January 2016 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #100 - Red Light Radio

It’s a choice that will define you, a song that people will remember and reference, and the bars that will set the...

Berlin Workplaces

Two's Company: the creative partnership of twin sisters Caroline and Valérie Hebel

The two picked up the thread together in Berlin, settling in a studio inside a brick factory turned creative hub...

Berlin

Talking digital anxieties with transmediale's Kristoffer Gansing

Yet, for the last year, he has been obsessing over the nervous energy of our digital age. The 2016 edition...

Los Angeles Design

Meet Bret Witke, the designer behind Hollywood's most infamous hideouts

Though a google image search won’t turn up a trace (it was the 80s, and he’s since disposed of any...

Bucharest Workplaces

A Silver Lining: Silversmith Radu Ion's intricate art

The sun is fading outside, and his half drunk tea has grown cold from neglect. His eyes watch closely as...

Link List

Link List #43

We’re always sharing around links at the FvF office, getting into each other heads and discussing what’s grabbed us on...

Mexico City Architecture

Building Beauty From Brutalism: Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernández

More than just a living space, the house serves as creative headquarters for both Pedro, a renowned sculptor, and Carla,...

London Workplaces

Uncharted Territory: Peter Bellerby's hand-built globes

Today, his globes make appearances in Hollywood movies, BBC television shows, music videos and more. The artisan company now produces...

Kurzeme

Lord of His Own Manor: Aigars Bikše

With his trademark bald head, beard, and glasses, Bikše has been a recognizable figure on the Latvian art scene for...

Florence Fashion

Getting Ahead: Super Duper Hats

So it is only fitting that today the Tuscan capital is home to Super Duper hats, a promising young fashion brand...

Link List

Link List #42: The New Year Re-Boot

Thanks for reading! We hope your 2016 is off to a satisfying start and that you’ll leave this article with...

Los Angeles

Peaceful Coexistence: Scarlett & Nevin Pontious

The family home is decorated with bright oranges, photographs taken with Nevin’s vintage camera collection, motorcycle paraphernalia, and stacks of...

Berlin

Berlin City Guide: Mitte

Mitte, Berlin’s city center, is home to a medley of architecture and cultural sites that tell just a portion of...

Bordeaux Workplaces

The Daily Grind: Leo Valls

A man — slender, in loose t-shirt and jeans — issues from the group and sails down the edge of...