Homestory

At home with designer Katharina Schmitter

At home with designer Katharina Schmitter

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Who: Katharina Schmitter, Textile Designer
Where:  Paris, Frankreich

The redstone villa in Fontenay-sous-Bois with it’s black slate roof. Who wouldn’t want to live here?

Her French is accent-free and her classic elegance typical Parisienne: Katharina Schmitter came as au pair to France, studied History of …

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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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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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At home with Cultural Manager Dr. Gerald Matt

At home with Cultural Manager Dr. Gerald Matt

Who: Dr. Gerald Matt, Cultural Manager
Wo: Vienna, Austria

The apartment of Dr. Gerald Matt in an old building: The door opens and I enter a different world

Presumably he is one of the last Bohemians of Vienna, who celebrates the savoir vivre with Austrian grandeur. A dandy straight out …

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The Storyteller from the Straußberger Platz

The Storyteller from the Straußberger Platz

Who: Andreas Tölke – Journalist
Where: Berlin – Mitte

The Straußberger Platz in Berlin-Mitte

I ring the bell, the door opens and Müller welcomes me fawning. Müller is a truly cute, black-white-fury, French bulldog and is used to the current stream of visitors. Most of the guests, who are giving …

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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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