Interview

The journalist Angela Köckritz was sitting on a beach in Senegal when there was a blackout. But her computer still had some power left. So she started writing a book on the topic of joy. In the process, she learned that there were more aspects to joy than she had actually thought – and that you can learn how to feel them. And no, she's not related to our editor-in-chief Michael Köckritz.

For the new rampstyle #25, ramp editor-in-chief Michael Köckritz spoke with British musician James Bay: about his life, his preference for real music and Bay's new album. We also immediately came up with the idea of who could portray him for the new issue: Bryan Adams would be ideal, we thought. And Bryan thought so too.

Where is the journey for the idea of sports cars heading? With the e-drive directly towards the Renaissance, says Maximilian Missoni, head of design at Polestar, and explains to ramp editor-in-chief Michael Köckritz the brand's corresponding vision of the future: the Polestar O₂ concept. A conversation about form, colour and sustainability.

Extreme impact, knowing what you're doing and high speed on the road to the future. These are topics that ramp editor-in-chief and publisher Michael Köckritz talked about with Lamborghini chief designer Mitja Borkert. And then, of course, it's also about the appearance of the bolides from Sant'Agata Bolognese. Five questions.

George Clooney is one of Hollywood's biggest stars - not only because of his Oscar-winning films as an actor and producer, but also because he has a mixture of coolness, self-irony and intelligence that is rare in this industry. Today he celebrates his 61st birthday. We talked to him for rampstyle #25.

Some people know Ewan McGregor from the Star Wars universe, others as an avid motorcycle rider. But there’s another side to him. He also is someone who cares about the environment. Which would explain his affinity for the ID. Buzz. Though he’s also sat at home in the dark because the solar power didn’t last long enough. Five question for the the Scottish actor.

What is an icon? That often only becomes clear when you talk about it. And best of all, of course, when you are travelling in one yourself. Like ramp editor-in-chief and publisher Michal Köckritz who talks to Bettina Fetzer, Head of Communications and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz. In a SL. It's about icons, luxury and sustainability. Mercedes and brand values included, of course.

The Mercedes-AMG SL is the new edition of a legendary dream car that can look back on a glorious history. But even a legend needs to be washed every now and then. And there’s no better person to do it with than Philipp Schiemer, CEO of Mercedes-AMG.

Osman Dumbuya is CEO of Incari, a development partner of Piëch Automotive. The company’s focus is on accelerating software developments. In our conversation with him, we looked thirty-five thousand years into the past, ten years into the future and spoke about the future of the sports car and the value of travel. The forty-four-year-old was cautious about making predictions, however, as the world is simply changing much too fast for that.

Lamborghini put some 25,000 man-hours into recreating the legendary LP 500 prototype that was destroyed in a crash test soon after its debut in 1971. The project wasn’t initiated by Lamborghini, as you might expect, but by an extremely affable but no less persistent Swiss customer. We caught up with Albert Spiess for an exclusive interview at Lamborghini’s design center.

Stefan Dabruck is one of the most successful music producers and artist managers in the world. That’s exactly why we went for a drive with him – away from the city and into the peace and quiet of the great outdoors.

If anyone has brought more colour to the fashion world, it was Paul Smith. In an exclusive interview with ramp Editor-in-Chief Michael Köckritz, the legendary designer reveals how his world-famous and eponymous brand came about, how he works - and what good style is for him. And where can you get to know a person better than in his home? Exactly. That's where we met him.

Looking at his studio, his interest in architecture should be clear, says Bryan Adams. As for his love of photography – that becomes obvious just from talking to him. Need proof? Check out these five questions and answers from the interview our editor-in-chief Michael Köckritz did with Adams.

173 years ago today, Bertha Benz was born. No less than a mobility pioneer, for her ride in the Benz motorcar marked the beginning of the future. But what does that future look like for the car today? In search of answers, we took a trip ourselves - to St.Gallen, to the Future Mobility Lab, in a Mercedes, of course. There we spoke with Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann and Jürgen Stackmann.

Nobody really needs a mechanical watch. Says Yannick Michot, of all people, head of Patek Philippe Germany since 1998. But that’s exactly why he can say something like that.