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layout: post
title: "A Foreigner's Guide to Berlin"
date: 2018-07-06
categories:
  - Inspiration
  - Berlin
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There hasn't been a day gone by this past month that I haven't been thinking about my amazing three months in Berlin and about how keen I am to go back there. I thought I’d reflect on my time there by giving you some amazing hotspots. These are places/shops/things I've enjoyed going to or doing while I was in Berlin.

<br/>

### Shops

![Soda Bookshop](https://res.cloudinary.com/lottebijlsma/image/upload/q_100/v1530873434/Blog/Hotspots/soda.jpg)

This list of shops make my little designer heart melt. It contains mostly interior design stores, book stores and 'creative' stores.

**[Soda](http://sodabooks.com/)** was one of my favourite bookstores during my time in Berlin, I went there occassionally just to get some inspiration. I also bought my first copy of "[Little White Lies](http://lwlies.com/)" here, a magazine dedicated to movies and the people who make them. Wish I hoarded more magazines and books there, because they all looked so interesting and amazing, definitely would recommend if you're interested in any kind of niche magazine or design books. I also enjoyed going to **[Big Brobot](http://www.bigbrobot.de/)** in Friedrichshain. This store also has design books, but a slightly smaller collection.

![Schee](https://res.cloudinary.com/lottebijlsma/image/upload/v1530873296/Blog/Hotspots/poster.jpg)

Considering interior design, the **[HAY store](https://hay.dk)** and **[Hallesches Haus](https://hallescheshaus.com/)** were my absolute favourites. I've mentioned Hallesches Haus before, but they're also a design store. Definitely a must visit if you're fond of brands such as **[HAY](https://hay.dk)**, [Ferm Living](https://www.fermliving.com/), [Serax](https://www.serax.com/home), [Studio Arhoj](https://arhoj.com/) etcetra. The picture above was taken in **[Schee](https://www.facebook.com/SCHEE.NET/)**, near Rosenthaler Platz. They had a lot of cool posters and interior design stuff there as well.

And last but not least, **[Modulor](https://www.modulor.de/en/)**. Modulor is like the IKEA for art students. I think every kind of designer could find his/her way over there. Whether you like embroidering, knitting, hand lettering, analog photography, painting or making scale models. Modulor has it all.

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### Food
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layout: post
title: "A Foreigner's Guide to Berlin"
date: 2018-07-06
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  - Berlin
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There hasn't been a day gone by this past month that I haven't been thinking about my amazing three months in Berlin and about how keen I am to go back there. I thought I’d reflect on my time there by giving you some amazing hotspots. These are places/shops/things I've enjoyed going to or doing while I was in Berlin.

<br/>

### Shops

![Soda Bookshop](https://res.cloudinary.com/lottebijlsma/image/upload/q_100/v1530873434/Blog/Hotspots/soda.jpg)

This list of shops make my little designer heart melt. It contains mostly interior design stores, book stores and 'creative' stores.

**[Soda](http://sodabooks.com/)** was one of my favourite bookstores during my time in Berlin, I went there occassionally just to get some inspiration. I also bought my first copy of "[Little White Lies](http://lwlies.com/)" here, a magazine dedicated to movies and the people who make them. Wish I hoarded more magazines and books there, because they all looked so interesting and amazing, definitely would recommend if you're interested in any kind of niche magazine or design books. I also enjoyed going to **[Big Brobot](http://www.bigbrobot.de/)** in Friedrichshain. This store also has design books, but a slightly smaller collection.

![Schee](https://res.cloudinary.com/lottebijlsma/image/upload/v1530873296/Blog/Hotspots/poster.jpg)

Considering interior design, the **[HAY store](https://hay.dk)** and **[Hallesches Haus](https://hallescheshaus.com/)** were my absolute favourites. I've mentioned Hallesches Haus before, but they're also a design store. Definitely a must visit if you're fond of brands such as **[HAY](https://hay.dk)**, [Ferm Living](https://www.fermliving.com/), [Serax](https://www.serax.com/home), [Studio Arhoj](https://arhoj.com/) etcetra. The picture above was taken in **[Schee](https://www.facebook.com/SCHEE.NET/)**, near Rosenthaler Platz. They had a lot of cool posters and interior design stuff there as well.

And last but not least, **[Modulor](https://www.modulor.de/en/)**. Modulor is like the IKEA for art students. I think every kind of designer could find his/her way over there. Whether you like embroidering, knitting, hand lettering, analog photography, painting or making scale models. Modulor has it all.

<br/>


### Food

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