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Johanna Dumet & Manuel Wroblewski’s studio

Emma Hammar — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:36:29 +0000

In the northwest of Berlin, away from the usual swarm of crowds and footfall, in a quieter pocket of the city, Johanna Dumet and Manuel Wroblewski rent an art studio. The front door is flanked by a homegrown lemon tree, a scatter of Wisteria flowers, and colorful chairs crafted by Manuel himself. Once you’ve entered

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Setting a new stage in Berlin with actor turned entrepreneur Gizem Emre

Aimee Shirley — Fri, 10 May 2019 09:54:41 +0000

It’s not unusual for actors to maintain side jobs to support their acting career. But for Gizem Emre—whose film and TV appearances began in 2013 and have remained consistent ever since—the decision to not only work in the hospitality sector but completely take over a business was a brave yet curious one. This portrait is

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Tasting notes with Berlin’s specialty coffee roastery Five Elephant

root — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 03:41:02 +0000

Five Elephant first opened its doors in 2010: they quickly became known in Berlin’s third wave coffee scene as a roastery intent on promoting the ethics of source and production. Transparency, Filip explains, is a fundamental tenet of their work. “From the beginning we wanted to roast coffee that came from traceable sources and long

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California Dreaming: Interactive Art Director Stefan Schuster and his new reality

root — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:34:03 +0000

After chancing on an Eichler Mid-Century Modern house, Stefan, his wife Jana and their two boys Josha and Silas made the move into Sunnyvale, right in the middle of Silicon Valley. In the international neighborhood, surrounded by the biggest businesses in tech, Stefan has made a little idyll— “California Modern” filled with design classics from

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Link List #52: Incarcerated rappers, the Burger King sauna and a personal history of pho

root — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:19:00 +0000

Thanks for reading! We hope our links inspire you and give you a small window into what the FvF office is enjoying this week. For a visual update, check out our Instagram, full of stunning images from the FvF community. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with all of our happenings. Text: Kevin Chow

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Link List #51: The moral dilemmas of self-driving cars, a portrait of the young Obamas, and a virtual voyage around the world

root — Fri, 20 May 2016 21:00:51 +0000

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Cultivating a city: How inventive urban production is gaining ground in Vienna

root — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:21:17 +0000

Our tour of urban production in the city begins here in Brigittenau, the 20th district. Manuel Bornbaum and Florian Hofer cultivate oyster mushrooms in a rather unusual way—using coffee grounds as soil. Originally from Upper Austria, the two students have established a zero-waste project—soon to celebrate its first anniversary—in the city’s center. Vienna’s urban area,

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FvF Cooks: Sicilian chef Fabio Adesso on the traces of travel in his crowd-pleasing desserts

root — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 21:07:58 +0000

It is both tongue-in-cheek and a wry statement of fact as Lekkamokka is the only one of its kind along the short stretch. Just a stone’s throw from the FvF headquarters, the shop’s array of baked goods are a daily temptation. Proprietor, Fabio Adesso shut his doors early in order to host afternoon tea at

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The magazine enthusiast making a stand for independent publications

root — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:22:57 +0000

The 36-year-old freelance media and prepress designer celebrates the simple things — like the sensory treat of sipping a coffee and leafing through a magazine, all down to the smell of the ink as you flick the page. It’s this humble pairing that inspired his small business. All manner of shelves, stands, and coffee tables

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Fritz & Chanelle Schoon

root — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:30:28 +0000

Their business, De Companje, is a bakery, a restaurant, a coffee roastery, a butcher, a produce store, a wine shop and an ice cream parlor in one – and that’s just the beginning. Fritz and Chanelle are young entrepreneurs who have made their dream a reality, building a little indoor market in the Western Cape

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