May 26th, 2010 - Simone Bruno -
When you go to Europe, you can enjoy many things: historical monuments, ancient cities, amazing museums filled with history and of course, great food; all while spending the Euro, which represents an important step towards political unification.
What is hard to imagine, even for young Europeans, is that the old people you meet in the streets of Paris, Rome, Berlin and London, saw with their eyes Germany bombing France and England, Italy invading Greece, Poland occupied and Russia almost conquered.
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PETER BRÖTZMANN is an artist, composer, graphic designer, musician and all round Renaissance man.
Renowned for his prolific and staggeringly high-quality output, Brotzmann brings his multi-faceted talents to The Narrows gallery Melbourne this month.
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November 25th, 2009 - Easy -
So, aside from being a couple of rad Berlin correspondents for Mooks, we also dabble in a touch of Art Direction and Production – actually, that is predominantly what we do.
Last Friday, we shot our third seasonal shoot for Mooks and we reckon it’s our best so far. Steve Ryan, our delightful photographer and all-round good guy, did a stunning job at capturing some beautiful shots for you all to feast your eyes on for the upcoming winter 2010 range.
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November 13th, 2009 - Easy -
Mmm… The task of writing about the festivities in Berlin this week, is indeed a difficult one. We have not been sure as to how to approach the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the wall in blog format, so here we go with an entirely too brief reflection on what it may mean.
Twenty years ago last Monday, Berliner’s East and West took to the some 140 kilometer cement barrier with pick-axes and joyous liberation, and with every segment chipped away, so to chipped away at the presence of communism within Germany and indeed, greater Europe.
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November 4th, 2009 - Easy -
In the interest of maintaining a reasonable level of safety and equality in the sometimes treacherous conditions of the Berlin flea market or junk shop, we have observed and noted a code of conduct – a set of articles, if you will, to ensure a satisfactory bargain hunting discourse is maintained. Please note, these articles serve to promote the sport of treasure hunting, as opposed to finding ‘the’ vintage item of the century. We are talking novelty glass egg cups and incredible photos of people you have never met. Think stories, think nostalgia. And then think about getting both of those things for less than a fiver.
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November 2nd, 2009 - sarahp -
Aryan Kaganof is incendiary.
www.kaganof.com www.kaganof.com/kagablog/
His films, poetry and novels are exquisite, candid and shocking….It would be Journo-transgression
to turn this interview into anything else but what it is now. My questions, His answers.
Crude and honest. I’m a big fan of honesty, and so is Aryan, I found out.
Here’s a snippet of my interview with this extraordinary individual whose name is not even Aryan. A friend, an inspiration, a bit of a mystery.
Check it yo
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