couple manages to accomplish quite well here behind the old sandstone walls of the cozy manor.AD: Youve both now turned your backs on the city. What is it thats so nice about country life?Peter Bender: I think the nice thing is that you only have to do what you really want to. You can put the focus on whats important to you. For us, that means sports, visiting friends, working, and simply having a good time. Since youre not overwhelmed with all the options of a city, you automatically become more creative when it comes to how you spend your free time. Its a bit like childhood, really.Franzi Stegemann: And we get to have a dog totally guilt-free!Bad Kreuznach, Hamburg, Mainz, Frankfurt and now Volxheim: what drew you to this little village?Bender: I grew up in a nearby village in the Nahe wine-growing region. Living in Frankfurt, I quickly found city life too busy and hectic and I wanted to move back to the countryside. That was in 2017. So I placed a want ad online and this house came up. There were exactly two photos, but they were enough to sell me. One showed the beautiful tiles in front of the fireplace, and the other was a shot of the exposed gray steel beams.About a 35-minute drive from Mainz, Franzi Stegemann and Peter Benders home is in the center of Volxheim, a small village in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.Bender: It was exactly the kind of house I always wanted. I was super grateful that our landlord Gtz, who is now one of our closest friends, had renovated so much beforehand to make it already perfect. Even though at age 25 I was still pretty young to move to a village where I didnt know anyone, it turned out pretty cool, despite the occasional loneliness.The house is really old. What do you know about its history?Bender: Theres a pretzel sign hanging above the entrance, so it might well have been a bakery at one time. But thats just a guess, and its possible that the previous owner put it there. Theres also the year of 1839, but here too we dont know whether that means the actual year of construction, since 1867 is also engraved on the gable. In any case, the house is at least 160 to 170 years old.The dining table and shelf are from an IKEA and Hay collaboration, with three Wishbone chairs by Carl Hansen & Sn. Image by photographer Gtz Diergarten, the couples close friend and landlord.But the house still seems to be in really good condition. Or, do appearances deceive?Bender: You can definitely tell that youre living in an old house. I bump into doors all the time. Im 63, but the door frames are only six-feet high. People were a bit shorter back then.Stegemann: You definitely always walk around the house bent half over! But yes, the age shows itself, especially as the power supply quickly overloads. All the floors are crooked, and the walls too. Thats why we dont have any large cabinets or anything like that against the wallsthey simply couldnt stand straight up.Bender: Crooked floorboards and skewed beams were used for reasons of construction cost. Things didnt get more out of whack over timethey were simply built that way.Despite the blemishes, whats the nice thing about living in an old house?Bender: The sounds! I love the creaking of our floorboards. And even in summer, the ground floor is nice and cool thanks to thick sandstone walls.Stegemann: What I really like is the distinct atmosphere that an old house provides. Theyre cozy all by themselves, without you having to do anything to make it happen.Bender brought the ochre-colored Sderhamn sofa from IKEA with him when he moved into the house seven years ago, as well as the Persian rug that was an heirloom from his grandmother. Stegemann designed and built the mountain-shaped lamp on the wall herself.Had there been much renovation work done in the past?Bender: About nine years ago, our landlord did a basic renovation. Last year everything apart from the pipes and wiring was redone in a major refurbishment. We took the opportunity then to install a new kitchen unit. It was a mega upgrade from the previous work when they had just put in hardware store OSB boards that were screwed together and had no cabinet doors, and all fitted with electric appliances found in the attic.That sounds crazy! What was important to you when designing the new kitchen?Stegemann: Firstly, that it had closed cupboards. We planned the new kitchen together with the guys from Parallelwerk, a young company from the town of Bad Kreuznach. We had a very clear idea in mind right from the start: Fenix surfaces, no high cabinets, overhead lighting, a recessed stove, and a wooden worktop which we hope will soon take on a beautiful patina.And the yellow cabinetry?Stegemann: We chose yellow since the adjacent kitchen door frame was gray. All shades of gray and black were out then, but I didnt want white either. Apart from green, blue, and red, yellow was the only other color available in the brands linebut it harmonizes wonderfully with the wooden floor and the white walls.Bender: And it goes well with the sofa in the living room, which came out a decade ago with an ochre cover, and which is now a real collectors item!The couple designed the kitchen with yellow Fenix cabinetry in collaboration with Parallelwerk, a young carpentry firm from Bad Kreuznach.How would you describe your style?Stegemann: Lots of wood and rather muted colors. Id say Nordic is a good description.Bender: Maybe retro-Nordic?What furniture piece is at the top of your wish list right now?Bender: The Bellhop lamp from Flos. We already have one, and it makes such beautiful light that you could put one in every room. Id love to have 10 of them.Stegemann: For me, it would be a larger sofa. I dont know yet exactly which onethere are so many I like. But its up in the air because our living room is just too small.The renovation kept the houses original wooden doors.Do you have a favorite spot in your little house?Stegemann: The room under the roof is one of my favorite places. Its amazingly cozy there, especially under the pattering rain. Our guests second that all the time.Bender: In winter, I love sitting in front of the fireplace. With the view into the kitchen, its got its own special mood.Looking to the future, do you think your journey will take you elsewhere, or have you laid roots in Volxheim for now?Bender: This is probably not the last home for us just yet. We miss privacy and having our own garden too much to make it that.Stegemann: For the time being, were very happy in this place. Expect to find us here for a good while then.Peter Bender, who grew up near Bad Kreuznach, has been working as a photographer, cameraman, and director for almost 14 years. From near Osnabrck, Franzi Stegemann has been traveling the world as a model for eight years. Their dog Carla has been a Volxheim roommate since August 2021.A view over the vineyards to the village of Volxheim.The fireplace tiles were laid during the first house renovation nine years ago.The marble-topped wooden chest is vintage. The staircase niche has been made into a wine rack.The bedrooms wooden sideboard is a vintage Danish find from eBay (Even out here in the country, you find such great things online!).The bathrooms checkered shower curtain is from Ferm Living. As with all the doors, this wooden one with stained glass windows is original.Toothpaste, creams, and other items are hidden by a narrow mirrored bathroom cabinet.An attic guest bed is for friends and acquaintances who love to spend time out in the countryside with Stegemann and Bender.Stegemanns workspace is under the roof. Old floorboards serve as a worktop, while a colorful collection of photos, drawings, and sketches hangs on the wall.The young couple shares the courtyard with another family.Along with a passion for the Alps, Bender has a love for bike racing. A few years ago, he and two other friends launched cincincycling, which offers multi-day guided bike tours through the Nahe region vineyards.The entrance hall still has its original tiles. The yellow shoe storage bench is a new addition from Tylko, with the coat rack hanging above it from Maze.The creative couple were interviewed for an article originally published by AD Germany. It was translated by John Oseid.