Best wishes from Berlin

Being a ballet dancer, moving to Berlin has inspired Patricia Zhou to launch her blog The Ballerina Chef. “It was here in Berlin, a city that is so constantly morphing and oozing with creative potential, that I was inspired to start blogging about my two passions, ballet and food.” Read the story…

Having already published two books, Elisabeth Rank is constantly inspired by the people and places around her. “Berlin’s like a big book you can open up every day and read. It’s never been different, people came and people went away, people loved and people fought. And I always liked watching them, talking to them, listening to them and imagining their lives.” Read the story…

Being born just outside of Rome and having lived in Brooklyn before, photographer Ilenia Martini now enjoys the more relaxed Berlin lifestyle. “The people, the streets, the architecture, everything got my attention and not in the superficial ‘I’d like to be back’ kind of way, I was in awe.” Read the story…

Being featured from the New York Times to BBC, Jess Erickson is the co-founder of Geekettes, a community for women in tech. “Berlin introduced me to a set of people that allowed me discover who I am, and later inspired me to take the leap towards becoming an entrepreneur. To create my own job was an empowering experience. Read the story…

In a constant state of awe, florist & founder of Mary Lennox Ruby Barber has an eye for the beauty behind every little corner in the streets of Berlin: “I nearly crash my car or fall off my bike at least once a day, distracted by something beautiful growing on the side of the road.” Read the story…

After living in Berlin for about 20 years, owner of R.S.V.P. Meike Wander reflects on her relationship with Berlin, where she decided to open her internationally known stationery shop. “There is still space for ideas like this, although it gets more and more difficult…” Read the story…

After interior stylist Holly Isabella Glavin had moved to Berlin for work, she now calls it “a luxury of taking the time to put pen to paper, inspired to work on the 101 projects that have come to mind that week.” She suggests to just “walk into any café or boutique, and you will see someone who’s made their dream come true. What could be more inspiring?”

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While Julie Donckers already had to leave Berlin again, it will always be the place where she got inspired for her online magazine Why Not Monday: “Every coffee bar / restaurant / shop / event has its own identity because their owners make it so personal. This inspires me to pursue my own plans for the future and to follow my dreams. I do really miss Berlin.” Read the story…

Being born in Berlin, the team behind Our food stories, Laura Muthesius & Nora Eisermann, is cooking its way through the city while still discovering the different neighborhoods: “For us, the special thing about Berlin is that it’s full of contrasts and every area has its own charm.”  Read the story…

After finding out about the bad working conditions in the fashion industry, Mareike Ulman founded her own shop and showroom WESEN in what might still be one of the most changing parts of the city. Yet, together with her team she produces clothes which last more than one season. „Additionally, running my own little company is an exciting combination of theoretical, creative and artisanal tasks.“

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“When living in a big city like Berlin, we often almost forget to take a break – but this hustle and bustle is what we love about this city.” Susann Probst & Yannic Schon, photographers and founders of food blog Krautkopf are constantly inspired by Berlin – with many more creative ideas to come. Read the story…

After some good as well as bad decisions since living in Berlin, everything turned out “pretty, pretty good” for David Kamp when he co-founded his own glasses label OWL optics.

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‘When I decided to come to Berlin, it was more or less in order to disconnect from the super busy side of life and to share it with people that I love and respect.’ says French founder and owner of Berlin store ‘Down by retro’, Laura Le Marchand, after leaving her life in Paris. Read the story…

“The biggest inspiration for me are always the surfaces of different materials and how they change due to weather, exhaust and depreciation and the intervention of mankind” says German fashion designer Clara Kaesdorf. Although still at an early stage, she already showed her work at Berlin fashion week. Read the story…

For English graphic designer and founder of All The World’s A Page Ian Warner in Berlin “so much has changed over the years, and being witness to that is a big source of inspiration”. And so he began to wonder whether it’s possible to fit one book onto one page… Read the story…

Searching through some notes, German fashion writer & founder of Spruced, Marlene Sørensen, took right after she moved to Berlin, she claims “to call this city my own even though I wasn’t born here, because it’s too big not to give everyone their small slice of it.”

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After Canadian & Irish couple Kristi and Dave “accidentally fell in love with the city”, they began to invite guests into their new Berlin home to have dinner together as ‘Zuhause’ supperclub…

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German co-founder of ‘betahaus’, Madeleine Gummer von Mohl, opened up a coworking space, because “Berlin is always up for a new idea and can rapidly be inspired”. Read the story…

Born in Berlin, Ricarda Messner, founder & publisher of ‘Flaneur’ magazine only fell in love with this city after leaving for some time. Read the story…

“I couldn’t believe I could actually be so happy and not explode.” When Danish journalist Karen Sofie Egebo had to leave Berlin, only to come back again, she now can say: “I am home”. Read the story…

“As a writer, Berlin offers a never-ending supply of inspiration, and my only wish is to have more time to explore it everyday” says Katherine Sacks, an American food & travel writer who also runs her own food blog ‘La Vita Cucinare’ where she explores the city in a culinary way.

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“There is no grand concept behind ‘Mobile Kino’. I simply coordinate a community of Berliners with a common interest in cinema” says Joshua James Alas who had the idea of open air screenings at Berlin’s special places. Read the story…

“The fact that Berlin is cheap means that you are free here.” For Ben Jones, founder of ‘Big Blog Map’, the only price to pay to live in Berlin is bad English… Read the story…

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When German freelance writer Mark Heywinkel realized he had to try his luck in a big city like Berlin, at first he “didn’t feel comfortable without even knowing why”. But concerning the city life, he’s “not the only one thinking about this”… Read the story…

American photographer Ashley Ludäscher made her way across the pond to find inspiration for her photographs by exploring Berlin’s neighbourhoods with her camera. “Every neighborhood has such a different story and a unique history, which is one of the many things that now makes Berlin so special.” Read the story…