As you might know, mono.kultur is turning five, and with anniversary season upon us we have one event chasing the other, so here are the first two:

For Unter dem Motto, we spontaneously organized a little talk on editorial design, taking place on Sunday, September 05, at 16h, which felt like a suitably mellow start into our anniversary season. Not only will we give a brief introduction to the design concept of mono.kultur that is primarily focused on the content and reinvents itself from issue to issue by inviting external designers to curate one edition; also, we will bring along two previous contributors who not only represent some of the best graphic design Berlin has to offer these days, but come with a lot of editorial experience to their name.

Mario Lombardo signed our current issue with Cyprien Gaillard and, after working as art director for Spex magazine, founded his studio Bureau Mario Lombardo that has done some excellent work indeed, art directing the lovely Liebling and the annual Zitty Modebuch, as well as many projects within culture, music and fashion.

Whereas Node Berlin Oslo have not only produced already three issues of mono.kultur but also accompanied 032c and Monopol at their very first steps into the market, and have brought a lighthearted yet clever concept of graphic design to everything they touch.

So in case you’re interested in things like point sizes, grids and binding techniques, you know where to indulge on a Sunday afternoon.

mono.klub #27: Design Talk
with mono.kultur, Bureau Mario Lombardo and Node Berlin Oslo
Sunday, September 05, 2010 / 16h

Unter dem Motto
Skalitzer Strasse 68
10997 Berlin

Free Admission

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Now straight on to the next one, because we just really couldn’t hold our breath any longer: as launch party for our current issue with Cyprien Gaillard, we have organized a very special screening in a very special location, just for you. Cyprien will be showing some rare and in parts unreleased material, so like our issue, this is a little glance behind the scenes.

Now, as you might know, places and architecture are important to our French friend, so we’re particularly pleased to be hosted by our friends at the temporary arts space Splace, right at the bottom of the Berlin TV Tower on Alexanderplatz, no less. So when you’ve seen all the films again and again, you can just turn around and take in the panoramic view of Alexanderplatz.

mono.klub #28
Cyprien Gaillard: Dust Lines
September 07, 2010 / Tuesday / 20h

Splace
TV Tower
First Floor
[Staircase from Rotes Rathaus]
Alexanderplatz
10178 Berlin

Free Admission