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Protected: Carolina Albertini on Creative Hangovers, Gelato, and absolutely No FOMO

Johanna — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:21:04 +0000

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The Art of Living Well: Daniele Daminelli and His Retro-Futuristic World

Johanna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:08:37 +0000

For interior designer Daniele Daminelli, creating a space is less about functional layout and more about composing a movie script. As the founder of Studio 2046 – named after the melancholy, retro-futuristic Wong Kar-wai film – Daniele orchestrates high-end, hyper-curated projects defined by visual friction, mixing raw industrial metals with historic textiles. Yet, far from

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Rampa on Keinemusik, TEILE and the Art of Staying Independent

Johanna — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:56:43 +0000

His humble style has become something of a trademark. With his long blond hair under his cap, his glasses, and his free-spirited vibe behind the decks, Rampa is one of the most respected and successful DJs and producers in electronic dance music. In 2009 he co-founded Keinemusik alongside &ME, Adam Port and Reznik — a

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How Spaces Tell Stories: Valentina Ciuffi on Staying Calm and Discovering New Things

Johanna — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:36:05 +0000

Ciuffi doesn’t just inhabit spaces; she reads them. The founder of the Milan-based creative agency Studio Vedèt and co-founder of the global design phenomenon Alcova with Joseph Grima has built a career on the “science of signs,” working with graphics and branding or transforming everything from abandoned hospitals to industrial complexes into temporary worlds of

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Workshop Mentality: How Mark Braun Built Foyos on Structural Logic and Intuition

Amelie Krone — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:27:37 +0000

An interview with a product designer often runs the risk of getting tangled in the technicalities of ergonomics and manufacturing. Yet, speaking with Berlin-based designer, studio lead, and professor Mark Braun reveals a practice guided far more by intuition, human rhythm, and what he calls “feeling design with my belly.” Ahead of debuting his new

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From Berlin Salons to Bavarian Courtyards: Inside the Munich World of Ossian Fraser and Teresa Steidle

Johanna — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:28:40 +0000

In the slipstream of Berlin’s late-night tango scenes and the structured legacy of modernist architecture, Teresa and Ossian have cultivated a life defined by “Kairos” — the art of the right moment. From founding the legendary Salon am Moritzplatz in a former architectural office to reviving a rural farm in Lower Bavaria, the couple has

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Jess and Jeff, the Partners Behind Berlin’s Stoke restaurant, Believe Dining Should be Fun, not Just Fine

Johanna — Thu, 07 May 2026 09:52:01 +0000

For the last few years, ambitious young chefs that traditionally would be following the path to Michelin stars, have been going rogue. They are rejecting the expected four-hour long chef menus, the truffle shavings, the Bordeaux-heavy wine lists and tables set with white tablecloths and silver desert forks. It’s a dynamic moment. Right now, in

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The Servant of the Room: Blitz’s David Muallem

Johanna — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:28:26 +0000

In the landscape of global nightlife, David Muallem is a figure defined by paradox: a craftsman of 110-decibel chaos who retreats into the hushed narration of nature documentaries; a veteran DJ who views himself not as an “alpha” leader, but as a servant to the room; and a visionary who built Munich’s Blitz Club as

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The Beauty of the Glitch: Sam Chermayeff on the Messy Reality of Living Together

Johanna — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000

In the landscape of contemporary design, Sam Chermayeff is a rare voice of radical candor. Known for a practice that challenges the boundaries of privacy and domesticity, he operates at the intersection of high-concept spatial planning and the sticky, uncurated truth of human behavior. A veteran of the legendary Japanese firm SANAA, he has traded

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Maurin Dietrich: The role of art institutions now

Johanna — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:28:38 +0000

From 2019 to 2025, Maurin Dietrich served as the second female director of Kunstverein München, where she rethought the role of the institution from within—shifting focus toward fair labour, sustainable programming, and a more conscious approach to collaboration. In this conversation, she reflects on uncertainty, ambition, and the challenge of creating spaces that don’t just

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