Galerie OM

Culture:

10 July 2026

Culture:

Galerie OM

10 July 2026

Q: Partie Une opened Galerie OM with twentieth-century design masters. Your second exhibition, Encoded Landscapes, moves into textiles and rugs spanning the 18th to 21st century, with new commissions from Weberei and New Rug Studio. What's the story behind that decision?

A: Partie Une set the tone for everything the gallery would become: collectible design as the throughline.

Partie Deux, as part of the Intervention Programme for Berlin Fashion Week, was about building a connection, speaking to that relationship between fashion and design. And as with every exhibition, we're always working to combine young, upcoming Berlin artists with antiques. Encoded Landscapes brings new commissioned pieces together with 18th-century works, spanning four centuries in a single show.

Q: Before Galerie OM, how did the three of you find each other, and at what point did you realise you were building the same thing?

A: We're three in the team, and I'm the connecting link. Oscar and I are from the same hometown and have known each other since we were kids. Julian and I met at Art Cologne, we were both working there and became best friends almost immediately, which grew into realizing we shared the same vision for something that was missing in Berlin.

Q: You're already planning Paris and Milan. What does Galerie OM need to be before it leaves Berlin?

A: The gallery is a playground for us. Just as we want to bring other creative hubs into Berlin, we want to bring Berlin its raw aesthetic with the incredible mix of possibilities to Paris and Milan.

"Just as we want to bring other creative hubs into Berlin, we want to bring Berlin its raw aesthetic with the incredible mix of possibilities to Paris and Milan."

Q: Which living designer do you most want to work with?

A: Not one living designer; rather many, combined, Berlin and international. That's the beauty of it: so much creativity right in front of us, supported by a wonderful network of talented, creative people across every industry. If I had to name names, Dimore Studio, Vincenzo de Cotiis and Carpenters Workshop Gallery are three I'd love to work with.

Q: What does Berlin have that no other city does, and what is it still missing?

A: Berlin is still such a young city, constantly evolving, it has an honesty and freedom to it, an underground spirit that's prospering right now in a way I don't think you find anywhere else.

Q: Which places in Berlin do you keep returning to?

A: Victoria Bar, the Gemäldegalerie, the Berliner Staatsoper, OSC, and Berghain. It's the range that matters to me. A night at Berghain and an afternoon in front of the Old Masters at the Gemäldegalerie aren't in tension in this city, they're part of the same cultural fabric. That mix is very Berlin, and very Galerie OM.