
It all started with DIY press-ons from the drugstore around the corner. As soon as Fenna Lang was old enough to wear acrylic nails, her designs became an extension of her outfit, strongly influenced by the pop culture and fashion of the 90s. The DIY creations of her youth have long since become a career. She has made a name for herself in the industry with her offbeat designs and has collaborated with Highsnobiety, Numéro and Dior, and even done nail designs for online darlings such as Alex Consani and Charli XCX. Fenna opened her first nail salon in Kreuzberg in December 2024. When we visit the Hamburg native on Hagelberger Straße — not far from Viktoriapark — she greets us with large golden hoops and a broad smile, tooth gems glistening. Hidden behind a bright red door (a welcome sight in the grey of Berlin) lies “by Fenna Lang“, a bright, cozy basement studio originally intended as an apartment, but now provides the perfect backdrop for Fenna’s little world. From futuristic chrome tables right out of an early noughties music video, the iconic “Hand Chairs” by Pols Potten, the perfect comfy leather couch that — as she proudly tells us — she got hold of in the classified ads, to custom pieces such as rotating nail polish shelves and a painting by Tupac Shakur: every piece of furniture in the studio has been curated with attention to detail.
And as with her nail designs, this place is an extension of Fenna’s personal style. She likes to let off steam creatively here. Whether it’s elaborate 3D designs, gel or acrylic, lots of colors and glitter stones or simple monochrome looks — no idea is too simple or too unusual for Fenna and her team. Because expressing yourself with your nails should be fun, and that is guaranteed with a visit to the studio, as is the flow of compliments you’ll get on your new nails.
Text & Photos: Natascha Hamel
by Fenna Lang, Hagelberger Str.42, 10965 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
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