Whenever we need something for the apartment, it’s hard to resist the impulse to reach for the IKEA catalog. It’s easier to get a car and make one trip to the giant blue box where everything is under one roof, moderately well designed and cheap. But then your entire living space is filled with the…
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One of the great things about my old day job was where it was located, right at the edge of the best part of Haidhausen. I spent many a lunch break wandering through the neighborhood admiring all of the Altbaus that survived the war, and popping into many of the boutiques and ateliers that lined…
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I was really excited when I saw the posters for ‘Dekumo‘ a fair of Design, Kunst and Mode taking place in both Stuttgart and Munich. As much as I like the Auer Dult and craft fairs of it’s ilk, I get a little (actually, a LOT) tired of all the yodel-lay-hee-hoo stuff on offer here…
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Last Sunday we decided to start the day with a little of the old – A Steckrlfisch at the Auer Dult, and end it with a little of the new, visiting the final day of the UAMO Festival (Urban Art and Media Organization) at Puerto Geising. I had just recently heard of both the UAMO…
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