Rock n’ roll hairdressers on the edge of Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg. The place exudes cool, from the monochrome decor with details inspired by the 20s and 30s, to the Tarantino-esque cherry picked vintage soundtrack, to the English-speaking tattooed chicks that run the joint. That’s me in the background, getting my dickhead quiff tightened up. You can’t tell, but co-owner Helena did an amazing job – check out their website to make your appointment now.
Could you resurrect the Palast der Republik for one last print? That bronze and ebony facade (perhaps on pleasingly yellowed paper) might lend itself to the medium.
James says: Great idea. A little more challenging than the TV tower, but I’ll have a go!
James says: Thanks!
Any suggestions for a Berlin icon I can do a woodcut of?
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Zoe says: god yes Faye would love the place! you can’t NOT buy something there as everything is beautiful! Rymans could learn a thing or two;-)
Eric Noble says: That shop looks magical to me as well …and of course Faye would love it as well….its sado really but if i have a few spare mins i call into rymans and browse and maybe buy something that might be useful sometime!!
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I know, so magical! I’ve been coveting that pencil sharpener for ages too — isn’t its heft very satisfying?
James says: Agreed. I’ve no idea now why we didn’t buy it, and lots of nice pencils to sharpen with it!
Did you find your sublet on Craigslist or something similar? Or was it through a short term rental agency?
We did the Craigslist route the first time around, with not much luck. We’re looking to come back soon, and hope to sublet for a month until we get our feet on the ground….Any advice would be great 
Hi Leigh,
Yeah we found it through Craigslist. In fact, that’s where we found every sublet we’ve stayed in (I think, three in total) – it seems to be the place most Berliners go to advertise their flats.
Alternatively, you could try and find a holiday apartment and see if you could get a good rate for staying there a few weeks. Would be more expensive, but you’d avoid the pitfalls of subletting – see https://uberlin.co.uk/the-dummkopfs-guide-to-subletting/
I’ll let you know if we hear of anything. What areas are you looking in?
Ha! I’d be more than happy to be a hipster dickhead if I could live somewhere like this!
Zoe says: es ist alles eine Fassade! (p.s that was from google translate so if I’ve just swore at you or insulted you then that was not my intention!)
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That’s some serious dedication. Most of our friends in Kreuzberg usually smirk about visiting Friedrichshain. Give a shout if you’re headed there again sometime.
James says: You missed us! We were there just yesterday – next time…
…unless we act like good Kreuzbergers and never come back!
James says: Hi there,
We’re not actually in Fshain – we just travel there for the coffee! Have you been to No Fire..?
We live in Kreuzberg though, so not that far from you guys!
Zoe says: aw shucks, thanks hun! I’m loving my new camera and I think I’ve found my calling…sod webdesign, I wanna take pretty pictures!;-)
Really? Works fine for me – try copying it into your address bar? Weird…
when u click on james it says link maybe broken or unable to connect !!!
Here you go fellers – the quiff as it now stands (upright): https://twitpic.com/3l5wij
and photos are brill!!
your right Dhiren lets see the finished article !!!
Where’s the picture of the finished haircut? Still rocking the quiff?