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At home with Designer Karim El-Barbari

At home with Designer Karim El-Barbari

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Who:
Karim El-Barbari – Interior Designer
Where: Berlin – Tiergarten

The high-rise buildings at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin

The Berlin skyscrapers at Potsdamer Platz remind Karim El-Barbari of his former home in New York City and that motivated the designer to move to the heart …

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At home with Jorinde Gersina

At home with Jorinde Gersina

Who: Jorinde Gersina, Photographer
Where: Berlin

Breakfast with Jorinde – on the magnificent balcony of her Berlin apartment

Whether Til Schweiger, Hannelore Elstner or Veronica Ferres: the Berlin photographer Jorinde Gersina had them all already in front of her lens. Yet the 1 meter 76 tall, attractive blonde originally wanted …

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What’s Madonna’s favorite dish, Mayumi Nishimura?

What’s Madonna’s favorite dish, Mayumi Nishimura?

Who: Mayumi Nishimura, Private Cook of Madonna
Where: Berlin

Madonna’s private cook Mayumi Nishimura and I in the Japanese restaurant Ula in Berlin

Mayumi Nishimura seems to be ageless. It’s hard to believe that the open-minded Japanese is already in her sixties. Also the fact that Mayumi has been the …

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Matteo Thun: “We are all designers.”

Matteo Thun: “We are all designers.”

Who: Matteo Thun, Architect & Designer
Where: Milan, Italy

Star architect Matteo Thun and I at the design fair Salone del Mobile in Milan

His designs are well known, you’ve experienced them already – of that I’m sure – because you’ve either sat or slept on them: Designer Matteo Thun …

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How about a cup of tea, Vicky Leandros?

How about a cup of tea, Vicky Leandros?

Who: Vicky Leandros
Where: Café Grosz, Berlin

The Café Grosz on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin: Here coffeehouse tradition is maintained

When I ask her where we shall meet, she spontaneously replies: Let’s meet at Grosz on Ku’damm, her favorite café in Berlin where she feels comfortable and unknown. That this is …

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So romantic: The Klösterle Inn in Lech

So romantic: The Klösterle Inn in Lech

What: Klösterle, Inn
Where: Lech, Austria

Quite a lot of snow in the Lech-valley!

Frequent Lech travelers might be familiar – but for me as a Lech newbie – this restaurant is a very special discovery – and one of the most rustic ones I found: The Klösterle, an institution …

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At Home with Silvia Gattin

At Home with Silvia Gattin

Who: Silvia Gattin, Designer
Where: Vienna, Austria

Silvia Gattin in her colorful Ethno-Style: “Mass production and ‘made in China’ are out of the question for me. My way leads towards limited collections, unique pieces and a sustainable production.”

Some people may say, Facebook or Instagram are shallow platforms where nothing …

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Louis Vuitton: How fashion learned to travel

Louis Vuitton: How fashion learned to travel

What: Louis Vuitton Exhibition “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez”
Where: Grand Palais, Paris

The Louis Vuitton-Exhibition “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” (flying, sailing, traveling) is currently shown at the Grand Palais in Paris

I still remember my first Louis Vuitton-Handbag: the ‘Speedy’, a classical bag, which my grandmother gave me for my passed “Abitur” …

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The best Schnitzel is served in Tel Aviv!

The best Schnitzel is served in Tel Aviv!

What: Restaurant Café Noir
Where: Tel Aviv, Israel

A classic in the Tel Aviv restaurant scene: The Café Noir

“You have definitely go to Café Noir,” recommended an Israeli friend of mine. “There you get the best Schnitzel in whole Tel Aviv – and you feel like being at Borchardt’s.” …

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