Art Auction at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum fuer Gegenwart
in Aid of Christoph Schlingensief’s Operndorf Afrika
08.03.2012 (Preview 24.02. - 04.03.2012)

Christoph Schlingensief worked on the idea for the Operndorf Afrika (Opera Village Africa) from 2008 onwards. He conceived it as a place for intercultural encounters and experiments, as well as an artistic reservoir for the future. Auktion 3000 at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart in Berlin will help the Operndorf Afrika to grow. Numerous internationally renowned artists donated works for this fundraiser, among them Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Pipilotti Rist, Olafur Eliasson, Andreas Gursky, Patty Smith, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Günther Uecker.







Credits (from top): Elmgreen & Dragset: top & bottom, 200, courtesy: the artists // Patti Smith: untitled (door), 2010 // Matthey Barney: cremaster 3: plumb line, 2001, courtesy: the artist // Andy Hope 1930 kara zor-el, 1998-2004

In February 2012, the listed building of a former Jewish girls' school in Auguststrasse in Berlin opened as a space for art and cuisine. Following historically suitable restoration, the building was made available to the public after years of vacancy. The former classrooms and corridors present changing exhibitions by different actors from the art world. Camera Work Contemporary opened a Gallery on the first floor. Michael Fuchs Galerie exhibits works in the former assembly hall on the third floor. He shares the floor with EIGEN + ART Lab, an exhibition format for international artists.

In the former gymnasium, the restaurant Pauly-Saal offers guests regional and seasonal German cuisine during the day and in the evenings - adjoined is the Pauly-Bar. In the private dining rooms, The Kosher Classroom serves three times per week certified kosher cuisine, including a traditional Sabbath dinner. Mogg & Melzer Delicatessen sells homemade pastrami and other meat specialties, as well as products from the Pauly-Saal and The Kosher Classroom – to eat in or to take away.

Berlins Auguststraße has a new place to eat and drink - the team behind the Grill Royal opened their new restaurant Pauly-Saal in the Jüdische Mädchenschule. The ingredients-based cuisine will be prepared to the highest standards by starred chef Siegfried Danler. It's about all things braised, sautéed, salted or marinated. Sausages will be made, vegetables pickled, breads baked in wood-fired ovens, pastries prepared onsite. In addition to stews served in cast iron pots, suckling pig from the rotisserie and traditional offal dishes will be on the menu. The former gymnasium of the school was remodeled and furnished according to the owners' designs. Thus, all materials have been manufactured especially for this project, whether the ceramic tiles from Berlin, the extraordinary Murano chandeliers, or the chairs covered with dark green fabric.

MD 72
25. - 27.11.2011

Artist Lucy McKenzie and designer Beca Lipscombe, working under the name Atelier, present their first fashion collection encompassing high quality knitwear, wovens, raincoats, workwear and accessories at MD72. Using the best of Scottish manufacturing, they realise a wardrobe for working men and women, specifically artists and those in creative and artisan professions. The collection has been developed as a part of the recent research project in collaboration with the Glasgow based independent design office Panel (Catriona Duffy and Lucy McEachan), The Inventors of Tradition.

Punkt. offers consumers a simple and intelligent design alternative to multifunctional electronic devices that complicate life. The research of Punkt. products goes back to the origins of consumer electronics in order to replenish the prime uses and functions of everyday electronic devices, and combine them with the best modern day solutions, to produce simple, durable and good-looking products.

At Qubique in Berlin, Punkt. presents a limited special edition AC 01, of which 100% of the profits will go to rebuild family homes and play areas in Maeami, a fishing village which was swept away by the tsunami in March 2011. The project is run by Architecture for Humanity.

Seventh gatheres on two levels - between-plan masonry, flooring and interiorcastle made of steel and mirrors - "missed" treasures of this world. Often very limited, sometimes unique and always with a special touch, that brings masterly skill and materials credible together.

Located in the heart of downtown Lisbon, the 1960s building offers 19 apartments to rent for short or long term Lisbon visits. Close to Chiado, Bairro Alto and the Castle of São Jorge, the Lisonaire is home to travellers with an appreciation for design, hosting them in individually designed studios by a Portuguese graphic, product or furniture designer rooted in the young and vibrant Lisbon design scene.



Credits (from top): conceptual sketch by Pedrita // 2 x Apartment "N" designed by Ricardo Mealha // Apartment "M" designed by Pedro Falcão // Apartment "P" designed by Marco Balesteros // Apartment "T" designed by Paulo Arraiano.
All Photos © Francisco Nogueira

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A place to meet friends and enjoy excellent food, there should be steak and fish on the menu, champagne and plenty of space. In the spring of 2007 Stephan Landwehr and Boris Radczun opened Grill Royal, which has been a hot spot in the gastronomic landscape of Berlin ever since.



Credits (from Top): © Studio Lepkowski / rest all © Stefan Korte

On April 15, 2011 the first tree of the Initiative "HOLY WOOD - 10. 000 Bäume für Berlin" has been planted!



HOLY WOOD - the official co-partner of the Berlinale ENTEGA sets an example for climate protection. The art installation by Ralf Schmerberg raises awareness about the importance of forests for CO2 compensation.



Credits (from top): © Jan Hinrich Hoffmann, 2011