March 2019 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

March 2019

Link List #106: The Beyoncé effect, anti-Brexit protestors, and the inspirational influence of Jacinda Ardern
Link List #106: The Beyoncé effect, anti-Brexit protestors, and the inspirational influence of Jacinda Ardern Links Hopefully you enjoyed the...
Japanese gadget maker Yuichiro Katsumoto hacks everyday objects to make life a little less serious
Yuichiro Katsumoto’s design ethos hinges on his ability to see the potential for joy and exploration in mundane objects. The...
Negar Yaghmaian captures the everyday realities of Iranian women struggling for independence
“There is no room for mistakes when you know that just for being a woman you are judged unfairly,” says...
Marc Koehler wants to build cities of the future, one flexible, sustainable community at a time
As an award-winning architect with his own architecture firm, Koehler’s childhood imagined cities have now developed into something far beyond...
FvF Mixtape #140: Magic Island
“If you work hard and have patience you can build a sustainable career.” Magic Island’s new EP Warm Heaven will...
Grant Major and Judy Darragh’s New Zealand art haven where sculpture and film collide
Judy Darragh and Grant Major have lived together in their three-level modernist house in Auckland, New Zealand, for the past...
Link List #105: Impossible burgers, the world’s first genderless voice, and Beto O’Rourke’s big secret
Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...
For her debut album, the only person Sasami needs to please is herself
The self-titled debut of Los Angeles-based Sasami is the latest invitation to temporarily switch off the noise your left brain...
Sophia Rudolph of Berlin's Panama turns heads in the culinary world with precision and ambition
Sophia Rudolph, originally born in Berlin, moved to Lyon with her parents aged thirteen. It was a move that would...
Link List #104: The Chinese Communist Party’s rebranding of Buddhism, a no-frills approach to male therapy, and an ode to the late and great performance artist Carolee Schneeman
Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...
From the perspective of a traveler, Tom Haller captures the crumbling splendor of American landscapes
A cloud-filled sky hangs low over an abandoned gas station. A garish red billboard advertises a place called Alien Bar...
Dia Takacsova photographs the indigenous Kenyan tribe fighting for the right to their ancestral homeland
It seems like an unlikely fit for an indigenous hunter-gatherer community to be seen as detrimental to their surroundings, but...
FvF Mixtape #139: Colin Medley
Canadian artists Colin has photographed Visit Colin Medley’s website for more of his photography work and watch his short documentary...
Celebrating a new generation of makers, a female-led Italian design fair thinks outside the artist’s booths
In the historical center of Naples in the south of Italy, Domitilla Dardi and Emilia Petruccelli are creating Edit Napoli,...
Five inspiring documentary films with Canadian director and activist Attiya Khan
In a Nutshell: Five inspiring documentary films with Canadian director and activist Attiya Khan The concept for Attiya Khan’s first...
Link List #103: Fashion behind bars, the NHS takes steps to eradicate period poverty, and the future for America’s most prominent investigative reporter
Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...
Antonin Ziegler: Industrial yet serene residences
“What makes Le 107 work is a mix of verticality and openness. It only has a 28 square-meter footprint, but...
Meet the mushroom fanatics growing produce before their customers’ eyes
It’s a Friday afternoon at Whole Foods in downtown Brooklyn—one of the busiest grocery stores in the country. Over in...
Keegan Fong: Quit Marketing for a noodle shop
In a Nutshell: Keegan Fong on the five flavors at the heart of his Chinese restaurant “The menu is entirely...
Link List #102: The indie print revolution, papier-mâché madness, and the forgotten history of Manchester’s original mixed-race nightclub
Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...