Leather and lace, pins and needles, bullets and boots, the shoulder pads, neon leggings, the outrageous color combinations, and the wildest of hairstyles. 80’s punk and new wave fashion has been radical and still continues to be emulated these days. Photographer Ilse Rupert has captured the life and the essence of this magical decade. Ilse Ruppert is a freelance photographer since 1978. She lived between Paris and Los Angeles, and now she is based in Berlin. In the early 80's she portrayed the punk and new wave scene in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, London and New York City but also actors, painters and writers for reports and features in national and international magazines. Dennis Hopper Punks in squatted flat, East Berlin, 1982 Iggy Pop Ralf Richter, Berlin, 1984 Dennis Hopper Gert Krawinkel with his Stratocaster, 1982 Chris Dreier and Steeve Reeves Eric Rohmer, 1984 East Berlin, squatted apartment Punk attitude, East Berlin, 1982 Françoise Sagan Livingroom in squatted building, West Berlin, 1984 Diego Giacometti Gabi Delgado and Robert Görl, Hamburg, 1981 Frank Zappa Neo Nazi Katja Rupé Peter Coyote Dennis Hopper Milan Kunc Punk Juwels by Christopher Gehre, West Berlin, 1985 Michel Piccoli (Photos © Ilse Ruppert)
From canalside boogies to techno raves, these are the best clubs in the German party capital
We recently received an email from Gregory Quinn, a scientific researcher at the Department for Engineering Design and Technology at the University of Arts in Berlin. Gregory works under Professor Gengnagel, and is also a structural engineer with Arup.
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Oleksandra Bienert: At the end of 2016, I quit my job, moved out of my Berlin flat, packed all my belongings into the basement, left everything else behind and went to travel alone around the world.
Learn more about the great monograph on the work of architect Hans Scharoun, which Carsten Krohn has now published.
Mirrored surfaces seem to disappear while terrazzo, parquet floors, and rough concrete give depth to the space.
My friend Jan Lindenberg is showing me around his apartment on a cobbled, leafy street in the Neukölln district of Berlin. There’s something about this place...
Einmal in einem Altbau wohnen, das ist der Traum von vielen. In unserer COUCH-Community findest du tolle Beispiele, wie das aussehen kann!
Leather and lace, pins and needles, bullets and boots, the shoulder pads, neon leggings, the outrageous color combinations, and the wildest of hairstyles. 80’s punk and new wave fashion has been radical and still continues to be emulated these days. Photographer Ilse Rupert has captured the life and the essence of this magical decade. Ilse Ruppert is a freelance photographer since 1978. She lived between Paris and Los Angeles, and now she is based in Berlin. In the early 80's she portrayed the punk and new wave scene in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, London and New York City but also actors, painters and writers for reports and features in national and international magazines. Dennis Hopper Punks in squatted flat, East Berlin, 1982 Iggy Pop Ralf Richter, Berlin, 1984 Dennis Hopper Gert Krawinkel with his Stratocaster, 1982 Chris Dreier and Steeve Reeves Eric Rohmer, 1984 East Berlin, squatted apartment Punk attitude, East Berlin, 1982 Françoise Sagan Livingroom in squatted building, West Berlin, 1984 Diego Giacometti Gabi Delgado and Robert Görl, Hamburg, 1981 Frank Zappa Neo Nazi Katja Rupé Peter Coyote Dennis Hopper Milan Kunc Punk Juwels by Christopher Gehre, West Berlin, 1985 Michel Piccoli (Photos © Ilse Ruppert)
The simple, considered surroundings of Rebecca Goddard's soft beige interior in Berlin help calm her ADD and mental wellbeing
Small and cautious interventions try not to destroy the special atmosphere and to retrieve hidden qualities in the refurbishment of a typical Berlin..
Unsere Experten machten aus einem wunderschönen, aber in die Jahre gekommenen Gründerzeitgebäude ein echtes Schmuckstück mit besonderem Flair.
