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Investigating urban legends seemed to be a lot of fun, at least in the beginning. But my discoveries were more and more terrifying. The Schwaben - strange South German alien people - seem to plan an invasion of Berlin. Most of them are already here transported by trains that run under the surface between Ulm and Berlin, spreading themselves in elliptical shapes over the districts of East Berlin. To read more of my discoveries please proceed to the German version of this post.
by C.R.
on March 12th, 2009
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The Makers: Interview with designer duo Scherer Gonzalez
My Italian family is always a bit skeptical when it comes to German fashion. My grandmother starts snoring, my mother rises her eyebrow and my aunt just looks at me like I am talking about a very hard to manage psychiatric disorder. But I am sure they would react differently if I would show them the couture dresses of Berlin-based design duo Scherer González. They have this incredible feeling for drama and opulence which is very compatible with the Italian taste for fashion. They gave us a little interview for our series The Makers that features portraits of different creative “Berliner”. They also kindly invited us to see their fashion show on Saturday which we are already looking forward to. The interview and more photos of their current Summer collection after the jump.
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by C.R.
on January 27th, 2009
in Fashion, People, The Makers
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photo: Tomokazu Kosagu
A few month back he had an exhibition of nude photographs here in Berlin: Nobuyoshi Araki - one of Japans most popular photographers and of scandalous fame. Now I was pointed towards an interesting interview with him in Vice magazine. It’s quite funny actually, he starts off really bitchy as he doesn’t like the interviewers question that much. What a diva… Read the full interview here.
by Frank
on September 8th, 2008
in Art, People
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I find it hard to believe that this city and its places can be loved just for what they are. No. I think the love for a place only comes with a story or an event that takes place there. That makes the love to a place so much more fragile than to a human being, because every idiot can just march in and leave a bad memory. Of course I am talking about my beloved Rigaer Strasse, that I already wrote about a while back. Here’s to the tragic end of the story.
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by Dina
on July 31st, 2008
in Fashion, People, Stories
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photo by Peter Duvigneau
The Makers: Interview with perfume designer Geza Schoen
A few weeks ago we received an exclusive invitation to the Muenzsalon, one of the few members-only clubs in Berlin. There we had the pleasure to listen to the perfume creator Geza Schoen. The Berlin-based perfume designer talked about the different scents and ingredients of perfumes. He himself has had a quite interesting live so far. And customers like Dita von Teese, Madonna, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss testify for his talents. We have a lot to tell about our experience at the Muenzsalon. Today we will start with another issue of our feature series The Makers by interviewing Geza about Berlin and his inspiration.
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by C.R.
on June 12th, 2008
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If you keep an eye open for street art you might have spotted one of those pixeled characters from above spread all over the city’s surfaces. They are part of an ongoing street art project called Pixelpopulation. On January 30th Jens Besser aka nokopi, the initiator of the project, will hold a presentation about his pixel characters at Silberfischer’s Homeshop. Come by at 18 h and find out where in the world the pixels have been populated. Read more about Silberfischer in our previous post. See the flyer after the jump.
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by Frank
on January 24th, 2008
in Art, Entertainment, Events, People, Places, Prenzlauer Berg, Shops
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As you might have noticed we have a weakness for cake - especially if it is as rich and tasty as the cakes of Cynthia Barcomi. And I know a lot of people will agree on that. She has been baking cakes for her roastery Barcomi’s since 1994, and all those coffee lovers and cake addicts of Kreuzberg have helped to make it a great success.
Now, 14 years later, she not only runs a roastery in Kreuzberg but also a deli in the heart of Mitte. Last year her cakes even helped her to become popular outside of Berlin when she released her first and very own baking book in which she shares some of her special Barcomi’s recipes. We met the American in Berlin for a piece of carrot cake and a chat about Berlin, books and baking goods.
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by Frank
on January 22nd, 2008
in Cafés, Delicious, Kreuzberg, Mitte, People, Places, Shops, The Makers
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What was once totally unknown to us has now become one of our favourite daily treats: Cupcakes. And who do we have to thank for that pleasure: Dawn Nelson from Cupcake Berlin, whom we fondly refer to as The Cupcake Lady. Her sinful cupcakes are in great demand. Not only do the inhabitants of Friedrichshain love them, she also made celebrities like Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise addicted while they were filming at Babelsberg. But Dawn has not always been a cupcake baker. She was born and raised in Florida, but moved around the states a lot working as a makeup artist for MAC cosmetics and as a freelancer. That’s probably the reason why her cupcakes look tres chic. The pink creams and purple sprinkles must be the remnants of her days of rouge and eyeshadows. We had a little chat with her about Berlin and cupcakes for our feature series “The Makers”. Read the interview and see some photos after the jump. Read on - Weiterlesen »
by Frank
on November 26th, 2007
in Delicious, Friedrichshain, The Makers
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In the last couple of years harpist Simonetta Ginelli has made a name for herself in the music and entertainment scene of Berlin, but not only as a musician. Everytime she sets her foot on stage you’ll find her dressed up in a new costume: Sometimes as a sexy bride, sometimes as a lovely Christmas angel, covered in rubber as a hot dominatrix or sometimes even naked with her dress painted on her bare skin. Her clients seem to love her extravagant looks. That’s why she gets booked for glamarous events such as an Eyes Wide Shut party for Breitling, the erotic varieté show Belle Et Fou, the Wella Trend Vision Award in Paris or for the Aids Gala at Theater des Westens.
We met the busy harpist and talked with her about Berlin and her instrument. Photos and interview after the jump.
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by Frank
on November 20th, 2007
in Music, The Makers
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Yesterday we were at the Redspective store to check out their new designs and artworks. And guess who came in: Jared Leto, accompanied by a pretty blonde. He’s currently in town to shoot his next film Mr. Nobody which will be released in 2008. Looking back at the films he’s done in the last couple of years it seems he has a thing for messed up characters. In Requiem For A Dream he played a junkie, in Panic Room a psychotic thief, in Lonely Hearts a murdering gangster and in Chapter 27 the man who killed John Lennon. He’s also in a rock band called 30 Seconds To Mars. Another photo after the jump. Read on - Weiterlesen »
by Frank
on November 11th, 2007
in Mitte, People
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