FvF International & Update

The team of Freunde von Freunden is proud and super excited to present you an international update of our website including new citys such as Paris, London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo. New photo and video interviews will come up in the next few weeks. Among our first guests you will see Joseph Dirand (architect/Paris), … Read More

FvF Mixtape #84

Erol Sarp and Lukas Vogel founded Grandbrothers in 2011 while studying at the Institute of Music & Media in Düsseldorf. They found inspiration in the experimental musicians of the 1960s, such as Alvin Lucier who would “play” by attaching electrodes to the performers head and transforming the resulting alpha waves into vibrations, thereby activating percussion … Read More

Media proprietor Eric Kuhn explains why we should “never use technology for technology’s sake” and how to build bridges with social media

Kuhn was Hollywood’s first social media talent agent, and he knew exactly what he wanted to do in that position. He told his coworkers at United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, who represent major film and television actors, that his vision was “to bridge the gap between entertainment and technology by, in part, making celebrities … Read More

3D printing design brand OTHR signals the coming of the third industrial revolution

But it’s our inability to keep up with the dizzying pace of technological development that’s holding us back. Drastic changes need to be made to our lifestyle from the top down and if not made willingly, they will be made out of necessity. This isn’t to say that no one is keeping abreast of what … Read More

Capturing the Essence of the Individual

When it comes to snapshots, the highest compliment we can give to the snapper is, “You’ve really captured her.” What has been captured, exactly? Not the likeness of image, we take it for granted that the camera will do this, but the likeness of personality. This seems to us to be a somewhat magical process; … Read More

The Human Body as a Contemporary Language - A Conversation between Adriano Sack & Jeanne-Salomé Rochat

This portrait is part of Companion Magazine, a project developed by FvF for the 25hours Hotels. Adriano: What motivated you and Maxime Büchi to start the magazine Sang Bleu? Jeanne-Salomé: It was a very ambitious and naïve idea. We wanted to talk about body modification in a broader sense, but above all, about the visible: Tattoos … Read More

Hills like White Elephants: The Senegalese Salt Gatherers of Lac Rose

Based in Barcelona but more often traveling than at home, his curiosity leads him to interesting places around the world—Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cuba, and the Faroe Islands are just a few destinations the peripatetic photographer has taken in recent years. With a keen eye for narrative, his photos suspend life in motion and … Read More

Link List #134: Black women in comedy, Cynthia Nixon, and #bigwitchenergy

Link List #134: Black women in comedy, Cynthia Nixon, and #bigwitchenergy Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our friends and favorite artists, and … Read More

Swedish chef Linda Granebring creates fusion cuisine with sustainability in mind

Connected to the mainland by a single bridge, the population of Hasslö has traditionally depended on the Baltic Sea for its livelihood, with fish being a staple ingredient of the local diet. Looking back, Granebring acknowledges that her family’s rituals were largely shaped around the values of food and eating well. “It all revolved around … Read More

Nic von Rupp

The 25-year old pro-surfer loves the thrill of bigger waves and tries to constantly test his limits. For some, it’s an incomprehensible addiction, but for Nic, this urge has taken him around the globe in search of perfect tubes and personal fulfilment. Undoubtedly, Nic has a tenacious grip on his goals. In Hawaii, the surfing … Read More