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Slow motion is life’s best hack: a Personal Essay by Paris-based poet Haydée Touitou

Lucy Pullicino — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:26:26 +0000

Imagine living your life in slow motion—a life where detangling your hair takes close to an hour, where you stroll more than you walk, and the dishes you cook are delicious only if they’ve simmered for half a day. Welcome to a writer’s life. I am what they call a poet. I write, and most

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Dance for non-dancers: a journal exploring the link between dance and everyday life

Maria Paris — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:18:53 +0000

Isabelle Bucklow and Hannah Woods met while studying History of Art in London. Their shared passion and fondness for performance quickly formed a strong creative relationship—they read each other’s essays, recommended books to each other, and attended exhibitions together. These exchanges nurtured their shared love of dance and writing, and ultimately led them to question

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Yousef Hammoudah’s vision for Fotografiska Berlin as a platform for cultural change

Emma Hammar — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:17:19 +0000

“To be successful in the long run, we need to be of tangible value to the community and understand how to do that.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fotografiska Berlin (@fotografiska.berlin) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fotografiska Berlin (@fotografiska.berlin) “To be successful in the long run, we

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A minimalist home with a sentimental flair: Inside with Jessica McGowan

Lucy Pullicino — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:59:31 +0000

This interview is part of “Inside with…” a series of home stories and studio visits produced in collaboration with the Scandinavian design brand Muuto. Through dialogue with different creatives, the series explores the ever-evolving concept of personal space. “I feel like the city has more of that small-town feeling. It’s also more restorative in Berlin. The

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Inside Sissi and Pat’s closet: How a rare Vivienne Westwood crown found its way into their collection

Emma Hammar — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:45:06 +0000

Sissi Pohle and Pat Scherzer epitomize how the clothes we wear, and objects we hold can be used to express the depths of our personalities. Their shared wardrobe is a mix and match of patterns, knits, eras, and prices. Every outfit is a distinct and carefully curated composition that conveys care and admiration for the

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Mehdi Chouakri’s artistic world in Berlin, from his private collection to his industrial exposition space

Emma Hammar — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:01:41 +0000

Galerie Mehdi Chouakri on Fasanenplatz’s exterior is crisp and smooth, and just above the entrance lies a sculpture of the glasses Mehdi himself wears: thin, delicate, round-framed spectacles in an understated silver. All around, Summer is being beckoned into the city by the sweeping arms of the trees that line the streets. Every borough of

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From waste to wonder: meet the mastermind crafting sound absorbing architecture from plastic bottles

Lucy Pullicino — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:08:50 +0000

From a prototype-packed design lab in Lucerne, Coco Lombarte leads a team that’s closing the loop on spatial auditory design, one PET bottle at a time.

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Fashion designer Katrine Binné turns a Copenhagen factory into her family home

Lucy Pullicino — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:42:01 +0000

This interview is part of “Inside with…” a series of home stories and studio visits produced in collaboration with the Scandinavian design brand Muuto. Through dialogue with different creatives, the series explores the ever-evolving concept of personal space. “Everything you see is memories—something I’ve chosen with my heart. The painting, the decorations, it’s all very personal.”

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Monica Kisic shares zero-waste cauliflower satay dish

Ellen McBride — Wed, 03 May 2023 15:04:46 +0000

Cauliflower Satay Ingredients Method Thank you to Monica Kisic for her Cauliflower Satay recipe. Monica is a scientist, chef, and artist, based in Berlin and originally from Peru. Monica has a zest for connecting the process of making and consuming food with anthropology, music, culture, sounds, visual arts, and space. Monica has studied extensively in

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Anousha Payne and Laila Tara H walk us through their creative process inspired by heritage and friendship

Emma Hammar — Tue, 02 May 2023 13:49:03 +0000

“Sharing food and eating together was a huge part of my childhood and continues to be a priority in my daily rituals. It’s incredible how strongly just a mouthful of familiar food can trigger a memory.” London-based artists Anousha Payne and Laila Tara H, are part of the group show hosted in the Friends of

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