A chat with Nikolina, born Ronja, Berlin-based German DJ reshaping techno through her signature sound, Schroove, a powerful blend of hard techno, Schranz and groove. Her journey began at fourteen within Berlin’s underground scene, then after connecting with the NAKT community and launching her DJ career in 2021, her rise was meteoric: months of sold-out shows, major festivals such as Verknipt, and international tours across Europe, Colombia, and North America. Nikolina here appears photographed in exclusive by Marco Giuliano and styled by Anca Macavei.

That time when tomorrow still shimmered with optimism, when chrome reflected more than light, it reflected faith. A fashion story photographed by Piotr Rulka starring July Jones.

Berlin Atonal returns to Kraftwerk Berlin, Tresor, and OHM this August 2025 with a five-day program that transforms the city’s industrial core into an experimental laboratory for sound, image, and collective experience. This year marks the festival’s debut as part of the International Biennial Association, anchoring its position as a global platform for sonic and interdisciplinary avant-garde. It’s a return, but also a reinvention, driven by the same radical spirit that first pulsed through these concrete chambers in the early ’80s.

When Barry and Michèle first crossed paths in the quiet surrealism of Venice, a wordless connection sparked between sculptor and collector; rooted in observation, curiosity and creation. After a Milan morning spent wandering potential exhibition spaces to exhibit the bust Barry sculpted of Michèle Lamy and the Rick Owens boutique –like ghosts casing a temple– we sat down to speak. About monolithic stones. About machines. About art as resistance; against time, against meaninglessness, against death itself.