If you’re looking for a slightly fancier bouquet be sure to pay Marais a visit. And no, I don’t mean a trip to Paris’s 4th arrondissement, but to this flower store located right here in Berlin. Berit and Vlad opened their shop January 2022 and it is quite a place, with a unique sci-fi inspired concept. The pair draw inspiration from literature and movies, including the novel “Picnic by the Wayside” by Arkady and Boris Strugazki, which inspired the screenplay “Stalker” by Tarkovsky. In it, aliens leave traces in different zones of the world – objects that are mostly deadly and terrible, but sometimes of the highest usefulness. It is about wealth and happiness, misery and mistrust – and inexplicable phenomena. Berit and Vlad are fascinated by mystical terrain and post-apocalyptic plant worlds. The shop doesn’t just sell roses, carnations and lilies – Berlin has much more to offer thanks to its swampy origins!
You’ll find many regional plants and unusual flowers, some of which Berit and Vlad dry in the store. Even the paper used for packaging is reused here – the material comes from Kunst-Stoffe, which passes on leftover and used materials to artists at a reasonable price. Twigs and flowers taken from the pair’s own garden as well as those from friends can also be found at Marais. And in addition to unusual plants, flowers and branches, there are also colorful, crocheted flower bags to comfortably carry your new bouquet home. If you share their passion for science fiction movies, be sure to stop by one of the “Flowers in Cinema” movie nights to be surrounded by real – and mystical – plants and creatures! P.S. You can reserve your Mother’s Day bouquet conveniently by email and get it delivered to your home for free (last orders Friday evening).
Text & Photos: Robyn Steffen
Marais, Greifswalder Str.190, 10405 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Tue–Fri 12-19h (Thu closed) & Sat–Sun 13-18h
@marais.berlin
