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Mehdi Chouakri’s artistic world in Berlin, from his private collection to his industrial exposition space

Galerie Mehdi Chouakri on Fasanenplatz’s exterior is crisp and smooth, and just above the entrance lies a sculpture of the...

Tangier Art

Between art and urbanism: Hicham Bouzid is on a mission to inspire collective movement in his Moroccan hometown

It’s raining in Tangier and Hicham Bouzid is thrilled. “I’ve been waiting for this,” he says, a spring in his...

Berlin Art

Turning cast-off glass into functional artworks with artist duo Jeschkelanger

The founders of Jeschkelanger, Marie Jeschke and Anja Langer, welcome us into their colorful world and invite us to appreciate...

Paris Art

Noelia Portela highlights Latin American art in Paris through a nomadic curatorial approach

Noelia Portela founded the curatorial non-profit Persona Curada in 2017 and established it in the French capital in 2018. Through...

Lisbon Design

Exploring the transformative power of Portuguese crafts with designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance

One could say that 2017 had been a transformative year for Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, but that wouldn’t do justice to someone...

Vienna Design

We’re living in an era requiring new solutions and visionary thinking, according to designer Harald Gründl of EOOS

“We recently got a call from a manufacturer who wanted to produce a ten-year-old design mock-up of ours,” says Harald...

Los Angeles Art

How Noel Hennessy and Thomas Renaud are shaping a new future for handmade ceramics

It’s supposed to rain—pour, actually—the day Noel Hennessy and Thomas Renaud give us a tour of their Northeast Los Angeles...

Berlin Community

The Berlin magazine creating a bridge between the 'West' and the Balkans

“Remember, this is not your home,” Kaćunić vividly recalls her mother saying. Born to Croatian parents in Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany, Kaćunić...

Melbourne Art

For artists Honey Long and Prue Stent, photographing nude female bodies is not a political statement

After a number of technical difficulties in connecting a FaceTime call between Berlin and Melbourne, Prue Stent and Honey Long...

Berlin Art

Artist Monica Bonvicini on sex, aggression, and climate change

“There are some guys who are totally afraid of me even though I am a very nice person,” says Monica...

Paris Art

A sculptural dialogue between seduction and technology with Parisian artist Camille Blatrix

In the Parisian studio of French sculptor Camille Blatrix black dollar signs are graffitied on the walls, hammers and cutting...

Berlin Music

Molecular Music: Combining techno and physics with Dasha Rush

“Do you smoke?” asks the Berlin-based techno artist Dasha Rush as she lights up a cigarette. Sat on the window...

Ghent Design

Belgian design duo Muller Van Severen construct poetic furniture rooted in surrealism

While many view home renovations as a necessary evil, for Belgian designers Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen, the process...

Berlin Art

Expressing rage through angles and pie charts with Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim

“I’m starting to find that headlines are becoming a blur at this point,” says Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim. Sat...

Berlin Music

Perera Elsewhere appropriates technology and makes room for creative freedom

Cables and cigarette butts lie all over the floor, a drum set off to one side, while speakers blare out...

Berlin Art

Sculptor Simon Denny on the material imprint of our data-driven economy

The first thing that Simon Denny does when we meet in his studio is to apologize for scheduling our interview...

Helsinki Architecture

Exploring the changing landscape of Finnish design with interior architect Joanna Laajisto

Joanna Laajisto is back at work in her storefront studio on Laivasillankatu, close to the main port of Helsinki after...

Berlin Architecture

Room for inventions with the tech-focused architecture firm Barkow Leibinger

Nestled between a handsome collection of hipster bicycles stands a colossal iron structure. This unfathomably heavy historical landmark is adorned...

Zürich Architecture

Harnessing the power of positive energy with architect Zhang Xi

“Good feng shui, right?” says EXH founding partner and CEO Zhang Xi. She throws open the windows and between the...

Kent Art

The life and work of Ralph Steadman is an ode to both the softness and savagery of a weird, weird world

“…Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the...