Selected Clips in English
‘That damned kitchen!’ How the inventor of the fitted kitchen came to see it as a curse | The Guardian (print and digital)
Her splashbacked, single-surfaced, cubbyholed, foldaway paradise revolutionised kitchen design. But Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky grew to regret her world-conquering creation.
Job title of the future: digital forest ranger | MIT Technology Review (print and digital)
As forestry faces increased uncertainty, Martin Roth’s high-tech approach shows the way forward.
Stories Over Tea: The Power of Reminiscence Therapy | Reasons to be Cheerful
With the help of objects and prompts from the past, those with dementia are able to focus on what remains rather than what’s been lost.
How a Nation of Beekeepers Protects Pollinators | Reasons to be Cheerful
From tree planting and delayed mowing to school clubs and interactive “Bee Paths,” Slovenia is putting pollinators first.
Viennese Winemakers Are Using an Ancient Method to Make Climate-Resilient Wine | Reasons to be Cheerful
In an era of single-variety wines, field blend Gemischter Satz is both a nod to tradition and a way of future-proofing the business.
Schoolchildren Are Reviving Slovenia’s Sustainable Culinary Heritage | Reasons to be Cheerful
Drawing on half-forgotten recipes, students use local, seasonal produce to cook traditional regional meals for their peers.
Cars Are Slowing Down in European Cities | Reasons to be Cheerful
Across Europe, cities are proving that lowering speed limits makes neighborhoods safer and more livable while reducing dependence on cars.
Light, Air, Sun, Carbon Neutrality: Greening Vienna’s Social Housing | Green European Journal
As the colossal carbon footprint of the housing sector demands change, Vienna’s century-old radical experiment in social housing faces a new challenge. Can the Austrian capital reach its ambitious climate goals while ensuring that the burden of the effort is not passed down to the city’s residents?
The Grandmas and Grandpas Brewing Beer in Vienna | Reasons to be Cheerful
What started as an off-the-cuff idea at a senior home has become a successful microbrewery — and a way for residents to stay social and engaged.
Vienna’s Vegetable Orchestra Is a Feast for Your Ears | Atlas Obscura
Inside a group that’s spent 25 years turning beets into beats.
Is This the World’s Most Eco-Friendly Landfill? | Reasons to be Cheerful
Once-endangered Pinzgau goats are among the many animals to flourish on Vienna’s “trash mountain,” which heats roughly one-fifth of the city’s homes.
In Austria, the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff | Reasons to be Cheerful
Taking the “right to repair” one step further, a Viennese repair bonus is going national — and keeping thousands of items out of the junkyard.
The 18th-Century Cookbook That Helped Save the Slovene Language | Atlas Obscura
With 300 decadent recipes, a relentless priest united regional dialects and preserved a common tongue.
Rotes Wien: Experiments in Domesticity | Metropole
A hundred years ago, Vienna's Social Democrats revolutionized family life and gave us the welfare system (and fitted kitchens!) we rely on today.
The Bluetooth Bombshell | Metropole
An exhibit at the Jewish Museum and a recently published book reexamine the myth of Vienna-born icon Hedy Lamarr
Angels in Sailor Suits | Metropole
From imperial beginnings to a global audience, the Vienna Boys Choir is embracing diversity while maintaining its 500-year-old tradition.
Alter Egos Come Out to Play | Metropole
In Vienna, a growing cosplay and LARP scene proves that the fun doesn't have to end when you grow up.
On the Currents of History | Metropole
A cruise down the Danube offers a leisurely view of southeastern Europe.
Women's Art at the Fringe | Metropole
A review of the female Art Brut exhibition at the Kunstforum in Vienna
Selected Translation Projects
All the Colours of Polynesia | Book | Slovenian to English | published in November 2019
The book by Jasna Tuta, a renowned Slovenian sailor and adventurer, recounts three years spent sailing around French Polynesia.
Vina Frešer | Website | Slovenian to English | translation
TrekTrek | Website | Slovenian to English | copywriting, translating new content and rewriting existing copy
Selected Clips in Slovene | Članki v slovenščini
Megafon | Regular news contributor
Biweekly bulletins covering news and recent events in Austria for print edition of Megafon.
Na divjem vzhodu Evrope | Avantura | travel feature
"The Wild East of Europe" – travel feature on Transnistria and Gagauz in Moldova
Zen in umetnost potovanja z indijskimi vlaki | Avantura
Zen and the art of Indian Train Travel
V iskanju bistva narave | Avantura
On Alexander von Humboldt’s expedition in Latin America
Na najboljšo masala doso in najslabši kapučino | Avantura | City guide
City guide to Vienna off the beaten path
Vetrovna praznina Patagonije | Avantura | travel feature
Travel feature on the vast emptiness of Patagonia
Za športno fotografijo je potreben reden trening | Avantura | Profile
Profile of the Slovene sports photographer Maja Hitij