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KLARA GRÜN: ECOLOGICAL CLEANING SERVICE FOR A CLEAN SWEEP

KLARA GRÜN: ECOLOGICAL CLEANING SERVICE FOR A CLEAN SWEEP

To clean or get a cleaner? That’s the question – if you have the funds of course. If you do decide to leave it to the pros, thanks to Klara Grün you can get things clean with a conscience. Founded in 2019 by Luise Zaluski and Julia Seeliger, this cleaning service is described as “eco-social”, meaning all staff are treated fairly and wages paid above board. As for the “eco” part, Klara Grün use planet-friendly cleaning products where possible and they even produce their own detergents in-house, using old Solimate bottles as containers. In addition to conscious cleaning, the team can also guide you in becoming more sustainable in your waste management and recycling, something particularly valuable to companies, though of course all services can be booked for private households. We at Cee Cee are customers and look forward to our cleaner Chris coming to our office every Monday. (Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Klara Grün)

Klara Grün; for enquiries, contact the team on the website.

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RE-NT FACE MASKS — COVER UP SUSTAINABLY WITH HELP FROM BERLIN DESIGNERS

RE-NT FACE MASKS — COVER UP SUSTAINABLY WITH HELP FROM BERLIN DESIGNERS

As we enter a time when wearing a face mask is highly recommended, if not legally required in some places, you’re probably wondering what the best solution is. With medical masks in limited supply and the DIY variety requiring textile know-how, the cloth masks from Re-nt are a convenient and fun alternative. On a mission to cut clothing waste, the Berlin platform has been offering upcycled and vintage garments online since 2018. Now, in response to the current public health crisis, Re-nt are collaborating with up-and-coming fashion designers and students to create a range of mouth and nose coverings that are made from existing fabric and washable at high temperatures. With a range of colors, shapes and patterns – from the elegant “Karl” in white to the relaxed “Greenscarf” wrap-around mask – you are bound to find a style that fits. And because getting a correct fit is so important, the team have posted some guidelines on how to wear your mask. A functional, comfortable and best of all sew-free solution. (Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Cherie Birkner)

For something more plain, check out Stoffbruch’s white masks made in Poland or the black silk covers from Schmidttakahashi. Still want to go homemade? Check out this handy guide for making a mask yourself.

Re-nt face masks can be ordered online.
€5 from every purchase will be donated to Médecins Sans Frontières.
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D.L. ROELEN: EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH BERLIN-BORN FRAGRANCES — RECOMMENDED BY CHRISTIAN NÄTHLER
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D.L. ROELEN: EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH BERLIN-BORN FRAGRANCES — RECOMMENDED BY CHRISTIAN NÄTHLER

I was sun-lounging at Heideglühen one endless summer afternoon when a stranger asked for my name and my nose. “Flower Boy,” said the pheromonal communicator, real name David Lucas Roelen. He was referring to one of his handcrafted signature scents. Aachen–born David is the founder of the eponymous fragrance house D.L. Roelen, for which he ditched a successful advertising career in London. Made from Turkish perfume oils and concocted in southern Germany, each of his five fragrances is wonderfully ambivalent – moss and cannabis, mint and smoke, citrus and cedar. My favorite, “The Door”, is an homage to Berghain: animal musk at the base with a latex heart and berries on top. Berlin’s club culture is only part of a recipe which also includes a spritz of soft masculinity and a dash of post-pretty femininity. Were he still in advertising, he might use the term “unisex” but ultimately, the interpretation is yours. “D.L. Roelen is about individual expression,” he tells me. “There is no brand story. I want to start conversations.” This is not just an empty mission statement – every bottle comes with David’s personal phone number. (Text: Christian Näthler / Photos: Louise L. Lindgren & D.L. Roelen)

Christian Näthler is a writer, editor and translator who explores chance encounters and the way we live.

D.L. Roelen fragrances are available online.
Use the code “CEECEE” for free shipping.

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OFFLINE ACTIVITIES: ART BOOK WITH IDEAS FOR REAL-LIFE FUN

OFFLINE ACTIVITIES: ART BOOK WITH IDEAS FOR REAL-LIFE FUN

If your days working from home consist of endless video conferences and constantly updating your news feed, then it’s time to read “Offline Activities”, the new book by Tamara Shopsin and Jason Fulford. The photographer and illustrator pair have collected 52 ideas to tackle boredom and loneliness without going on the web. This pocket book is a call to pause, a request to switch off your smartphone and computer, even if only for the duration of your lunch break. Printed in the shape of a cheque book with perforated pages, this guide suggests activities to do in pairs and also on your own. Most of the suggestions require no more than a piece of paper and your thoughts: “send a postcard”, “memorize a poem”, “turn the lights off and dance”. These are simple, creative exercises that will give your dull quarantine days some much-needed brightness. (Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: The Ice Plant)

Offline Activities by Tamara Shopsin & Jason Fulford (The Ice Plant, 2020, 112pp)

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MOVING ARTISTIC FRONTIERS: ROGER EBERHARD’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARTIFICIAL BORDERS

MOVING ARTISTIC FRONTIERS: ROGER EBERHARD’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARTIFICIAL BORDERS

In these times of nationalism and seclusion, Swiss photographer Roger Eberhard has devoted his work to one of their main symbols: borders. In his book “Human Territoriality” Eberhard demonstrates that geographic boundaries are little more than arbitrary guidelines. Every border, no matter how solid it appears, is transient and can change or indeed disappear over time – be it through war, annexation or natural disaster. Eberhard has travelled to places across the world that haven’t been demarcated for a long time. He went to the Great Wall of China and Hadrian’s Wall, took photos at Walvis Bay in Namibia and in Rydöbruk, Sweden, where an erratic glacial block once served to separate territories. In some places relics delineate former border zones; elsewhere there is nothing left to remind us of the demarcation lines of the past. This book illustrates how, little by little, nature is regaining its terrain whilst proving that borders are nothing but a fictional construct. (Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: Roger Eberhard “Human Territoriality” Edition Patrick Frey 2020)

“Human Territoriality” by Roger Eberhard (Edition Patrick Frey, 2020, 116 pp.)
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