A new Sound!
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry receives a case of beer from Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, fulfilling the terms of a bet made over a US-Canada women’s hockey match, during a break in the G8 ministerial meetings in London, United Kingdom, April 11, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
A short portrait done by Venture Village about work at Etsy in Berlin
I was recently asked to write a piece for the Wired UK Ideas Bank on women in tech - here it is!
A lovely summary of our little get together during fashion week!
Etsy x Freunde von Freunden Breakfast
In the midst of last week’s fashion hustle and bustle, we teamed up with Etsy.de and had a cozy breakfast in our brand new Freunde von Freunden Apartment in Mulackstraße. We recently opened the doors to this new space in order to enliven FvF’s true spirit and enable creative collaborations.
We invited our good friend Malin Elmlid from Bread Exchange who brought her legendary Dior shaded Sourdough bread, while Chris Onton, who formerly worked at “The Barn” and recently opened his own café “Companion Coffee,” handcrafted perfect coffee for all the attending guests.
In this private setting, the works of different fashion designers were presented who distribute their products through Etsy. As a joint venture, FvF supported Etsy with the production of a little print publication that showcased fashion designers and their craft.
Many thanks to all the people who were involved! We’re looking forward to more events taking place in our Freunde von Freunden Apartment.
Wall Dogs: The Midair Muralists Who Paint New York
It’s 8am in Soho, the thermometer reads just above freezing, and the sky is bleak. Taxis splash down the streets; New Yorkers stride with their heads down, leaping over puddles, carelessly bumping into each other. Everyone wants to get out of the cold, out of the rain, into the warmth.
Ten stories above — on a long, skinny platform hanging from the facade of a building at Canal and Mercer in downtown Manhattan — it’s a different story. Climbers’ ropes secured around their torsos, Jason Coatney and Armando Balmaceda stand in a melange of open paint cans and brushes. These two muralists of Colossal Media, the largest hand-painted advertising company in America, are heavily layered in sweatshirts and raincoats. But in this industry, c’est la vie. Paintbrushes in their fingerless-gloved hands, earbuds in their ears — “I like to start out with Miles Davis in the morning,” Coatney smiles, his breath visible in the frigid air — they begin yet another workday in the sky.
Julia Müller, Bloggerin bei StyleNotes und Redakteurin bei Brigitte.de, würde dem Schauspieler Tom Schilling gern eine Kaffeetasse mit Tanzbär schenken.
“‘Oh Boy’ von Jan Ole Gerster war mein Lieblingsfilm 2012. Worum es geht? Tom Schilling spielt einen jungen Mann namens Niko Fischer, der ziemlich planlos durch Berlin treibt und sich über das Leben wundert. Der Running Gag des Films ist, dass Niko in der ganzen Stadt keinen gescheiten Kaffee bekommt. Mal hat er nicht genügend Kleingeld dabei, mal ist der Automat kaputt, mal gibt’s nur gruseligen Soja Vanille Latte. Man leidet wirklich mit ihm. Deswegen bekommt Tom Schilling von mir eine schöne Tasse für frisch gebrühten Kaffee - den hat er sich verdient. Und weil ich glaube, dass man mit ihm super die Nächte durchtanzen kann, ist die Tasse mit dem La-Bamba-Bären besonders passend.”
