Comfortable, practical, stylist, and… works of art? Birkenstocks, the sandal brand beloved by Germans who insist on the ...

After years of litigation, Germany’s top court — Federal Court of Justice — on Thursday (February 20) ruled that Birkenstock sandals do not qualify as works of art. The development came in a case ...

Birkenstocks: they are ubiquitous in the summer, comfy and very German, come in many colors and shapes, look sometimes chic and sometimes shabby. But can these sandals be considered art? That’s what ...