DJ Ipek – more than a discjockey
In Berlin she is ranked as one of the hippest DJs in Europe, but DJ İpek İpekçioğlu is much more than just a DJ. She is a complete music act!
During the days of the Berlin Square the turkish SHE-J played more than 15 hours of music. Her eclectic sound mix was pepped up with belly… » mehr
Big closing concert with Kissogram
The Berlin Square in Shanghai closed its gates with the phenomenal gig of Kissogram. It was the day with the most visitors since the beginning of the Expo in May.
The Berlin Square was crowded with people in a happy mood and went wild to the sound of Kissogram.
Even the performance cubes were used as platforms… » mehr
Sing along with Jeansteam
Not just once, but twice the famous “Jeansteam” rocked the Berlin Square Stage on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Franz Schütte and Reimo Herfort have given everything to blow the roof off the place. With their brilliant electronic sounds Jeansteam made the audience dance.
Franz and Reimo were quite excited by the “Akis”. During their performance of the… » mehr
Most wanted: the Akis
Three yellow guys with friendly faces were the silent stars on the Berlin Square. The “Akis” created by graphic artist Akinori Oshi are probably the most photographed creatures on the Square and maybe on the whole Expo.
With their cheerful appearance they ensured al lively atmosphere. Initially some visitors get frightened and squealed with joy.
Others curious people… » mehr
Watch the birdie!
During the five days of the Berlin Square the talented boys from the Berlin Hip Hop Headquarter covered some concrete walls with their spray cans. The cool mashup with motives from Berlin and Shanghai was a popular photo opportunity to many visitors:
On photostage: cool boys meeting Berlin sparrows, a German snowman and “Hai Bao”, the… » mehr
Passports, please!
In addition to a great line up of music acts, impressive live graffiti actions and the well done cube-performance the visitors had the opportunity to get a original Berlin Square stamp on their Expo passports.
The visitors were nuts for that stamps so the hosts and hostess got their hands full with stamping passports.
The rumor persists… » mehr
Hustle and bustle on the Berlin Square
Cubes are pushed around, the yellow Akis trifle with the visitors, the Hip Hop Headquarter crew covers a wall with graffiti and Pitchtuner is checking the mikes.
Berlin Square crew member Jaenette took some minutes of the lively Berlin Square with her videocam. Enjoy!
Berlin Square at EXPO2010 from Create Berlin on Vimeo.
Musical culture clash
Classical music meets hip hop, conected with traditional Chinese music – this exceptional composition crowned the second day of the Berlin Square. Fascinating faces, unusual instruments and a outstanding performance enthused the visitors of the Expo in the late evening.
Old Chinese music has a long history and is played on solo instruments or in small ensembles… » mehr
Dancing with Pitchtuner
Hannes, Miki and Stefan aka Pitchtuner had their big day on the Berlin Square stage on Thursday afternoon. The three groovy guys had more than 400 gigs since they found together in 2001 in Berlin.
Even so Pitchtuners show on the Expo was something special. Just arrived from cold Berlin Pitchtuner played an excellent concert in… » mehr
Showtime!
Yesterday evening the great moment had come: At four o’clock p.m. Robert Eysoldt member of the executive board of Create Berlin passed the scissors to Berlin senator Harald Wolf to open the Berlin Square in Shanghai.
Within the next 4 days Berlin presents his creative excellence throughout all disciplines as part of the GERMAN PAVILION… » mehr
Jahcoozi – electric gig in Shanghai
A jazz musician from Tel-Aviv and a singer from London rooted in Sri Lanka and a producer from Berlin – that is Jahcoozi. The multinational band from Berlin is a legend of the Berlin club scene.
The sound of the trio composed of MC Sasha Perera, Robot Koch and Oren Gerlitz has been described as… » mehr
Making of: the performance cubes
Since yesterday the whole Berlin Square team is on site in Shanghai working on the the final arrangements for the grand opening on next Tuesday.
Amongst live concerts, DJ-sets and action painting performances, 25 cubes will be at the center of the Berlin Square. The cubes are upholstered with 1:1 images of 25 amazing design objects… » mehr
Matt by llot llov
First of all: lot llov is “voll toll” backwards. The eye-catching name arised during a conversation with an fluently backwards talking colleague.
The llot llov designers adore to old things, their fancy for the ordinary and their joy in finding new interpretations sets a special signature on every piece of their work .
llot llov- that is: Jacob Brinck, product,… » mehr
Love of detail – Lalaberlin
The young fashion label Lalaberlin achieved an unrivalled breaktrough in the international fashion scene. The Vogue Magazin called the Berlin based fashion label” ingenious”. Stars and celebrities like Claudia Schiffer, Franziska Knuppe, Barbara Schöneberger, Inga Humpe, Christiane Paul and Heidi Klum vow for the classy dresses made in Berlin.
The woman behind lala is Leyla Piedayesh. Leyla… » mehr
Promoting the worldwide community – Digital China 2010
DIGITAL CHINA 2010 is an international dialogue between Shanghai and Berlin, the most vibrant and creative cities in the East and West respectively.
Digital China is constructed as a professional symposium taking place in Berlin and in Shanghai. The theme of Digital China 2010 is the relationship between Cultural Policy-making and the Creative Industries.
How can the… » mehr
And the winner is….
The Berlin based company INTERFILM accommodates structures, networks and events to cultivate the short film genre. Once a year Interfilm hosts the INTERNATIONAL SHORT MOVIE FESTIVAL in Berlin. The platform comes with a strong experience in creating events and cooperations in film business.
Interfilm’s goal is to search out skilled and creative filmmakers and bring their… » mehr
Filling up the emptiness – Jeans Team
Jeans Team is an electronic band based in Berlin, Germany, that has been creating music since 1995. The group started as a duo as a video art performance group. By 1997, Gunter Kreis and Henning Watkinson were added to complete the quartet.
Their unique sound combines elements of dance music with complex pop-structures, using few lyrics. The… » mehr
German-Chinese Hip Hop Show
On last Wednesday Germany celebrated its National Pavilion Day on the World Expo in Shanghai. The day’s festivities started in the morning with a live show along Expo Axis.
The programs ranged from classical rythms made by the Young European Classics to a German-Chinese hip hop show including freestyle rap and human beat box and hip-hop styles.… » mehr
Celebrations in Shanghai
In a few days the Berlin Square on the World Expo in Shanghai will open its gates. The Berlin Square crew is going to pack its bags, flights are booked.
Lea Schneider, DAAD scholarship holder, is already on site and gives all Shanghai travellers some usefull tips.
The Chinese way of life is quite different from the… » mehr
Tina Berning – fractured beauties
Tina Berning wanted to become an illustrator since the age of 11. At that time she did not know how to call that kind of profession, but Tina collected illustrations from magazins and newspapers to pin them to the walls of her children’s room. Tina Berning is born in Braunschweig and started her career… » mehr
Gestures and sounds – City Codes by Tabea Sternberg
During the Berlin Days in Shanghai the large video projection “CITY CODES” will show non-verbal styles of communication between teenagers in six different countries. Symbolic gestures and behaviors from Berlin, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Moskau, Windhuk and Bejing got edited to a filmic dialog with a great visual impact. The projection is added with a… » mehr
Visit from Berlin: President Horst Köhler
German President Horst Köhler departed yesterday on a five-day trip to China which will include a visit to the Shanghai Expo. Koehler’s visit starts in Beijing, where he is to discuss with Hu Jintao global challenges, including climate change and the financial crisis. The two presidents have met several times during the last… » mehr
2Raumwohnung – Gig in Shanghai
It will take only 14 days until Senator Harald Wolf will open the Berlin Square at the World Expo. The Berlin Days in Shanghai offer a gorgeous set of Berlin bands and DJs like Jeans Team and Pitchtuner. Some days before another famous Berlin band will give a concert at the World Expo. This Wednesday… » mehr
Michael Sontag – Simple. Straight. Classy.
Over the last BERLIN FASHION WEEK in January 2010 the Berlin newcomer Michael Sontag became internationally renowned. For the makers of ELLE magazin he is the most interesting Youngster among german designers. On the first pinnacle of his young career the Berlin fashion designer Sontag stays cool and focus on his master collection at… » mehr
Dress rehearsal
The preparations for the Berlin Square are in full swing. Yesterday Lars Denicke from PICTOPLASMA visited our office to show us the the AKI- costumes by graphic artist AKINORI OISHI. This friendly looking yellow characters will be part of the Berlin Square in Shanghai. Among the moving cubes, the live action-painting and the hot music… » mehr
Rocking the Expo: Pitchtuner
Hannes, Miki and Stefan are residents of Berlin and they are home in the world with their music project PITCHTUNER. The 3 groovy guys had more than 400 gigs since they found together in 2001 in Berlin. Whether if Belgium, Switzerland, Great Britain or Japan, Pitchtuner is rocking the clubs with an unique mix of… » mehr
Werner Aisslinger – designing the 21st century
studio aisslinger was founded in 1993 by Werner Aisslinger in Berlin. Since that time Aisslinger made a surpassing career in design. Products by the 1964 born designer are exhibited at the permanent collection of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the French Fonds National d´Art Contemporain in Paris… » mehr
Graphic talents on the Berlin Square: Tim Dinter
As one of Berlin’s most interesting graphic artists Tim Dinter is participant of the Berlin Square in Shanghai. Dinter was born in in 1971 in Hamburg. After studies at the Ecole des Arts in Brussels Tim Dinter came to Berlin in 1994 to study graphic design at the school of arts WEISSENSEE. Dinter fell in love… » mehr
Work in progress: performance outfits by ESMOD BERLIN
During the Berlin Days in Shanghai the whole Berlin Square crew will be dressed in paper made overalls. This common overalls, made for painting walls and renovating rooms, got redesigned by students from the ESMOD BERLIN international fashion school. The young designers from the ESMOD BERLIN international fashion school accustomed to handle with fine fabrics… » mehr
Black, Red and Gold at the EXPO 2010
The FARBWERTE project is concerned with collecting individual perspectives, attitudes and standpoints with view on the German identity and its respective forms of public display. Since March 2009 a host of designers and artists are asked to engage with the German flag by incorporating this powerful, yet polarizing symbol into works of art. Until now… » mehr
All together now!
In 2010 the BERLIN MUSIC WEEK takes place in Berlin for the first time. During this week in September all divisions of music culture and music business will have a chance to get connected. Especially the all2gethernow 2010 convention offers a platform for all those interested in music, creativity and culture and the environments enabling… » mehr
DJ Ipek – exclusive export article from Berlin
Last weekend Berlin’s hip quarter Kreuzberg celebrated the 1. May holyday with a bright street festival. The MYFEST is meeting point for young and old from all over the city. Beetween thousands of frolic visitors DJ IPEK made good vibrations with Electro and Minimal sets.
The legendary quarter Kreuzberg is home to DJ IPEK and… » mehr
Interaction Design from Berlin
The Berlin based multimedia studio ART+COM creates screen applications, websites, terminals and installations, multimedia facades, functional spaces and sensory experiences for industry, culture and the research sector. ART+COM projects are to be found on the internet, in renowned museums, showrooms and visitor and science centres as well as at trade fairs and events.
At the World… » mehr
Big bang in Shanghai
Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the World Expo in Shanghai on April 30. More than 20 heads of state including French President Nicholas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso are attending the 90-minute opening ceremony presided over by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
It’s Showtime!
Finally, the great day has arrived! Within the recent months China and all the participating countries had worked hard towards the great opening of the EXPO 2010. The exhibition will be opened by President Hu Jintao with a spectacular ceremony this afternoon with the attendance of well-known personalities from politics, economy and culture such as… » mehr
Osko+Deichmann – Dainty from Berlin
Some years ago the Berlin designers Blasius Osko and Oliver Deichmann had been confronted with a problem: like many people from Berlin they love suhsi. And like many others they are not able to finish a maki roll to an aesthetic and culinary delicacy. OSKO+DEICHMANN solved the problem the german way. They made an… » mehr
Colors of Berlin
The Rosenthaler Platz is one of Berlin’s most famous places. In 1929 author Alfred Döblin made this location a crime scene in his novel BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ. On last Sunday the Rosenthaler Platz became scene of a surprising street art performance.
Some unknown members and relatives of Berlin’s street art scene flooded the big cross-way with blue,… » mehr
Welcome to the BERLIN SQUARE at EXPO 2010
The creative scene of Berlin shows its face and enters the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai with an amazing performance. From 1 – 5 June 2010 Berlin presents his creative excellence throughout all disciplines as part of the GERMAN PAVILION “BALANCITY”: Be it music, film, fashion design or street art – the… » mehr
Berlin – a legend on celluloid
In the Golden Twenties Berlin came up as a cosmopolitan, exciting capital, a city of art and culture with legendary appeal. With the premier of films like METROPOLIS, DOKTOR MABUSE or DER BLAUE ENGEL with Marlene Dietrich, Berlin grew to an cinematic capital.
In the big studios of the UFA in Berlin-Tempelhof and the nearby… » mehr
Tradition, art and business – Berlin graphic design
Graphic design in Berlin has a long lasting tradition. In the beginning of the 20. Century the graphic works by Peter Behrens for AEG constituded graphic design as an autonomous genre.
Today Berlin’s graphic design scene is flourishing more than ever. The amazing diversity of independent graphic artists, designers, illustrators, typographers, comic-strip artists, graphic agencies and… » mehr
Music from Berlin – young, loud and successful
Berlin is the music capital of germany. There is an extraordinarily high density of clubs, bars and discos- all of them devoted to one topic: music! No matter if classic, pop, jazz, hiphop, soul and rock, punk or underground – all styles and genres are represented. Berlin is driven by music. The sum of thousands… » mehr
Street art – figurehad of a creative city
If you walk trough the streets of berlin you can not deny that graphic art rules the city. During the last 10 years Berlin became the capital of street art and illustration. Young talents, often from the Berlin art schools, show their skills by sticking and spraying their artwork on walls and houses. The graphic… » mehr
Berlin fashion design on the fast lane
The first impression of berlin fashion design: there is no berlin style. The fashion design scene is international and their artwork is diverse. As a city located on the border between Eastern and Western Europe Berlin connects different influences to an amazing mix of styles and colours.
Avant garde and vintage, haute cotoure and D.I.Y, urban… » mehr
Berlin product design – A cool mix-up
The product design scene in Berlin is a very complex one and still in its up-and-coming phase. Big studios are rare. Small and fancy offices prevail. They are characterised by strong regional references and the proximity to art and culture. There are gentle heroes like 7.5 and CULTUREFORM, old hands like RAACKE DESIGN and ambitious… » mehr