Hamburg – Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie makes the case for an expanded notion of classical music

It’s an uncharacteristically warm afternoon in February and the observation deck at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie is teeming with visitors. Free to...

Hamburg Food

Incubating immigrant talent in Hamburg’s kitchens with Refugee Canteen founder Benjamin Jürgens

Benjamin Jürgens has just bounced away from a ten-minute conversation during which he mistakenly confused a recruitment consultant with our...

Hamburg

Mare Magazine is telling stories of and with the oceans

Nikolaus Gelpke fell in love with a ship. A ’60s trawler anchored in Norway. He first caught sight of her...

Hamburg Architecture

Addressing the growing issue of metropolitan space with the need to downsize our architectural preferences

Metropolitan space is limited and there needs to be new solutions for using it differently, more economically and with more...

Hamburg Art

Discovering an alternative Hamburg with artist Moshtari Hilal

The multicultural and alternative township of old remains vibrant today. In the so-called “Karoviertel,” artists and thinkers live alongside old...

Hamburg Art

Drawing words: Hamburg illustrator Anna Eisenhauer on hand-lettering and hip-hop

“Animals are great if you work alone a lot,” says Anna while petting Barnie, her grey rabbit who sits twitching...

Hamburg Community

Above Platforms Three and Four: Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof launches Track Academy

The Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof is a contemporary art space situated above a railway station—specifically platforms three and four—in Hamburg’s southern...

Hamburg

The magazine enthusiast making a stand for independent publications

The 36-year-old freelance media and prepress designer celebrates the simple things — like the sensory treat of sipping a coffee...