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

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

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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...
Die Epilog magazine breaks literary traditions to create uplifting commentary on current society
Berlin

Die Epilog magazine breaks literary traditions to create uplifting commentary on current society

With the first issue published in 2013 in Weimar, Germany, Die Epilog intended to make cultural theory and practice accessible....
Kreuzberg City Guide
Berlin Travel

Kreuzberg City Guide

Since the ’50s Kreuzberg has become home to migrants arriving in Berlin and is now the centre of the city’s...
The Showroom, a performative installation in the FvF Friends Space
Community

The Showroom, a performative installation in the FvF Friends Space

Inspired by early musical comedies and daytime television, ‘The Showroom’ centers around four characters who navigate social relationships within transactional...
FvF Mixtape #116: The Freunde von Freunden HQ Moves to Kreuzberg
Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #116: The Freunde von Freunden HQ Moves to Kreuzberg

After four years on Mulackstraße, we’re packing up all the Apple products, our beloved espresso machine and heading to Kreuzberg—so...
Constructing a future collectively: How Cucula helps refugees establish a new life in Berlin
Berlin

Constructing a future collectively: How Cucula helps refugees establish a new life in Berlin

Back then, asylum seekers were camped out at Oranienplatz protesting their treatment by the EU. A year later, five of...
A discourse on Berlin's urban landscapes with photographer Noshe
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...
FvF Cooks: At Louis Pretty, the New York Deli Sandwich Reigns Supreme
Berlin Food

FvF Cooks: At Louis Pretty, the New York Deli Sandwich Reigns Supreme

Joey himself grew up eating Italian food. “My family’s Italian. My grandfather was a chef as well and had a...
Making art out of leftovers with Filipino performance artist Pepe Dayaw
Berlin Art

Making art out of leftovers with Filipino performance artist Pepe Dayaw

The project began in 2012 in Madrid, after finishing his Master of International Performance Research in Amsterdam and London. According...
FvF Cooks: Candy on Bone adds new flavor to Berlin's slow food
Berlin Food

FvF Cooks: Candy on Bone adds new flavor to Berlin's slow food

Delis and corner stores like Kreuzberg’s Candy on Bone harken back to more convivial times, where the goods ordered over...
A Finely Tailored Life: Hien Le on finding peace and inspiration in his Kreuzberg neighborhood
Berlin Fashion

A Finely Tailored Life: Hien Le on finding peace and inspiration in his Kreuzberg neighborhood

Hien—the man who talks of pleats in high-performance tennis dresses as if it were haute couture— was raised in the...
Hitting the right note with Shizuko Yoshikuni and Manuel Kuschnig's signature room scents
Berlin

Hitting the right note with Shizuko Yoshikuni and Manuel Kuschnig's signature room scents

Stepping into their apartment is at once a multi-sensory and soothing experience: crisply white, with a wall of perfectly curated...
Second Nature: Visual Artist Carmi Grau paints the full spectrum of urban life
Berlin

Second Nature: Visual Artist Carmi Grau paints the full spectrum of urban life

“I like living in this part of the city because it’s vibrant, there are so many different people here, old...
Everything is Illuminated: A multidisciplinary FvF event featuring Bocci and König Galerie
Berlin Art

Everything is Illuminated: A multidisciplinary FvF event featuring Bocci and König Galerie

Most recently, they have also revealed two uniquely converted spaces. Omer cultivates the vision of the contemporary design and manufacturing...
Tagging, Curating, and Creating with Manuel Osterholt AKA artist SuperBlast
Berlin Art

Tagging, Curating, and Creating with Manuel Osterholt AKA artist SuperBlast

First immersing himself in the skateboarding, hip-hop and graffiti scene of his hometown Heidelberg in the late ’80s and ’90s,...
Susanna Kim is a rare phenomenon: A Berlin DJ who isn't afraid to embrace the mainstream
Berlin Music

Susanna Kim is a rare phenomenon: A Berlin DJ who isn't afraid to embrace the mainstream

As soundtrack supplier to some of Berlin’s most sought-after nightclubs, the native of Germany’s Ruhr region does not discriminate. Her...
FvF Cooks: The yogi punk bringing her own blend of community and non-conformity to Kreuzberg
Berlin

FvF Cooks: The yogi punk bringing her own blend of community and non-conformity to Kreuzberg

A self-styled ‘yogi punk’, Maria rejects the assumption that her interest in yoga and vegetarian cooking means she must be...
Wings of Desire: How paper feathers gave flight to Berlin-based artist Lacy Barry
Berlin

Wings of Desire: How paper feathers gave flight to Berlin-based artist Lacy Barry

Self-taught Lacy’s works cross the borders of fine art and advertising, always maintaining the same scope: to create an environment...
How Berlin's man of noir Dennis Pfisterer drives innovation
Berlin

How Berlin's man of noir Dennis Pfisterer drives innovation

You shouldn’t jump to any conclusions about the man behind the wheel. The founder of Saint Elmo’s Berlin branch is...
Two's Company: the creative partnership of twin sisters Caroline and Valérie Hebel
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...
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