Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FASHION
CLAUDIA SKODA WOMEN
030-4004 1884;
www.claudiaskoda.com
; Mulackstrasse 8;
noon-7pm
Mon-Sat; Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz)
Berlin-born Claudia Skoda has been a local design icon since the 1970s, when she used to
party with David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Global fashionistas pop by her gorgeous boutique to
check out the figure-hugging knitted couture, from bold but classy dresses to colour-happy
wrist warmers and snug sweaters, all made from top-quality yarns.
ACCESSORIES
IC! BERLIN
030-2472 7200;
www.ic-berlin.de
;
Max-Beer-Strasse 17;
11am-8pm Mon-
Sat; Weinmeisterstrasse)
What looks like a bachelor pad, with worn sofas, wacky art and turntables, is the flagship
store of this internationally famous eyewear maker. The feather-light frames with their
klutz-proof, screwless hinges are stored in retro airline serving trolleys and have added
'spec appeal' to celebs from Madonna to the king of Morocco.
MUSIC
ROTATION RECORDS
030-2532 9116;
www.rotation-records.de
; Weinbergsweg 3;
noon-7pm;
Rosenthaler Platz, M1)
Click, click, click…is the sound of electro-heads flipping through the vinyl selection in what
many consider Berlin's best store for electronic dance music, mainly house and techno, both
new and used. Also stocks hand-picked street fashion, some by Berlin designers or DJs like
Ellen Allien, along with useful and clever gadgets and accessories.
BOOKS
GROBER UNFUG
030-281 7331;
www.groberunfug.de
; Torstrasse 75;
11am-7pm Mon-Wed,
11am-6pm Sat; Rosenthaler Platz)
Fans of international comics and graphic novels can easily lose a few hours in this very cool
repository of books, DVDs, soundtracks and knick-knacks. There's a mega-selection of in-
die and mainstream imports from the US, Japan and elsewhere.
Exhibits, auctions, signings and performances take over the adjacent gallery space.
030-6940 1490;
Gneisenaustrasse)
.
www.groberunfug.de
;
Zossener Strasse 33;
11am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 6pm Sat;
BOOKS
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