ZEIT Online - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

In New York’s West Village, Caroline and Michael Ventura design for living in their home, retail and workspace

Phone calls flood in to their West Village concept store, Calliope (pronounced “kah-lie-oh-pee”), not just from savvy shoppers looking to...

Berlin Music

How Ellen Allien Set the Tone for Berlin's Nightlife

Ellen played a key role in transforming a small, localized phenomenon into an internationally celebrated movement. Her artistic drive is...

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...

Berlin

Building character: How a former Berlin salt factory and Stasi lookout became an architect’s playground

After designing various iterations of the same space in the building for clients, their home became a confident playground for...

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...

Riga Home Stories

Agnese Kleina questions Latvian identity with her bilingual self-published magazine, Benji Knewman

I bound up the stairs and am greeted by a smiling dark-haired woman, who’s standing at the door. “Come in,”...

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...

Los Angeles Design

Meet Bret Witke, the designer behind Hollywood's most infamous hideouts

Though a google image search won’t turn up a trace (it was the 80s, and he’s since disposed of any...

Kurzeme

Lord of His Own Manor: Aigars Bikše

With his trademark bald head, beard, and glasses, Bikše has been a recognizable figure on the Latvian art scene for...

Los Angeles

Peaceful Coexistence: Scarlett & Nevin Pontious

The family home is decorated with bright oranges, photographs taken with Nevin’s vintage camera collection, motorcycle paraphernalia, and stacks of...

Berlin

A Restless Transplant: James Higginson

Born in Pennsylvania, James Higginson followed his parents’ advice who “like all good parents, wanted me to have a comfortable...

Nieuwe Niedorp

A Family Affair: Bart & Romy de Vries

Their large rural home of pale brick feels sheltered and remote behind an umbrous grove of roses and apples trees....

Mexico City

A Floral Calling: Alberto Arango & Ramiro Guerrero

“At the time, we’d never even been to Mercado de Jamaica,” says Alberto, referring to Mexico City’s sprawling public market,...

Berlin

Alexander Khuon

It’s the actor in question, Alexand Khuon, who has won this praise from German reviewers. He is driven by modesty, sincerity...

Big Sur

Fletcher Tucker & Noël Vietor

Fletcher is a musician and the creator of Gnome Life Records; Noël is the Farm and Garden Education Coordinator at...

Baia Sprie

Breaking The Mould: Dan Leş

Dan Leş is a figurative ceramicist, living in the isolated Maramureş valley of Northern Romania. He’s been working with clay...

Taipei

Frank Huang

The sentiment seems apt, given the fact that Frank has dedicated the better portion of his adult life to creative...

Berlin Fashion

Fa' Empel & Kirikoo Des

Climbing up to Fa’ Empel and Kirikoo Des’ apartment on the top floor of a beautiful turn-of-the-century building in Berlin...

San Francisco

Lauren Geremia

Her unique, art-centric approach to the design of both public and private spaces is informed by her fine arts education...

San Francisco

Leslie Williamson

Exposing private spaces with the utmost reverence, she seeks to discover the aspects of a soul that are held in...