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

Potato aficionados Dominik Klier and Theo Lindinger share comforting Japanese stew recipe

Nikujaga: Japanese beef and potato stew Ingredients Method Thank you to Dominik Klier and Theo Lindinger, founders of Caspar Plautz,...

Munich Mixtapes

FF Mixtape #175: Mouse on Mars

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Los Angeles Art

Leigh Patterson & Michael A. Muller

It’s endearing watching Leigh Patterson and Michael A. Muller evade the question: what do you do? The insistent distillation regarding...

Munich Art

Maurin Dietrich: The role of art institutions now

Unlike many of her contemporaries in the art world, curator Maurin Dietrich spent little time in galleries and museums as...

Munich Photography

Julia Leeb: The Impact of the Unseen

This interview is part of “A Different View On Cosmetics,” a content series produced with organic skincare brand Dr. Hauschka....

Munich Art

Working at the intersection of art and research, Sarah Newman explores how technology can teach us more about what it means to be human

Florida-born artist Sarah Newman grew up in a household that de-emphasized technology. “We didn’t have video games, cable television, or...

Munich Art

Various Others: Championing collaboration over competition

Growing up as the daughter of a jazz musician in an all-round artistic family, Sarah Haugeneder took her first trips...

Independent publishing house Sorry Press select their five favorite pieces of printed matter

Independent publishing house Sorry Press select their five favorite pieces of printed matter As the old saying goes: “if you...

Munich

Keeping pace with Munich-based triathlete, doctor and author Marie-Luise Klietz

For Marie-Luise Klietz, every weekday morning begins before sunrise. After a quick espresso and a large glass of water, she...

Berlin Architecture

Effortless design: Mark Randel’s architecture

After 23 years working with David Chipperfield Architects, Mark Randel now focuses on his eponymous studio in Berlin, where he...

Mangfall Valley

Shinrin-yoku is the Japanese therapy inviting you to bathe in a forest

In Upper Bavaria’s Mangfall Valley, the forest is still surprisingly lush. There has hardly been any deforestation in the water...

Munich Art

Ana Saraiva's surreal aesthetic

The Brazilian-born artist describes her work as “a dance on the fountain of admiration,” but like many of the painters...

Leipzig Munich

Casting the anguish and beauty of two cities with Aesop store design in Leipzig and Munich

Barely no other place manifests the history of an entire country like Nikolaistraße, a street that connects Leipzig’s main station...

Munich Art

Rethinking Art with Curator Okwui Enwezor

Rethinking Art with Curator Okwui Enwezor Exploring personal memories and history at Haus der Kunst, Munich Okwui Enwezor is arguably...

Berlin

Companion Magazine #11: Munich for Beginners

Munich is known for its regal history, grand architecture and a somewhat Italian flair. The city has a thriving cultural...

Munich

How are cities looking towards the future? A discursive dinner with ideas on the menu

For a city to provide something for everybody, it needs to be created and shaped by everybody. How does that...

Munich Community

Meet the FF Contributors: Conny Mirbach

Tagging along on skate tours with friends, Conny began documenting the stories of those around him. Today, he still prefers...

Paris Home Stories

Igor and Judith of Urban Jungle Bloggers explain why plants became so important for our city homes

Whether placed in a pot in the living room, hanging them from the ceiling in the bedroom or growing in...

Munich

Three Dimensional Utopia: Werner Aisslinger and the new age of home technology

Werner’s work moves across architecture and industrial design, embracing innovation and new technologies in response to a rapidly changing world....

Munich Architecture

Steffen Werner: Constructing space like a sculptor

It’s the old debate of whether form or function comes first, only that nowadays, some may call it constructivism versus...