Gifts, Souvenir shopping in Berlin
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Uhranus
This sassy little shop delivers the goods for those seeking must-have accessories for their bodies (funky sunglasses and Diesel watches) and their abodes (retro-style lamps, vases and quirky furnishings). Other cool gift items for your hard-to-please friends back home include a range of giggle-worthy old-style Berlin postcards. The name, by the way, is a play on the German words for ‘watch’ (Uhr) and the planet Uranus.
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Uhranus
This sassy little shop delivers the goods for those seeking must-have accessories for their bodies (funky sunglasses and Diesel watches) and their abodes (retro-style lamps, vases and quirky furnishings). Other cool gift items for your hard-to-please friends back home include a range of giggle-worthy old-style Berlin postcards. The name, by the way, is a play on the German words for ‘watch’ (Uhr) and the planet Uranus.
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Ampelmann Galerie Shop
The vociferous grassroots campaign that saved the little Ampelmann (the endearing fellow on the pedestrian traffic lights who helped generations of East Germans safely cross the street) has transformed him into a beloved cult figure and one of the city’s most evocative ‘lifestyle brands’. Here you’ll find T-shirts, fridge magnets, pasta, onesies, umbrellas and many other products. Other branches: Hackesche Höfe and DomAquarée.
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Ave Maria
In a neighbourhood of sex shops, dönerias (doner kebab outlets) and Turkish grocers, Ave Maria is a shrine to all things mother-of-god. Find frankincense, myrrh, smiling Madonnas, Jesus T-shirts, pope candles and all manner of rosaries and crucifixes. Gregorian chants enhance the browsing experience, not just for the faithful but also for pagans in search of kitsch-cool knick-knacks.
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O.K.
Given Berliners’ talent for recycling, it’s only fitting that this perky shop stocks everyday items from around the world, mostly made from simple, colourful materials in developing nations. Moroccan tyres are repurposed as ashtrays, colourful Thai rice sacks become handy shopping bags and most products show that there’s plenty of life in leftovers.
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Ausberlin
This unpretentious store has made it its mission to discover, promote and sell only articles made in Berlin. We’re not talking trashy souvenirs but wallet-friendly stuff you might actually want or need, including T-shirts, accessories, toys, chocolates, music, lingerie and jewellery by dozens of local designers.
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Luxus International
With no shortage of creative spirits in Berlin – not many of whom are able to afford their own store – in comes Luxus International, which rents them a shelf or two to display everything from Berlin serviettes, witty souvenir T-shirts, silly jokes and Trabi-embossed tote bags (all Berlin originals).
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Mondos Arts
Cult and kitsch seem to be the GDR’s strongest survivors at this funky little shop, named after Mondos, a brand of condoms. It’s fun to have a look even if you didn’t grow up drinking Red October beer, falling asleep to the Sandmännchen (Little Sandman) TV show or listening to rock by the Puhdys.
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Die Imaginäre Manufaktur
Blind and sight-impaired artisans have been hand-making traditional brooms and brushes in this retro minifactory-cum-store for over a century. These days products also include ceramics, wicker goods and wooden toys, although the Berlin bear brush is still a perennial bestseller (and unusual gift).
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Über Store
Anja Kantowsky's hanky-sized store is like Forrest's famous box of chocolates: you never know what you gonna get. That's because she changes her complete assortment of offbeat knick-knacks roughly every three months. Each selection has a theme, such as Seduction, Home and Wanderlust.
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Intershop 2000
For a memento from an extinct country, make a beeline for this unusual container store selling everyday products made in the GDR. Items to choose from include hen-shaped plastic egg cups, Interflug airline refreshing towels, and flags and pins.
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