Thursday, March 14, 2013

Blogs & Coffee Munich: Design Fun Part Two


Ten days ago I invited 30 German lifestyle bloggers to Munich for a weekend full of fun, design, shopping and networking. Last week I covered the first part of our 'Blogs & Coffee' weekend HERE, today I want to share the rest of our discoveries with you.

As one of three hosts it was my duty to scout nice and cool locations in Munich in order to present the Bavarian capital as a thriving design hub in southern Germany. But let me take you step by step on our blogger tour. 

Saturday afternoon was reserved for discovering some of my favorite interior design stores and cafés in the lively Glockenbach quarter. First, I took my blogger friends to my favorite boutique 'Ladoug'. This is a real gem in downtown Munich. Small, intimate, full of beautifully curated homewares, mostly vintage and handcrafted, scouted by the charming owner Andrea Douglas. Not only will you dive into a dreamy world when entering the boutique, but the owner will also tell you one or two anecdotes from her trips around the globe in order to find these fine home decoration goodies. My secret favorite: the vintage Moroccan wedding cushions.


Later on we continued to a kooky store bursting with industrial and vintage finds called 'Delikatessen'. This is the place to head to if you look for one-of-a-kind vintage furniture pieces, local designs, fine ceramics, industrial pendants. We literally fell in like a horde into the store and snapped our way along. 



A short coffee and cake break was squeezed in at the beautiful organic 'Kranz Café' before we headed to a new concept store in the Schwabing area called 'Weissglut'. Weissglut means 'incandecence' in German and you will reach a state of glowing when you roam through the super stylish concept store with carefully selected homeware pieces, home textiles and fashion in the basement. The owner is a friendly chap and will tell you about the idea if asked. So head to this cool store if you happen to be in Munich. Dinner was organized in the über-cool restaurant 'Theresa'. Since it was too dark for nice pics, see my blog post about the restaurant HERE to have an idea of how stylish it is (and yummy by the way). 



Sunday morning marked our farewell breakfast in the dreamy-white café 'White Rabbit's Room'. Easy to decode, the theme is based on the world famous Alice in Wonderland story. A white washed interior, exposed bulbs, wooden furniture, colourful tableware and yummy food - all good reasons to stop by and have a break in the Haidhausen area. Plus, a little store completes the café for those who fall in love with the accessories and tableware.


So, isn't this all super enticing? Don't you want to jump to Munich for a quick visit? 


Photography by Igor Josifovic

19 comments :

  1. If I ever get to Munich I'm definitely going to have you give me a tour! It looks like you had a fabulous time. Those quilted chairs are so darn cute - they are slip covered aren't they?

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    1. Yes they are, Cyndi! And deal for a city tour:-)

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  2. So fun...I have really been enjoying the Vines you took, especially the one with Will and the clever/stupid sign, hehe!

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  3. so much fun! I so have to visit the White Rabbit's Room and Delikatessen for one of a kind vintage finds!! Looking forward to December already!

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  4. Absolutely beautiful! I need to come and visit Germany.

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  5. Yes! Always love your photographs, Igor x

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  6. Thank you for all these tips, I'm taking notes here. My mother actually grew up in the Glockenbach quarter (at that time it wasn't exactly the place to be, of course...) but I've never been there! I know, it's a shame. Next time I'm coming to Munich I'll definitely go on a little design shopping tour.

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  7. Pics are fab Igor. And I love the look of 'Weissglut'. Not sure I could do a quick visit to Munich... would need to stay a few days at least! ;-)

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  8. Wenn ich die Fotos sehe, weiss ich warum München schon seit Jahren auf meiner Wunschliste steht... Schon schräg warum man in manchen Städten noch nie war obwohl es gar nicht so umständlich wäre, oder? Happy weekend, Igor!

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  9. MANN!! jetzt bereue ich ein bisschen, dass ich im letzten laden nicht mit war. das sieht ja suuuuuper aus. menno. das nächste mal möcht ich da hin! :-) kisses!

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  10. These pictures are just wonderful & the shops look great... never been to Munich and now I definetely want to go there! it seems you really had a lot of fun ... b r a v o!

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  11. I do want to jump in! Lovely images of a lovely event. Good job Igor :)

    Xx. Holly

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  12. wenn wir das nächste mal nach münchen fahren müssen wir unbedingt zu weißglut! schaut ja richtig hammer aus!! xxx

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    1. Absolut empfehlenswert, Matthias! Die haben echt ein sehr cooles Sortiment und der Laden ist auch super schön!

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  13. I have no words. This store are AMAZING!

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  14. oh oh! Schon wieder so viele Gründe mehr, einmal nach München zu fahren. Danke für die schönen Impressionen.

    Fröhlichste Grüsse
    von der Baumhausfee

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  15. What incredible locations you found to share with the bloggers (and with all of us!) Incredible!

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  16. Beautiful products - Munich looks so much fun!

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  17. Πολύ όμορφα πράγματα.
    Πράγματι θα ήθελα να τα έβλεπα απο κοντά :)

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