FvF Mixtape #137: Hade

Gewölbe is a Cologne spot well-known for its techno reputation. A genre-mix isn’t something the regular crowd would expect. With series like “Time To:” and “Palms”, Henrik Büren, aka HADE, has established more eclectic events there that work outside the usual 4/4 kick scheme. Something, that could only work with a community eager to experience … Read More

Capturing the Mundane Sparkle of France’s Southern Coast with Paloma Saint Léger

“Our place in nature is also something I like to observe, we are just part of the scenery and it is something I like to give a glimpse of through my images.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paloma Saint Léger (@palomasaintleger) Paloma Saint Léger is an international photographer, graphic designer, and … Read More

FvF Mixtape #66: Best of 2013 Part 1

After the success of our Best of 2012 mixtape last year and with the continuous growth of the Berlin office, we decided that a repeat is called for. This year has been a full and intense one in the best possible way, and this extends to our 2013 music content. As the year passed by … Read More

Heinz "Cookie" Gindullis

As one of the most visible figures of the Berlin Nightlife Cookie, better known as Heinz Gindullis, has turned a tiny event location into a small empire. When Cookie moved to Berlin he was just 17 years old and had no intention of getting a traditional job or to taking a classic approach to life … Read More

Joy Fatoyinbo & Yasmine Schreck

Joy and Mine are making their nightly rounds, checking on their selectors at clubs across the city. One of the selectors turns down a group of pretty girls in oversized sweaters. They cuss something in Italian and push back through the crowd. “Girls can be the worst,” Joy explains, “They’re not used to being rejected.” … Read More

Lamia Choucair

Lamia Choucair would make a great poster girl for Beirut. The stylist and designer’s laidback, ethereal style and love for good music and good company is full of the city’s spirit. After growing up in Lebanon, Lamia spent years living in New York and Paris and slips between French, English and Arabic in one sentence … Read More

Mira Schröder

What young child doesn’t dream of spending a night hidden in a cabinet of curiosities, surrounded by wonderful objects and undiscovered adventures? Mira Schröder considers herself lucky to be able to keep living such a dream. While completing her studies in Karlsruhe, the ‘Berliner by choice’ met Ines Kaag and Desiree Heiss, who since 1997 … Read More

Meet the FvF Contributors: Fran Parente from Sao Paulo

To provide you with a better picture of who the people are behind Freunde von Freunden, we want to introduce you to our international team on a regular basis. Some of them have been with us even before the very start of FvF and others joined the crew along the road throughout our captivating global … Read More

The women making noise in Berlin’s music scene

The music scene is a domain in which women have traditionally been on the passive side of things: as muses, as fans in front of the stage, or as groupies. There have long been amazing women involved in front of, behind, or next to the stage. It’s time for gender balance to be introduced to … Read More

Felix Petersen

You might take Felix Petersen for a humanities grad student, a graphic designer, or a musician – on first glance not many would pick up on the geek genius who put himself in the top echelon of Internet start-ups. The West Berliner first got in contact with the internet as a young boy in his … Read More