Bochum
The mining tower at the Bergbau Museum originally belonged to the Germania Mine in Dortmund-Marten. The Jahrhunderthalle, part of the Düsseldorf Industrial and Commercial Exhibition, designed by and for the "Bochumer Verein", only came to its present location afterwards. "Starlight Express" for the first time hit the stage in London. Herbert Grönemeyer was imported from Göttingen at the tender age of four months. Significant emblems of the city are therefore not originally Bochumer. No matter. What lacks, the Bochumer makes his own and what is there, he celebrates. This is not only true for clubs and bars, the Bermudadreieck and "Bochum Total", but also for VfL, whether "undescendible" or "reascendible". "The university city of Bochum never sleeps" is the slogan on virtualnights.com - perhaps because the down-to-earthness of an industrial city with the mentality of a humanities-oriented student body has resulted in a fruitful relationship.
Wolfgang Kienast
Jan Kath
When thinking of oriental carpets, most certainly old movies, hotel lobbies, Aladdin or the grandparent’s living room may come to mind. Maybe this will be over soon because Jan Kath frees those rugs from the ...
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Kulturtasche
Anyone who enters Kulturtasche in the Alten Hattinger Straße in Bochum Ehrenfeld will quickly find themselves in a conversation with Susanne Töller, the owner - and it is worth listening to her. The trained apothecary assistant knows what she is talking about. In the Ruhr area, everything is "honest" or "real", but when Susanne Töller speaks about honest fragrances, this is not a label which is awarded indiscriminately. In Kulturtasche, the room really smells as if she had just grated fresh lemon peel. After 28 years in apothecary, in opening her own concept store, she wanted to put the focus more on health and beauty. This is achieved with a lovingly and carefully chosen product range. These include organic and natural cosmetics as well as articles from the luxury segment. The top priority is that no unnecessary chemicals are used. To this end, Töller invests a great deal of research in order to provide a platform for niche products as well. Because "special products should be presented in a special design," she finds - not only in the products, but also in Kulturtasche itself. The store design comes from PRINZTRÄGER and embodies exactly that which distinguishes Kulturtasche: the connection between nature and style, apothecary tradition and straightforwardness, but above all the use of real materials such as concrete, glass and wood - simply honest. It is important for Töller that customers shop with all their senses, feel well and perceive shopping as an experience. She is happy to share her expertise in this, to help you make the right choices. She also manufactures products according to individual needs, so that personal intolerance against certain substances can be considered. Vegans can also make their finds in Kulturtasche. How does liquorice get into the apothecary? In addition to care products, a large selection of liquorice has also found its place in Kulturtasche. What at first glance seems to be a stylistic in consistency, is in fact a reminiscence of the apothecary tradition: "In the apothecary there is always liquorice," explains Töller. The delicious candy is won from the liquorice root and is good for the stomach. It is typical for Kulturtasche and its owner to continue this tradition: with the finest Danish liquorice, classic in sweet or salty, but also with fruits or chilli. But this is not where it stops: liquorice chocolates taste great with espresso and as a powder or syrup it can even be used for baking or cooking. Here, too, Susanne Töller will be happy to give you tips or simply offer you to try some of her homemade liquorice marzipan cookies. They speak for themselves.
Author: Julian Krings
Alte Hattinger Str. 11
44789
http://www.die-kulturtasche.de/
Prinzträger
Larissa Prinz associates primarily the regional-express train with Bochum. To be more specific: with Hamme, the district in which she, according to their website, works on new room concepts, brand environments and adventure areas under the ...
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Showroom Jan Kath
Public parks, blocks of flats, commercial properties - the street not far from the Bochum hospital "Bergmannsheil" is not actually an area for showrooms, but rather, your standard Ruhr area neighbourhood. Nevertheless, a light-flooded and 1,000 square-metre hall is concealed behind an inconspicuous facade, which Jan Kath uses as his showroom and headquarters. Traces of the industrial past are still visible - grey-painted steel girders, exposed concrete floor, large glass panels in the roof, cranes under the ceiling - but the highlight of the space is Jan Kath's carpets. Fortunately, he refrained from displaying his carpets in replicated living rooms with designer sofas and plastic flowers. Instead, Kath's extraordinary collections and individual pieces hang on white walls like abstract art. This not only creates an airy, casual gallery atmosphere, but also focuses your attention on the essentials of Kath's designs: on their colours, patterns and materials. Jan Kath's "Contemporary Rug Art" has found a suitable post-industrial environment in Bochum - but for anyone who can’t make it to the Ruhr area, more showrooms and stores are available in Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Munich, as well as in Miami, Vancouver and New York City.
Author: Volker K. Belghaus
Friederikastraße 148
44789
http://www.jan-kath.de/