In July 2019, Singapore-born Brandon Schroder-Seah (@brandonjseah) – presently the worldwide gross sales director of cult vogue label Kiko Kostadinov – moved to Germany after having lived in New York Metropolis for 10 years the place he labored in an identical function at Thom Browne.
New York was all about working exhausting to have the ability to afford to play exhausting, says Schroder-Seah, however for majority of individuals in Berlin, it’s about working simply sufficient to have the ability to actually take pleasure in all facets of life. Within the German metropolis, he and his husband reside in Samariterviertel within the Friedrichshain neighbourhood (which pulls each younger households and artwork/inventive varieties), which is a quiet, nearly suburban district only a 10 minutes stroll away from the full of life and youth-centric Boxhagenerplatz.
“My favourite factor about this metropolis is all the essential comforts and requirements are available and inexpensive (particularly having come from New York) whereas additionally providing a sure grittiness and edge. The circles we function inside are additionally very a lot involved with dwelling sustainability and deliberately in actually significant methods moderately than for aesthetic or trend-driven functions,” says Schroder-Seah. “Berlin ticks all my packing containers. There may be nearly nothing I’d change about it.”
Right here, he shares his must-visit spots for vogue, meals and tradition lovers within the German capital.
Supply: Her World