This is my current favourite summer drink: iced Pandan & Lemongrass infusion, inspired by a fantastic homemade beverage that I had at Vanilla Home Café in Silom Complex shopping center (Sala Daeng Skytrain station) in Bangkok this year. Not only does Vanilla Home Café do great food (see pic below!) but they also have a range of very tasty iced teas and flower waters. One of these was Pandan & Lemongrass Flower Water! Continue reading
Globe-M: “Gulag: Traces and Testimonies 1929-1956” at Deutsches Historisches Museum – article
On 17th June a new exhibition opens at Deutsches Historisches Museum (DHM): “Gulag: Spuren und Zeugnisse 1929-1956”. As the name indicates the exhibit deals with the Soviet labour/prisoner camp system Gulag. This is where political prisoners, class enemies and dissidents were interned. And then died.
There were Gulag camps all over the Soviet Union. Several other Communist-administrated Eastern Bloc states had a similar labour camp system. Different name, same principle. The exhibition is very worthwhile. Be warned though, seeing some of the exhibits is heart-wrenching and you’ll leave with a deep hatred of Stalinism and Communism, at least I did. Here’s the article (as always, German only!): „Sozial schädliche Elemente“.
The exhibit will run until 1st September 2013, at the German Historical Museum (DHM), Unter den Linden, Berlin.
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Globe-M: Imran Qureshi At Deutsche Bank KunstHalle – article
Deutsche Bank KunstHalle on Unter den Linden is currently showing the first big European exhibition of Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi (globe-M article: Blumen und Blutspritzer). Qureshi is Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year 2013; he studied miniature painting at the Lahore National College of Arts and combines this very traditional art technique with modern sujets and influences. Continue reading
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Global Art of Perfumery 2013: [Show Report]
Last weekend the Global Art of Perfumery trade show took place in Berlin. The organisers moved it here from Düsseldorf in a bid to re-establish the show concept and, from rumours I’ve heard at other trade shows, help boost visitor numbers which had fallen off in recent years….!
But I’m not here to judge! I’m here to visit the show which is what I did. More on Global Art of Perfumery 2013 after the jump (as one of my favourite Berlin blogs – IheartBerlin – always says….!) Continue reading
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Mintel article: Wheadon
And here is the article on perfumery store Wheadon which I wrote for Mintel’s BPC back in January – enjoy but please respect the copyright!! Wheadon article
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Globe-M: “Phnom Penh: Rescue Archaeology” exhibition at ifa gallery in Berlin – article
The ifa gallery in Linienstraße is still showing its exhibition “Phnom Penh: Rescue Archaeology” (German title: “Phnom Penh: Das Verschwinden verhindern”) – contemporary Cambodian art.
The exhibition is excellent, go and see it, entry is free. Here is the link to the globe-M article I posted today: Der verschwundene See oder die Kontinuität des Wandels. It is even longer than my usual globe-M output but the whole topic was so interesting that I really couldn’t help myself.
Check out these links as well: Stiev Selapak, a Cambodian arts collective and Meta House Phnom Penh, a German-Cambodian cultural centre founded by Niko Mesterharm. I wish I’d known about Meta House and Stiev Selapak last year when I was in Phnom Penh….!!
And if you’re visiting the ifa gallery, stop for a coffee at Atelier Cacao next door – one of my favourite Berlin chocolate manufacturers (they do a milk chocolate with liquorice which is simply divine!). They also have a gorgeous café with outdoor seating, home made ice cream and chocolate confectionery and, if you have children with you, a very nicely furnished play area. Highly recommended.
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Events: International Digital Forum Berlin / Copyright in the Digital Age
Two interesting events I’ll be attending in June: the International Digital Forum – a conference on digital global marketing/marketing trends – on 11th June 2013 in Adagio on Potsdamer Platz. And just one day later there’s a panel discussion about copyright in the digital age organised by BücherFrauen e.V., a professional network for women working in publishing. “Urheberrecht im digitalen Zeitalter” takes place on 12th June 2013 in the Grüner Salon in Volksbühne theater and starts at 7pm.
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Social Commerce: [Analysis] The German Beauty Blogosphere
This article was originally intended for one of my journalistic projects. Earlier this year I was commissioned to write a brief analysis of the German beauty blogosphere; what it looks like, who the main players are and a description of the major trends and dynamics. Continue reading
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Exhibition: “Berlin.Status [2]” at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Künstlerhaus Bethanien is opening a new exhibition on 24th May 2013 which showcases the works of over 50 Berlin-based artists born between 1978 and 1984. Berlin.Status [2] takes a look at contemporary creative and artistic tendencies in the city – it’s a kind of follow-up exhibition to a similar show Bethanien organised last year, hence the [2] in the exhibition name. Continue reading
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Trade show: Global Art of Perfumery 2013
Global Art of Perfumery is coming to Berlin (yay!) – it’s a trade show for premium perfumes and cosmetics which used to take place in Düsseldorf. I visited Global Art in 2010 when I was in town for Beauty International – they had a rather impressive line-up of premium fragrance manufacturers and distributors. Continue reading
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TRENDS. TRAVELS. AND BERLIN 