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

The free-spirited collector and dealer with an eye for the new, Mimi Lipton leads one colorful life

The colors of the tiny tiger rug perfectly match the Valentino floral sneakers she is wearing. With flashes of magenta...

Milan Art

Toiletpaper's Pierpaolo Ferrari

“It’s the surprise, you know? Part of the joy of working with us is the unexpected. You don’t know what...

Berlin Home Stories

Any Given Sunday: DJ Marcel Dettmann on life beyond the decks

It is almost entirely dark, dense with artificial fog and cigarette smoke. The beat is fast and overpowering, hypnotically luring...

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...

New York City

Ahead of Time: Scott Thrift On Discovering the Cure for the Common Clock

“There’s something about being in a cemetery and thinking about all the troubles and the conflicts in the world, and...

The Hague Home Stories

Open for Business: How a Tattoo Artist and a Children's Clothing Designer Set Up Shop in The Hague

Children’s clothing designer Karina Sandvliet and tattoo artist Kim Rense have seamlessly integrated their apparent differences. Kim’s tattoo business Papanatos...

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

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...

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...

Mexico City

Building Beauty From Brutalism: Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernández

More than just a living space, the house serves as creative headquarters for both Pedro, a renowned sculptor, and Carla,...

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...