Chic Boutique Belgique in Cologne

Chic Boutique Belgique in Cologne

What: Boutique Belgique
Where: Cologne, Belgisches Viertel

“You’ve got to go – this is the top shopping destination of Cologne – trés chic”, told me my friend Charlotte, when I was planning my recent trip to the Rhine-Main area. No sooner said than done. Located in “Belgisches …

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ZERO at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

ZERO at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

What: ZERO – the exhibition of the international art movement of the 50s and 60s
Where: Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

Günther Uecker, Kosmische Vision / Lichtscheibe 1961,1981

It was my personal highlight at the Berlin Gallery Weekend, to be guided to “ZERO”, the exhibition of the international art movement of …

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BMW Polo Cup at Gut Basthorst

BMW Polo Cup at Gut Basthorst

What: BMW Polo Cup 2015
Where: Gut Basthorst, Schleswig Holstein, Germany

The size of a normal polo field measures 300 yards (about 274 meters) by 200 yards (approx. 183 meters)

A trip to my former homeland Schleswig Holstein is my personal highlight every year in May: At the …

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Ralph Lauren’s flagship store in New York

Ralph Lauren’s flagship store in New York

What: Ralph Lauren Flagshipstore
Where: Manhattan, New York

The flagship store of Ralph Lauren in New York, 888 Madison Avenue, Corner of 72th

An absolute highlight of shopping are the Ralph Lauren flagship stores on Madison Avenue in New York. At number 888 the ladies get …

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Cookies latest coup – The Crackers

Cookies latest coup – The Crackers

What: Crackers – Restaurant & Bar
Where: Berlin – Mitte

View into the restaurant. The gigantic chandeliers hung in the former “Palace Hotel” in Berlin Mitte

It’s a very unusual thing to open a restaurant that includes a menu that only offers the favourite dishes of friends. But …

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Apartment of Gallery Owner in Berlin

Apartment of Gallery Owner in Berlin

Who: Marcus Deschler – Gallery Owner
Where: Berlin – Mitte

Left on the wall: “Walterli” by Patrizia Waller. The big painting „Indian II“ (1982) by Rainer Fetting. Sofas: Ligne Roset

A miss is past: “Walterli” by Patrizia Waller (2011)

It was truly a brave move to come …

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Boutique in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin

Boutique in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin

Boutique Ofelia in Prenzlauer Berg

It was love that brought Silvia Meyer to Berlin 15 years ago. Born in Leipzig Silvia met her future husband whilst skiing in Sölden, Austria and it did not pass a long time when the German capital became the common center of …

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Bohemian lifestyle in Berlin

Bohemian lifestyle in Berlin

Who: Haralampi G. Oroschakoff – Artist and Author
Diana Gräfin von Hohenthal und Bergen – Gallery Owner
Where: Berlin – Halensee

In the dining room a painting of Haralampi G. Oroschakoff: the triptych „Russia – Death of Cleopatra – Byzantium”. Stools: American Colonial Period, Table: France 20.Jhd.

Who …

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