February 2017 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Looking at the International Design Scene at Berlin’s TYPO Labs Conference

When browsing the internet, when checking street signs, when looking at the ingredients of the yogurt we eat, we gather...

Berlin Music

A tour through a former East Berlin power plant turned nightclub and venue with Marcel Weber

Of course, the inverse is true: the area is a cultural hotbed in Berlin for experimental music, art and techno....

Tel Aviv Art

Israeli Artist Guy Yanai creates pixelated paintings that reference the past, not the future

“It was strange to get a book from her, and even stranger that the book had tons of highlights and...

Auroville Art

Auroville through the eyes of Ostkreuz photographer Anne Schönharting

Those must have been questions the founders of Auroville asked themselves in 1968 when they built their very own city...

Thundercat’s latest album is a dreamy, groovy trip through musical genres

Signed to Flying Lotus’ label Brainfeeder, Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner has already gone on to win a Grammy for his performance...

Zürich Travel

Exploring Zurich’s Melting Pot in The Langstrasse Quarter

A mix of cultures, the red light district, the party mile, and gentrification are buzzwords that describe the area well...

Paris Fashion

Maison Kitsuné's Gildas Loaëc

While some artists may be content to produce their work in isolation, leaving matters of audience and exposure to posterity,...

New York City Design

In New York’s West Village, Caroline and Michael Ventura design for living in their home, retail and workspace

Phone calls flood in to their West Village concept store, Calliope (pronounced “kah-lie-oh-pee”), not just from savvy shoppers looking to...

Link List

Link List #64: A website that lets you send pizza to protesters around America, celebrating David Hockney, and the cost of communal belonging

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

Baja California Sur Travel

A mountain bike tour along the Baja California Coast

Days earlier the group, along with almost 100 other riders, were in San Diego, the start point of the Baja...

Zürich

Meet The FvF Contributors: Yves Bachmann

Yves’ photography has a clear vision: setting people in a playful light, not afraid of colorful highlights. An unlikely blend...

Community

An original collection of Dutch Writing from London Literary Journal Five Dials

The answer, surprisingly for the so-called happiest country in Europe, is widening inequality, right wing politics, uncertain national identity, dislocation...

Bali Fashion

Creative Director Daniel Mitchell on building hospitality and finding the community spirit in the jungle of Bali

Dan is responsible for driving the creative direction of Potato Head’s bars, clubs and hotels across the world, and the...

Meet Kimberly Drew, the curator whose online presence offers us different ways of seeing

In only six years Kimberly Drew’s blog, Black Contemporary Art, has become widely recognised for the collection of work it...

Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #116: The Freunde von Freunden HQ Moves to Kreuzberg

After four years on Mulackstraße, we’re packing up all the Apple products, our beloved espresso machine and heading to Kreuzberg—so...

Perth

Taking global skating connections to limited edition print with Bilde Paper

James has been skating for most of his life: a lifestyle passion that his talent transformed into a career. At...

Berlin Food

Behind the scenes at Berlin’s Kin Dee restaurant, authentic Thai flavors cause a stir

Kin Dee is a five-way collaboration between Dalad Kambhu, the food-fixated fine artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, and restauranteurs Stephan Landwehr, Boris...