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Tag: Berlin
These items have all been tagged with the tag "Berlin", You can see other tags in the Tag Cloud| It's All In Your Head |
| 2008-05-06 16:57:31 |
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Berlin’s Magma Architecture won several awards for its entry in the JETZT | NOW series of temporary installations at the Berlinische Galerie, Museum for Contemporary Art, Photography and Architecture. Magma’s installation, 11th in the series, was called fittingly “head-in | im kopf” and its concept is based on exploring the properties of materials, form, color and light. The main feature of the installation is an alarmingly orange flexible fabric (polyamide-elastan mix) stretched between the walls, ceiling and floor. The fabric is the most visible part of the exhibit, yet it is also the tool with which the viewers can focus on smaller details. Visitors bend down under the fabric into which openings were cut. Through these holes, visitors pop their heads up into the orange space to view drawings, models and photographs suspended from wires. These items are from Magma’s work and include representations of the revitalization of the former GDR Radio Centre (Berlin, Nalepastrasse, 2007), a bridge over the Landwehrkanal river in Berlin (competition entry in 2006), the new Nexus Productions headquarters in London, and the exhibition Trial & Error in London (2003). Luckily, we have images to show how it all worked as the full effect of the experience is quite impossible to describe in mere words. The project team for head-in | im kopf included Anke Noske, Hendrik Bohle, Dominik Jörg, Lena Kleinheine, Ksenia Kagler, Yohko Mizushima, Lena Kleinheinz, Martin Ostermann and Ben Reynolds. Magma was established in 2003 by Martin Ostermann and Lena Kleinheinz. The Ohio native Ostermann is a former senior architect at Studio Daniel Libeskind. The Denmark-born Kleinheinz is an exhibition designer. Magma is known for its inventive, experimental and experiential approaches to architectural work. By Tuija Seipell |
| Taka-Tuka-Land Kindergaten - Berlin |
| 2008-04-30 17:25:31 |
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Yummy! Wow! Ooops! The playful, colorful and juicy Taka-Tuka-Land kindergarten in Berlin evokes a rambunctious reaction. You hear the kids at play. You see the bright colors. You sense the kids are happy. So it is no wonder that the students who designed and created this funhouse call their approach “sensuous architecture.” Baupiloten is a group of architecture students who during their studies at Faculty VI, Institute for Architecture at Berlin Technical University (Technische Universität Berlin) develop their own projects from concept to implementation under professional guidance. Architect Susanne Hoffmann founded Baupiloten (Bau=build, Piloten=pilot) in 2003 and has headed it since 2004. The Taka-Tuka-Land kindergarten was originally erected as a temporary solution, but with the fantastic Baupiloten approach to the refurbishment, it has become a permanent place for children. The Taka-Tuka-Land is part of the Pippi Longstocking lore created by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi in Taka-Tuka Country is a movie based on one of her novels. The children at the kindergarten and their teachers created collages, models, drawings and ideas based on Taka-Tuka Land with bridges, huts, merry-go-rounds made of blossoms and thrones made of seashells. The Baupiloten students then spent several days with the children observing their daily routines, their schedules and their ways of communication. From this extensive groundwork, the design story for the space was developed. The building itself is Pippi’s old oak tree that contains a lemonade factory. The lemonade breaks through the bark of the tree and flows outside creating padded play areas. The story of the building is a trip through the seven stages of the lemon tree, each facilitating a different activity: The lemonade tree, Glittering lemonade in the sun, Lemonade drops, The lemonade island, Waiting for the parents, Lemonade gallery, The bark breaks open, and Delving into lemonade. Pippi’s most likely verdict would be “Jätte god!” By Tuija Seipell |
| Hot Album: Jamie Lidell - 'Jim' |
| 2008-04-17 17:41:04 |
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Jamie Lidell - the IDM nerd turned whiteboyfunksuperfreak - is back. His 2005 jaw-dropper 'Multiply' found fans on dance floors, head phones, cafes, Grey's Anatomy and in Target commercials. Berlin based Lidell is an everyman whose cheery Motown soul is simultaneously uplifting and cerebral and his sophomore effort 'Jim' is a cracker of an album. Opener 'Another Day' bursts out of the speakers with bird songs and all the hope and joy of a summer dawn. It's the kind of track that will have neighbours knocking down your door to join the party every time you play it. Backed by gospel choirs and vaulting keys, Lidell's croon makes you realise how good Michael Buble could be if only he sounded this good. The album's first single 'Little Bit Of Feel Good' is as funky as 'Jim' gets. It's an unmissable plea to the feet-draggers and cynics. 'Jim' is ten tracks of gorgeous pop and soul. It's a summer record. But regardless of the season you'll be playing it endlessly and feeling all the better for it. By Nick Christie |
| The Coolest Way To See Berlin |
| 2007-08-21 19:19:14 |
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Berlin is one of the world’s most creative cities and now you can get your way around a lot more easily. Don’t bother with the public transport system, rent your own cool buggie style go karts, which surprisingly, you are able to drive legally on the roads alongside real cars. The mini size makes them easy to maneuver and parking is a breeze. Not to mention the fun factor – it’s like one big game of dodgem cars for grown ups. Rent them at kart4you.de Tel. 0800 - 750 751 0 Meinekestrasse 12, 10719 Berlin. |
| Lux 11 Hotel/Apartments - Berlin |
| 2007-08-20 16:41:45 |
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Berlin is one of UNESCO Creative Cities of design and it has a distinctive and strong creative subculture. But it takes a while for the cool aspects to become apparent because Berlin is not a city with instant sex appeal like Paris or Rome. And don’t try to do anything before 11 am -- the place is dead till then. Luckily, we knew where the action is. In Berlin, it is in Mitte district (German for middle or center), a historic district formerly part of East Berlin. Now, it is somewhat edgier than SOHO but also similar with its refurbished buildings, one-of-a-kind designer fashion shops, cafes, bakeries, restaurants, bars, art galleries, studios and an overall creative vibe that attracts the city’s designers, architects, photographers and artists. Mitte is also the historical heart of Berlin with most of the main sights and many media companies within its borders. In Mitte, we stayed at Lux 11. Lux 11’s name gives a nod to Rosa Luxemburg, the German champion of socialist causes, after whom the street is also named. The hotel name also refers to luxury and light (lux is light in Latin). Lux 11 is a chic 72-room apartment hotel opened in 2005 in a renovated building that started as stately residences in the late 19th century. It was later converted to an office building from which the KGB was apparently in direct contact with Moscow during the Cold War. We don’t know if this is true but we like the story. The hotel concept and interior are by London-based architects Giuliana Salmaso and Claudio Silvestrin. They‘ve managed to create an environment that combines a clean, minimalist and practical style with an abundance of tactile and sensual details, white walls, natural wood, concrete in China green, curtains in leather, upholstery in rough canvas. We liked the simplicity – no frilly things to annoy you, no boring sets of matching bedding and window treatments. We also liked the little kitchen (the hotel buffet breakfast did not appeal) which we stocked at Bio Organic Supermarket a block away on Dircksenstrasse. We found the best coffee at Buscaglione on Rochstrasse (1 Block away) and the best soup at Kultur (opposite hotel). What You'll Love: Location, location, location. Mitte is where its all at. What You Won't: No air conditioning, lifeless pillows. Expensive internet access (12 Euro for 5 hrs) Alternative Hotel - Hotel De Rome |
| Shiro i Shiro - Berlin |
| 2007-08-20 15:41:44 |
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Shiro i Shiro is a Japanese-Mediterranean fusion restaurant with French undertones. It is located at Rosa Luxembourgstrasse 11, on the ground floor of the chic Lux 11 apartment hotel in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district. Shiro i Shiro (Japanese for White Castle) is the second concept of Vietnamese-born owner and sous-chef Duc Ngo (aka Mr. Duc) whose three Kuchi restaurants are Berlin’s best-known hip sushi bars. Korean-born Huyn Jung Kim designed Shiro i Shiro’s fantastic interior - a huge, open-concept white space with prim Neobaroque luxury and richness of color combined with stark and edgy Asian minimalism. French-trained chef de cuisine Eduard Dimant is in charge of the kitchen offering an exciting array of unexpected culinary combinations. In its German version, the prestigious Gault Millau guide, considered even more purist than Michelin, praises not only Shiro i Shiro’s cuisine and wine but even the prices. No wonder the restaurant is packed every night and Dimant is celebrated as one of the city’s culinary shooting stars. By Tuija Seipell |
| MYKITA - Berlin |
| 2007-04-16 14:10:05 |
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Timing is everything. With summer at its peak right now, trying to fathom the perfect moment to don the shades throws even the most climate conscious among us. It can make the difference between fashion faux pas and fashion icon. Thankfully, a young Berlin-based design team specialising in top-quality glasses have opened a store just when that eyewear uncertainty starts to creep in. MYKITA, the brainchild of Philipp Haffmans and Harald Gottschling is a top-of-the-range eyewear brand that has quietly been gathering praise in design circles since its launch in 2004. Known for their handmade frames, the brand won the 2007 iF product design award and the collection’s “Rocco” model won a red dot design award in the same year. With those credentials it’s no wonder their new store has been designed with the utmost precision and craft. The uber minimalist décor is disturbed only by the subtle perforations in the industrial shelving. By day, the shop interior is lit by row after row of spotlights. But by night, the atmosphere transforms in to a beautiful array of animated light sequences that reflect the movements of the street outside. As well as the MYKITA range, the shop is rounded off with selected eyewear and accessories from other brands. Isn’t it time you invested in a new pair? MYKITA, Hours: 11am to 8pm. Location: Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 6, Berlin. By Matthew Hussey |
| SPA STRUCK (Yi Spa - Berlin) |
| 2006-07-23 14:41:30 |
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The plush amenities of a celebrity rehabilitation centers can be yours, without the lawyer fees of a public DUI. Though its not the "rehab" you may be thinking, Yi-Spa in Berlin will have your mind and body rejuvenated in no time, leaving your stress addictions behind. The site opens with a cryptic passage from writer Khalil Gibran, "I had a second birth when my soul and my body loved one another and were married." Though we're not entirely sure how this relates to facial exfoliation and full-body massages, the feel-good vibe is there, and we'll follow it. Yi-Spa continues down its unconventional path with eye-opening architecture and interior design. Instead of puritanical white, designers infused bright color (hot pink no less) into the spa's interior - a refreshing change from the stark, minimalist-inspired interiors that characterize most spas. Hard wood floors and white walls contrast with hot pink screens and curtains and dome shaped lighting. For the high-strung Berliner in your life, you can purchase a "Feel-Good-Schien" loosely translated as a "license to feel good," – or as we say in the States, a gift certificate. By L. Harper |
| HOTEL KUENSTLERHEIM LUISE - BERLIN |
| 2006-06-22 14:15:34 |
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| X-TREME HOTEL - BERLIN |
| 2006-03-09 11:18:31 |
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Themed room hotels are becoming increasingly popular throughout Europe. The concept of decorating each room on individual artists works and varied themes has elevated the concept of the hip hotel to new heights. Berlin's Propeller Island City Lodge is the latest offering in the art room hotel genre. Unlike many other art hotels, PICL is very reasonably priced whilst maintaining a very high room standard. The 30 rooms vary dramatically in their style. From the Forest room, where your mattress floats on a series of logs surrounded by red walls through to the Gruft room, where your two separate beds are white coffins. The variety within the hotel is what makes it so appealing. Where other hotels focus more on the work of individual artists by way of reproducing their two dimensional art, PICL's direction is very much more based on art installations. The result is a wonderfully unique hotel, in a league of it's own. by Billy T |
