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

A tour of some of the German capital’s innovative sustainability initiatives

As 2020, a year in which a global pandemic has given many of us the time to reconsider our relationship...

Incubating immigrant talent in Hamburg’s kitchens with Refugee Canteen founder Benjamin Jürgens

Benjamin Jürgens has just bounced away from a ten-minute conversation during which he mistakenly confused a recruitment consultant with our...

Architecture

Gathering local communities for urban futures with The Sooner Now

Cities have never before been so densely populated. In turn, it lies in the hands of individuals to nurture and...

Berlin Fashion

The city as the ultimate terrain: Jörg Haas takes on the challenges in fashion for urban spaces

Young, trend-oriented city-dwellers, irked by fellow citizens influencing urban crosswalk scenes with their quirky hiking outfits, have long held the...

Berlin Architecture

Architect Dionys Ottl on guiding historic buildings to contemporary identities

Architect Dionys Ottl looks down from his workspace on the eighth floor of the high-rise on Hardenbergplatz in Berlin at...

Berlin Architecture

A discourse on Berlin's urban landscapes with photographer Noshe

After Brandenburg, his long-standing work documenting the cultural landscape of the outskirts of Berlin, and Incertitudes, his visual archive of...

Berlin

Berlin City Guide: Mitte

Mitte, Berlin’s city center, is home to a medley of architecture and cultural sites that tell just a portion of...

Living in Milan: Industrial Elegance Melded with Handcraft Tradition

This Journal Post is part of a collaborative interior and trend research project between FvF and Esprit Home. Through our...