Traditionally houses weren’t blue in Gemany. But half-timbered works well in blue. As do shingles, which are traditional in the Odenwald.

Blue houses for Life in Colour

Well, actually only one. In Michelstadt is Koziol, a company which makes cute plastic gadgets for the kitchen (and is being highly successful at it, their products can be found in every major supermarket in Germany, and some can be even found in my own kitchen). The company put this life-size pink elephant at the site of their old office and factory building.

Although my kitchen is not public I thought I add my Koziol menagerie (this is not an add because most of these thingamabobs are out of stock and have been replaced by different designs; which show they last, I guess) :

Photographing Public Art Challenge #6