Homestories

A visit to Anna Jill Lüpertz

A visit to Anna Jill Lüpertz

Who: Anna Jill Lüpertz, Gallery Owner and Markus Keibel, Artist
Where: Berlin Moabit

The livingroom of Anna Jill Lüpertz and Markus Keibel in their cosy old building

When two people move in together, it happens that two lives and two households are mixed together. But what if one doesn’t like …

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A life out of a suitcase

A life out of a suitcase

Who: Sammy Voigt – Model and Designer
Where: Berlin Mitte

Beautiful staircase

He is good looking, speaks five languages fluent – Portuguese, Italian, French, English and German – lived in Milan and Paris. Sammy Voigt was born in Brazil, in the small site called Rio Grande near the Argentinian boarder. …

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Palm Springs: A German in the California Desert

Palm Springs: A German in the California Desert

Who: Jana Neudeck-Helmig – Real Estate Broker
Where: Indian Wells – Palm Springs, California

Indian Wells is set in the California desert and is known for its international tennis tournament

Parts of the Coachella Valley in California – known for the famous Coachella Music Festival – are cities like Palm …

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Else Edelstahl’s secret Wunderkammer in Berlin

Else Edelstahl’s secret Wunderkammer in Berlin

Who: Else Edelstahl, Host & Initiator
Where: Berlin – Friedrichshain

Visiting Else Edelstahl’s Berlin apartment is a trip to another era: “The things find me, I’m not looking for them.”

When you enter the old building of Else Edelstahl in Berlin-Friedrichshain one starts a journey through another time:
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Villa Linari – The scented house

Villa Linari – The scented house

Who: Rainer Diersche – Entrepreneur & Product Designer
Where: Villa Linari, Hamburg, Germany

The Linari residence in Hamburg’s district Groß Flottbek

When I turned into the calm side street in the chic Hamburg district Groß Flottbek I immediately knew: this must be the place! The minimalistic cube midst …

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Anna’s Blue

Anna’s Blue

Who: Anna von Mangoldt – Color Designer
Where: Nieheim-Holzhausen, Westphalia, Germany

Anna of Mangoldts home in Nieheim-Holzhausen in Eastern Westphalia

So what are you currently doing, am I asking Anna von Mangoldt, when we first sit together. “I’m doing colors” she says and laughs. Colors? I’m spontaneously thinking …

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The extraordinary life circle of Elizabeth Chazalon

The extraordinary life circle of Elizabeth Chazalon

Who: Elisabeth Hugh Chazalon – Interior Architect
Where: Paris

The home of Elizabeth Chazalon. It grows green with beautiful blossoms – in the middle of Paris

Born in India with Asian roots, grew up in Canada, living in France: The interior designer Elizabeth Hugh Chazalon who actually listens …

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At home with Germany’s Burlesque Queen

At home with Germany’s Burlesque Queen

Who: Marlene von Steenvag – Burlesque Artist
Where: Berlin – Prenzlauer Berg

“I do not feel naked on stage. On the beach, people are more naked. My costume and the makeup are my protective shields. “*

How does a well-educated literary scholar decide to become a burlesque dancer? …

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Berlin Artist Freddy Reitz rises the US Flag

Berlin Artist Freddy Reitz rises the US Flag

Who: Freddy Reitz – Artist
Where: Berlin – Zehlendorf

The Living Room; On the left the painting “The Wall”. To get it into the house, a door and its frame had to be expanded

What do Berlin’s VIP Stylist Udo Walz, TV-Lady Sabine Christiansen and former US President …

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