chambers mag 01 / 2011 - cromatics pages
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This is the very first issue of the CHAMBERS MAG with features about CROMATICS and their project PAINT CLUB.TRANSCRIPT
Mag2011 // 01
Jana Hammermann // www.janahammermann.com
THE wEiNMEisTER – ART BERLiN
The Mitte district has been a Mecca of urban art for the last twenty years. The Weinmeister pays tribute to graffiti, street art and contemporary arts. The hotel’s entrance was designed by underground graffiti artist GyF5 and is definitely the most photographed door in Berlin.
The staircase of The Weinmeister made a colourful transformation overnight. During a party at The Weinmeister for 2010’s musicweek, eight artists from www.paint-club.com gave the walls of the stairway a complete makeover. The party guests could witness the action with ladders, platforms, spray cans and tumbling paint buckets from the glass elevator.
In the corridor of every floor guests can gaze at extra-large prints of Berlin-based art-ist Jana Hammermann. The acrylic and ink drawings of buildings, gates and bridges in 2 x 3 m large scale are amazingly detailed. www.janahammermann.com
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Clemens Behr //www.clemensbehr.com
klub7 // www.klub7.de
44Flavours // www.44flavours.com
Peachbeach // www.peachbeach.deGoGoPlata //
www.gogoplata-illustration.blogspot.com
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URBaN LIFESTyLE TREASURES
Andreas schanzenbach is one of the founders of the communication agency Cromatics. He is a true expert in urban arts and introduces his favourite spots.
CROMATICS is a communication agency based in Berlin and Dresden. All founders have their roots in the urban art scene and did actively shape the face of their urban surrounding and they still do today – but now for their clients such as Boxfresh, Eastpak, New Yorker and Audi, or global agencies such as DkdL and Wieden+kennedy. With their project PAInT CLuB they successfully installed an international institution for urban artists – some of them are responsible for the art you’ll see on the stairway in The Weinmeister.
CROMATiCs – DisCOVER yOUR pLAygROUND
[großenhainer Strasse 32 – 01097 Dresden – T. +49 351 7954 8661] // www.cromatics.de
Neurotitan //www.neurotitan.de
Circle Culture Gallery //www.circleculture-gallery.com
Circle Culture Gallery – urban fine artThe Circle Culture Gallery is a project space for new art that was founded in 2001 under the name Cc:room. The gallery owners are Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer and Dirk Staudinger. In cooperation with international curators, the gallery has developed a large number of exhibition concepts based on sub-cultural movements such as street art and graffiti. It’s about people breaking the rules of the classical art perception, innovative posi-tions and culturally driven art.[gipsstrasse 11 – 10119 Berlin – T. +49 30 275 817 886]www.circleculture-gallery.com
Neurotitan – shop & gallery Since 1997, neurotitan has been the best place in Berlin for a noncommercial selection of elec-tronic music, comics, graphics, art and exhibi-tions. The book selection is focused on graphic design, illustrations, urban art and artful hand-made publications. The gallery features vari-ous artists from Berlin and across the world. Artists on display have included 44flavours.com, klub7.de and jimavignon.com.[Rosenthalerstrasse 39 – 10178 Berlin – T. +49 30 3087 2576]www.neurotitan.de
Dudes Factory – art on fashion Dudes Factory is a new kind of creative label, exploring alternative ways to connect and col-laborate. Every month, Arnaud Loix van Hooff and Heribert Willmerdinger invite different artists to work together with them and create collections for the Dudes Factory. The designs from these collections are the raw materials for the LAB, the shop’s sophisticated and unique online software where customers can remix and individualise various Dudes products. [Torstrasse 138 – 10119 Berlin – T. +49 30 4000 5899]www.dudes-factory.com
STROKE – urban artfair STROkE is the world’s first and only urban art fair. Whether you have an art historical edu-cation, a serious collectors intention, the pas-sion for form and colour or pure curiosity – here you will find enjoyment. [14. – 16.10.2011 – Postbahnhof – Strasse der Pariser kommune 8 – 10243 Berlin]www.stroke-artfair.com
KLUB7 – artist studiokLuB7 originated from the acquainted graffiti-scene in Halle (Saale), Germany in the mid 90s and was founded in 1998. When some of the members moved to Berlin and opened a studio in Friedrichshain in 2009 their presence in the urban art metropolis was cemented. This artist and design collective is creating murals, customisations and illustrations for over a decade throughout the world. Their studio is always packed with plenty of fresh artworks in various sizes and painted on diverse materials. Visit them and take home some true Berlin- flavoured art.[Dolziger Strasse 13 – 10247 Berlin – T. +49 30 4208 8982]www.klub7.de
The Early Bird Hype – consumer culture products Located right next to Lux 11 this is a great source for trendy and formidable urban life-style products. The concept is a constantly changing array of men’s and women’s fash-ion and lifestyle accessories. The minimalist, yet welcoming, design of the store is comple-mented by a gallery space that welcomes artists every couple of months. So if you need something stylish for your loved ones then pop into this great shop before you jump into your cab to the airport.[Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 15 – 10178 Berlin]www.theearlybirdhype.net
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Andreas Schanzenbach //www.cromatics.de
Neurotitan //www.neurotitan.de
Circle Culture Gallery //www.circleculture-gallery.com
Dudes Factory //www.dudes-factory.com
STROKE // www.stroke-artfair.com
klub7 // www.klub7.de
The Early Bird Hype // www.theearlybirdhype.net
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EDiTORChambers Hotels & Serviced Apartments Management GmbHUhlandstrasse 4710719 BerlingermanyT: +49 30 4881 0825F: +49 30 4881 0831www.chambers-hotels.comManaging Directors: Thomas Tänzer, Elmo Hagendorf
EDiTOR iN CHiEFDirk [email protected]
DEsigNNeue Monarchie Agentur für kommunikation GmbHwww.neuemonarchie.com
CREATiVE DiRECTiONStefan [email protected]
ART DiRECTiONKarola [email protected]
FiNAL ARTwORkTommaso [email protected]
pRODUCTiONMartin [email protected]
pHOTOsDie Photodesignerwww.diephotodesigner.deHenrik Pfeiferwww.henrik-pfeifer.deTom Tomczykwww.himbeertoni.de
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‘We don’t do hotels – we’re in the entertainment industry.’
TOM TÄNZER