Spend it Forward

28/02/2021

Tasting Something Good - Magdalena Piech

Don't miss Spend it Forward's latest interview with the talented Magdalena Piech! Curator Suzy Royal visits her in her studio to talk about her technique, her artistic process as well as her recent projects. Later she visited us at Hotel Die Fabrik to meet our new artists in our studio program and try PYKE Seltzer with her friend and Die Fabrik resident artist, Ana Bathe.

Thank you blitzar media and Milène Rci for filming and editing

Dive into Magdalena's artistic world on paper and textile. Starting from scientific drawings, she's been exploring textures and body representations with adm...

21/02/2021

Tasting Something Good - Marta Antinucci

Have you seen the new Tasting Something Good episode yet? This week, Marta Antinucci came to talk about dancing, serendipity, and the workshops she will offer through Spend it Forward.
Check it out! https://youtu.be/VeXwbGtz_oI

Marta is a Berlin-based Italian dancer with a versatile repertoire of projects. She visited us to chat about her role in the Port-Royal video, the concept of...

13/02/2021

Tasting Something Good - Nowhereland Tattoo Collective

New Tasting Something Good episode with the coolest girls in town from the Nowhereland Tattoo Studio: Cat, Giulia, and Broccoli! Watch on YouTube and subscribe to stay updated with our series ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7IMOINHfLM&t=2s

This week, Suzy Royal got PYKED with the Nowhereland Tattoo Collective, a talented women/queer collective that does not only cool tattoos, but also cool clot...

09/02/2021

CIA is looking for the next internet cooking stars ;)

CASTING IN BERLIN! We are looking for 5 experts in food/drinks for a cooking show. More info below!

25/01/2021

Check out this great studio space available at Hotel die Fabrik! PM for details!

Private live/work space for an artist or creative available @hotel.diefabrik! Private bath and kitchen, 70 square meters, 1044 Euros warm. No pets. PM for details.

20/01/2021

Tasting Something Good - Julian Ronnefeldt (The Kulchabox)

Cha cha cha! We visited Julian in his culture lab to learn more about how MaGuCha Kombucha and the other Kultchabox's products are made. One might say he is "cooking with gas", but we confirm, it's all good bacteria and yeast! As a food and drink producer himself, Julian gives us his detailed impressions on PYKE, and discusses product activism and community with G Beaudin.

Grab some fresh PYKE hard seltzer and MaGuCha Kombucha on Spend it Forward!
https://www.spenditforward.com

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spenditfwd/
Check out our other videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEicUgMshpGNpZT_vEE_eTQ/videos

Special thanks to Julian Nikolas Ronnefeldt, PYKE, G Beaudin and blitzar media.
Edited by Sieva Diamantakos and Milène Rocci.

18/01/2021

Spend it Forward's cover photo

15/01/2021

Spend it Forward and Craft Initiative Agency are happy to support the exciting artist studio program at Hotel die Fabrik. Check out their Instagram for more information @hotel.diefabrik.

Hotel die Fabrik has two artist studios still available, + one 70 square meters live/work studio with private kitchen and bath. Come join our creative community! Please contact Suzy Royal directly or check out our instagram @hotel.diefabrik for more information.

12/01/2021

Tasting Something Good - Guenther Primig (Episode 2)

Spend it Forward welcomes local author Guenther Primig to the Hotel Die Fabrik to talk about ghosts, his literary influences and try some PYKE Seltzer
His book, The Dark Book of Gwenna Luna as well as PYKE Seltzer can be purchased on www.spenditforward.com.

After reading a story from his book, The Dark Book of Gwenna Luna, Guenther Primig joined G Beaudin to discuss horror storytelling and ghost stories, all the...

09/01/2021

tasting something good ep.1 😀

getting buzzed with Mazen M. Khaddaj
PYKE Seltzer tasting 😋
contact us to arrange yours or find a PYKE Pack on our website!

06/01/2021

Spend it Forward - Homepage

Craft Initiative Angency/bei CRAFT is

LOOKING FOR LOCAL ARTISTS/VENDORS

Hi guys, as some of you may have already noticed, we started our online platform Spend It Forward and we are still looking to onboard more artists and vendors.

Have you been hit by the Covid lockdown and are looking for a fair, sustainable place to sell your art or products while helping others in the community?
Then check out our website and CONTACT US!

The Spend it Forward online platform strives to make local and sustainable consumption easy and part of daily life. We are a Berlin based platform and marketplace for local suppliers to offer their products and services, and for customers to consume and support locally.
A portion of every sale’s revenue is allocated to a venue, project, or initiative, whether from our database or eventually one that can be nominated.

We look forward to showing you all the things we have planned for the coming months. Stay tuned to learn more about our mission of Shop Local, Sustain Global!

Feel free to share and spread the word. 💙

online shopping, online shop, shopping local, shop local, berlin local shops, berlin community actions, berlin local shop,

27/12/2020

Kado and Friends by Eitan Rieger

💚 www.spenditforward.com 💚

Look at these cuties! Eitan Rieger's Kado and friends make the perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones.

25/12/2020

Thank you Berliner Tafel e.V.! Happy to work with you, trying to reach our donation goal of 5000 Euros!
Go to www.spenditforward.com, 10% of your purchase will be 'spent forward' this month to Berliner Tafel e.V.

Spenditforward ist begeistert von unserer Weihnachtstüten-Aktion (8000 Extra-Tüten für Obdachlose) und will uns unbedingt unterstützen: Bis Ende des Jahres möchten sie über deren Marketplace 5.000€ für die Berliner Tafel sammeln! Wir finden das großartig und sind für jeden Kauf sehr dankbar, weil dieser nicht nur unseren Verein unterstützt, sondern auch lokalen Firmen und Künstler*innen!

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Thank you to the spenditforward campaign to raise 5.000€ for the Beliner Tafel. Spend it Forward is an online marketplace where local shoppers can support Berlin communities, charities, and businesses. 10% of every sale is donated to a local venue, project or initiative.

Please help them to help us reach our holiday goal of providing 8000 bags of groceries to the needy!

- Thus their motto, 'Shop Good. Do Good. Feel Good.'

23/12/2020

Gwenna Luna

In case you missed last weekend's reading from The Dark Book of Gwenna Luna by Guenther Primig, at Hotel Die Fabrik, you can watch here!
His book is available on our new website www.spenditforward.com
10% of every sale goes to a charity, this month is Berliner Tafel e.V.

https://youtu.be/awNXdFEvm40

A little ghost story for a winter's evening... Watch the complete reading of "The Coachman" at Spend it Forward Live Market Place. Thank you Bei CRAFT .

20/12/2020

Tune in tonight! 7-9 pm Berlin time!
Berlin-based author Guenther Primig reads from his book of The Dark Book of Gwenna Luna at 8pm!

Tonight at 8, Berlin time, Guenther Primig will read "The Coachman" from The Dark Book of Gwenna Luna at Hotel Die Fabrik . Tune into the Facebook event "Rock, Paper, Scissors" for some pre-Christmas chills!

14/12/2020

The holidays will be hard for a lot of us, but you can have a little party by yourself or virtually with @pykeseltzer like we did while shooting this! And if you buy some 6-PYKEs during our telethon from this Friday 19:00-21:00 to Sunday 19:00-21:00, over on our page, 10% of the proceeds will be donated to @dietafel, a Berlin based food bank feeding the homeless since 1993 🍽 Link to event is in our bio!
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12/12/2020

all the flavours offered can be enjoyed, as they say at @pykeseltzer, “colder than the north pole was before global warming”, or as we say, like the winter winds in Berlin
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10/12/2020

To celebrate @pykeseltzer’s entry into Berlin’s colourful market, we decided to do a little tour around the city with the product. Comment the location if you recognise it!
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08/12/2020

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08/12/2020

Spend it Forward

07/12/2020

Santa Claus came to Berlin with a truckload of product from @pykeseltzer & we can’t wait for you to try it. More information coming soon- stay tuned. In the meantime... are you ready to #getpyked?
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18/11/2020

Navigating a pandemic - DIE FABRIK HOSTEL HOTEL

Adapting in Covid times.
Artist rooms still available, contact us if interested. 🙂

Die Fabrik hostel in Berlin.Kreuzberg has been struggling, like numerous businesses, due to Covid. But, we're fighting back with creativity.

03/11/2020

Die Fabrik

Hello Artists!
Ateliers available in Kreuzberg:

The response to the Spend it Forward Initiative and the 5 Rooms/5 Artists and Lobby of Artists exhibitions was astounding.

Due to the success of these exhibitions as well as previous Spend It Forward events, we are happy to announce that our beneficiary, Die Fabrik Hotel has decided to turn 14 of their rooms in the hotel into much needed artist’s ateliers.
Check out the link for more info:

https://www.artconnect.com/opportunities/artist-studios-at-die-fabrik

The response to the Spend it Forward Initiative and the 5 Rooms/5 Artists and Lobby of Artists exhibitions was astounding. Due to the success of these exhibitions as well as previous Spend It Forward events, we are happy to announce that our beneficiary, Die Fabrik Hotel has decided to turn 14 of th...

20/09/2020

Opening #5rooms5artists and #alobbyofartists thank you to all the artists, visitors and Hotel Die Fabrik for the great exhibition

And a special thanx to Lemke Berlin and Diageo for sponsoring our event ❤

15/09/2020

5rooms/5artists

Finissage tomorrow (Wednesday) 19-22

Artists

Rory Midhani- www.rorymidhani.com
Mazen M. Khaddaj - www.mazenkhaddaj.com
Jan Herdi - www.janherdlicka.de
Guillermo S. Quintana- @guillermo.s.quintana.art (Instagram)
Amanda Oh (Amanda Arrou-tea) - @mandioh (Instagram)

Curated by Suzy Royal

14/09/2020

Lobby of Artists

still running
Mon 14.9 14-19
Tues 15.9 14-19
Finissage 16.9 19-22

falkbrvt
https://fine-performing-art.com/

Sara Lovering

https://saralovering.de/

Andrea von Melms
www.vonmelms.de

Noomi
www.noomi.de

Sybille Hotz
http://www.shotzs.de/

Pamela Guest
http:// www.pamelaguest.com/

Christiane Schöngart
Vague Collective
Illona Illusion IG: dying_roach

Allen Caldeira �IG: dice_and_cauldron

Maria HübnerIG: minneapolis6092

https://www.artconnect.com/profiles/craft-initiative-agency-ug/events/spend-it-forward-live-market-berlin-art-week-edition-featuring-a-lobby-of-artists-and-5-rooms-5-a

14/09/2020

Thanx to everyone who came out on friday for the opening.
For those of you who haven't seen it yet, Finnisage is Wednesday 19-22u.

Hope to see you there! 😃

There will be food from Biri Bibi and beers from Lemke Berlin! 🍺

19/08/2020

A look back at the first event of Spend It Forward Live Market ❤
Thanx to all participants, Lemke Berlin, Diageo and Hotel Die Fabrik
Looking forward to the next one!🙂

Bellies
ANIMA PROTECTION
@Kottbusserdamm 68 Collective
Soup_archive
Pettingyourcat Digital Wonderland
Ilya Azbuki
Rafael Bilio
Apparemment né

25/07/2020

Thanx to Lemke Berlin for sponsoring our event.
We'll be be serving their Pale Ale and Helles.

Bar is open till 22u!

Come by! 🙂🍺

25/07/2020

We happy to have Bellies on board for today!

Music, jewelry, zines, CDs, prints, fashion and more.
Drop by, follow the bass to find them...

Bellies are an art collective/booking crew based in Berlin that organizes live music events, regular community meetups, peer-to-peer art critiques, and publishes a zine. Bellies will bring their new, self-made, custom sound system equipped for cargo bikes. The Bellies djs and musicians (including Techno Milkshake, Trust Issues, DJ Lightbush, and more) will take turns playing sets and live synthesizer jams. Bellies zines will be available to browse through and purchase to support the collective. Past events and artworks from other members of the collective will also be presented. Members of the collective will be at place to chat, present the material, and supply technical details about the sound system for those interested in DIY culture organizing.
Party vibes assured.

23/07/2020

More participants for Saturday
We are there all day, till 22u.
Come for the fashion, stay for the drinks! 😀

Soup Archive are a Berlin Based Unisex Fashion brand, with an emphasis on deconstruction and reusing materials. They make clothes that reflect our humour and our love of finding things spontaneously. They work with sourcing from vintage shops, deconstruction, sublimation printing and one-off detailing.

23/07/2020

Happy to introduce the first of the Market participants. 😀

ANIMA PROTECTION

See you on Saturday!

ANIMA PROTECTION, is a collective of three sisters that focuses on the creation of three
clothing lines - upcycled experiments, everyday casual wear & couture. All lines are inspired by
different historical periods and themes, and their affection for society’s qualities & triggered manifestations. All three lines interrelate with each other and together they create a chaotic,
electric reality of ANIMA PROTECTION.

ANIMA PROTECTION focuses on the creation of tradition respecting yet disregarding the rules; experimental and romantic, yet infusing strength of structure with a fragility of form,
intimately-charged and transformable clothing, that through design reveals the true
manifestations and emotional expression of the individual.

ANIMA PROTECTION stands strongly for better sustainable practices in the fashion industry.
We use not only organic but also recycled & upcycled textiles. All textiles are produced in
an ethical manner without cruelty towards animals & nature. Already 80% of our textiles are sourced in Europe from trustworthy, innovative companies and produced in Lithuania or handcrafted in our studio by ourselves. While choosing the fabrics we consider not only the touch of the textile, but also how many resources it requires in comparison to other textiles to be
produced. ANIMA PROTECTION clothes are also multifunctional - transformable in design or in size.

23/07/2020

Bei CRAFT's cover photo

22/07/2020

Bei CRAFT

21/07/2020

A look inside.
To adapt to the current Covid-19 crisis, the loss of income due to the lockdown and now a much lower number of guests during the high season; Die Fabrik will be starting to convert some of the dorms into private coworking spaces.
Some of the rooms will also be available for month to month rentals.
Come tour the rooms and the rest of the hotel on Saturday! 🙂