Dear blackbeard355,
There are several good shops and centres that specialise in beads in
Berlin. I list them bellow, and personally recommend Tukadu, which is
very impressive in its non-conventional designs. The list is
alphabetical, and also contains addresses and public means of getting
there.
I also recommend, if it's possible at all, that you'll visit Wertheim
(which is unfortunately on the other side of Germany, the state of
Baden-Württemberg), where there is, on the 3rd and the 4th of October,
a conference of bead-makers from all of Germany (See: In German,
<http://www.perlentreff.de/index.php?cont=kongress>).
If we're out of Berlin for a while, another recommendation of mine
would be the Glass Museum in the village of Glashütte ("Glass
Workshop") <http://www.museumsdorf-glashuette.de/frame.html>. This
village, that existed as a glass-production community since the 13th
century (see explanation in German,
<http://www.brandenburg-info.com/teltowflae/f_glash.htm>), was almost
abandoned after the Fall of the Wall in 1989, and is now re-inhabited
with various artists, many of whom do glass-art (blowing,
bead-production, etc.). Glashütte is about an hour drive south of
Berlin, and although I went there by train (that goes to the small
town of Baruth, 7km from Glashütte), I don't recommend public
transportation to this place.
In Berlin, two museums are probably a must for beads and jewellery
lovers. One is the Vitra Design Museum and the Kunstgewerbemuseum,
both design museums. I was never at the Ceramics Museum, but I imagine
that it will be of interest. In addition, various collections in the
DHM (on Unter-den-Linden, http://www.dhm.de/) various ethnologic
museums as well as the Bauhaus Museum (http://www.bauhaus.de/) could
be of interest. Somewhat between a museum and a store - the Swarovski
Store - which contains highly expensive beads and crystals - is in the
Arkaden shopping mall in Potsdamer Platz. The KaDeWe department store
might be also interesting, as well as the Stilwerk design house, which
hosts established designers' works.
As for bead associations, there is the "European Bead Network", whose
centre is in Berlin (it is listed under the name of Natacha Wolters,
who grounded it in 1991, and whose art - and email - is available
here> http://www.fibre-art-synergy.com/members/Natacha%20Wolters/NW_fr.htm).
Addresses in Berlin
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Art-Decoratif
Georgenstr.6-8; Bogen 193
10 117 Berlin
Telefon 030/2043160
Email: mbrown@art-decoratif.de
http://www.art-decoratif.de/Default.htm - various Bakelite jewellery,
not only beads.
S/U-Bahn : Friedrichstraße
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?adr_zip=10117&adr_district=Mitte&adr_street=Georgenstr.&adr_house=6
Atelier Perlenmacherin The Beadmaker´s Studio
Berlepschstr.2
14165 Berlin
Germany
Phone:
0049 - 30- 80 90 80 24
S-Bahn (S1) Zehlendorf
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Berlepschstr&ADR_HOUSE=2&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=25&search.y=7
They also offer courses and workshops, which are available at this
page, in German <http://www.perlenmacherin.de/kurse.htm>: on the
27.-28th of September 2003, they offer a two day workshop titled
"Glasperlen selber machen" (Glass Beads - Do it Yourself).
BL-Schmuck
Berlin-Charlottenburg
Leonhardtstrae 3
14057 Berlin
http://www.bl-schmuck.de/Schmuck.htm
Directions: S-Charlottenburg/ U7 Wilmersdorf
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?adr_zip=14057&adr_district=Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf&adr_street=Leonhardtstr.&adr_house=3
dbeads
Geschäft und Atelier
Gleditschstr. 47
10781 Berlin-Schöneberg
Tel.: 030/21912369
www.dbeads.com
Directions: U7: Kleistpark /Eisenacher Str.
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Gleditschstr.&ADR_HOUSE=47&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
On September 26th, 18:00-21:00, they are doing a workshop/course,
called "Einführungskurs die Grundlagen der Glasperlenherstellung"
[Introduction to the Basics of Glass Beads Production].
Doris Imhoff
Akazienstr. 26
http://www.dorisimhoff.de/
Diretions: U7 Eisenacher Str.
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Akazienstr.&ADR_HOUSE=26&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
European Bead Network
Badenallee 1
D14052 Berlin Charlottenburg
Directions: Take bus 149 from U2 Theodor-Heuss-Platz.
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Badenallee&ADR_HOUSE=1&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
Frau Wolle
Bismarckstrasse 76
12157 Berlin (Steglitz)
Tel.: 030-8559181
http://www.frau-wolle-berlin.de/ - mostly beads for textile works
Directions: S1 Feuerbach Str.
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Bismarckstr&ADR_HOUSE=76&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
Keramik-Museum Berlin (KMB) e.V.
Geschäftsstelle, Bibliothek und Archiv
Neufertstrasse 6
14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg
fon: 030 - 321 23 22
funk: 0177 - 321 23 22
fax: 030 - 321 02 007
email: KMB@Keramik-Museum-Berlin.de
Directions: Bus 210 from Sophie-Charlotte-Platz (U2).
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Neufertstrasse+&ADR_HOUSE=6&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Tiergartenstraße 6
10785 Berlin - Tiergarten
Telefon: 030/2662902
Fax: 030/2662947
E-Mail: kgm@smb.spk-berlin.de
U-/S-Bhf. Potsdamer Platz
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?adr_zip=10785&adr_district=Mitte&adr_street=Tiergartenstr.&adr_house=6
Museum of European Cultures
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/mek/e/i.html
Perlenbar
Uhlandstr. 156 , Wilmersdorf
Directions: U1 Spirchernstr.
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Uhlandstr.+&ADR_HOUSE=156&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
[Note: the site <www.perlenbar.de> actually leads to the Atelier’s
site mentioned before. They could be connected, and there could have
been a change in address, although all tourists guides mention this,
and not the other, place].
Stilwerk
Kantstraße 17
10623 Berlin
Tel.: 030 / 31 51 55 00
E-Mail: berlin@stilwerk.de
S/U Zoologischer Garten,
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?adr_zip=10623&adr_district=Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf&adr_street=Kantstr.&adr_house=17
Swarovski Store
Alte Potsdamer Str. 7
Directions: U/S Potsdamer Platz
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Alte+Potsdamer+Str.&ADR_HOUSE=7&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=5&search.y=12
Tukadu
Rosenthaler Str. 46/47, Mitte
http://www.tukadu.com/
Directions: U-8 Weinmeisterstr. OR S-Bahn Hackescher Markt
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Rosenthaler+Str.&ADR_HOUSE=46&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
Kolwitzstr. 72
Directions: U2 SenefelderPlatz
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Kollwitzstr.&ADR_HOUSE=72&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
Vitra Design Museum,
Kopenhagener Strasse 58
(49 30 473 7770),
Directions: U2: Schoenhauser Allee.
Map: http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?ADR_STREET=Kopenhagener+Strasse+&ADR_HOUSE=88&ADR_ZIP=&search.x=0&search.y=0
General Sites of Interest
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Perlen Treff - http://www.perlentreff.de/ - is a site for every German
speaker who's interested in beads, and includes course schedules
<http://www.perlentreff.de/index.php?cont=kurs>, message board, news,
and swapping market.
Perlen Hobby - http://www.perlentraum.de/perlenhobby/seiten/start.htm
- everything to do with beads
Search Strategy
===============
Knowing Berlin did not hurt. I searched "perlen" and "Berlin" as well
as some other terms (Jewellery Design and Berlin) and names of places
in Berlin.
I hope that I answered your question. Please contact me if you need
any further clarifications on this answer before you rate/tip it, and,
most importantly,
Bon voyage! |
