The holiday season is upon us, and the atmosphere in Berlin couldn’t be more unique and lively this time of year, thanks to the gorgeous Christmas markets sprawled across the city. These markets give our city a distinctive spirit during the holidays, and there’s a lot more to them than Glühwein (not to understate Glühwein though; we seriously wait all year for that stuff). Whether you’re in search of the perfect gift or just want to be a part of the festivities, it goes without saying that Christmas markets are a fundamental part of the German holiday tradition. From one end of Berlin to the other, you will find a profusion of markets in various sizes with varying products. So how do you choose the ones worth visiting? If you’re lucky enough to be in Berlin this time of year, market hopping is a must, so we’re giving you a run down of the top Christmas markets to check out; some classics, some exciting new concepts. Find our selection of Christmas markets and special events after the jump. Read on…
by Skylar | City Guide, Events, Places
On Thursday the high-end streetwear branch Demin & Supply of luxury fashion label Ralph Lauren celebrated the third and final part of their Project Warehouse series here in Berlin. The project evolved around the idea of combining the creative fields of fashion and art with urbanity and featured collaborations with international artists such as DJ AVICII and Alexa Meade.
For the final part they comissioned London-based artist Arran Gregory to remodel the front of a house with his graphical artwork that he is known for. Of course this needed to be celebrated and the amazing venue of the Kaufhaus Jandorf at Weinbergspark was the perfect place for it. Here a retrospective exhibition of Gregory’s work was combined with a batch of creative workshops inspired by his work. The guests of the event could dive right into the mind of the artist reproducing his iconic illustrations with silk screen prints on demin fabric. In another corner of the venue a huge white set with many props was erected that became the canvas for a big communal artwork where all the guests could contribute drawings and writings with black pens or paint brushes.
As a third workshop the guys from Impossible Project were invited to take Polaroid photos of the guests and instruct them to manipulate the instant photos with heat or chemicals or transfer the photos onto other surfaces to turn them into little artworks. How fun that was! Enjoy some impressions of the creative event after the jump.
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by Frank | Art, Fashion
Patrick Mohr is probably not the type of label that you would get in a Kaufhaus. Nonetheless the excentric designer from Munich chose a former department store as the venue for his latest fashion presentation. I must say, I am so glad that after a few seasons of buying into the whole “I need to be commercial and boring to be successful in Germany” myth Patrick has return to his crazy, experimental and crafty roots creating fashion that is interesting and complex with presentations that are thought-provoking and entertaining. This time he once again showed his designs on the bodies of the types of models that would normally not set foot onto a runway of Fashion Week: Body builders, disabled people, and other types that don’t fit the typical beauty standards of our society. This time it felt even less like a shock effect but more like a statement and we salut to that: Everyone is beautiful in their own way. The impressions of a great show after the jump.
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by Frank | Fashion, Photos
