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Completed in 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Images by Marc Brinkmeier. POP KUDAMM is a temporary cultural space in Berlin's City West: In exhibitions, performances, pop-ups, and a wide variety of events, POP KUDAMM...
This summer, Selfridges will partner with Berlin’s Reference Festival to present SUPERFUTURES, an immersive exhibition which will bring together
Ever since we first heard the word phygital last June fashion brands have struggled to figure out how to make virtual reality as emotional and poignant as the real thing. But off the beaten path of New York, London, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks, Reference Studios seems to have figured it out with relative ease. The Berlin-based creative studio hosted the Reference Festival last week with a range of in-person and digital programming that provided a 360 degree view of that city’s thriving creative scenes. A truck covered with LCD screens broadcasts 032C messaging throughout Berlin Photo:...
âThe specificity of what we do is what Iâm really into,â says Michael Kardamakis, founder of Endyma, the fashion archive with the worldâs largest collection of Helmut Lang. The archive focuses on items by various designers throughout the â90s and â00s, but its cornerstone is the cult Austrian designer â and Kardamakis has 1,650 of his pieces, to be exact. âEvery detail counts â heâs so deliberate and nothing is left to chance,â he says. Having started off as an online reseller, Kardamakis turned his extensive collection into what it is to...
Share this article Slam Jam is more than just a boutique or prolific collaborator, it’s a gateway for thought-provoking experiments and conversation starters. For example, its (Un)corporate Uniforms collection was designed for link-minded people as a sort of concept of unity, while its work at Reference Festival will present the inaugural Reference Prize, celebrating the next generation of creatives by giving them support during a time of uncertainty. Now, Slam Jam continues to broaden its horizons (and ours) with its latest partnership and project, teaming up with fellow Milan-based multid...