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

Building a counterculture brand with musician and theater director Schorsch Kamerun

In the Volksbühne canteen, Schorsch Kamerun is enjoying a lunch of braised cucumbers, minced meat, and potatoes. Wearing flip-flops, a...

Hamburg Architecture

Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie makes the case for an expanded notion of classical music

It’s an uncharacteristically warm afternoon in February and the observation deck at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie is teeming with visitors. Free to...

Hamburg Food

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...

Hamburg

Mare Magazine is telling stories of and with the oceans

Nikolaus Gelpke fell in love with a ship. A ’60s trawler anchored in Norway. He first caught sight of her...

Hamburg Architecture

Addressing the growing issue of metropolitan space with the need to downsize our architectural preferences

Metropolitan space is limited and there needs to be new solutions for using it differently, more economically and with more...

Hamburg Art

Discovering an alternative Hamburg with artist Moshtari Hilal

The multicultural and alternative township of old remains vibrant today. In the so-called “Karoviertel,” artists and thinkers live alongside old...

Hamburg Art

Drawing words: Hamburg illustrator Anna Eisenhauer on hand-lettering and hip-hop

“Animals are great if you work alone a lot,” says Anna while petting Barnie, her grey rabbit who sits twitching...

Hamburg Community

Above Platforms Three and Four: Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof launches Track Academy

The Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof is a contemporary art space situated above a railway station—specifically platforms three and four—in Hamburg’s southern...

Berlin Travel

Companion Magazine #7: A fresh guide to Europe's creative hubs by 25hours Hotels

The latest issue spans the board, from tips on sustainable grocery shopping in Vienna, a journey of discovery through Frankfurt with...

Hamburg

The magazine enthusiast making a stand for independent publications

The 36-year-old freelance media and prepress designer celebrates the simple things — like the sensory treat of sipping a coffee...

Hamburg

Til Nadler

Indeed, Til is one of those people who truly see their apartments as living spaces, not mere design objects. His...

Hamburg

Krzysztof Candrowicz

The latest is Hamburg, where he shares a Bauhaus flat in Hammerbrook with a community of seven others, and where...

Preview: Companion Magazine 04

Companion Magazine is a periodical about the people who shape our cities, created in collaboration with 25hours Hotels and produced by Freunde...

Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #82

At age 13, three schoolmates, David Stoltzenberg, Nils Hansen and Daniel Husten, decided to start a band playing guitar, bass...

Hamburg Workplaces

Rainer Wendt

Again and again he’s opened eateries that reveal not only his attitude towards life but are also instrumental in forming...

Companion Magazine 03

As part of our print collaboration with 25hours Hotels, we travel to all five cities where the hotels are based...

Hamburg

Bettina Steinbrügge

Bettina Steinbrügge doesn’t have much time on her hands these days. The director of Hamburg’s Kunstverein, who due to her...

Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #73

Living between Hamburg and Berlin, DJ Phono aka Henning Besser started out as a Hip-Hop DJ and music producer at...

Hamburg Fashion

Alexandre Briatore

“A true gentleman is someone who leaves nothing to chance. It’s not enough to dress impeccably and have everything flawlessly...

Hamburg

Amelie Deuflhard

At least when it comes to organization, Amelie Deuflhard knows what it feels like to have an open relationship. The...