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

Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections

“My designs aren’t typically commercial, most of them are very avant-garde,” says fashion designer Don Aretino as he begins to...

Berlin Art

Dazed and Composed: The East Berlin atelier of electronic musician and painter Markus Manowski

Amidst the towering Soviet apartment complexes and only a block away from the notorious Hohenschönhausen prison, the industrial face of...

Berlin Workplaces

Two's Company: the creative partnership of twin sisters Caroline and Valérie Hebel

The two picked up the thread together in Berlin, settling in a studio inside a brick factory turned creative hub...

Leipzig Workplaces

Titus Schade

No, it’s not art. Taking a closer look it turns out that the whole heap is bits of masking tape...

Berlin

FvF Cooks: Moqueca de Peixe

In the fourth episode of our FvF Cooks with Sabine Hueck, the Freunde von Freunden team are heading to dinner...

Berlin

FvF Cooks: Coconut Crème Brulée

Unlike her friends, who just spent their days on the water, Sabine had a special reason for her visits: her...

Los Angeles Workplaces

Westley Nunn & Diana Wu

But product designers Westley Nunn and Diana Wu are trying to draw the people of this bustling metropolis out of...

Barcelona

Lucía Vergara

Her success with her jewelry line, Après Ski shows, she’s one of those undeniable examples of how sometimes having an...

Berlin Art

Roman Moriceau & Maryam Zaree

Roman and Maryam met unexpectedly in Berlin and ever since have lived a dynamic life in Neukölln. After growing up...

Barcelona Workplaces

Carolina Iriarte

Barcelona has always been a city known for its cultural and artistic richness, as well as its tremendous quality of...

Berlin Workplaces

Jonas Burgert

In midst of spectacular splashes of color and grotesque, mystical visual activity, painter and sculptor Jonas Burgert brings to life...

Vienna Workplaces

Klaus Mühlbauer

Vienna city centre, near Schwedenplatz. Close by a vacant ice cream parlour lies the entrance to the hat manufacturer, Mühlbauer....

Berlin Fashion

Frank Leder

Through an immaculate set of wrought iron doors in a classic Charlottenburg altbau apartment building, Frank Leder’s studio for his...

Singapore Workplaces

PHUNK Studio

Within a stretch of shophouses in Singapore sits a gallery that belongs to a local contemporary art and design collective:...

Vienna Design

Katharina Mischer & Thomas Traxler

Almost like alchemists in their laboratory, Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler, demonstrate extremely precisely how their products function within their...

Waddinxveen Workplaces

Daan Roosegaarde

No one likes to be put into a box. When it comes to Daan Roosegaarde this is actually quite a...

Vienna Fashion

Petar Petrov

The fashion designer Petar Petrov is a bit shy but certainly carries a determined demeanor. Born in the Ukraine, he...

Beirut

Maya Mounme & Hatem Imam

Furniture from the fifties is one of Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam’s greatest loves. That is why – besides their...

Berlin Workplaces

Jeongmoon Choi

”The virtual space is not existing for me, my art is analog“ – this is a very clear statement for...

Istanbul

Erol Eskici

Eating the same things over and over for weeks and never leaving the house without tobacco and papers: these are...