Stories - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Stories - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Stories

Portraits of culture, told personally

People-centered storytelling is the heart of Friends of Friends. Our long-form profiles offer insight into a disparate assortment of creatives and locations across the world.

The Poetry of Reduction. Inside the Mind of OLDER Studio
Milan Design

The Poetry of Reduction. Inside the Mind of OLDER Studio

What happens when you strip away the frantic cycles of high fashion to focus entirely on the memory, weight, and...
Carolina Albertini on What the Brain Archives and the Luxury of Boredom
Milan Design

Carolina Albertini on What the Brain Archives and the Luxury of Boredom

When the adrenaline of a major launch fades and the studio lights dim, Carolina Albertini doesn’t go looking for what...
The Art of Living Well: Daniele Daminelli and His Retro-Futuristic World
Milan Design

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

For interior designer Daniele Daminelli, creating a space is less about functional layout and more about composing a movie script....
Rampa on Keinemusik, TEILE and the Art of Staying Independent
Berlin Music

Rampa on Keinemusik, TEILE and the Art of Staying Independent

His humble style has become something of a trademark. With his long blond hair under his cap, his glasses, and...
How Spaces Tell Stories: Valentina Ciuffi on Staying Calm and Discovering New Things
Milan Design

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

Ciuffi doesn’t just inhabit spaces; she reads them. The founder of the Milan-based creative agency Studio Vedèt and co-founder of...
From Berlin Salons to Bavarian Courtyards: Inside the Munich World of Ossian Fraser and Teresa Steidle
Munich Art

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

In the slipstream of Berlin’s late-night tango scenes and the structured legacy of modernist architecture, Teresa and Ossian have cultivated...
Workshop Mentality: How Mark Braun Built Foyos on Structural Logic and Intuition
Berlin Design

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

An interview with a product designer often runs the risk of getting tangled in the technicalities of ergonomics and manufacturing....
Jess and Jeff, the Partners Behind Berlin’s Stoke restaurant, Believe Dining Should be Fun, not Just Fine
Berlin Food

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

For the last few years, ambitious young chefs that traditionally would be following the path to Michelin stars, have been...
The Beauty of the Glitch: Sam Chermayeff on the Messy Reality of Living Together
Berlin Architecture

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

In the landscape of contemporary design, Sam Chermayeff is a rare voice of radical candor. Known for a practice that...
The Servant of the Room: Blitz’s David Muallem
Munich Music

The Servant of the Room: Blitz’s David Muallem

In the landscape of global nightlife, David Muallem is a figure defined by paradox: a craftsman of 110-decibel chaos who...
Dora Alzamora Good on the Stoic Philosophy of Clay 
Mallorca Art

Dora Alzamora Good on the Stoic Philosophy of Clay 

In the sun-drenched quiet of her Mallorca studio, Dora Alzamora Good practices a form of creative resistance. Her work –...
Reclaiming the Heart of Curation with Lukas Feireiss
Berlin Art

Reclaiming the Heart of Curation with Lukas Feireiss

To the public, Lukas Feireiss is a master of the “curatorial gaze”—a bridge-builder between architecture, art, and spatial theory who...
The Creative’s Inner World and Outer Expression: Matthew Williamson
Mallorca Design

The Creative’s Inner World and Outer Expression: Matthew Williamson

In the terraced hills of Deià, overlooking the vast blue of the Mediterranean, we visited British designer Matthew Williamson at home —...
Patterns of Peace: Ida Johansson’s Mediterranean Metamorphosis
Mallorca Art

Patterns of Peace: Ida Johansson’s Mediterranean Metamorphosis

In the sun-drenched sanctuary of her home in Mallorca, multidisciplinary artist Ida Johansson has carved out a creative life defined...
Artnet VP Sophie Neuendorf: Art is a family affair
Mallorca Art

Artnet VP Sophie Neuendorf: Art is a family affair

Considering the fact she’s the daughter of Hans Neuendorf—the German art dealer and founder Artnet, the leading online resource for...
Maurin Dietrich: The role of art institutions now
Munich Art

Maurin Dietrich: The role of art institutions now

Unlike many of her contemporaries in the art world, curator Maurin Dietrich spent little time in galleries and museums as...
Grada Kilomba: The severity of social oppression
Berlin Art

Grada Kilomba: The severity of social oppression

Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal with Angolan, Sao Toman, and Portuguese roots, Berlin-based artist and writer Grada Kilomba finds...
Throwback: Juerg Judin's Urban Oasis in a '50s Gas Station
Berlin Art

Throwback: Juerg Judin's Urban Oasis in a '50s Gas Station

For decades, he was successful in the movie business. Today, he’s one of the most influential gallerists in Berlin. Here’s...
Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms
Berlin Art

Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms

In the back room of his bright fourth floor apartment—aptly located close to Kurfürstendamm, one of the biggest shopping streets...
Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee: Hegemonic narratives
London Photography

Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee: Hegemonic narratives

It’s a mild October morning in London, one where the sun blazes through the almost-bare tree branches, and I find...
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