Living in Berlin puts us in the comfortable position to get to chose which one of our favorite bands we'd like to see today, tomorrow or next weekend. Most people living in smaller cities don't have that luxury though and have to tour themselves in order to see the artists they love performing live on stage. gigflip and their concept of fanbooking is providing remedy by changing a whole system and thereby getting the mountain to come to Muhammad. Stephan, what is gigflip? gigflip enables fans to bring live events of their desired artists to their hometown. Artists and managements use gigflip

Besides Berlin the Ruhr region is one of the most populated urban areas in Germany. After the golden years of industry, the region has transformed into a melting pot of different cultures, designers and interesting startups. Benjamin Leysing, Michael Pietrek and Jens Peters from Duisburg are part of this new industry of DIY-Crafters and proudly present their fashion label "aesthetize" which stands for authentic homeprinted shirts and clean, minimalistic designs. We talked to Benjamin, who runs the aesthetize pop-up shop at Brunnenstraße in Berlin-Mitte. Hi Ben, so tell me who are you and what are you doing? We are aesthetize, a young fashion label originally founded

Rianna + Nina is a Berlin based fashion brand combining luxury vintage fabrics with traditional craftsmanship. One of a kind silk scarves from all over the world are tuned into unique fashion and interior pieces: bags, caftans, cushions, lamps – a cabinet de curiosites full of colors and vintage spirit. While the bags are manufactured in a small family enterprise in Greece, the kaftans, pillows and kimonos are produced in Berlin.

Berliners like to chill during summertime: at the Spree River, at a cool open air or on Tempelhofer Feld, preferably with an after work drink. But what kind? Decisions, decisions...!

That one night. The music, the drinks, the dancing, these people you love, all coming together to create that special atmosphere and magical moment, we will remember for a long time, sometimes forever. Often it's just a small, but meaningful detail separating an ordinary night from a truly exceptional one.

Starting a new business is challenging. While having ideas for new stores and concepts seems easy, bringing those to life can be a bit more complicated than expected. Often the administrative work and the technical details preceding the opening of a store are discouraging.

„To be able to sell our bags in a real store and experience how people touch the products and react to them – that was a very special feeling.“ says Lisa, summing up her first Berlin pop-up experience at Bikini Berlin. 

Did you know that we roughly spend one third of our life sleeping? Okay, it’s not that surprising but many of us are not aware of the benefits, which sleep has on our health and performance. So, a good matress is essential for a heahlty lifestyle. This is what Julian Treidler and Maximilian Emrich, who met during their studies at WHU – Otto Beisheim School, recognized among overpriced mattresses in generel, unpleasant stores and comission driven salespeople when they finally designed their own mattress – napp. Julian and Maximilian believe that restorative sleep should be neither complicated nor expensive. A Design Innovation Matresses as

Sara Lux – a Berlin based fashion designer of the same name creates womenswear with all her heart and passion. The interaction between elegance and nonchalance, as well as symmetry and asymmetry is fundamental for the Sara Lux aesthetics.