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Welcome to our first edition of MEET THE HAUS, where we introduce members of our talented team. First up is Benjamin, who joined us in October 2022. Sweet yet outspoken with an already legendary strut – there’s no one better to kick off this fun and personal series than our Benjamin.
Tuesday 12/09/2023
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Sunglasses are essential to defining your summer look – here are the four most popular summer style personas with a fitting frame selection for each.
Wednesday 10/05/2023
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Meet the fashion and beauty expert turned non-profit founder tackling social issues in her community and beyond. Our conversation with Asmeret Berhe-Lumax is the latest instalment in our Beyond The Surface series dedicated to the progressive thinkers and makers leading positive change for the future of our global community and planet.
Friday 24/03/2023
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Marking our latest circularity achievement with partner Alleima – MYKITA’s stainless steel supplier of 20 years – we reached out to quality and sustainability manager Mikael Silver to learn more about the sustainable credentials of our stainless steel and its role in the circular economy.
Thursday 16/03/2023
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The second instalment of Behind The Lens is an intimate portrait series by Sage East. For this creative project in the spirit of MYKITA | LEICA, we equipped different photographers with the Leica Q2 to experience their view from behind the lens. Read on for more insight into her inspiration and way of working.
Thursday 23/02/2023
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To showcase the longstanding MYKITA | LEICA collaboration, we equipped photographers from our creative community with the Leica Q2. Here we present a selection of images from the project and find out more about their inspiration and way of working. First up is William Minke, a freelance photographer living and working in Berlin since 1998.
Wednesday 15/02/2023
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“I was just the funny one, and that’s still who I am.” – Join our conversation with painter Johanna Dumet for a big dose of joie de vivre and frank insights into the path and pressures of a young female painter making it big on the German art scene today.
Tuesday 24/01/2023
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Enter the magical realm of Sarah Illenberger – we spoke to Berlin-based artist about finding inspiration in the banal, the importance of not taking yourself too seriously, and what personally makes her laugh the most. Read our interview for candid insight into Illenberger's unique perspective and creative practice.
Monday 19/12/2022
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Meet the photographer with unfailing human focus – this conversation with Anna Daki is the first in our new feature series Beyond The Surface dedicated to the progressive thinkers and makers from the MYKITA sphere that are leading positive change for the future of our community, society, and planet.
Wednesday 30/11/2022
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As leading storytellers and producers, this NYC-based couple are usually found behind the lens and asking the questions – MYKITA JOURNAL got an opportunity to reverse the roles on Sarah and Alyza for a wonderfully candid and insightful talk about their experience combining work, life and romance, as well as their award-winning documentary project “Transnational”.
Thursday 07/07/2022
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Celebrating the return of magical moments on the dance floor, we sit down with a master of the electronic music scene and get to vicariously relive the heady days of discovering acid house as a German teenager. DJ and producer Roman Flügel also talks about finding a community of like-minded individuals and the collaborations that continue to be instrumental to his own creative development.
Thursday 09/06/2022
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Reigniting our crush on Mexico City, MYKITA JOURNAL speaks to architecture and design writer Suleman Anaya, who shares the intimate process of modernising a Seventies family house in the Coyoacán borough, alongside a personal guide to the city's architectural highlights.
Thursday 05/05/2022
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As MYKITA completes its bold 100% switch to sustainable acetate, MYKITA JOURNAL reaches out to industry expert Rachel Oakley from materials provider Eastman to learn more about how Acetate Renew and molecular recycling technology are transforming the image of sustainable eyewear.
Thursday 31/03/2022
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MYKITA goes behind the scenes of the cult TV series sequel "And Just Like That" with the costume and prop designers to find out about the quirky processes of developing the influential style in the show, including a customised pair of MYKITA frames.
Monday 07/02/2022
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“Think with your hands, build with your heart” is the guiding design principle at the Tokyo-based Jin Kuramoto design studio. We connected with the designer and friend of MYKITA HAUS to gather more of his thoughtful insight to the modern motivations and challenges in the field of product design.
Tuesday 23/11/2021
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Preternaturally adept at transforming her strong vision into tangible reality, Babba C. Rivera is a spirited marketing professional and natural entrepreneur. In this conversation, we soak up her positive yet uncompromising approach to making and realising business goals.
Friday 19/11/2021
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Knitwear designer, teacher, and now, union leader, Annie Lee Larson is one of the creative minds and compelling characters photographed by Mark Borthwick for the 2021 campaign. In conversation with MYKITA JOURNAL, Annie looks back at a globally transformative year, sharing the motivation and catalysts behind her own personal shift in focus towards a new vision and values.
Wednesday 14/07/2021
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The architect and Munich native talks about the role of key pieces and intuition in her work, including the interior design concept for the MYKITA Shop Munich, developed in a collaboration between MYKITA and Studio Stephanie Thatenhorst.
Thursday 18/03/2021
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The star chef and Hamburg native shares her recommendations for the Hanseatic city, including where to shop for the freshest ingredients, the most delicious mini sojourn to France, and stellar Japanese-Peruvian dinner on the water.
Thursday 18/03/2021
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To celebrate female minds and voices this International Women’s Day, MYKITA JOURNAL has compiled a short reading list of fabulous reads. From the political to the personal and purely fantastical, these are titles written by women that most recently made an impact.
Friday 05/03/2021
