Fab 40: Diakonie Church and Camput, Düsseldorf

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It’s one thing to be religious about design, but Diakonie, a German-wide church organisation, is of the opinion that these things go both ways. With a remit that includes social care, drop in centres for homeless and preschool services, the Düsseldorf sector of Diakonie has a progressive view on design, art and architecture that extends beyond its appealing corporate identity to a beautiful new church and a care home for the elderly designed by Baumschlager Eberle.
Some of Elmar Lause's street art decked seating areas at the open plan dining Bullerei eatery in Hamburg. Bullerei's informal decor comes architect, Giorgio Gullota.
Read the Article: Bullerei restaurant and cafe, Hamburg
Located in a former cattle hall, Bullerei offers both a deli, cafe and restaurant. Communal eating is encouraged by outsized dining tables.
The blanched ’Wide Hall’ at Crooma, Munich
Read the Article: Crooma photographic gallery, Munich.
The brightly coloured surorunds of Berlin’s first ever Currywurst museum. Dedicated entirely to every Berliner-in-the-know’s favourite snack, the museum pinpoints every Currywurst stall in the city. Sample the myriad spices that make their way into the Currywurst’s secret sauce
Read the Article: Currywurst Museum, Berlin
Chips and curry sause are essential addition to any good Currywurst, as is demonstrated here by the museum’s giant versions
A pared-down alter space at the Dusseldorf branch of the Diakonie Church
Read the Article: Diakonie Church and Camput, Dusseldorf
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Less a church, more a contemporary city block, the Diakonie Church defies architectural convention
Some of the high-design items on show at Etage. Part museum, part store, Etage is Berlin’s homage
Read the Article: Etage Store, Berlin.
Clothing is on sale alongside the objects at Etage
A return to artistic grassroots, part gallery, part studio, Exile offers opportunities for artists to create site specific exhibitions in the space. In rejection of the Blue Chip gallery mode that has become de rigeur, Exile takes a more hands on approach. More concerned with making art than marketing it, gallerist Christian Siekmeire's offers up-and-coming artists the chance to both create and exhibit work in Exile.
Read the Article: Exile Gallery, Kreuzberg Berlin.
Set on the outskirts of the Mitte, Extrafein is a gallery-cum-boutique. Vaguely industrial, Extrafein embraces its original surrounds
Read the Article, Extrafein Boutique, Berlin.
Designed in Mayer’s typically unconventional style, this new Berlin Residence does not cut corners when it comes to architectural exaggeration. Uber-bold, bright green graphics fill the space on the Mitte
Read the Article: New flat in Berlin by J Mayer H Architects
Designed for a family of art lovers, the flat does not shy away from Meyer’s overstated approach. Meyer’s blinding green stylings can be found throughout the Berlin flat. Meyer’s angular contour lines follow the architectural definitions of the space
Started by a group of design graduates from the Karlsruhe university of Arts and Design, the Kkaarrlls collection turns traditional design values on their head
Read the Article: Kkaarrlls design, Karlsruhe.
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Contemporary bookshop Motto launches its traveling bookshops initiative.
Super-contemporary eyewear from Berlin-based Mykita.
Eyewear from architect Jan Kleihues for Onono.
Read the Article: Onono Eyewear
Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin's Sabrina Dehoff.
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Nike Air Max sneaker adornments from Berlin’s Sabrina Dehoff
Architect David Chipperfield’s Berlin Town House
Read the Article: Town House by David Chipperfield, Berlin
Architect David Chipperfield's Berlin Town House
Weissmann's purist sports cars, inspired by 1950's Jaguars
Read the Article: Wiessmann Cars, Dulmen
Weissmann's purist sports cars, inspired by 1950's Jaguars
Weathered steel and wood dominate in the Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange
Read the Article: Wohnhaus Lubbering by Drewes + Strange.
Clean lined and minimalist the Wohnhaus Lubbering typifies Drewes + Strange's architectural approach
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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