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Event: Silken Eerie with Tim Sweeney - 10 Feb 23:00

2012-02-09T09:58:53-08:00

An arc stretching from Washington DC, to New York, to Berlin caps off this night of serious groove-centric tones and bass. Tim Sweeney, who’s been running the legendary WNYU show Beats in Space for well over a decade, is not only a moderator, but a serious DJ himself and boasts a knowledge of B-sides and rare pressings that would humble any resident DJ, label manager or even, gasp!, record store clerk. Joining up with him are the power duo Beautiful Swimmers, whose nights in Washington’s U-Street Music Hall have become legendary, and that’s not to mention their heady italo-imbibed “borg funk”. Dada Disco, themselves notable Berlin groove-spotters, round off the roster.

Loftus Hall
Maybachufer 48, 12045 Berlin, Germany
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?327104

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Event: Etsy Lab goes Nadelwald - 20 Feb 18:00

2012-02-07T03:01:15-08:00

Etsy Lab is back and this time they’re holding a workshop at the Nadelwald co-sewing space in Neukölln, a haberdashery heaven with all the necessary machinery for a full-scale sewing project and some friendly expert help on hand for those fiddly bits.

Nadelwald
Friedelstraße 11, 12047 Berlin, Germany
http://www.nadelwald.me/workshops

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Location: Nadelwald

2012-02-07T02:54:57-08:00

Nadelwald takes co-working space to it logical next level with a co-sewing space for fashion designers, tailors, hobbyists, and anyone else in need of sewing machines, needles, fabrics and all the necessary bits and bobbins. Get things sewn up in good company and a creative environment.

Friedelstraße 11, 12047 Berlin, Germany
Mon & Tue, 1-6pm; Weds, 1-9pm; Thurs, 1-6pm; Fri, 1-9pm; Sat, 1-6pm
+4900493068814731
http://www.nadelwald.me/
swantje@nadelwald.me
[U7] [U8] Hermannplatz

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Event: Urban Flashes III - 11 Feb 12:00 - 18 Feb 00:00

2012-02-07T02:53:28-08:00

IDOLONSTUDIO and LEAP present Urban Flashes III, featuring the works W.A.V.E. by YiLab and Refractive Index by Jamie Allen.

W.A.V.E. examines how we exist and transform in an increasingly complex urban environment—moving from natural to artificial and even alienated spaces, and from the sensory experience of social spaces to the virtual network. The work evolves around the solitary existence of a human figure inside a large city-matrix, a virtual, interactive network integrating LED-light, sound installation and projections.

Refractive Index launches a multi-city nighttime installation programme for large-scale public digital media displays. In collaboration with London 2012 Creative Programming and the BBC Big Screens programme, and graphics programmers Tom Schofield and David Gauthier, this series of after-dark installation projects for public media facades continues work looking at the way digital media infrastructure changes our view of ourselves.

Check out more information about the artists and the project at LEAP’s tumblr.

Daily, 12:00-18:00

LEAP
Karl-Liebknechtstrasse 13, 10178 Berlin, Germany
http://www.leapknecht.de/

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Event: Urban Flashes III - 10 Feb 20:00

2012-02-07T02:22:54-08:00

IDOLONSTUDIO and LEAP present Urban Flashes III, featuring the works W.A.V.E. by YiLab and Refractive Index by Jamie Allen.

Tonight’s vernissage includes a live concert by sound artists Chang Yung-Ta, Yeh Ting-Hao and Jamie Allen—starting at 21:00.

The concerts will be available via livestream.

LEAP
Karl-Liebknechtstrasse 13, 10178 Berlin, Germany
http://www.leapknecht.de/

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Event: Long Weekend of Free Theater - 23 Feb 12:00 - 26 Feb 23:00

2012-02-06T09:09:50-08:00

For the ninth year running, this four day theater marathon of over 130 free productions takes place throughout HAU and Sophiensaele.

As usual, content will range from the sublime to the downright ridiculous, with productions such as Uzrukki Schmidt’s The bark-beetle infestation in the Bavarian Forest and one-woman-monologues about goulash.

HAU1
Stresemannstraße 29, 10963 Berlin, Germany
http://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/kuenstler/kuenstler_22573.html?HAU=1

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Event: Valentine's Day at Cookies Cream - 14 Feb 19:00

2012-02-06T08:43:45-08:00

If you’re not in love during entrées, you certainly will be by dessert. The gastronomic genius of of the Cookies Cream team will have you feeling soppy over supper, especially with their special three-course Valentine’s menu, a romantic soundtrack and discounted rates at the Westin Grand hotel next door. Make sure you book ahead as this is bound to be a popular occasion.

Restaurant Cookies Cream
Behrenstrasse 55, 10117 Berlin, Germany
http://www.facebook.com/events/219460331482020/

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Event: Feeling Gloomy presents Berlin Bowie Walk - 18 Feb 14:00

2012-02-06T07:37:53-08:00

This year marks the 35th anniversary of David Bowies’s seminal Berlin Trilogy written and recorded in the German capital. To mark this occasion, Feeling Gloomy we will be hosting two guided walks to celebrate his 65th year and the city that inspired him.

The two hour tour around Berlin, with resident Feeling Gloomy Berlin DJs and avid Bowie fans, Robin & Mike T West, begins in Neukölln (which our hero famously misspelled when dedicating a song to the popular Berlin district) and finishes in Schoneberg, the quintessential Bowie neighbourhood.

The tour kicks off at 2pm on Saturday 18th and 25th February and costs €5 in advance. On 25th there will also be a Feeling Gloomy Bowie club night at Dazzle Danzclub (Danzigerstr.1 10435) and entry is included with your ticket.

S-Bahnhof Neukölln
, , Germany
http://www.facebook.com/events/236499339759253/

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Event: Live Lyrics and Beatjazz - 21 Feb 20:00

2012-02-06T07:12:09-08:00

Week three of Berlin Black History Month sees an evening of live music, prose and performance poetry, hosted by the incomparable Paula Varjack. The event features a dynamic line up of exciting established artists from Berlin and London, such as Black Cracker, Salena Godden, Onyx Ashanti and OneNess Sankara.

Entrance: €5

Altes Finanzamt
Schönstedtstraße 7 , , Germany
http://blackhistorymonthberlin.tumblr.com/weekthree

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Event: Building Narrative Worlds - 13 Feb 14:00

2012-02-06T04:21:41-08:00

Running as part of the Berlinale Talent Campus, Building Narrative Worlds: Digital Design for Cinema is a workshop and discussion exploring the applications of digital technology in the filmmaking process.

As concrete and systematic the world we live in seems to be, it is the product of decades of visionary designs, inventions, and creations by imaginative thinkers who have envisioned a world beyond the one they lived in. Production designers who are tasked with creating entirely new worlds and alternate universes must be able to think freely and outside of the box in order to imagine and render these narrative worlds. In this session, various production designers will explain how screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers can create entirely new worlds where their films will be set. Discussing methods, and showing digital tools available to manifest these ideas will be the main focus of this interactive panel with production designers Alex McDowell (Minority Report), Uli Hanisch (The International), Habib Zargarpour (The Bourne Identity), and acclaimed visual artist and photographer Thomas Demand will discuss recent projects. Moderated by Andrew Shoben. In cooperation with 5D Institute, Los Angeles.

HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 32, 10963 Berlin, Germany
http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20127596

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Event: Negotiating Love - 19 Feb 19:00

2012-02-06T04:11:35-08:00

Beziehungsweisen is a film by German director Calle Overweg and is showing as part of Berlinale’s Forum, a platform for more avant garde and experimental entries.

Three couples in crisis each seek advice at therapy sessions and argue over infidelities, abortion and separate bedrooms. Accusations, fears and traumas all come up, with separation very much on the cards. These case studies reveal areas of conflict, structures and relationship patterns all of a universal nature. The clients are played by actors, the therapists work in the field in real life and are not playing a role. Resembling nothing so much as a public experiment, this artificial set-up yields touching moments full of emotion.

Tickets are available online and from participating venues.

Delphi Filmpalast
Kantstraße 12a , 10623 Berlin, Germany
http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20120799

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Event: White Deer Plain - 16 Feb 14:15

2012-02-06T04:01:11-08:00

Bai lu yuan is the latest offering from Chinese director Wang Quan’an and is an adaptation of an historical novel of the same name by Chen Zhongshi which was blacklisted for many years on account of its explicit sex scenes.

As in his earlier works Tuya’s Marriage (which won the Golden Bear in 2006) and Apart Together (which screened at the Berlinale in 2010) Wang Quan’an’s new work focuses once again on the fortunes of a female protagonist.

Showing as part of the competition, this epic takes place towards the end of imperial China in a period of dramatic political and social upheaval. The film is set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai and Lu – and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership. A young woman new to the village soon finds herself caught between the two camps. Wang Quan’an uses the story of these two families as a metaphor for the fate of the Chinese people as first Chinese war lords are overrun by Japanese invaders, then civil war follows hot on the heels of the Second World War and finally the victorious Maoists begin waving their red flags.

Tickets are available online and from participating venues.

Friedrichstadtpalast
Friedrichstrasse 107, 10117 Berlin, Germany
http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20120121

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Event: Farewell to the Frogs - 11 Feb 17:00

2012-02-06T03:43:49-08:00

Abschied von den Fröschen (Farewell to the Frogs) is showing as part of the Berlinale goes Kiez section of the film festival.

In March 1998 director and producer Ulrich Schamoni – who was dying of leukaemia at the time – documented life in his house in Berlin’s Grunewald district. Schamoni kept on filming until just a few days before his death. The result was a moving and colourful chronicle amounting to a total of 170 hours of tape. Interspersing a selection of these images with excerpts from Schamoni’s films such as ES and CHAPEAU CLAQUE, Schamoni’s photographer daughter Ulrike Schamoni and editor Grete Jentzen have created a loving tribute to a generous and multifaceted man. Equipped with his own brand of creativity and joie de vivre, but also blessed with laconic, often self-parodying wit, Ulrich Schamoni managed to defy his tragic illness and live an inspired life – as long as he could.

Tickets are available to buy online or at participating outlets.

Filmkunst 66
Bleibtreustrasse 12 , 10623 Berlin, Germany
http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20122034

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Event: Piano Forte - 10 Feb 22:00

2012-02-02T08:10:18-08:00

Tonight the Royal Highness of after dark venues, Prince Charles, hosts Paino Forte, a night of hihats, handclaps and a massive slow beat.

Viadrina (Pets Recordings / Klasse Recordings)
Johanna Knutsson (Klasse Recordings)
Ron Wilson (TanzMichMal)
Marceao (Piano Forte)

Prince Charles
Prinzenstraße 85 F, 10969 Berlin, Germany
http://www.facebook.com/princecharlesbar

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Event: CRO live @ RAPPIDEMMI - 11 Feb 23:00

2012-02-02T07:33:41-08:00

Hip-hop-people at hip-hop-parties take themselves too seriously. That’s why What?! Club decided to make a hip-hop-party for everyone else called Rappidemmi. The party is not just about scratches and bitches, here you can dance to grandmaster flash while drinking a schnapps.

Featuring:

CRO & Psaiko. Dino (Clubshowcase)
Rappidemmi (Remmidemmi Unit)
Jan Köppen (MTV / Flummi)
Ford Luck (Trashpop)
Jan 3000 (Trashpop)
DJ Internet (Trashpop)

**Unlike has 1×2 tickets up for grabs for Rappidemmi. To win the goods simply, tweet us @BLN_unlike.

What?!
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 11, 10178 Berlin, Germany
http://www.facebook.com/events/293177897396608/

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Event: Dreams of Life - 13 Feb 20:30

2012-02-02T07:04:29-08:00

The Berlin Film Society and Entertainment One, in association with Berlin Black History Month, present an exclusive screening of the critically-acclaimed UK independent ﬁlm, Dreams of a Life, followed by a discussion and Q&A with Director, Carol Morley, and leading actress, Zawe Ashton; moderated by Sharmaine Lovegrove, founder of Dialogue Books.

Joyce Vincent’s body wasn’t discovered for three years, surrounded by Christmas presents she had been wrapping, and with the TV still on. Newspaper reports offered few details of her life, not even a photograph.

Interweaving interviews with imagined scenes from Joyce’s life, Dreams of a Life is an imaginative, powerful, multilayered quest, and is not only a portrait of Joyce but a portrait of London in the eighties—the City, music, and race. It is a ﬁlm about urban lives, contemporary life, and how, like Joyce, we are all different things to different people. It is about how little we may ever know each other, but nevertheless, how much we can love.

Babylon: Mitte
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 30, 10178 Berlin, Germany
http://www.berlinfilmsociety.com/#2698332/Mon-13th-Feb-20-30-Dreams-of-a-Life-Director-Q-A

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Event: Les Animaux - 10 Feb 19:00

2012-02-02T03:44:59-08:00

Strychnin Gallery kicks off the new year with an event that will enable everybody to look good!

Opening on February 10th, this group exhibition Les Animaux will display an exquisite selection of hand-made, one-of-a-kind, artworks that can be worn as jewelry and fashion accessories. Heaps of well-known artists quickly got on board with this idea and have put their visions and creativity into timeless pieces that nicely combine fashion and fine art. Based around the theme of Les Animaux, these talented creatives came up with a variety of different styles that fit the classic and moderate as well as the modern and extravagant tastes of all the art and fashion lovers out there!

Participating artists include Kristen Ferrell, Julia de Ville, Louis Fleischauer (AMF Korsets), Lisa Black, Eric van Straaten + Jennifer Hoes, Daniel van Nes, Tamara Ferioli, Snash Jewelry, Harem Royal and many more.

The exhibition will run until March 4th.

Strychnin Gallery
Boxhagenerstraße 36 , 10245 Berlin, Germany
http://www.strychnin.com

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Event: Nou pral manje: We're gonna eat! - 12 Feb 20:00

2012-01-30T04:06:08-08:00

This month Krauted Haus Supper Club celebrates Soul Food in a variety of forms. From punch-packing Cajun and Creole dishes like blackened catfish to the comfort of Southwestern staples like candied yams, they’re letting the good times roll.

Dishes include oysters rockefeller, crawfish macaroni and cheese, and sweet tea pie with candied yams and pecans. Check out full menu and prices here.

Seats go fast, so RSVP at eatme@krautedhaus.com. If you miss out on tonight, don’t worry because there’s another dinner on the 11th as well!

Krauted Haus
, , Germany
http://krautedhaus.com/

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Event: Nou pral manje: We're gonna eat! - 11 Feb 20:00

2012-01-30T03:25:37-08:00

Dishes include oysters rockefeller, crawfish macaroni and cheese, and sweet tea pie with candied yams and pecans. Check out full menu and prices here.

Seats go fast, so RSVP at eatme@krautedhaus.com. If you miss out on tonight, don’t worry because there’s another dinner on the 12th as well!

Krauted Haus
, , Germany
http://krautedhaus.com/

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Location: The Sebright Arms

2012-01-26T03:02:08-08:00

The Sebright Arms is pretty much your typical East London boozer. It’s well-known among locals. And it’s pushing to be a more exciting venue for entertaining a younger generation of drinkers. That said, thankfully the pub’s traditional charms haven’t fallen victim to the refurbishments – in fact, the owners are determined to regain its reputation by hosting club nights, gigs and workshops while respecting its almost 300 year heritage.

Split over two floors and reached via an alleyway off Hackney Road, the Sebright Arms features an open-plan ground floor complete with wood panelling and a spacious, fully-functioning venue space downstairs. For its launch, market meat-champions Lucky Chip are taking over the kitchen to serve up their locally-famed burgers, hand cut fries and hot dogs. Meanwhile the charming (for a pub) staff have a range of London-based microbrewery ales to draw and a mean cask cider. And while you’re enjoying your pint, ask them for one of the many stories from the pub’s eventful past. From a performance by Charlie Chaplin over police assault by an angry mob in 1837, to why and when the Seabright became the Sebright Arms, the place is bursting with history.

31-35 Coate St, E2 9AG London, United Kingdom
Mon-Wed, 17:00-23:00; Thu-Sat, 17:00-00:00; Sun: 12:00-22:30
+442077290937
http://www.sebrightarms.co.uk
mail@sebrightarms.co.uk
[National] at Cambridge Heath; [Central] at Bethnal Green

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Location: Pitt Cue Co

2012-01-26T02:49:33-08:00

Beginning life as a BBQ trailer on the Southbank, it didn’t take long for Pitt Cue Co. to become a meat lover’s Mecca. Renowned for its succulent, authentic American dishes, it became so popular that after just one summer, Richard Turner (Hawksmoor) and Simon Anderson (Albion, Islington) offered their help in setting the Pitt Cue boys up with this new, permanent residency just behind Soho’s Carnaby Street.

Split over two floors (downstairs dining, upstairs bar), Pitt Cue Co. is downright tiny (they say they can seat 30, but at 20 it starts feeling pretty full) but the place just oozes rustic, carnivorous charm. From their chintzy lace-curtained windows, Pitt Cue’s sole aim is to satisfy their ravenous customers for just £10, offering a choice of meaty mains (think Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Pork Ribs) alongside a changing list of specials. The drinks menu, meanwhile, is rounded off with top local and US beers, a good range of bourbons, cocktails and of course the infamous house Pickleback – a shot each of bourbon and pickle brine, served up with an optional side of pork crackling. Try it. After all, you only live once.

1 Newburgh St, W1F 7RB London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sat, 12:00-23:00; Sun, 12:00-18:00
http://www.pittcue.co.uk
info@pittcue.co.uk
[Central] at Oxford Circus

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Story: Palais Paradiso - The Talent Show

2012-01-24T03:19:42-08:00

On 16th of February the 4th edition of Palais Paradiso will take place with a live fine arts and performance program. For this yearly event, artists are invited to show their (performative) art in Paradiso. The theme for this year is “The Talent Show”. It’s a wink towards the immense amount of talent shows of today and the participating artists will showcase their best tricks. A sequence of performances, video art, installations and music will take place and contributions from the following artists can be expected: Guido van der Werve (NL), Nederlands Dans Theater 2, Uta Eisenreich (DE), Sina Khani (Iran), Ieke Trinks (NL), Renée van Trier (NL), Jeroen Offerman (NL), Isabelle Schiltz (BE), Nina Yuen (Hawaï) and Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács (NL).

A glimpse of what awaits the evening:

Nederlands Dans Theater 2 will perform the piece “Shutters Shut”: a special dance where the dancers will perform their own sign language in which they translate the words of Gertrude Stein who will cite her poem ‘If I told him’. All in 4 minutes.

Uta Eisenreich (DE) is a photographer but she will create beautiful still life pieces with objects in a playful manner. The objects will be connected to sounds with which she will narrate as she creates.

Ieke Trinks (NL) will present ‘head, boxes, ceiling’ – an astonishing performance at the entrance where Trinks will place as many boxes as possible upon her head.

Nina Yuen (Hawaï,) presents her new movie Juanita. A dreamy and hypnotic piece where she paints elegant lingerie with a sky blue glitter nail polish on her pantyhose as the ocean washes over her.

Story: Make Something From Nothing

2012-01-23T01:55:40-08:00

The iconic Jamaican lager beer Red Stripe®, has been making some noise with the help of sound artist Yuri Suzuki. The first in a series of cultural projects, ‘Make Something from Nothing’ featured a unique sound sculpture created by Yuri Suzuki, in collaboration with DJ Al Fingers, singer/songwriter Gappy Ranks and designer Matthew Kneebone.

Suzuki is famous for his home made music machines—a goldfish theremin machine and a flute made from an electric kettle amongst many others. However, The Red Stripe® Make Something From Nothing project is his most audacious piece of work to date. The immense sculpture was transformed from thousands of Red Stripe cans—some of which were collected at this year’s Notting Hill carnival—into a a towering fully functioning sound sculpture, that draws inspiration from bass heavy Jamaican sound systems.

Launched on 16th November with an event at Village Underground, the night showcased this specially commissioned 2.5 meter high sound sculpture and was put through its paces by the blinding DJ talents of Hessel Audio’s Ben UFO, NMBERS co-founder Spencer and Al Fingers playing rare Greensleeves recordings. Yuri Suzuki said, “The DIY culture is a big part of Jamaica and it’s obviously a big part of my work. From the sound systems that started in the ghettos of Kingston to the attitude of the Jamaican people it’s a place where if you don’t do it yourself, it isn’t going to happen. Making something musical from what others might discard is what Red Stripe® and making something from nothing is inspired by Jamaica’s DIY culture.”

The ‘Make with a Red Stripe’ series, celebrates the music and DIY culture of the brand’s Jamaican roots. More collaborations are in the pipeline, for more information check the Red Stripe Facebook page.

Guide: Purveyors of fine cloth

2012-01-20T09:49:08-08:00

With today’s fashion powerhouses Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Miuccia Prada and Dolce & Gabbana calling Milan home you know it’s a heavyweight in the trend-setting ranks. Yet the city’s status as a fashion capital is no recent phenomenon and entails more than just clothing. Its prominence dates back to the 16th century when Milan became a pivotal spot for Renaissance denizens, even deriving its name from the old English word “milaner”, denoting a purveyor of jewellery, hats, fine cloth and luxury goods. Nowadays you can drop in town for either one of the Fashion Weeks that take place and preview what Londoners and New Yorkers will be wearing in a year’s time.

Here’s the Unlike low down on where to get your retail kicks in Milan.

Location: Helmut Lang

2012-01-19T03:05:22-08:00

In the midst of Westbourne Grove’s designer shops, independent stores and cafés, Helmut Lang (the label that epitomized the minimal chic of the ‘90s) has a new home. For the first time ever, the NY-based brand is available in the UK as an independent standalone store (and when it launched was also the only one in Europe).

The boutique itself is small but as selectively stocked as you’d expect, with dark wooden floors and clean white walls.

Lang fans will be pleased to learn that the brand’s legacy has been preserved under the new design duo, Nicole and Michael Colovos. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, the pair have maintained the brand’s signature style, resulting in elegant yet austere designs that are definitely worth checking out. Their collections feature slim cut dresses, suits and a small range of leather accessories, all predominantly in black, white and shades of grey, plus the odd statement piece thrown in for good measure.

237 Westbourne Grove, W11 2RU London, United Kingdom
Mon-Wed, 10:00-18:00; Thu, 10:00-17:00; Fri-Sat, 10:00-18:30; Sun, 12:00-17:00
+442079851184
http://www.helmutlang.com
westbourne@helmutlang.eu
[Central] at Notting Hill

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Location: Ducksoup

2012-01-19T03:01:27-08:00

Don’t let the name mislead you: oddly, Ducksoup doesn’t have a single Asian dish on the menu. Instead, the cuisine at this relaxed little bar on Soho’s Dean Street sports a heavy French influence, as do the natural and biodynamic wines.

The food menu houses a large selection of tapas-sized bites (perfect for sharing if you’re feeling a bit peckish) and a choice of slightly larger and regular-sized plates (though never more than three of each). Risotto, sea food and lamb dishes are some of the house staples, always perfectly executed and served with a little twist – something which shouldn’t come as a surprise since Julian Biggs, chef de cuisine, is also the former executive chef from Mark Hix’s eponymous and praised restaurant group.

Ultimately, Ducksoup has the relaxed atmosphere of a modern bistro. It’s a place where you drop in for a glass of good wine, then somehow forget to leave because you’ve completely lost track of time. Be sure to try the delicious chocolate mousse or, alternatively, opt for their killer selection of fine French cheeses to round of your meal.

41 Dean St, W1D 4PY London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sat, 12:00-22:30; Sun, 13:00-18:00
+442072874599
http://www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk
restaurant@ducksoupsoho.co.uk
[Piccadilly] at Leicester Square

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Event: Workshop: Information Epidemics - 16 Feb 18:00

2012-01-16T13:24:02-08:00

“Large groups of people can drastically change their opinion, adopt a completely unexpected trend, come out to protest on a square, adopt a certain ideology, have an amazing time at a party, or start using a certain product on mass scale. While all these social phenomena are diverse, one thing in common is that they involve information dissemination that happens in a synchronized way, evoking a certain response from the population at once.”

Dmitry Paranyushkin from Nodus Labs examines how epidemic theories from network science can be used to study social media trends. Learn about effective marketing campaigns, news feed promotion and how to ‘go viral’.

betahaus
Prinzessinnenstraße 19-20, 10969 Berlin, Germany
http://workshopinformationepidemics-eorg.eventbrite.com/

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Event: Cloud Control - 20 Feb 20:00

2012-01-16T01:39:24-08:00

With affirmation of their brilliance in from their homeland, being awarded the critically acclaimed Australian Music Award, Cloud Control are set to unleash their stellar collection of quirky layered harmonic psyche-pop on the rest of the world.

Bitterzoet
Spuistraat 2, 1012 TS Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.bitterzoet.com/#/agenda/1204

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Location: Panama

2012-01-13T03:50:47-08:00

With their penchant for classy wines and French cuisine, Panama should by rights go by a more Provencal moniker, but it’s easy to ignore this minor discrepancy when inside this hip tri-functional hangout.

Panama’s bar, club and restaurant is located a little way out from the center in the Docklands district, but when the entertainment hits the right spot it ticks all the boxes for a night out. Well shaken cocktails before a gourmet meal, finished off with a wiggle on the dance floor amid their minimalist décor: the perfect antidote to the all too often gaudy and crowded Centraal.

Oostelijke Handelskade 4, 1019 BM Amsterdam, Netherlands
Restaurant: Daily, 12:00-22:30; Cafe: Daily, 12:00-01:00; Club: Check website for event times
+31203118686
http://www.panama.nl/
info@panama.nl
[T] 10 & 26 at Rietlandpark

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Location: Mendo

2012-01-13T03:50:15-08:00

Mendo is more than just your average bookshop. The suave interior harbours 6,000 kilos of steel, sculpting mighty wall-to-wall book shelves furnished with 2,000 black Mendo books. In between these numerous Mendo volumes, the store showcases its ever changing selection of sleek art and design books.

The collection includes fashion, photography, interior, architecture and graphic design. But Mendo’s real highlight is the extensive selection of XL books. From a massive 37kg Muhammad Ali book for €3,000, to XL David LaChapelle, Pele and Africa books—prices for these heavyweights range from a paltry €10 to a shocking €10,000.

The store’s smooth, minimalist interior design, wood and leather furnished walls, exquisite catalogue of books, and sublime atmosphere, give Mendo the feel of a licked steel and concrete chapel with a fetish for books that lingers on the epic side of the scale.

Berenstraat 11, 1016 GG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mon-Sat, 12:00-17:30; Sun, 13:00-17:00
+31206121216
http://www.mendographicdesign.nl/bookstore
contact@mendo.nl
[T] 13, 14, 17; [BUS] 348, 352, 354, 358 at Westermarkt

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Location: Jiří Švestka Gallery

2012-01-05T08:23:15-08:00

Jiří Švestka Berlin is the offshoot of Švestka’s prominent Prague gallery and promotes international, modern and contemporary art both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The multifaceted gallery has put a focus on increasing the profile of young, established, artists as well as introducing Eastern European newcomers to a global audience.

Founded in 2009, Jiří Švestka Berlin has already exhibited a dazzling array of young Central European talent including the works Kristof Kintera, Josef Bolf and Michal Pechoucek—each demonstrating their mastery of the Czech art scene in all their conceptual, mixed-media glory.

Potsdamer Str. 81c, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Tues-Sat, 11:00-18:00
+4903034727642
http://www.jirisvestka.com/
gallery@jirisvestka.com
[U1] at Kurfürstenstraße

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Event: Society presents DJ Pierre - 10 Feb 22:00

2012-01-04T04:23:43-08:00

When you search for ‘Acid House’ in the dictionary, you’ll find a photo DJ Pierre’s smiling face there instead of a description. Old skool acid house lovers should definitely save the date, the legend is flying in from Chicago to play in a secret East London venue and to make the time travel experience complete, there will be projections from the era, décor, lasers, smoke and Funktion One sound, of course.

TBC
, , United Kingdom
http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=7690

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Event: Portable Monuments - 10 Feb 12:00

2012-01-03T06:12:04-08:00

Galerie Gabriel Rolt present their first solo exhibition of works by Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. The work of this internationally renowned, UK-based duo interrogates the documentary and ethnographic traditions of photography.

Poor Monuments, a series of 85 works on paper, is a contemporary re-working of The War Primer, a book by Bertolt Brecht published in 1955. The War Primer comprises of images clipped from newspapers, each accompanied by a four-line poem. The title of the book deliberately recalls the textbooks that were used to teach elementary school children how to read. Brecht’s book is a practical manual into how to ‘read’ photographs.

For each image that Brecht originally chose, Broomberg and Chanarin have found an equivalent from our present age. However, where Brecht’s War Primer was concerned with images of the Second World War, Broomberg and Chanarin are concerned with images generated by both sides of the so-called “War on Terror”.

“Don’t start with the good old things but the bad new ones” Brecht famously said, and in this spirit Broomberg and Chanarin have gathered their material from the internet—compressing, uploading, ripping, squeezing, reformatting and re-editing often anonymous images—rather than sifting through newspapers with a pair of scissors.

Galerie Gabriel Rolt
Elandsgracht 34, 1016 TW Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.gabrielrolt.com/exhibitionPR.aspx?pos=1&page=1

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Location: YMC (Shoreditch)

2011-12-22T08:43:31-08:00

As the brand’s flagship shop it seems logical for it to have death as its theme. It does right? Slap bang in the middle of the shop is a mortuary slab, complete with bloody plughole. The thought process behind the installation is that nothing is more functional than a mortuary. And so is their brand.

Fashion that is designed not to follow fashion or form but prioritizes function. Not dissimilar to the Courbousier way of thinking really. These are pieces that will last you a lifetime (but we promise, despite the possible implications of their ethos, you’ll still look good doing so). Their watches are particularly to die for.

23 Hanbury Street, E1 6QR London, United Kingdom
Mon–Sat, 11:00–19:00; Sun, 12:00–18:00
+4402034323010
http://www.youmustcreate.com/
hanburyst@youmustcreate.com
Shoreditch High Street [Overground]

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Location: Apple Store (Covent Garden)

2011-12-22T04:39:39-08:00

The opening of the Covent Garden branch has seen Londoners breathe a giant sigh of relief. Gone now is the need to battle with the Oxford Street hoards to make your Genius Bar appointment on time. You can arrive in style having battled only the Covent Garden crowds instead…

Apple has taken over an enormous plot in the Piazza – they spent millions to restore to its former glory and it really shows. The open brickwork, large windows and the sky high ceilings give the venue a sleek ‘Apple’ atmosphere to what is otherwise a very traditional edifice. The Holy Grail for computer geeks the world over, this is one of the best Apple stores the world over.

No. 1-7 The Piazza, WC2E 8HA London, United Kingdom
Mon- Sat, 09:00-21:00; Sun, 12:00-18:00
+4402074471400
http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/coventgarden/
Covent Garden [Piccadilly]

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Location: Bill's Café

2011-12-22T03:23:55-08:00

Chocolate Brownie milkshake? Yes please. Ok, but to make up for it, it’ll have to be the Roast Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Soup to start with, followed up with the Roasted Mediterranean Tartlet. It’s then ok to sneak in a Sticky Toffee Pudding as well, right?

There’s a chance that whoever’s sitting next to you won’t notice anyway if they’ve got their nose in the extensive shop catalogue. Order from it whilst dining and have your packed and presented to you without even having to move a muscle. A pot of Rhubarb and Ginger Jam and some courgettes makes the perfect doggy bag. Nestled in St Martin’s Courtyard this location is limited to only those in the know but now you know.

St Martin's Courtyard, WC2E 9AB London, United Kingdom
Mon-Fri, 08:00-23:00; Sat, 09:00-23:00; Sun, 09:00-22:30
+4402072408183
http://www.bills-website.co.uk
coventgarden@billsproducestore.co.uk
Covent Garden [Piccadilly]

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Location: Art Center South Florida

2011-12-21T02:42:28-08:00

The Art Center South Florida was established in 1984 and serves as a central access point for Miami Beach’s artists, curators and visitors alike. Located on Lincoln Road, the Art Center offers subsidized studio spaces for underexposed artists and gallerists to develop their creativity and gain exposure to the larger community.

The ACSF hosts a rigorous non-profit exhibition schedule that allows for a broad dialogue on contemporary media, current aesthetic issues and community awareness. Simply drop by to see Miami’s upcoming creative masters at work and browse the myriad of gallery and studio space. Though should you get the creative tinge from your visit, simply sign up for one of their art classes that will have you on the pulse of contemporary art in no time.

800 Lincoln Rd, 33139 Miami, United States of America
Sun-Mon, Thu, 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat, 11am–11pm
+13056748278
http://www.artcentersf.org/
email@artcentersf.org

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Location: R.S.V.P.

2011-12-20T01:08:06-08:00

This serene shop is undeniably the place to arouse your inner scribe with its special note papers from all over the world, perfect for announcing anything memorable—or at least making it seem that way. Aside from their designer parchment, they also cater top-notch pencils, Moleskines and writing tools from international stationary brands including Caran d´Ache, OHTO and Koh-I-Noor. Yet if you can’t grace their zen-like, minimalist store, they also have an online shop for you to indulge the moment when the ink hits the paper.

Mulackstraße 14, 10119 Berlin, Germany
Mon-Sat, 12:00-19:00
+493028094644
http://rsvp-berlin.de/
info@rsvp-berlin.de
[U8] at Weinmeisterstraße

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Location: Calix Gustav Gallery

2011-12-19T14:16:29-08:00

Centering on contemporary painting, collage, photography and mixed media pieces, Calix Gustav Gallery is an artist’s hive in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. Through their diverse collection and exhibitions, the gallery’s primary aim is set on promoting new and ambitious artistic talent that incorporate diverse approaches to their artwork.

With a mission of making contemporary art more accessible to the public, gallery director Amanda Fernandez-Leon curates her eclectic exhibitions to appeal to both traditional art-lovers and emerging artists. Everything from collages by Eurydice to wood works by Janet Mueller and sculptures by Augistin De Llanos can fall into this whirlwind of familiar and foreign.

98 NW 29th St., 33127 Miami, United States of America
Tues-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat, 12-5pm
+1305.576.8116
http://www.calixgustav.com/
info@calixgustav.com

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Location: Dimensions Variable

2011-12-15T11:33:50-08:00

Dimensions Variable is an exhibition space in the heart of the Design District engaged in fresh exhibition projects by individual artists and collaboratives. Rather than showcasing group or solo exhibitions in the usual format, they are interested in exhibitions that address their space specifically and produce one cohesive project.

Dimensions Variable aspires to provide a forum for the introduction of unfamiliar, complex, collaborative and multidisciplinary practices. The space was founded by artists Christina Lei Rodriguez, Wendy Wischer, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova and Frances Trombly, and is currently run jointly by the latter two plus Adler Guerrier.

171 NE 38th Street, 33137 Miami, United States of America
Check website for current events and opening hours
+13056075527
http://dimensionsvariable.net/
dv@dimensionsvariable.net

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Location: Gallery Diet

2011-12-15T11:22:47-08:00

Nestled in the Wynwood District of Miami, you’ll find the contemporary art gallery Diet, that was established in 2007. Since then, Diet has produced over 25 solo and group exhibitions by emerging artists from around the world, documenting the sharply curated, eclectic exhibitions in annual hard cover prints.

Represented artists include Kristopher Benedict, Charley Friedman, Christy Gast, Richard Höglund, Fabienne Lasserre, Abby Manock, and Daniel Milewski.

174 NW 23rd Street , 33127 Miami, United States of America
Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm
+13055712288
http://gallerydiet.com/
info@gallerydiet.com

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Location: W London

2011-12-15T10:22:56-08:00

Veiled in translucent glass with a colour-changing light installation by Jason Bruges, and set on the bustling corner of Leicester Square and Wardour Street, the W London clearly has no intention of pulling its punches.

The designer hotel features a lounge laden with open fires, Chesterfield sofas and its own rock’n’roll-inspired bar. While the rest of the space includes a state-of-the-art 3D screening room, spa and an intimate club aimed at both guests and locals alike. Michelin-starred chef Jean-George Vongerichten runs the Spice Market restaurant, W’s in-house South East Asian-inspired food haven (and sister restaurant of the iconic original in New York’s Meatpacking District). The guestrooms themselves (including three ‘WOW’ suites and one ‘Extreme WOW’ suite – don’t even ask) are sharp, modern studio-inspired open spaces that flow into one another.

The W’s whatever/whenever concierge service, together with exclusive partnerships with HBO, Michael Kors and Diane von Furstenberg (in case of a wardrobe casualty, her fashion emergency kit comes to the rescue) further contribute to its luxurious but not quite pretentious vibe. There’s even an iPhone app with an ‘I need’ button and it’s own in-house DJ mixes.

10 Wardour St, W1D 6QF London, United Kingdom
+442077581000
http://www.wlondon.co.uk
Your.London.Reservations@starwoodhotels.com
[Piccadilly] [Northern] at Leicester Square

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Location: Strut

2011-12-15T10:16:29-08:00

Set just off Broadway Market, in a bright concrete space festooned with metal cages, shelves and tables, is Strut – a destination boutique for hand-selected vintage fashion, one-off runway items, and impeccable second hand designer clothes for both men and women.

With roots (and on original store) in Stoke Newington, the daughter and mother team of Ariana and Hanna Weldon opened their new space in the summer of 2011, offering beautiful vintage attire from coveted names like Balenciaga, McQueen, Yohji Yamamoto, Maison Martin Margiela and Chanel… This is vintage fashion respected, framed, and accentuated. And thanks to their payment plan (where you can finance your otherwise wallet-crunching vintage designer fetish over four weeks) it’s also addictively affordable.

While the Strutists also offer consultation service, if saving is more your thing it’s worth holding out for their 10% discount night (and champagne reception) on the first Saturday of every month. Assuming you can wait that long.

2b Ada St, E8 4QU London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sun 10:00-18:00
+442072548121
http://strutbroadway.blogspot.com/
info@strutvintage.com
[Central] at Bethnal Green, [East_london] at Haggerston

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Location: Eat St.

2011-12-15T09:56:39-08:00

Raising up street food onto the pedestal it deserves is Eat St. Wednesday-Friday lunchtimes see an array of umbrellas pop up along the King’s Boulevard providing a culinary experience the like of which will blow your mind (and you’ll only part with a fiver, give or take). The traders have rotating pitches so will it be The Ribman, Kimchi Cult, Creperie Nicolas or maybe Toma Mexicano today?

Eat St is the result of two key contemporary cultural drivers – a move to revitalize the King’s Cross area and a desire to break away from cookie cutter fast food chains that produce irresponsibly sourced food. Head on over now to see the plan in action.

Kings Boulevard, N1C London, United Kingdom
Wed-Fri, 11:00-14:30
http://www.eat.st/
petra@eat.st
Kings Cross [Northern] [Victoria] [Circle] [Hammersmith] [Metropolitan] [National]

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Location: Snog Soho

2011-12-15T09:07:00-08:00

A frozen treat that isn’t guilt inducing? Tell me more you say. Snog’s frozen yoghurt is delicious, devoid of fat and uses agave syrup in the place of sugar (half the calories). Don’t let all the health talk put you off, it doesn’t taste ‘good for you’ – delicious is a much better description, especially when you choose chocolate and top it with raspberries (and some milk chocolate hearts when no one’s looking). Look on their website for their recommended pairings or go rogue and make it up as you go along. Located slap bang in the middle of Soho, this shop makes the area’s titillation seem perfectly pallid.

9 Brewer Street, W1F 0RG London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sun, 11:00-00:00
http://www.ifancyasnog.com/
rob@ifancyasnog.com
Piccadilly [Piccadilly] [Bakerloo]

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Location: The Icecreamists

2011-12-15T08:27:31-08:00

Their strapline is ‘The Ice Cream Revolution’ but perhaps it’s best described as their manifesto. After breaking into the scene with their breast milk ice cream, they were shut down after three hours by Westminster health and safety officers and subsequently sued by Lady Gaga. But such publicity has had no hinderance on the establishment – now two locations strong (the other is around the corner at 15 Maiden Lane) and proudly serving ‘Baby Googoo’.

The controversy doesn’t end there – their menu includes ice cream cocktails (over 18s only) – ‘Miss Whiplash’ is laced with raspberry vodka whilst ‘Molotoffee’ is flambéed at your table. With such options on offer you won’t be surprised to learn that the interior design is provocatively themed with a punk edge to it. Try it if you’re brave enough. We dare you.

23/47 The Market Building, South Piazza, WC2E8RF London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sun, 11:00-20:00
+4402086168694
http://www.theicecreamists.com/
office@theicecreamists.com
Covent Garden [Piccadilly]

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Location: Tatty Devine Covent Garden

2011-12-15T08:17:03-08:00

In a sea of laser cut jewellery it is testament to the brand that it still markedly stands out from its competition – coming up with iconic cult classics, witty trinkets and collaborations for and with some of the biggest creative names in the business (Gilbert and George and Rob Ryan for instance). It’s wearable art a cut above the rest.

Whilst the original shop hollers from the East, their Covent Garden branch by no means stands in its shadows – launched with a ceremonial parade no less and has since been named one of the “Ten Best shops in West London” by the Guardian. The bright pink shop front’s not hard to miss so there’s no excuse to miss out on this British design treasure trove.

44 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9EP London, United Kingdom
Mon-Wed, 11:00-19:00; Thurs, 11:00-20:00; Fri-Sat, 11:00-19:00; Sun, 12:00-17:00
+442078362685
http://www.tattydevine.com/
care@tattydevine.com
Covent Garden [Piccadilly]

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Location: Tatty Devine Brick Lane

2011-12-15T08:07:29-08:00

Laser cut jewellery has has infiltrated every shop on the high street. But trace it back to its roots and you’ll find yourself at a small little shop on Brick Lane. As one of the first shops to set up camp in the area, Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine (aka Tatty Devine) are trendsetters in every sense of the word.

236 Brick Lane , E2 7EB London, United Kingdom
Mon-Fri, 10:00-18:30; Sat, 11:00-18:00; Sun, 10:00-17:00
+442077399191
http://www.tattydevine.com/
care@tattydevine.com
Shoreditch High Street [East_london]

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Location: Hix

2011-12-15T03:10:03-08:00

Go for the food, return for the atmosphere. This is no ordinary restaurant – a Damian Hirst casually hangs from the ceiling, with a Sarah Lucas mobile not too far away. Then there’s a Matt Collishaw, an Angus Fairhurst, oh and an Andy Warhol that casually line the walls.

Hix really is the best of the best and yet somehow they amazingly maintain a very reasonably priced menu – with their Pre & Post theatre menu for example you can expect to get two courses for £17.50 or three for £22.50. The only problem is that your theatre performance just might not seem quite as good in comparison. Spread the word : give a Hix Gift Voucher this Christmas.

66-70 Brewer Street, W1F 9UP London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sun, 12:00-23:00
+4402072923518
http://www.hixsoho.co.uk/
Piccadilly Circus [Piccadilly] [Bakerloo]

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Location: The 10 Cases

2011-12-15T02:57:28-08:00

Nine Reasons you should visit The 10 Cases. Foremostly there’s really good wine. That’s also reasonably priced (due to only a very marginal markup). And depending how thirsty you are, are available to order by the glass, carafe or bottle. And what’s more is regularly updated (once all ten cases are lapped up). An equally neat food menu is available to accompany it. And a cover charge that’s actually worth paying (tip: order the pungent roasted garlic and saucisson sec, team it with the fresh baguette supplied in ample quantities et voila). An incredibly convenient location. But what’s more it’s an incredibly pleasant addition to the location – seemingly a million miles away from other tourist traps in its precincts. An absence of needless gimmicks and pretence, in place a concept that actually benefits its customers. We make that 8 reasons more than necessary to give this place a try.

16 Endell Street, WC2H 9BD London, United Kingdom
Mon-Sat, 12:00-15:00 & 18:00-23:00
+442078366801
http://www.the10cases.co.uk
reservations@10cases.co.uk
Covent Garden [Piccadilly]

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