Buying second-hand and ‘upcycled’ items is a brilliant way to alleviate the modern guilt of consumerism, and Berlin is an ethical shopper’s paradise. Second-hand shopping is no longer about skint students and charity shops with dubious looking (and smelling) stock. In its current transition from ‘poor but sexy’ to something altogether more sophisticated, Berlin’s creativity [...]
Berlin’s Funkhaus – Funkhaus Art Prize exhibition 2011 & Private Views – Thursday 30th June 2011
on June 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
There is something particularly special about walking in the halls of a place which once held splendour. When the life that was once breathed into concrete spaces can still be found, gently vibrating under the surface of faded paint and dusty window sills, years later. Something of this feeling can be found when heading out [...]
Eating, Drinking & Seeing Friedrichshain Berlin – A Locals Guide
on June 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
There are things you are guaranteed to spot in Friedrichshain – dogs with bandanas coordinated with their owners, good looking hipster parents, and never ending cocktail happy hours. These days, gentrification means that many of the buildings, which up until the 1990s displayed bullet holes from World War Two, have been repaired, and the rising [...]
Breakfast on the Berlin Allee – a tip on where to frühstuck for cheap in Friedrichshain
on May 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
I like waking up early on the weekends because it always feels like I have the whole day ahead of me, and also because it’s a real nice feeling to know you can turn over and snooze for a couple hours more without anyone bothering you. Last Saturday in Berlin was different, I woke at [...]
Anna Steele Art Exhibition Berlin – This Side of The Lake @ Kunstraum finishes May 8th 2011
on April 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
Anna Steele is one of my favourite artists. She’s also a good friend, though I’m not biased! An Australian born artist, Steele has dabbled in various mediums and formats, and in her latest show ‘This Side of the Lake’ at the Kunstraum Berlin she explores changing light, landscape and time via a series of stunning [...]
