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

Capturing the fascinating bleakness of an abandoned Californian resort town

Back in the ’50s and ’60s, Bombay Beach was a buzzing resort town revolving around water sports and attracting visitors...

Santa Barbara Home Stories

Surfer Nole Cossart reveals Southern California's oldest ranches

It’s here, just north of Santa Barbara in rural California, that Nole Cossart grew up. The area is a surfer’s...

Berlin

Artistic License: Maike Cruse on the developing art scene around Berlin's Gleisdreieck Park

“I’m usually already on the phone when I’m cycling,” she admits with a laugh during our chat. It’s a remarkable...

London

For the Love of Magazines: Jeremy Leslie Reviews the Sports Biannual 'Victory Journal'

It comfortably spans from the obsessive numbers geek poring over records for trends and predictions to the raw emotions of...

Amsterdam

Mark de Lange sets his sights on supporting emerging artists

Their formula: trim the proverbial fat by eliminating unnecessary steps in the value chain. So, the quality frames offered by...

Kampala Travel

Exploring Uganda’s villages with the help of the local community

Daniel’s approach to photography is distinctly anthropocentric, his goal is to create empathy through these fragmented stories—an element he considers...

Link List

Link List #49: The Minecraft children lost in the digitalverse, death by selfie, and Monica Lewinsky on public shaming

Thanks for reading! We hope our links inspire you and give you a small window into what the FvF office...

Berlin Music

Susanna Kim is a rare phenomenon: A Berlin DJ who isn't afraid to embrace the mainstream

As soundtrack supplier to some of Berlin’s most sought-after nightclubs, the native of Germany’s Ruhr region does not discriminate. Her...

Santorini Art

Author Craig Walzer runs the world’s most beautiful bookshop on a small Greek island in the middle of the Aegean sea

It’s a whitewashed villa built into the cliffs that looks out over a small village and a stunning, wide open...

Berlin

FvF Cooks: The yogi punk bringing her own blend of community and non-conformity to Kreuzberg

A self-styled ‘yogi punk’, Maria rejects the assumption that her interest in yoga and vegetarian cooking means she must be...

Mixtapes Music

Mixtape #105: HomeListening

The idea of using nothing but wax to put together a mix isn’t a brand new phenomenon, but the way...

Vienna

Cultivating a city: How inventive urban production is gaining ground in Vienna

Our tour of urban production in the city begins here in Brigittenau, the 20th district. Manuel Bornbaum and Florian Hofer...

Berlin

Behind the scenes with Berlin’s electronic dream team Moderat: the making of Album “III”

The trio talk us through their shared history of techno, the mechanics of collaborative work, and the concept behind the futuristic...

Link List

Link List #48: Award-winning photography, notes on a scandal, and gender balance in tech

Thanks for reading! We hope our links inspire you and give you a small window into what the FvF office...

Vallée de Joux

Making Time: In the Vallée de Joux with Olivier Audemars

For a long time the valley was known for its harsh winters—a hostile environment for human life. Fleeing religious bigotry...

Berlin

Wings of Desire: How paper feathers gave flight to Berlin-based artist Lacy Barry

Self-taught Lacy’s works cross the borders of fine art and advertising, always maintaining the same scope: to create an environment...

Berlin

Spatial Theory: Photographer Franziska Sinn makes an art of de-cluttering

We just can’t peel our eyes away from a good metamorphosis. Throw in a bit of time acceleration – the...

Mixtapes Music

Mixtape #104: Poirier

The sound of Poirier has been evolving over the course of 15 years and eight albums. What started out as...