Beauty International 2013 in Düsseldorf was very busy indeed, with 1250 exhibitors from 41 countries and some 50,000 trade visitors. Like most FMCG trade shows Beauty is an order show but – and this is what I love about it! – it also has a direct sales area. Continue reading
Off-Topic: Düsseldorf cafés – personal favourites!
Relax Café and Toykio!!! Whenever I go to Düsseldorf I always try and visit these two cafés which are on Immermannstrasse, right in the middle of “Japan Mile”. Düsseldorf has a very large Japanese community and most of the Japanese restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, book stores, bakeries and so on cluster along Immermannstrasse and the surrounding streets. Continue reading
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Beauty International 2013 – trade show in Düsseldorf
This week Beauty International (trade show website) kicks off in Düsseldorf, Friday 15th March to Sunday 17th March. It’s the biggest German C&T trade show for the salon, institute and spa sector and takes place every year in conjunction with Top Hair International and the Makeup Artist Design Show – all of which pretty much guarantees a colourful and stimulating atmosphere. Continue reading
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Exhibition: “between appropriations and inventions”: Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Kunstquartier Bethanien
I went to see the new exhibition in Kunstraum Kreuzberg yesterday – “between appropriations and interventions – realities/conditioners/positions/transformations” which was opened this Friday. Continue reading
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Künstlerhaus Bethanien – new group exhibition
Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Kreuzberg is a very exciting arts space and they’ll be opening a new exhibition next week: five of the grantees of the International Studio Programme (an artist-in-residence programme) are showing their works: Gerry Bibby from Australia, Michael Lee from Singapore, Erina Matsui from Japan, Jasper Sebastian Stürup from Denmark and Marie Zolamian from Belgium. The vernissage takes place on Thursday, 28th February 2013 from 7 to 10 pm. The exhibition will run until 24th March 2013: exhibition website
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Exhibition: “New Kids On The Block” at Tanas Gallery
Tanas Gallery in Heidestraße is opening a new exhibition in March – New Kids On The Block, curated by artist Ayşe Erkmen. The group exhibition is showing the works of 22 young artists from seven countries – check out the exhibition website: Tanas; it looks very exciting! The vernissage is on Friday, 15th March 2013, 6 to 9 pm and the exhibition will run until 11th May 2013. I’ll have to give the opening a miss since I’ll be in Düsseldorf at a trade show (Beauty International) but I’ll definitely visit the exhibition.
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Retrospective: Keisuke Kinoshita at Arsenal Kino
Arsenal Kino is currently showing a retrospective of Japanese director Keisuke Kinoshita (1912-1998) – until 28th February they are screening six of Kinoshita’s most famous movies, five of his more unknown films are shown during the Berlinale film festival which is kicking off today! Continue reading
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Niche Parfum & Showroom – Art and indie fragrances in Prenzlauer Berg
Earlier this week I visited Niche (store website), a brand new art-and-perfume store in Rykestraße 16. Artist Chris Gräfensteiner opened her fragrance/showroom in December; she sells her own artwork, fragrances from L’Artisan Parfumeur and Six Scents and Berlin accessories label Wanawake. A beautiful store and a really cool retail concept; Niche will also be my next Mintel article.
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Store Profile: Wheadon – Organic C&T in Berlin
I recently visited Wheadon, a perfumery in Steinstrasse 17 in Mitte, just off Rosenthaler Strasse. Owner Nicole Wheadon opened her store last June. Continue reading
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New exhibitions at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
This Friday, 18th January 2013, four new exhibitions are starting at Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Kottbusser Strasse 10 in Kreuzberg) – Joris van de Moortel (Belgium), Hyein Lee (Korea), Aiko Tezuka (Japan) and Sharon Houkema (Netherlands). Lee, Houkema, Tezuka and van de Moortel are all artists-in-residence at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien … more info on www.bethanien.de. The Bethanien is also showing a retrospective of GDR artist Klaus Hähner-Springmühl. And here is the globe-M article: Kunst am Kotti.
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