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All articles from November, 2012

Getting to Know Jan Kleihues (Part I)

Getting to Know Jan Kleihues (Part I)

It looks so effortless, so natural, yet the Hotel Concorde Berlin’s stunning design is no accident. From outside, it resembles a magnificent sculpture, on the inside, the hotel is a hymn to understated luxury and [...]

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Fresh and French Editorial Week 24

Fresh and French Editorial Week 24

As always, we’ve got a fine selection of “Fresh & French” topics to keep you entertained this week: Hotel – I recently decided to pay a visit to Jan Kleihues, the award-winning architect responsible for the Hotel Concorde [...]

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Bücherbogen: A Byway for Berlin’s Bibliophiles

Bücherbogen: A Byway for Berlin’s Bibliophiles

Tucked away on the charming Savignyplatz square is the much-loved Bücherbogen. Since 1980, this specialty bookstore has been sating intellectual appetites with its extensive selection of international publications about visual culture’s manifold forms: architecture, design, art, [...]

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Tea Time à la Française

Tea Time à la Française

The Berlin winter is famously long and cold, but it doesn’t have to be miserable. Instead of barbecuing at the former airport in Tempelhof, soon you will be able ski around it; instead of swimming [...]

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Fresh and French Editorial Week 23

Fresh and French Editorial Week 23

We hope you had a fantastic weekend, whatever you got up to! This week we’ll be bringing you the following “Fresh & French” topics to keep you entertained: Hotel – I recently decided to pay a visit to Jan [...]

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Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

The much-anticipated film adaptation of British author David Mitchell’s best-selling book, Cloud Atlas, began showing in German cinemas yesterday. Read on to find out what I made of the film, and also learn more about [...]

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