FvF Cooks with Hermanas Arce: BBQ

Once again in Madrid, we met Elena and Ana Arce along with their friends, and blueyellow founders, Caroline Heredia Abernethy and Luis Montenegro. On a summer afternoon, they taught us that a barbecue is about patience and quality products. “The most important thing is to make sure the charcoal is well-heated, and for that you … Read More

Design Studio Turbina explores the symbolic role of objects in connecting the earthy with the spiritual

Stones and rocks share an ancient relationship with rituals and spirituality. Stacking stone mounds, placing stones on graves, erecting them in circles (think of Stonehenge), but also holding on to one as a “Handschmeichler” or worry stone, or using them for healing purposes. Far from providing clear answers, such practices reflect something fundamental about human … Read More

FvF Mixtape #28

Born in Bremen, Sarah is what you call a true “Nordlicht” even though none of the stereotypes apply to her genuine and open-minded personality.Knowing her way well around in Berlin for more than eight years, she never lost her curiosity for the new and unknown. This does not only apply to her immediate urban surrounding, … Read More

Paul Putzar

Paul’s Favorite Places in Munich Around the Isar there are boulevards, such as the Maximilian and Leopold Strasse, but also winding side streets in traditional neighborhoods such as the coveted Lehel. Because there’s not a lot of space there, it’s best to follow Paul’s example and travel the streets in a MINI. From his agency … Read More

FvF Mixtape #79

Beyond making addictive music mixes like the one that follows he also runs ORALE, a pop-up Mexican taqueria in Amsterdam. As a NY native he thought something like this was truly missing from the European city’s scene. With his cool taqueria he shows up at various restaurants and bars around the city making traditional and new takes on … Read More

FvF Mixtape #30

Some consider him a local club hero in Hamburg – Pelle Buys has gathered much more than a little experience in the music world and people get ready to have one or two socks blown off by his sound equipment. He is not only sassy behind the mixer but also proves himself to be quite … Read More

Greg Rogove & Diana Garcia

Diana García and Greg Rogove’s sea-weathered Venice bungalow is a beautiful expression of two artists in love. Greg is a musician who, in the last few years, realized he needed a place to call home. He practices on an old, upright, white piano – a gift from Diana – in a sun-filled room at the … Read More

Good Penmanship: Why Berlin-based architect Etienne Descloux still draws everything by hand

“Architecture permeates all areas of life; we’re all surrounded by it. That’s why it’s so important,” says Etienne. It forms the backdrop of everyone’s life and it’s this inherent sense of value in architecture that he wants to honor—in that he creates it. “Even if it’s maybe too simple for an architect, I really want … Read More

FvF Mixtape #147: Hofesh Shechter

Hunched backs and flicking wrists, post-apocalyptic scenes, and booming music fusing Israeli folk influences with rock-like rhythms characterize the performances of Hofesh Shechter. The choreographer-cum-composer is one of the most talked-about talents in the U.K. and indeed internationally. Known by many as winning a Tony award for his choreography for Bartlet Sher’s Fiddler on the … Read More

Living Modern, a new book and exhibition, takes a fresh look at Georgia O’Keeffe

In addition to her paintings, Living Modern presents O’Keefe’s own immense material and personal archive, spanning over six decades. From her handmade clothes to her avant-garde furniture, to the New Mexico ranch that she shared with husband Alfred Stieglitz, Living Modern convincingly suggests that O’Keeffe was unified in her modernism. Unlike the other artists in … Read More