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Monthly Archives: June 2012

SUMMER READING

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Inspired by one of my favorite blogs, I recently decided to sort through the metastasizing stacks of books in my apartment and put together a coherent reading list. If you’ve never done this, do so immediately – it is one of the most calming, and inspiring, exercises I can think of. A little fiction, a [...]

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 08: STELLA MCCARTNEY

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Fashion designer Stella McCartney on her policy of not working with any materials derived from animals in high-end luxury design, in a great conversation with US Interview.

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Mono says…

Saturday, June 16, 2012

… rumor has it a certain Sufi’s currently on tour in Europe (hitting Germany in a few days) – and we’re pretty sure every single night of it’s gonna be a killer.

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ALL IN THE MIX

Friday, June 15, 2012

The ultimate soundtrack for the weekend: Hieroglyphic Being’s FACT Mix. Almost three hours of pure genius.

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WHITEWASHING

Thursday, June 14, 2012

These posters and ads have been gracing the streets and magazines in Berlin recently, to announce tomorrow’s opening of the hotly debated BMW Guggenheim Lab in the city. The Lab is a mobile container traveling to nine different cities in the world to host a series of talks, events and workshops on the theme of [...]

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PRIVATE READINGS

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

There is something utterly beautiful about people reading you a story – after all, it’s not without reason that it’s often one of the favourite things that children like their parents to do, and children know about fun, after all.
So what a great idea to curate a festival that does just that: people reading to [...]

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Finnish design anyone?

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

In contrast to the darkness that dominates Finnish winters, Helsinki Fresh will bring a bit of light, playfulness and quirkiness to Berlin this summer with their exhibition of 25 Finnish artists. Given the history of bold design created by our northern neighbors, this will be an interesting opportunity to get a glimpse of what the [...]

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01001110

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Nice touch: the revered Swiss newspaper Neue Züricher Zeitung launched their first complete digital edition with a front page in binary code. Those innocent ones and zeros that have transformed our world like nothing else in the past 30 years. (Thanks.)

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HIDARI ZINGARO KREUZBERG

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The art company of the celebrity artist Takashi Murakami, Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., has opened a ‘new branch’ in Berlin: Hidari Zingaro, borrowing the name of the Edo period Japanese sculptor. In an ad for the so-called project space in the pages of Kunst Magazine, Murakami mentions that he was affected by the ‘wunderbare’ atmosphere [...]

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STORE OF THE MONTH: MAG NATION / AUCKLAND

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sometimes we’re surprised where readers write to us from – really, you live in Siberia and have heard of mono.kultur? One of those pleasant moments was when magazine retailer Mag Nation sent us a little brochure they printed with their personal recommendations, with our issue on Chris Ware pretty much right at the beginning. Australia [...]

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