Little Pop Up: Pop-up shop for tots and beyond

The latest location of the twee, family-friendly pop-up store adds a touch of colour and whimsy to its grim surroundings. Get some designer threads for your young 'un and maybe yourself!

May 18, 2012 by Deepa Sury in Features (2 Comments)

Hip fleas infest Maybachufer

Since its debut in 2010, Nowkoelln Flowmarkt has brushed aside fears of being a precursor to the horrors of gentrification, and since has been bringing its own flair to Flohmarkt culture.

May 8, 2012 by Seymour Gris in What's On

My perfect Berlin weekend: Bruce LaBruce

Toronto-based art-porn provocateur Bruce LaBruce is in Berlin enough to be considered, at the very least, a part-timer. Get his weekend lowdown!

Apr 27, 2012 in People

Photo by Maia Schoenfelder

Berlin's best vintage: original sin

Though some stock a normal range of vintage items, these shops specialise in original designs and big-name labels, from collectors’ kicks to haute couture.

Jan 25, 2012 by Maia Schoenfelder in Zeitgeist (2 Comments)

Photo by Like_the_Grand_Canyon (Flickr CC)

Amok Mama: Slightly libellous

You know when you're with a sensible German boy at the supermarket, having a really reasonable conversation, and he just keeps on bringing out the devil in you? Jacinta Nandi does.

Feb 21, 2012 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (4 Comments)

Photo by Smial (Wikimedia Commons)

Seymour Gris: Aldi-dirty

Gris gives us one more reason to hate shopping at "discounter" supermarkets.

Sep 6, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog (3 Comments)

Your weekend: Save an attitude dealer

Record stores deal in two things. Attitude and records. And the world needs both, so make sure you go out on Record Store Day and support! Plus more stuff to do!

Apr 14, 2011 in The Berlin Blog (2 Comments)

Your Weekend: Dance your Mussolini

Don't be an intolerant dick, it doesn’t look good. But there's plenty of stuff that does.

Dec 10, 2010 by Walter Crasshole in The Berlin Blog

Holiday bookworm bounty

The Bargain Bookstore Berlin, as generic as the title sounds, has some knock-out art, design, photography and other nerd-worthy literary gifts for you to pick out at cheap prices. But hurry, it may not last long.

Dec 12, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Zeitgeist (2 Comments)

Know thy shelf: Trödelei

Borrowing an idea from Sao Paolo, Trödelei fuses the flea market with the consignment shop. Sellers rent shelves to present their stuff; the market sells it. Other than that, it resembles a bog-standard second-hand store.

Oct 17, 2011 in People

Riverside DIY: Voodoo Market

Barely a year old, this bimonthly bazaar at the Spree-side nightclub hosts about 40 stalls (with an expansion in the pipeline) piled with gaucho-style leather belts, bow-embellished hair bands and retro lava lamps.

Oct 17, 2011 in People

Handicraft heaven: Handmade Supermarket @ Markthalle IX

Set in the historical Kreuzberg Markthalle, which celebrates its 120th birthday this month, the monthly Handmade Supermarket offers the goods of 60 grassroots Berlin designers over 600sqm.

Oct 17, 2011 in People

Toast & Jam 2012

Photos from Berlin's first ever Vintage Fair.

The Days of Bread & Butter 2011: Day two

EXBERLINER takes you through the must-sees at this season's Bread & Butter fashion tradeshow. Bread & Butter Berlin is one of the premiere urban and streetwear fairs in world, and what better place for such an event to take place than Berlin. All photos by Dominic Burr.

The Days of Bread & Butter 2011: Day one

EXBERLINER takes you through the must-sees at this season's Bread & Butter fashion tradeshow. Bread & Butter Berlin is one of the premiere urban and streetwear fairs in world, and what better place for such an event to take place than Berlin. All photos by Dominic Burr.