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WHERE FOOD AND CULTURE BLEND: MANIFESTO MARKET IS OPENING AND YOU’RE INVITED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO GRAB A BITE

WHERE FOOD AND CULTURE BLEND: MANIFESTO MARKET IS OPENING AND YOU’RE INVITED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO GRAB A BITE

To all the foodies out there: this one’s for you! Well, also if you’re looking to be entertained. The place we’re talking about is called Manifesto Market – a new food concept just landing in Berlin. Manifesto Market adds another layer to the idea of a single destination for multiple food vendors: a bespoke stage for music programs, stand-up comedy, talks and so much more. We know places like this in Amsterdam, Lisbon and, well, Prague – because that’s where Manifesto Market was born. And we’ve actually been there and seen the original concept. Martin, a native New Yorker, and Hollie from Taiwan founded Manifesto Market in the Czech capital in 2018 and turned a derelict piece of land into a vibrant and entertaining place to dine, meet and have fun. And here we are now: months later in Berlin in a two-level location with a bespoke stage area, a kidz box below and two dozen food vendors. The crucial part of the concept: there’s lots of local players who are opening sister locations here. You might have been to Shaniu’s House of Noodles and Malakeh and now you have them all in one place.

The Manifesto Market team has asked us to help them spread the word and so we’re more than happy to invite you to the opening next Thursday (09.02). Come by and explore the culinary art from various restaurants: the top level is purely dedicated to various flavors from Asia while the ground floor sees an international mix with a journey across the Middle East to South America. Then there’s mixology magic from four bars and beer tapped directly from an impressive Pilsner Urquell tank. Expect live music, two DJs, a beer tapping school led by award-winning tapsters and, for the first guests, a free drink. There’s lots going on – you’ve got to see it for yourself. If you can’t make the opening, Manifesto Market is open daily from lunchtime to dinner as well as for after-movie munching. So whenever you feel you’re craving something but can’t decide: meet at Manifesto Market (which btw is the largest food hall in Europe!) and let’s get inspired for your next meal. 

Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Vaclav Miskovsky

Manifesto Market, Alte Potsdamer Str.7, 10785 Berlin–Tiergarten; map
Opening 09.02.2023, 18–23h. Daily 11–23h, Fri & Sat 11–0h

@manifestomarket.berlin

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CURATED SHOWROOM FOR PROGRESSIVE FURNITURE DESIGN — OBLIK

CURATED SHOWROOM FOR PROGRESSIVE FURNITURE DESIGN — OBLIK

Classic vs contemporary – it’s a choice that faces anyone designing an interior. When we furnished the new Cee Cee office, we committed firmly to contemporary, and it was one design that convinced us: the Bik, an angular, stackable, multicolored chair from furniture showroom Oblik. It’s one of numerous contemporary designs in the Torstrasse store’s collection, all of which is designed and made in Europe. The shop was opened in 2018 by a trio of keen design collectors: married couple Ivana and Sven Jonke and Dinko Verži. The team work primarily with furniture manufacturer Prostoria based in their home country of Croatia. They have strong links to the brand: Sven is one of the main designers there. Oblik isn’t just home to workspace seating, though: the Layout sofa system, for instance, is as functional as it is elegant, with a modular construction that will make it fit any Altbau. The Polygon easy chair, meanwhile, is made of bent steel rods shaped into many-angled forms. The appearance of the chair changes depending on where you’re looking from.

Like many of the objects at Oblik, we were able to configure our Bik chairs by choosing from an endless variety of materials, base colors and upholstery designs. Making your selection can take a while (plan in a whole afternoon to browse Oblik’s light, airy showroom) but whatever you go for, you can be sure of one thing: you’ll be getting a contemporary furniture piece you’ll want to keep for ever and ever.

Text: Scott Moss / Photos: Enric Duch & Bosnić+Dorotić

Oblik, Torstr.69, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Wed–Fri 14–19 & Sat 12–17h

@oblik.berlin

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CAFÉ ODOR — BASEMENT CHARM, COFFEE AND MATCHA CAKES

CAFÉ ODOR — BASEMENT CHARM, COFFEE AND MATCHA CAKES

Just a few steps down from Kurfürstenstraße is a cafe that resembles a charming little living room. Café Odor is a new basement space that radiates a welcoming warmth. You feel immediately at home amid the exposed brick walls, comfy Chesterfield sofas and chic little doghouse that’s home to Ahmi, a pooch who always keeps watch. Every nook and cranny here has been thoughtfully furnished. At the counter, you’re greeted by the two owners and an impressive array of cakes and pastries: mouthwatering matcha pound cake, lovingly decorated lemon cakes, fresh waffles and other treats. The fluffy croissant with brie and fresh berries is as pleasing for the eye as it is the palate. And if you prefer something heartier, try the avocado and egg brioche. It’s all served on one-of-a-kind vintage tableware.

If you’re planning a visit, make reservations in advance as tables fill up quickly, even on a weekday. For those who have ever been, this won’t come as a surprise, as Café Odor is a real bright spot in the Tiergarten district on these gray winter days. You’ll want to cozy up on one of the leather sofas, order a steaming cup of the rosebud tea that hasn’t officially made it onto the menu yet but is definitely a must, and open a book or enjoy good conversation in peace. We’ll definitely be back. 

Text: Natascha Hamel / Photos: Savannah van der Niet

Café Odor, Kurfürstenstr.21, 10785 Berlin–Tiergarten; map
Tue–Sat 11–18h

@cafe_odor_berlin

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FROM HANDEL TO PRINCE — SCHALL&RAUSCH FESTIVAL BRINGS MUSICAL THEATER FROM THE KOMISCHE OPER TO NEUKÖLLN
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FROM HANDEL TO PRINCE — SCHALL&RAUSCH FESTIVAL BRINGS MUSICAL THEATER FROM THE KOMISCHE OPER TO NEUKÖLLN

Fearless musical theater, according to Komische Oper founder Hans Gregor, is “art without convention, prejudice or vanity”. Known for punk, pageantry, classics and class, the Mitte opera institution is moving its stage to the former Kindl brewery in Neukölln for the first time this February (17–26.02.2023). Under the artistic direction of Rainer Simon, the first annual Schall&Rausch (“sound and noise”) festival for musical theater will bring bass, beats and stroboscopes that shake up the structures and concepts of the classical form. Across venues including Schwuz, Kindl and Vollgutlager, the diverse and interdisciplinary program encompasses performance, concert, pop, experiment and dance. Amateurs and professionals from all over the world will shape the program, including established institutions such as William Kentridge’s “Centre for the Less Good Idea”, international artists such as Tianzhuo Chen and music ensembles like Baroque Prince, whose chamber concert blends pop and baroque (think Benjamin Britten meets Björk). This first edition of the festival provides a preview of what is to come, both for the musical theater form and the Komische Oper itself. The program marks the start of a series of citywide performances that we can look forward to all year.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Oumou Aidara, Jaro Suffner & Camile Blake

Schall&Rausch (17–26.02.2023). Find the whole program and tickets here.

@komischeoperberlin

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HANNAH ROSE STEWART AT NUMBER 1 MAIN ROAD — RECOMMENDED BY FETTE SANS
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HANNAH ROSE STEWART AT NUMBER 1 MAIN ROAD — RECOMMENDED BY FETTE SANS

Would you describe your Zoom fatigue as a numbness of the eyelids, a way to say I have seen too much? Or does it rather feel like being confined to a room the size of your own self? Perhaps more than a feeling, I think of it as a non-place—like a patch of grass at the end of a parking lot—a vacant, meager yet inauspicious corner lurking. The Conceptual artist and 3D designer Hannah Rose Stewart produces intricate digital and physical environments where familiar ghosts masquerading as morose (unarmed?) first-person shooters seem caught in a perpetual state of lingering. The way our hands have learned to scroll unknown territories with such ease and disregard for the world. Opening tomorrow (03.02.2023) at Number 1 Main Road, the newly founded space run by Tom Esam and Paul Ferens, is a site-specific installation by the artist entitled The Waiting Room. I imagine a palimpsest made of our collective time spent online roaming mundane and hazy spaces and all of the rooms in between we cruise for easter eggs carved with our own initials. From our bedrooms turned offices, aren’t we always simply waiting to be let in by The Host?

Text: Fette Sans / Photos: Hannah Rose Stewart

Fette Sans art meanders between concept and poetry, words and people, body politics and dystopian fantasy, the very digital and the very nostalgic. Her latest book, based on a collaborative performance with Marie von Heyl, is available here. 

Hannah Rose Stewart — The Waiting Room at Number 1 Main Road, Ossastr.21a, 12045 Berlin–Neukölln; map

Opening Fri 03.02.2023 18h, Sa & Sun 14–18h and by appointment.

@fettesans
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@number1mainroad

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