Column #3 - PLATTE Voices - Between Vision and Responsibility - KALTBLUT Magazine

"Every week, it feels like another space disappears. A gallery closes, a studio is forced out, a cultural program loses its funding. The landscape for creativity in Berlin is shrinking, not because the ideas are gone, but because the conditions for them to grow are being eroded. In this climate, supporting young talent isn't just a cultural luxury; it's a political necessity."

"When I first met Anke Schlöder , her words stayed with me: "Thanks to my many years of experience as a professor of fashion design, it is natural for me to support a platform like Platte.Berlin, with my expertise, to contribute to the personal and professional development of young talents and offer them a perspective." A perspective... that's exactly what is missing in a city that still calls itself a cultural capital while cutting the very budgets that make cultural life possible."

" approaches it from a different angle, one rooted in her own biography: "I grew up in Munich and used to think that fashion was something that only happened on the pages of glossy magazines. In Berlin, I learned that true style doesn't require money - it takes courage and a clear sense of what's going on in the world. To me, that's the spirit PLATTE stands for today." Her words remind me that fashion here has the chance not to be about luxury, but about resistance. A way of seeing and speaking back to the world."

"And then there's , whose perspective is as pragmatic as it is vital: "As a lawyer volunteering for this young fashion house based in a Berlin Plattenbau, my goal is to build robust structures that sustain the momentum of up-and-coming designers shaping our city's vibrant identity. Supporting these creative talents ensures that Berlin's dynamic and evolving fashion narrative continues to flourish." He knows that courage and vision alone are"

Berlin's creative infrastructure is shrinking as galleries, studios, and cultural programs lose spaces and funding. PLATTE.Berlin focuses on supporting young fashion talent to preserve the city's cultural identity and provide career perspectives. Anke Schlöder contributes expertise from years as a professor of fashion design to foster personal and professional development for emerging designers. A team member emphasizes that Berlin's style values courage and awareness over money, framing fashion as a form of resistance. A volunteer lawyer works to build robust organizational structures in a Berlin Plattenbau to sustain momentum for up-and-coming designers and the city's evolving fashion narrative.

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