Posts Tagged ‘Kreuzberg’
The Film Studios of Oskar Meßter
NotMsParker (aka Beata Gontarczyk-Krampe) explores the former studios of Oskar Meßter, the "father of German cinema"... The year is 1866. Mr. Eduard Meßter and his lovely wife Marie Wilhelmine, a comfortably wealthy couple running a prosperous optical instruments business in Berlin-Mitte, welcome a new member of their family: a boy whom they christen Oskar. In 1896 Oskar, a 30-year-old with extensive knowledge of all things optical and with an insatiable interest in all things [...]
On the Reichenberger Straße
Natalie Holmes gives some local insights into her Kreuzberg Straße... Reichenberger Straße is a long road. At least, that’s what I thought when I first set foot on it during one of Berlin’s sweltering midsummer days, fresh off the plane from the comparatively tiny, winding streets of London. “It’s on this road, so we can’t be far off”, I exclaimed naively to my fellow flat-hunter as we walked further and further along. A full fifteen minutes later - and ten minutes [...]
Hudson’s
Sahar Lone profiles Kreuzberg’s best-loved British-themed café, Hudson’s… Katie and Jim Hudson had no professional kitchen training when they opened their café in 2011. Back then, the buzzer on the kitchen oven in their apartment would go off at hourly intervals because it could only fit one cake at a time. It was only when the building Katie’s yoga classes were held at became available for rent, that the couple could finally install a kitchen and change the fit-outs. As with [...]
A Celebration Of Creativity, Culture & Cuisine in Berlin: Photo Gallery
Well that was one busy, crazy, wonderful day. We were blown away by the turn out, the great atmosphere, and the quality of all aspects of the event, from the workshops and music to the literature lounge and food stalls. Thanks so much to everyone that came - it was great to put so many faces to names and meet people in person. Thanks also to the Markthalle IX for letting us use their fantastic venue. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. Feel free to leave any feedback in the [...]
Q&A: Amit Elan
Hannae Kim talks to 22 year old Israeli artist Amit Elan about painting, faces and photography... Amit Elan is a 22 years old Berlin based Israeli artist. He studied at Hamidrasha Art Academy and has since developed mixed media installations. He exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Asia and Israel. He writes for the artists' blog Art in Transit published by the international artists' organization I.G.B.K. Spring 2011 he completed an artist residency in the Philippines [...]
Five Elephant
Natalie Holmes drops in to her neighbourhood cafe to find out what all the fuss is about... I walk through the door of Five Elephant exactly one year after it opened - but there appears to be no time for birthday celebrations. Out front, customers mill about or sit absorbed in laptop land. Just beyond them, a roasting machine is working its magic, surrounded by a crew of human assistants overseen by co-owner Kris. In the background, Kris' partner Sophie prepares a generous batch of [...]
Another Country
Marian Ryan profiles one of Berlin's most characterful bookshops... In November 2010, one of the world’s best-known travel-guide brands, Lonely Planet, named Berlin’s Another Country among the top ten bookshops in the world. The quirky, thirteen-year-old Kreuzberg institution took its place at number six, alongside legends like Paris’s adored Shakespeare & Company and San Francisco’s iconic City Lights. Not a few jaws dropped among the Berlin literati. “None of the other [...]
Zen Shiatsu & The Art of Body And Mind Maintenance
Wyndham Wallace visits Kreuzberg’s Shiatsu Loft… It’s 5pm on Kottbusser Damm: the road is busy with cars returning home from work, the market traders are yelling as they try to get rid of the last of their produce, while, down by Hermannplatz, blue lights flash as the siren from another emergency vehicle approaches. But, up on the fourth floor of a hinterhof behind the Banzai Sports school, peace reigns supreme. This is where Katrin Werner launched her Shiatsu Loft at the [...]
Hidden Path [Street Art Tour]
![Hidden Path [Street Art Tour]](http://www.slowtravelberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PICT0300_neu-300x199.jpg "Hidden Path [Street Art Tour]")
Grashina Gabelmann takes an alternative street art tour through Berlin's Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain... There are lots of tours on offer in Berlin that describe themselves as alternative and promise to take you on the “path less trodden” -- but something about The Hidden Path's beautiful website, with its hand drawn elements, made its declaration seem more authentic. The starting point of the tour was in front of 'Casino 36', a grimy and dodgy looking building covered in graffiti [...]
Putting the Bee in Berlin
Raising bees on rooftops and in small gardens has become increasingly popular in Berlin, as urban beekeepers find they can reconnect with nature and maybe even make a profit. Christian Schwägerl reports... From the flat roof of a brick building in Berlin‘s Kreuzberg district, the German capital looks like a concrete jungle. Apartment blocks, churches, and office buildings dominate the panorama. But Erika Mayr thinks this spot is the ideal habitat for her seven bee colonies. “My bees [...]
