Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Living in Berlin x interview 011



Rahel, 來自德國(是的!第一個德國受訪者!),來到柏林已經三年,目前有一間自己的店,Lashopp,自己設計衣服/販售,店裡還有許多漫畫(因為他本人熱愛看漫畫),以及一些別人寄賣的手作物。店在Friedrichshain,一個我還沒有很熟,但想要開發的地方。
Rahel comes from Germany (yes, the first german interviewee!), she is here almost 3 years, now she has her own shop "Lashopp", you can buy the clothes she designed/made, many comics(cuz she loves comics!) and some other handmade stuff from others. Her shop is in Friedrichshain, an area I'm still not very familiar with but would like to know more, haha.





為什麼來柏林?
WHY YOU COME TO BERLIN?

在科隆念Bekleidungstechniker(服裝設計),之後去了西班牙念,並在那裡工作了一陣子,但是在別人的店裡工作了以後,開始有了自己的夢,想要有一間自己的店。以前曾經來過一次柏林,因為參加展覽的緣故,但是那一次的印象並不是特別好。但後來結束在西班牙的工作以後就決定來柏林,因為這裡是首都,很多藝術家,年輕人都喜歡來,於是我也來了。
I studied Bekleidungstechnik (clothing engineering) in Cologne for 2 years, and then studied and worked in Spain, because of the experiences working for others, I decided to have my own shop as well. I had been in Berlin for once, due to join an exhibition here, but I didn't really have a good impression that time. But after quitting the job in Spain, I decided to come, because, it's the metropolis all the artists and young people come here, so do I.


你喜歡柏林嗎?
DO YOU LIKE BERLIN NOW?

現在很喜歡。這裡的確很有趣,有很多各樣的活動可以參加。因為自己開店的關係,關門的時候都已經八點了,如果天氣很好,我就會去附近的公園。夏天就會去湖裡游泳,或是去Mauerpark。目前找不到任何不喜歡的點。
Yes, I love it now. It is quite interesting here, there are many different events and activities to join. Since I need to take care of my own shop, I work till 8 o'clock, if the weather is still nice, I will go to the park. Summer I loves to go swimming in lake, or to Mauerpark. So far, there's nothing I don't like about Berlin.


有什麼特別推薦的地方嗎?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PLACE TO RECOMMEND?
Rummels Bucht!可以划船!You can drive a boat here!

 




你開店到目前三年了,感覺如何?
HOW DO YOU FEEL AFTER HAVING YOUR OWN SHOP FOR 3 YEARS ?

自己開店就是收入很不固定,但是每個月固定的開銷就是那麼多,有時候可能會這個月非常緊,想著這下怎麼辦,可是下個月突然拿到一大筆訂單(網路商店),但是可以有自己的地方,做自己想做的事情還是很好!
The income is not stable, but the bill I need to pay every month is the same, so sometimes it's really tough but the next month I just got a big order (from online shop), but it's still good have my own place to do what I want.


因為很喜歡手工藝,所以他每個禮拜有一天會去教小朋友Papier-mâché,她笑著說,平常沒有什麼耐性,可是對小朋友卻很有耐心,有的時候可能累了很多天,但是小朋友只要說一句,噢你是我最喜歡的老師,瞬間就會快樂起來了。
She loves handcraft, so she also teaches children Papier-mâché in an institut, once a week. She smiled and said: I'm not the one who is really patient, but I am when I'm with kids. Sometimes I'm just exhausted from days of working, but as the kids say, "Oh, you are my favorite teacher!" I'm happy again.


 



商店/工作室/家,結合在一起,到處都貼滿了他喜歡的手繪作品。店內的陳設也都是自己打造的,整體都是木頭的櫃子,給人很舒適的感覺。
Shop, Studio and home are together here. You can find many handcraft works on the  wall, some are from her, some were bought. The interior in the shop is also all from her and a friend, they build all the things by hand, a comfortable space.

介紹自己的時候她說,我不是裁縫師也不是走時尚的那個路線,我做我自己喜歡的事情,她設計的legging都很有趣,大部份都是兩面不同的材質,希望給人特別的感覺,她開玩笑地說:兩面都一樣的legging大家去H&M買就可以了。 所以他的大部份衣服都是結合很多種不同的布料,我問,這樣做的想法從哪來?她說:直覺。
She said, I'm neither a tailor nor a fashion designer, I 'm doing the things I love. Her leggings are all unique, she uses different textile or patterns for front and back, so that you will feel yourself special! She joked, If you need the basic leggings, then you should just go to H&M! Not only leggings have this unique combination, the most clothes from her are made at least by two different textiles. I asked, how did the idea come to you? She said, Intuition!



說來好笑,介紹我們認識的朋友告訴我,她是西班牙人,但是其實她是德國人,或許是因為她待過西班牙,而且講的一口流利的西班牙文,不過她本人對於這個美麗的誤會倒是很開心:我覺得我裡面的靈魂是西班牙人沒錯。
It's kind of funny, cuz the friend who introduced us to meet told me that she comes from Spain, but she is indeed a German, maybe it's because that she had lived in Spain for a couple of years and can speak very good spanish, but she is quite happy about this beautiful mistake, "I also think that my soul is a Spanish"

我們一邊訪問,她一邊做她的工作,從剪布開始,讓我突然想起我小的時候,我奶奶也是這樣,幫我做了好多衣服啊,只是當時年紀小,還不知道有相機這東西,一切的一切就都只能留在腦袋裡了,她聽完以後說,希望我以後也是這樣疼愛孫女的好奶奶。
She was working while we were talking, from the first step of cutting, it reminded me of my grandma who was a tailor, she made so many clothes for me, but I was too small and had no camera, so all the things can only stay in my mind, I told her and she said, I wish I will be a good grandma like yours one day.

Thank you, Rahel!


Lashopp

Jungstr.13, 10247 Berlin
Di - Sa 13 - 20h

https://www.facebook.com/lashopp


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2 comments:

  1. dear hui-wen chen, thank you very much for the beautiful interview you made. it was nice meeting you and getting interviewed in such a pretty way! i wish you a lot of interested viewer and success with your work!! big hug,rahel

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    1. Thank you too! i'm glad that you like it! hope you all the best !!! big hug!

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