What: Frieze Art Fair & Teatime
Where: The Rosebery, London
The rooms of ‘The Rosebery’ are elegant and comfortable
When the international art scene comes together for ‘Frieze’ in London, the British capital is in an exceptional state. The ‘Frieze’ – Europe’s largest contemporary art fair – is a must …
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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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What: Yastik by Rifat Özbek, Shop
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
Rıfat Özbek was born in Istanbul, studied architecture in London, then moved on to study fashion at Central St Martins. In 1985 he started his own fashion line ‘ÖZBEK’ based in London
In 2005, Turkish fashion designer Rifat Özbek was looking …
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What: Jean Paul Gaultier-Exhibition
Where: Munich, Germany
Real Artwork: Jean Paul Gaultiers designs demonstrate great imagination and craftsmanship. Partially the faces are quite frightening being able to move their eyes and mouths
The first part of the exhibition is called ‘The Odyssey’ which dedicates itself to the big …
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Who: Accessories Designer Anya Hindmarch
Where: London
Lucy, the lovely shop assistant shows me how to wear the Tote bag. I am easily convinced. Just the price decelerates my excitement a bit
I admit: I am a bag freak, a manic collector, a hunter on the hunt.
Apparently I always …
What: Restaurant ‘Die Quadriga’
Where: Berlin
The former bohemian architecture got a new interior-concept
Since yesterday it’s cooking time in the capital: 50 Berlin top restaurants prepared for the ‘Berlin Food Week’. Under its given motto ‘Kraut-Wende’ (in English: ‘herb-change’) sizzles Berlins gastro-scene until the 4th of October respectively individual …
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What: Bauhaus-Architecture
Where: Tel Aviv, Israel
Renovated old buildings or completely new architecture? Lots of new buildings arise in the Bauhaus-style
This time my destination is Tel Aviv. As a big architecture fan I was really looking forward to the trip, because the city is famous for its Bauhaus architecture and …
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What: Regine Sixts’ Ladies ‘Wiesn’
Where: Oktoberfest, Munich
1.300 ladies from all over Germany are eager to oblige
Wiesn Alarm: When rental car entrepreneur Regine Sixt invites to her traditional ‘Ladies-Wiesn’ on the first Monday after the opening weekend of the Oktoberfest the German ladies are eager to oblige. Not …
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What: The New Yorker – Hotel
Where: Köln
The mask originates from Stefan Rosendahl
A boutique hotel on the ‘wrong’ site of the Rhine that additionally has put its main focus on art? Well, what a peculiar combination. Precisely therefore Johannes Adams decided to set up his boutique hotel ‘New …
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