Places

Berlin is a manifestation of all that The Alpine Review thinks about: It lives the notions of a flat, networked world, of constant remixing of ideas, of crafts and technology and culture intersections. Its only natural that it was our city in focus for Issue 1.

Big cities are constantly changing, shops and restaurants opening and closing, neighbourhoods gentrifying, others being re-discovered, some declining or simply becoming sleepier.

A pioneering institution, a trailblazing magazine, a legendary region and a networked culture. Fabrica’s new CEO talks us through the realignment and new outlook energizing the centre.

As a doctor, Rob Gorski’s training and livelihood is intervention. But when it comes to his island, he’s decided to let nature run its course.

The shores of the Orkney islands are awash with myth, relic and uncounted time. These things are best taken with a dram.

Three miles off the coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in the world’s largest freshwater lake, sits an undeveloped 90-acre island with an agenda.

One aspect of a city that we are always fascinated by is the creative space.

One could view everything in our world as a collection of prototypes available to be changed. In these interesting times, we have all the tools in the world, all that is needed is a conversation to start the (re)making. Welcome to Berlin’s Makerplatz.

Before Fabrica there was Dark Matter, strategic design and systems thinking. In discussion with Dan Hill, we further our understanding of those topics and go from Little Printers in London to bookkeeping in Venice.