OK, maybe I’ll continue with some more Berlin-realted posts for a minute. But for a special reason.
About a month ago, hypebeast.tv posted this very nice video about the new creative space in Berlin: MADE. I already mentioned it in my last Berlin post, when I talked about meeting Phil-G., who is one of the people responsible for this unique project. The others are Nico Zeh, Tadi Rock & Luise Biesalski.
But more specifically this video also gives us an impression of their second event called ‘Typographic Ballet’ that featured Ebon Heath & rapper Talib Kweli both from Brooklyn.
If you did pay attention to the music in the background, great! And if you did not, you should just check again, because I could listen to it ALLLLLLLLL day. It is beautifully done by Frankfurt located producer Crada (@the_real_crada), who also was part of this event and who did some tracks for internationally known artists The LOX, KiD CuDi, Drake & Nneka featuring NaS. His latest production is for L.A. rapper Jay Rock. Here’s the video for the song, that is also part of Jay Rock’s upcoming mixtape ‘Black Friday’. You can listen to the other tracks on his SoundCloud profile.
I’m hoping to listen to a lot more good stuff from this kid. Keep it up!
Allright, here we go for the last write-up of my Berlin trip. On Thursday, Simon and me stopped by SOTO to check out the opening of their exhibition “Lonely Fruit” containing photographs by Alastair Philip Wiper, that are showing the isolation of a person, an animal or an object in their surroundings – sometimes lost and confused, sometimes tranquil and at peace – but always with a wink.
We had to be quiet early, because we had tickets for a show in the Friedrichstadtpalast that evening, but check Phil-G.‘s pics for prove that the place was packed later on.
There were also some photographs hanging in the showrooms.
Above you see Omer & Phil-G. of SOTO in conversations and I have to say they are really good hosts. After I introduced myself and gave them our stickers, Phil-G. immediately placed one on this bench kind of thing here.
That’s me with Phil-G. He used to work for BBB (Bread & Butter Berlin), but has now moved on as co-founder of SOTO and MADE (a cool project to offer space, possibilities and a forum to creative minds), plus he also blogs for Highsnobiety and hails from Frankfurt. Was really cool to meet him finally.
And that’s me with Omer, who also co-founded SOTO and founded ArtSchoolVets, a very well-known German blog, that also offers cool fashion items in cooperation with different designers in their store. It’s really worth to check that out. It was also really great to be able to meet him. Oh, and how could it be any different: He’s also from Frankfurt. Ajaklaaaaaaaaa. :)
It is really hard to desribe this show with words – it offers everything… music, dancing, acrobatics, lights, fire, water and even some worldly wisdoms in between – so check out the trailer. With over 100 performers this show is by the way bigger than any Las Vegas production. Anywayz, highly recommended…!!!
Also the venue is kinda crazy. The Friedrichstadtpalast is the world’s biggest theatre stage and was built in 1984 by the regime of the German Democratic Republic. I also think, that with all the stage mechanics it also offers all possibilities for directors, you could think of.
…55 meters above Berlin. Unfortunately, the weather sucked, so the view was not as great as it could have been, but…
… the food was really good.
As it was everywhere during my stay in Berlin. I had a fun time, big thank you to Simon for hosting me and I’m already looking forward to my next trip to that city.
After having seen the SOpreme shirt by SOTO at the In Heaven Part 2 party in Frankfurt, I had to get it, too. And after having read a comment on the availability under the pic on their Facebook page, I got on the phone, Phil-G answered and a few days later I had it. Thanks, guys!
To get the pun on the shirt: It was released as part of the Supreme Book launch at SOTO and came with every book back then.
And it was very OK to also include the first issue of the Highsnobiety Magazine. Thank you very much!
Unfortunately, I haven’t been to Berlin since SOTO opened, but I only heard good things about the store and I think we’ll be hearing a lot from them in the future, too. Check this post by trendzeta to get an insight. I’ll check it out the next time I’m in Berlin for sure:
SOTO Store, Torstraße 72, Berlin, Germany – www.sotostore.com open Mon – Fri 12:00-20:00 & Sat 11:00-20:00
