Last Friday, we debuted the most recent edition of Seek Magazine – the magazine we compile for the eponymous fashion trade show (Seek). Issue no.4 is dedicated to the idyllic idea of a “Permanent Vacation”. To celebrate the launch we set up camp in Volume Gallery, decked out the place with rubber rings, beach balls and dreamy holiday pictures and celebrated the start of the weekend with drinks from Campari, Astra and Carlsberg. Seek Magazine is now ready to be distributed in places such as Hallesches Haus, Concierge Coffee and Do You Read Me?! store along with many more – simply pick up your copy and take a break. Or check out the video and the photos from the event on our Facebook. (Text: Antonia Harris / Video: Ali Naddafi / Photos: Renato Silva)

Political apathy has many faces – disinterested, grumpy, uncomplaining. We have all been there, and there are reasons for that. Generation Y is missing contemporary role models – people who are active political participants and who make politics more accessible. Alexander Sängerlaub and his team aim to fill this gap with their magazine Kater Demos, founded in 2015. The name was inspired by the entertaining cat content on the internet, with “Kater” not only being the word for a male cat but also meaning hungover, suggesting the boredom and fatigue associated with modern politics. Their well-investigated and sometimes ironic content is for now only available in printed form, and to reach the same number of followers as Grumpy Cat they will need to stay patient. However, the magazine strives to be independent, and has been steadily founded on almost forgotten virtues: honesty and transparency, packing in accessible, well-researched texts. The second issue, which is available from tomorrow (20.5.2016) has dedicated 136 pages to the topic of “work”. Find out where to buy it here. (Text: Stephanie Johne / Photo: Sandra Bitz)

Craft coffee and craft beer may be all the rage, but at Ostmost, the emphasis is firmly placed on apples. This humble fruit is the base for all seven varieties of Ostmost juice and cider, and forms the core of the startup’s sustainability goals as they reap, replant and restore small “Streuobstwiesen”- wild orchards in rural Eastern Germany. This type of regional fruit cultivation is a practice in danger of being crushed by cheaper and more intense mass-production, yet Ostmost are dedicated to paying more in order to ensure both a better fruit quality, and the continuation of small, local production (check out this illustrated video to learn more!) Paul Döcker, Bernd Schock and Dennis Meier began to produce Ostmost in June 2014 after building a network of distributors, farmers and working with a family-run “Kelterei”. Today, they not only have their original, 100% pure Apple drink, which is cloudy, strong and beautifully crisp, but also varieties such as Apple and Redcurrant, Apple and Beetroot, and their two Mild or Wild Outcider ciders. They make a gorgeous range of summer drinks, enjoyed outdoor and on the terrace of a café, and you can check out this online map to see where they are stocked, including the recent venue of Bio Company. Cheers! (Text: Antonia Harris / Photo: Daniel Farò)