November 2015 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Art In The Digital Age: Cedric Kiefer & Julia Laub

A dark room. A large, colourfully lit orb, like something from a science fiction film. The surface of the orb...

Meet The FvF Contributors: Matei Plesa

Born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania’s second most populous city, Matei is often drawn away from his beloved city on his various...

Link List

Link List #39

This edition of the Link List looks at human connection in light of recent world events, from how we grieve...

Berlin

From Forest To Floor: Albrecht von Alvensleben & Max Pauen

The tables—which take the names of local streets, such as “Skalitzer”, “August”, and “Bernauer”—are custom-built by Albrecht von Alvensleben and...

Berlin

Alexander Khuon

It’s the actor in question, Alexand Khuon, who has won this praise from German reviewers. He is driven by modesty, sincerity...

Moscow Workplaces

At Home Amid History: Anton Totibadze & Sasha Pasternak

Divided into “cells,” the plain, rectangular building was initially intended as a home for people working at The People’s Commissariat...

New York City Workplaces

Chris Hackett

He’s a multi-hyphenate artist whose work encompasses metalsmithing, art, construction, writing, survivalism and reality TV. He is the co-founder of...

Big Sur

Fletcher Tucker & Noël Vietor

Fletcher is a musician and the creator of Gnome Life Records; Noël is the Farm and Garden Education Coordinator at...

Nashville Fashion

Manuel Cuevas

He casually refers to Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch as “his girls,” and he’s responsible for the notorious insignias of...

Berlin

FvF Cooks with Restaurant Ross

Their passion project, Restaurant Ross, is a modern interpretation of an old-school guesthouse that opened to immediate success, climbing within...

Link List

Link List #38

In this edition of the Link List we touch on issues of identity and experience, and provide insights from keen minds....

New York City

Tina Roth Eisenberg

Between 12 and 1, people leave their computers and trickle in from the neighboring room, filling the large wooden table...

Baia Sprie

Breaking The Mould: Dan Leş

Dan Leş is a figurative ceramicist, living in the isolated Maramureş valley of Northern Romania. He’s been working with clay...

Berlin Music

Lary

With nothing but raw talent and two raised middle fingers to guide her, the Gelsenkirchen native has clawed her way...

London Workplaces

Romain Camus & Alev Lenz

Sagan was one of those people who implements ideas, and even years after his death, his words have a prescience...

Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #98 - Andrew Simon

Here, he is the Director of RedSofa Berlin, an agency for sourcing creative talent across Europe, but music is his...

Berlin Art

Throwback: Juerg Judin's Urban Oasis in a '50s Gas Station

For decades, he was successful in the movie business. Today, he’s one of the most influential gallerists in Berlin. Here’s...

Taipei

Frank Huang

The sentiment seems apt, given the fact that Frank has dedicated the better portion of his adult life to creative...