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Monthly Archives: April 2011

MADE IN GERMANY: WOLFEN

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

It’s been a while since we attended Capsule fashion fair with mono.gramm, but one of the things we noticed was a rather unfamiliar phenomenon of national pride or, in turn, Germany’s total lack thereof. To put it simply: Scandinavian stores like to buy Scandinavian designers, French stores like to buy French designers, etc. And German [...]

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ECM CLASSICS #01: TABULA RASA

Monday, April 4, 2011

In tune with our current issue on Manfred Eicher and ECM Records, we should really be talking about music a little more. It’s always worth revisiting – or looking into, in case you haven’t yet, you lucky thing – ECM’s astounding back catalogue with more than 1000 albums to date, many of which are simply [...]

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The art of a good start

Sunday, April 3, 2011

For fans of good starts.

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CHLOË’S PARADISE

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Feinspitz is a real paradise for dogs –
or, as we like to call them in Berlin, “Köter”.
Feinspitz – Der Hundeladen
Sophienstrasse 34
10178 Berlin

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CLOSE EYES TO EXIT

Friday, April 1, 2011

Befitting their slightly twisted sense of humour, our friends at the glorious illustration collective Le Gun decided to launch the fifth and latest issue of their eponymous annual magazine (unless it takes them two years to compile, that is) today, on April Fool’s Day. To mark the occasion in style, they’ve thrown in an exhibition [...]

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RIP, Corporate Kurt

Friday, April 1, 2011

One of the designers who heavily influenced Germany’s post-war visual appearance, Kurt Weidemann, passed away on wednesday. His work for Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Coop or Deutsche Bahn are designed to last and will stay to be recognized around the globe.

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CHARITY PERFORMANCE FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN JAPAN

Friday, April 1, 2011

Künstlerhaus Bethanien (pictured above) is hosting a charity performance for Japanese earthquake victims this Saturday (2 April 2011, 6 – 9.30pm). This event has been initiated by Japanese artists in Berlin and its aim is to raise money to especially support children in the areas most affected by the quake. spencer, Masayoshi Fujita, agraph, Akemi Nagao [...]

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CONCEPTUAL REALISM

Friday, April 1, 2011

Below are two sites that, for me, encapsulate the horrifying exhilaration of looking at art on the Internet:
Style Mixer
Andreas Neumeister

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