Posts Tagged ‘Mitte’
Berlin: City Of Street Art & Graffiti
Simon Arms looks at the development of the Berlin street art and graffiti scene... Art critic Emilie Trice has called Berlin “the graffiti Mecca of the urban art world.” While few people would argue with her, the Berlin street scene is not as radical as her statement suggests. Street art in Berlin is a big industry. It’s not exactly legal, but the city’s title of UNESCO’s City of Design has kept local authorities from doing much to change what observers call the most “bombed” [...]
Ewan Pearson, Clubland Maestro
Wyndham Wallace chats to Berlin-based DJ, producer, writer and clubland luminary Ewan Pearson... Very much the renaissance man, English born Ewan Pearson has earned a reputation as one of the best contemporary DJs, producers and musicians around. Known to many for his remixes of Goldfrapp, The Chemical Brothers, Feist and Franz Ferdinand, he’s not afraid of venturing beyond the electronic music scene, and has worked as a producer for The Rapture, Gwen Stefani, M83, Delphic and [...]
MADE
Carlijn Potma chats to Nico Zeh, creative orchestrator and founder of acclaimed Berlin art space, MADE... Over a year ago, Berlin was enriched with a new conceptual art space: MADE. ‘Yet another art venue..’, many would think. But this art center - 420 m2 , located on the 9th floor of a former office building at Alexanderplatz and designed by the architect Alexis Dornier - seems more ambitious. Fully supported by Absolut Vodka, this all-white creative space programs a wide range of [...]
Do You Read Me?!
Carlijn Potma browses Berlin's most comprehensive magazine store... Auguststrasse - East Berlin’s so called ‘art mile’ - doesn't only host a widerange of art galleries. It’s also a great place to hunt for rare books and magazines thanks to No. 28, which houses Do You Read Me?!, a well-known store offering hundreds of interesting magazines and reading material. Graphic designer Mark Kiessling and professional bookseller Jessica Reitz founded the store two and a half years ago [...]
Mitte Meer
Suzan Taher - a.k.a Foodie In Berlin - finds fresh fish in Mitte... NB: Mitte Meer will be closing their shop near the Hauptbahnhof on 30th July, 2001 and re-opening in Kolonnenstr. 30 from Sept 2011... Obviously, every country has their own style and foods they specialise in. In the UK, supermarkets are full of ready meals in various states of readiness from plunk-it-in-the-microwave-and-heat-until-it-goes-ping to pre-chopped vegetables that pander to buyers who want to “cook” [...]
Hauptbahnhof: the non-kiez
Berlin resident Giulia Pines reflects on the strangeness of living in a neighbourhood that's not quite a neighbourhood... How does one write about a neighborhood that is not a neighbourhood? A neighbourhood still so much under construction one cannot even use that well-worn phrase “not so much a neighbourhood as a state of mind” (“not of an age but for all time”?) to describe it? A neighbourhood whose future identity is still so much in question, we are awoken day and night by [...]
Bixels
Paul Sullivan discovers Slow (Baked) Potatoes in Mitte... Let us, for a moment, consider the potato. Introduced to Europe by the Spanish, this starchy, tuberous crop has over the centuries become so abundant in contemporary Germany life it’s easy to sniff at it, belittle it - disrespect it, even. According to that major fount of human wisdom Wikipedia, “potatoes, while a major part of the German cuisine, are usually not counted among vegetables by Germans.” “Potatoes,” [...]
The Musik Department
Thought vinyl was a dying format? Dave Tinning profiles a brand new Berlin store that underlines its continuing vitality... What’s immediately alluring about Musik Department, located on Mitte’s Invalidenstrasse, is its welcoming, well-lit interior, tastefully decorated with original posters from the 60s and 70s, and littered with album sleeves and music-related curios. There’s plenty of space in the shop to browse the vinyl, CDs and books, and plenty of reasons to take your time; [...]
Onkel Albert
Fun for all the family... Berlin’s international reputation tends, deservedly, to revolve around its fascinating history, its role as one of Europe’s most creative hubs and its legendary party possibilities. But what often surprises visitors is how family friendly it is. The generous wealth of green spaces like Tiergarten, Volkspark Friedrichschain and Viktoria Park are a big draw in the summer, but when the cold starts creeping in the city’s kindercafes comes in particularly [...]
Teller – A Plateful Of Stories
A Q&A with Katherine Hunt and Ruby Russell founders of brand new Berlin 'story-telling' magazine, Teller... When did you decide to start Teller Magazine? The idea was brewing in the back of Ruby’s mind for years – having worked in the photo industry she thought it a shame that all the good photography magazines were so expensive and aimed exclusively people with an interest in photography. The great thing about photography is that it’s an art form that anyone can appreciate, [...]
