Re:Surgo, helmed by Anna Hellsgård & Christan Gfeller, creates beautiful and strange prints and limited edition books. Check out their screenprints, collages, gig posters, screenprinted zines and affordable works of art at their shop on Torstrasse. With most pieces priced between 20 and 70 euros, it really is art for Altri...

The Rixdorf Weihnachtsmarkt is one of Berlin's prettiest Christmas markets. Rixdorf was once a little village that got swallowed up by the big city, and the charming tree-lined square, lit by gas lamps, still has an old-fashioned air. The market is on for one weekend only, and it's small and sweet, with great food, a small stage with carolers and children's shows, pony rides, and even the Altri...

Berlin-based Gestalten publishers have opened a huge, beautiful new space in Mitte devoted to their stellar vision of cutting-edge art, photography and design. It's gorgeous! The new, 350-square-meter shop and gallery is designed as a space for exhibitions and a 'platform for Altri...

Get some spiffy New Year's duds at Herr von Eden, a Hamburg-based tailor whose exquisite suits, coats and shirts are cut with old-fashioned flair and modern Altri...

The new VOO Concept Store opened last month in Berlin Kreuzberg, a gigantic 300 square meter retail space featuring a nice mix of high-end and more affordable brands, from classic with an alternative, progressive edge, to street wear and high fashion, from known to unknown Altri...

For a different kind of Berlin Christmas market and a one-stop Christmas shopping extravaganza, head to Holy Shit Shopping. At this 'Christmas Shopping Lounge,' over 150 designers, artists and craftspeople sell their wares in the HBC gallery and Gallery Hopping, with DJs and snacks to Altri...

If you are you looking for a unique piece of Berlin, something knit by hand, something you can wear, look no further than Altri...

Shopping for something special in Kastanienallee? check out Anna von Gwinner's very personal selection of design and Altri...

A mecca for magazine-philes, the small shop Do You Read Me is filled with a glorious selection of magazines from all over the world - from fashion, photography and art, to architecture, interior and design, to culture and Altri...

Hip and unique, Berlin’s small fashion designers specialize in smart and edgy creations that are earning them ever more repute in the international fashion Altri...

This treasure trove of a shop is jam packed with goodies from the ‘60s and ‘70s, with a decidedly Ost Berlin twist – vintage clothing and shoes, an oddball collection of furnishings and knick-knacks (cool lamps, an alligator-head purse, bright orange shampoo bottles), as well as a wide assortment of gloves, belts, scarves and Altri...

A strip of the former “death zone” (empty area between the two walls that divided the city - the Berlin Wall was actually made up of two parallel walls) has happily become a large, warren-like flea Altri...

For a taste of vibrant Turkish Berlin, head down to Kreuzberg and Neukölln, diverse neighborhoods beloved by artists. The Turkish market on the banks of a canal is a whirlwind of colors, smells and Altri...