ON OUR RADAR
Numéro Berlin’s weekly collection of the most exciting news about fashion, music, and simply everything that is on our radar. And here is why it should be on yours as well!
TO WATCH “CORPUS DELICTI” BY LENA STAHL
What happens when a society built on health, safety and order leaves no room for doubt? In Lena Stahl’s adaptation of Juli Zeh’s dystopian novel, “Corpus Delicti” confronts us with a world that feels uncomfortably close to our own.
WEEKEND MUSIC TIP PT 111 KUKO
Catharsis describes the process of suddenly releasing inner conflicts, emotions, and tensions that have been pushed away for too long, eventually erupting in a sudden release.
ON OUR RADAR
Numéro Berlin’s weekly collection of the most exciting news about fashion, music, and simply everything that is on our radar. And here is why it should be on yours as well!
Christian Stemmler — ANFANG / BEGINNING: BERLIN 1994–99
ANFANG / BEGINNING: BERLIN 1994–99 captures the raw pulse of post-wall Berlin, a city in flux, alive with…
“FINDING YOUR ARMOUR”: IN CONVERSATION WITH JEWELRY DESIGNER ALAN CROCETTI
“In my experience, finding your armour helps you to stay in touch with those feelings. It grounds them in…
“The darkness is very inspiring for me, it’s where I experience the most emotions”: In conversation with Han Kjøbenhavn
Founded in Copenhagen in 2008, the label “Han Kjøbenhavn” combines its roots in the danish design culture…
WEEKEND MUSIC PT. 72: IN CONVERSATION WITH BARAN KOK
Inspired by artists like Kurdo and Haftbefehl, German rapper Baran Kok set out to make a similar kind of rap…
#EMPATHIE: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
“I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I…
TO WATCH “THE BEAUTY OF BALLROOM” BY CHAN SZE-WEI
Ballroom was born in New York in the early 70s: It was here where members of the Black trans community opened their own spaces, escaping the hatred, violence, and discrimination faced by queer folks on New York’s streets. Decades later, this vibrant, explosive scene has reached Southeast Asia. Numéro Berlin had the chance to talk to Aurora Sun LaBeija, pioneer of the Thai Ballroom scene and one of the three protagonists of “The Beauty of Ballroom”.
IN CONVERSATION WITH SOFIE ROYER
With her new album before/after, Sofie Royer looks at the conflict of you versus you: the person you were, the person you are becoming, and everything that somehow keeps following you in between. In conversation with Elisabeth Kiko, she talks about being your own biggest critic, following intuition and finding joy in creating rather than constantly trying to become someone new. What stays is a curiosity that seems to run through everything Sofie does, always looking a little further and beyond the obvious.
IN CONVERSATION WITH JOEL EVEY & NICK FROSST
What happens when AI steps out of the tech world and into Berlin’s creative scene? At Kraftwerk, Cohere’s “Convergence” brought together technology, music and culture with performances by Actress and Sega Bodega. Joel Evey and Nick Frosst in a talk about creativity, Berlin, the future of AI and their belief that technology should give people more space to experiment, create and focus on what they love.
FIGHT ISSUE VOL. B – BLASPHEMOUS
“MAN HAS CREATED HIS OWN MASTER, ONLY SO THAT HE MAY EVENTUALLY DETHRONE HIM AGAIN.”
