Fab 40: Michelbergerhotel, Berlin

Aside from the usual objects on sale, the 032c Museum Store features a range of design items to boot
Read the Article: 032c Museum Store, Berlin. Aside from the usual objects on sale, the 032c Museum Store features a range of design items to boot. Some of the 032c Museum Store's more interesting offers on show.
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Located next to the Oberbaum Bridge in East Berlin, a bunch of friends decided to open the best hotel in town. 'We believe that character-driven enterprises are the ones that truly succeed and we wanted to create a place to stay which is as creative, honest, laid-back and inexpensive as Berlin is,' says Owner Tom Michelberger. They attracted attention way before the opening by hosting lots of fun building site parties until the launch in September.

Designer Werner Aisslinger transformed the old factory building into 119 loft rooms keeping the original clinker walls and high ceilings. Rooms have different sizes and some can host up to ten people. The décor includes vintage pieces picked from Berlin’s flea markets, sunflower-yellow curtains, and bespoke wallpaper printed with the team’s signature illustrations.


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Some of Elmar Lause's street art decked seating areas at the open plan dining Bullerei eatery in Hamburg

Read the Article: Bullerei restaurant and cafe, Hamburg Some of Elmar Lause's street art decked seating areas at the open plan dining Bullerei eatery in Hamburg. Bullerei's informal decor comes

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Communal eating is encouraged by outsized dining tables

Located in a former cattle hall, Bullerei offers both a deli, cafe and restaurant. Communal eating is encouraged by outsized dining tables.

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The blanched Wide Hall at Crooma, Munich

Read the Article: Crooma photographic gallery, Munich. The blanched 'Wide Hall' at Crooma, Munich

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The brightly coloured surorunds of Berlins first ever Currywurst museum

Read the Article: Currywurst Museum, Berlin The brightly coloured surorunds of Berlin's first ever Currywurst museum. Dedicated entirely to every Berliner-in-the-know's favourite snack, the museum pinpoints every Currywurst stall in the city. Sample the myriad spices that make their way into the Currywurst's secret sauce

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Chips and curry sause are essential addition to any good Currywurst, as is demonstrated here by the museums giant versions

Chips and curry sause are essential addition to any good Currywurst, as is demonstrated here by the museum's giant versions

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A pared-down alter space at the Dusseldorf branch of the Diakonie Church

Read the Article: Diakonie Church and Camput, Dusseldorf A pared-down alter space at the Dusseldorf branch of the Diakonie Church

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Less a church, more a contemporary city block, the Diakonie Church defies architectural convention

Less a church, more a contemporary city block, the Diakonie Church defies architectural convention

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Etage is Berlin's homage to beautiful design items

Read the Article: Etage Store, Berlin. Some of the high-design items on show at Etage. Part museum, part store, Etage is Berlin's homage to beautiful design items

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Clothing is on sale alongside the objects at Etage

Clothing is on sale alongside the objects at Etage

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A return to artistic grassroots, part gallery, part studio, Exile offers opportunities for artists to create site specific exhibitions in the space

Read the Article: Exile Gallery, Kreuzberg Berlin. A return to artistic grassroots, part gallery, part studio, Exile offers opportunities for artists to create site specific exhibitions in the space. In rejection of the Blue Chip gallery mode that has become de rigeur, Exile takes a more hands on approach. More concerned with making art than marketing it, gallerist Christian Siekmeire's offers up-and-coming artists the chance to both create and exhibit work in Exile.

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Set on the outskirts of the Mitte, Extrafein is a gallery cum-boutique

Read the Article, Extrafein Boutique, Berlin. Set on the outskirts of the Mitte, Extrafein is a gallery-cum-boutique. Vaguely industrial, Extrafein embraces its original surrounds

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Uber bold, bright green graphics fill the space on the Mitte

Read the Article: New flat in Berlin by J Mayer H Architects. Designed in Mayer's typically unconventional style, this new Berlin Residence does not cut corners when it comes to architectural exaggeration. Uber-bold, bright green graphics fill the space on the Mitte

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Meyer's blinding green stylings can be found throughout the Berlin flat

Designed for a family of art lovers, the flat does not shy away from Meyer's overstated approach. Meyer's blinding green stylings can be found throughout the Berlin flat. Meyer's angular contour lines follow the architectural definitions of the space

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Started by a group of design graduates from the Karlsruhe university of Arts and Design, the Kkaarrlls collection turns traditional design values on their head

Read the Article: Kkaarrlls design, Karlsruhe. Started by a group of design graduates from the Karlsruhe university of Arts and Design, the Kkaarrlls collection turns traditional design values on their head

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Interiors of Michelberger Hotel, Berlin

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Contemporary bookshop Motto launches its traveling bookshops initiative

Contemporary bookshop Motto launches its traveling bookshops initiative. Read the Article: Motto

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Super contemporary eyewear from Berlin based Mykita

Super-contemporary eyewear from Berlin-based Mykita. Read the Article: Mykita

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Eyewear from architect Jan Kleihues for Onono

Eyewear from architect Jan Kleihues for Onono. Read the Article: Onono Eyewear

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Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlins Sabrina Dehoff

Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin's Sabrina Dehoff. Read the Article: Sneaker Jewellery

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Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin's Sabrina Dehoff

Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin's Sabrina Dehoff

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Architect David Chipperfield's Berlin Town House

Architect David Chipperfield's Berlin Town House. Read the Article: Town House by David Chipperfield, Berlin

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Architect David Chipperfield's Berlin Town House

Architect David Chipperfield's Berlin Town House

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Weissmann's purist sports cars, inspired by 1950's Jaguars

Weissmann's purist sports cars, inspired by 1950's Jaguars. Read the Article: Wiessmann Cars, Dulmen

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Weissmann's purist sports cars, inspired by 1950's Jaguars

Weissmann's purist sports cars, inspired by 1950's Jaguars

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Weathered steel and wood dominate in the Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange

Read the Article: Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange. Weathered steel and wood dominate in the Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange

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Clean lined and minimalist the Wohnhaus Lubbering typifies Drewes + Strange's architectural approach

Clean lined and minimalist the Wohnhaus Lubbering typifies Drewes + Strange's architectural approach

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Melina Keays is the entertaining director of Wallpaper*. She has been part of the brand since the magazine’s launch in 1996, and is responsible for entertaining content across the print and digital platforms, and for Wallpaper’s creative agency Bespoke. A native Londoner, Melina takes inspiration from the whole spectrum of art and design – including film, literature, and fashion. Her work for the brand involves curating content, writing, and creative direction – conceiving luxury interior landscapes with a focus on food, drinks, and entertaining in all its forms