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Building New Ground in Berlin
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Building New Ground in Berlin
A new chapter begins as we open our Berlin office, bringing our visual language to a broader stage.
Author:
Olivia Brooks
Date:
September 3, 2025
Read Time:
5 min
Category:
Growth
Opening a new creative base is never just about architecture or geography—it’s about expanding a way of seeing. When ORVANE set its sights on Berlin, the goal wasn’t simply to establish another workspace, but to plant roots in a city that thrives on experimentation, subculture, and artistic rebellion. Berlin isn’t a place that asks for permission; it asks for participation. And that made it the ideal home for our next chapter.
The decision was shaped by a year of research trips, conversations with local artists, and quiet walks through galleries, bookstores, and abandoned industrial districts being reclaimed by new forms of creativity. Each visit revealed a city in perpetual reinvention. Every neighborhood held a different visual rhythm, and every conversation hinted at collaborations waiting to happen.
The new ORVANE Berlin studio was designed with openness in mind—flexible rooms, movable lighting rigs, and communal spaces that encourage cross-disciplinary work. Unlike our New York base, which carries the intensity of a fast-moving creative hub, Berlin offered a slower, deeper pace. It allowed us to shift our focus from production-forward to exploration-forward, giving the team room to test ideas without the pressure of immediate output.
What excites us most about Berlin isn’t the studio itself, but the ecosystem it connects us to. Local filmmakers, digital artists, dancers, photographers, and architects have already become part of our growing network. These relationships push us to think differently about motion, narrative, and even the role of the camera. Berlin broadens our vocabulary as a studio—and challenges us to create work that feels rooted in place yet universal in emotion.
As we continue building our presence there, Berlin is becoming more than a location; it’s a lens shaping how we see the world. It represents our commitment to expanding creatively, geographically, and collaboratively. And over time, the work that emerges from this new ground will stand as a testament to what happens when a studio embraces the unknown with open hands.
Currently Reading:
Building New Ground in Berlin
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Building New Ground in Berlin
A new chapter begins as we open our Berlin office, bringing our visual language to a broader stage.
Author:
Olivia Brooks
Date:
September 3, 2025
Read Time:
5 min
Category:
Growth
Opening a new creative base is never just about architecture or geography—it’s about expanding a way of seeing. When ORVANE set its sights on Berlin, the goal wasn’t simply to establish another workspace, but to plant roots in a city that thrives on experimentation, subculture, and artistic rebellion. Berlin isn’t a place that asks for permission; it asks for participation. And that made it the ideal home for our next chapter.
The decision was shaped by a year of research trips, conversations with local artists, and quiet walks through galleries, bookstores, and abandoned industrial districts being reclaimed by new forms of creativity. Each visit revealed a city in perpetual reinvention. Every neighborhood held a different visual rhythm, and every conversation hinted at collaborations waiting to happen.
The new ORVANE Berlin studio was designed with openness in mind—flexible rooms, movable lighting rigs, and communal spaces that encourage cross-disciplinary work. Unlike our New York base, which carries the intensity of a fast-moving creative hub, Berlin offered a slower, deeper pace. It allowed us to shift our focus from production-forward to exploration-forward, giving the team room to test ideas without the pressure of immediate output.
What excites us most about Berlin isn’t the studio itself, but the ecosystem it connects us to. Local filmmakers, digital artists, dancers, photographers, and architects have already become part of our growing network. These relationships push us to think differently about motion, narrative, and even the role of the camera. Berlin broadens our vocabulary as a studio—and challenges us to create work that feels rooted in place yet universal in emotion.
As we continue building our presence there, Berlin is becoming more than a location; it’s a lens shaping how we see the world. It represents our commitment to expanding creatively, geographically, and collaboratively. And over time, the work that emerges from this new ground will stand as a testament to what happens when a studio embraces the unknown with open hands.
Currently Reading:
Building New Ground in Berlin
08
08
08
Building New Ground in Berlin
A new chapter begins as we open our Berlin office, bringing our visual language to a broader stage.
Author:
Olivia Brooks
Date:
September 3, 2025
Read Time:
5 min
Category:
Growth
Opening a new creative base is never just about architecture or geography—it’s about expanding a way of seeing. When ORVANE set its sights on Berlin, the goal wasn’t simply to establish another workspace, but to plant roots in a city that thrives on experimentation, subculture, and artistic rebellion. Berlin isn’t a place that asks for permission; it asks for participation. And that made it the ideal home for our next chapter.
The decision was shaped by a year of research trips, conversations with local artists, and quiet walks through galleries, bookstores, and abandoned industrial districts being reclaimed by new forms of creativity. Each visit revealed a city in perpetual reinvention. Every neighborhood held a different visual rhythm, and every conversation hinted at collaborations waiting to happen.
The new ORVANE Berlin studio was designed with openness in mind—flexible rooms, movable lighting rigs, and communal spaces that encourage cross-disciplinary work. Unlike our New York base, which carries the intensity of a fast-moving creative hub, Berlin offered a slower, deeper pace. It allowed us to shift our focus from production-forward to exploration-forward, giving the team room to test ideas without the pressure of immediate output.
What excites us most about Berlin isn’t the studio itself, but the ecosystem it connects us to. Local filmmakers, digital artists, dancers, photographers, and architects have already become part of our growing network. These relationships push us to think differently about motion, narrative, and even the role of the camera. Berlin broadens our vocabulary as a studio—and challenges us to create work that feels rooted in place yet universal in emotion.
As we continue building our presence there, Berlin is becoming more than a location; it’s a lens shaping how we see the world. It represents our commitment to expanding creatively, geographically, and collaboratively. And over time, the work that emerges from this new ground will stand as a testament to what happens when a studio embraces the unknown with open hands.