CONTU Magazine

11/03/2024

Resuming work for Volume 2 — The Athens Issue. 🤍

15/09/2023

Athens Issue for Volume 2:

Athens is a captivating city, that is both in equal parts fantastically ancient and modern, and a lot in between. Greece's capital boasts thousands of years of history, that is still an integral part of the city. However, Athens is more than the ever-present Acropolis, overlooking the city, or the Parthenon or all the ancient sites scattered throughout the city.

For Volume 2, I spent two weeks in Athens. These were feverish days in Athen's summer heat, as I was wandering its cobbled streets, exploring its corners and different neighbourhoods, some orange trees lined, others with graffiti or cats dozing off in the summer sun. For days, I was sampling Athens various foods, learned about its multi-cultural background and captured its unique atmosphere.

And above all: I met so many inspiring Athenians who so kindly shared their experiences with me.

I will be sharing more on VOLUME 2 - THE ATHENS ISSUE in the upcoming time on Instagram , so please join us there on this new journey as we get to know Athens through the eyes of Athenians.

Until very soon,
Katharina

Photography: Andrea Leopardi -

19/11/2022

CONTU gathers interviews, portraits and stories, combining storytelling with curious city exploration.

10/11/2022

VOLUME 1 — The Berlin Issue 📖

30/10/2022

New store — CONTU is now available at in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. Domenico’s beautiful ROSA WOLF has a truly incredible selection of magazines - a heaven for magazine enthusiasts. 🤍

29/10/2022

New store —
CONTU is now available at FØRMPROJEKT, a lovely concept store & studio in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

CREATIVE STUDIO & STORE with curated items from upcoming designers, artisans, brands, artists and illustrators. We carefully hand select our pieces mostly here in Europe.We believe that good design and artisan work is something that should be enjoyed in the everyday life. We are Berlin Based

29/10/2022

New store — CONTU is now available at the beautiful concept store in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Run by Nina and Ignacio, is in the most charming backyard in Bergmannkiez. 🤍

28/10/2022

Hello — we are CONTU.

26/10/2022

CONTU VOLUME 1 — The Berlin Issue

26/10/2022

VOLUME 1 — The Berlin Issue

26/10/2022

Hello, we are CONTU. Founded in late summer 2021 and born out of the wish to create a city publication, I have set up a small publishing company. CONTU shows and portrays a city through their people. We get to know inspiring locals, explore topics and questions that are raised. The first and inaugural issue of CONTU was hence published in August 2021, independently and locally. VOLUME 1 — The Berlin Issue looks at Berlin. We are CONTU, a city publication with an altering city focus, giving candid insights, sharing genuine recommendations and celebrating slow travel journalism. Thank you for being here! — Katharina/ The founder

26/10/2022

Mimi Vollgraf is a Berlin based photographer and the cover photographer of VOLUME 1 - The Berlin Issue. The interview with Mimi is now on the blog:

Mimi Vollgraf is a Berlin based photographer. In this interview, she shares with us what makes Berlin and particularly her neighbourhood Prenzlauer Berg special to her and why this city is specifically advantageous for photographers.

26/10/2022

Lunch time reading — Yannick Willems on Berlin and why it is as much about techno, as it is about culture and music and also what’s on his (Berlin) playlist.

26/10/2022

CONTU magazines will be available as of now at
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06/10/2022

: In this mini guide series, founder and editor-in-chief Katharina Müller shares her favourite places and tips on Berlin. Now on the blog! Reading time: 5 minutes.

Places to enjoy art. KVOST Founded in 2018, KVOST is an art association deriving from the previous Galerie koal , which closed after 12 years in 2018. KVOST focuses since its beginning on artists originating from East Europe. Its premises in Mitte have an interesting background, too, which

04/10/2022

— Berlin through the eyes of Anas Mahmoud.

03/10/2022

— Autumn in Berlin. Photo by

24/09/2022

Weekends are perfect for reading! 📖

15/09/2022

— Berlin through the eyes of Lale Denkmann.

13/09/2022

09/09/2022

: In this Berlin Guide series, founder and editor-in-chief Katharina Müller shares her favourite places and addresses in Berlin. Now on the blog! Reading time: 5 minutes
www.contumag.com/blog/berlinguide-part-one

Places for a vegetarian and oriental feast. Zula Hummus Café Zula in Prenzlauer Berg offers all the delicacies you would wish for in a Middle Eastern feast. While Hummus the Israeli way may be the main star of this very homely place, the menu invites you to join its culinary journey and eat your

29/08/2022

New store —
We are very thrilled to let you know that VOLUME 1 - The Berlin Issue is now available at beautiful concept store WILLA in Berlin! Come by and get your copy if you are around!

WILLA
Eisenbahnstraße 6
10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
www.willaberlin.com

Willa. concept store & atelier

08/08/2022

In Prenzlauer Berg, Malgorzata Kielak opened her eclectic wine store in Kollwitzkiez in July 2021. Malgorzata, who likes to introduce herself as Gosia, has since its opening created a welcoming space not only for shopping quality wine, but also for wine lovers to gather and enjoy their wine by the glass. The female entrepreneur has an inspiring vision: To change the wine world. With FIND YOUR WINE MATCH, Gosia has set up an accessible and intuitive system that that facilitates selecting a wine that is a match indeed. Gosia shares her favourite Berlin places in her Berlin Guide at the end of the interview.

Text and Photography: Katharina Müller

www.contumag.com/journal/findyourwinematch

In Prenzlauer Berg, Malgorzata Kielak opened her eclectic wine store in Kollwitzkiez in July 2021. Malgorzata, who likes to introduce herself as Gosia, has since its opening created a welcoming space not only for shopping quality wine, but also for wine lovers to gather and enjoy their wine by the g

07/08/2022

I am very excited to share with you that the inaugural issue of CONTU Magazine is now available in the shop in both the print and digital edition. Available now in the shop: https://www.contumag.com/shop

In this issue we are looking at Berlin through the eyes of many Berliners and we are touching on personal narratives. Through the means of portraits, interviews and conversations, Berliners share their reflections and insights from different angles and we learn how they perceive and experience their city.

04/07/2022

: After the fall of the Wall in October 1989, Germany and Berlin were reunified in 1990, East Berlin and West Berlin grew together, two countries became one. Three decades later, clichés of “the West” and “the East” seem to be kept alive. Does the “wall in the head” still exist? In conversations, we ask the question how Berliners have witnessed the fall of the Wall and the later reunification. This text cannot deliver any answers. It is rather a quest following traces. Read the full text on the blog online.

Text + Photography: Katharina Müller

www.contumag.com/journal/the-pecking-on-the-wall

After the fall of the Wall in October 1989, Germany and Berlin were reunified in 1990, East Berlin and West Berlin grew together, two countries became one. Three decades later, clichés of “the West” and “the East” seem to be kept alive. Does the “wall in the head” still exist? In conver...

17/06/2022

Jessica Diesing is the founder and creator of the food blog "Berliner Küche" and is based in Berlin-Charlottenburg. We met in her charming neighbourhood in Charlottenburg, where she talked to me about her inspiration and her life in Berlin.

Read the full article now in our online journal:

https://www.contumag.com/journal/berlin-jessica-diesing-berliner-kueche

24/05/2022

Anne Tröst is a Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg writer. In our interview, Anne shared what living in Prenzlauer Berg means to her. We also explore her idea of fashion and how she views the meaning and fashion sense in Germany and especially Berlin. The full interview will be published in the up-coming interview of the inaugural issue of CONTU Mag! https://www.contumag.com/journal/berlin-anne-troest-writer

Anne Tröst is a freelance writer who has moved to Berlin after graduating from her A-levels to commence her studies in fashion journalism. While her work entails cultural topics as well, fashion has always been a particular interest of her. Anne has a certain love for particularly vintage and secon

26/01/2022

Peter Wolff is a Brazilian-German photographer based in Berlin-Wedding who moved to Berlin in midst of the pandemic in 2020. In our conversation he opened up on what identity means to him having a dual cultural background, his career and how he views the diverse district Wedding. The full interview will be published in Issue 01 of CONTUMag. A glimpse into the full interview is available in our blog online (in German only): https://www.contumag.com/journal/berlin-peter-wolff-fotograf

Peter Wolff wuchs in Brasilien und in Deutschland auf - immer zwischen beiden Kulturen, lange auf der Suche nach seiner Identität. Seit 2020, inmitten der Pandemie, zog er von Frankfurt/ Main nach Berlin. Aus künstlerischer Sicht findet er hier vor, was für ihn wichtig ist, sagt er in unserem Ges...

09/01/2022

: Yasemin Altınay is a Berlin-Neukölln based publicist and founder of "Literarische Diverse" - an independent publishing house focusing on creating spaces for marginalised voices, while diversity, intersectionality and inclusion are always at the core. In the full interview she spoke about what prompted the idea of founding "Literarische Diverse", she told me about the places she enjoys to visit in Berlin and spoke candidly about the diverse district of Neukölln with its multicultural background.
www.contumag.com/journal/berlin-yasemin-altinay-verlegerin

Yasemin Altınay gründete 2019 den unabhängigen Verlag Literarische Diverse und möchte mit Magazinen und Büchern Gleichberechtigung in Literatur fördern und für die Tradition der Selbstermächtigung einstehen. Sie gibt Stimmen einen Raum, die in der weißen, cis-geschlechtlich und heteronormat...

13/11/2021

: Marie Janda is a German graphic designer based in Berlin-Neukölln. For Marie, Berlin was not the first choice. She moved to Berlin 1,5 years ago during her studies and moved to her partner in the borough of Neukölln. An area, that is often cited to be amongst the more tougher ones in Berlin. We met at the end of September in Kreuzkölln where she told us her inspiring journey to find beauty in Berlin which lead her to feel more at peace and ease with the city and how her camera has facilited this process. During her project work for her Bachelor's degree, Marie created a beautiful calendar filled with her photography and fitting quotes. We will learn more about how the idea came to be and how that encouraged and inspired her to change the perception in the full interview.

The full interview with Marie will be published in the upcoming first edition of CONTU Mag in English and German. A short article about Marie is now online in our Journal in German:
www.contumag.com/journal/berlin-marie-janda-grafikdesignerin

Marie Janda ist eine in Berlin-Neukölln lebende Grafikdesignerin. Vor 1,5 Jahren zog Marie während ihres Studiums von Konstanz nach Berlin. Sie bezeichnet sich selbst ungerne als Wahlberlinerin, zu holprig und schwierig war der Start für sie. Wir trafen sie Ende September 2021 zu einem Gespräch,...