Thanks to the special one. Without her support in business, I would be nothing.
You lift me up
To the crucial top, so I can see
When Saturday arrives in Frankfurt and the big corporations slip into the weekend, we’re met with an open invitation to the outdoor wine market by the market hall, where the local vineyards present their latest bottles.
After board meeting in Germany.
Standing in the shadow of St. Martin’s Cathedral on Marktplatz in Mainz, I turned to you and said, “Oh, Vienna…”
In that moment, I had just noticed the Julius Meinl coffee sign.
And you replied: “Il senso italiano dell’aperitivo, at the espresso bar.”
This is how to organize a board trip in Europe—endless, endless, endless.
Guten Morgen.
There’s something special about signage, Germany, and the design culture that shaped them. Much of it is rooted in the Bauhaus revolution (1919–1933), which championed a simple yet powerful idea: Design should be universal, functional, and built from pure geometry.
No wonder it’s easy to fall in love with this aesthetic — just as I am now.
This is Futura, the most successful geometric typeface in history. It emerged in 1927, created by the German designer Paul Renner, and it captured the optimism of the early industrial age with remarkable precision.
And it’s so beautiful. Ich bin verliebt.
As we say Guten Abend, allow us to present the wines:
Black Pin – Spätburgunder, trocken, Stiftsweingut Frank Meyer, Gleiszellen, Pfalz
and
Cuvée No. 7 – Bordeaux Blend, Sauska, Villány, Ungarn.
Served at the marvelous Wine in the Hood — a true “restobar” bringing a cosmopolitan wine-and-social vibe to the city of Wiesbaden. Simply outstanding.
I’m getting along very well with the local wine farmers at the wine bar in the Market Hall in Frankfurt. Whenever I order a 0.2 glass, they generously pour almost double. So it is with a local Spätburgunder — they treat that glass with the same generous hand.
Watching modern art by Arman, especially his Accumulation Renault, reveals this connection in action. A central figure of the Nouveau Réalisme movement, Arman transformed everyday industrial objects into striking visual statements, reminding us that innovation often emerges where commerce and creativity meet.
Taking a board to a living workshop, arranged by my team, to an art museum highlights the enduring link between art and business. Renault’s involvement shows how a brand can move beyond industry, using creativity to shape identity, culture, and strategic visibility.
