Schulstrasse

20 Inch

Simon

KLAR Augenoptik

Akram, master optometrist, in his store. He sells a selection of eyeglasses from small companies from all over the world. He says about his profession: "A few years ago you looked only at the customers face when you sold him the glasses. Now we are looking at the whole persons appearance to find the best fitting glasses. When you want to be an optometrist you need a combination of good mathematical skills, an interest in fashion and craftmanship." 

One of the gateways in Schulstrasse. Until 1985 this was the entry to a movie theater called "City". The only things left are the display cabinets. Today the were used for art exhibitons.

Martin works at "Nennmann", a store for interior and kitchen accesoires. He has a passion for cooking, herbs and spices, so i took his portrait in the area of the store where these things are located.

Shop window

Karima works at "Soulid", a clothes store specialized in sustainable fashion products. The shop exists for two years and chooses only brands who take care of the environment when producing their goods. This can be the usage of recycled materials, organic colours for dyeing, a traceable production chain.

A bench made of old snowboards in front of a store specialized in this area.

Fabian

A box with old books outside the Oxfam-store.

Here i am at our Oxfam store for used books and CDs. Aisha works here honorary like her other colleagues. She lost her husband a few years ago and likes working here and being with other people. Her other job is taking care of people suffering from dementia at a local hospital.

Detail of a shop window

Anka, one of the employees of "Volls", a store founded in 2001 and specialized in menswear.

Backyard

Nick works at a store for skate-, longboards and graffiti material.

Gilders workshop: A detail with some picture frames and the owners old toy steam-engine in the workshop-area of the store.

Stephan is the owner of an art gallery. While researching i found out that his business is the oldest in this street (since 1935). He runs the gallery together with his wife and his father. His profession is a gilder, and here i portraited him in the workshop in the first floor. 

Bulky waste in the morning on the street.

Sven in his workshop in the basement of "Twentyich", a store specialized in BMX and Cargobikes. A speciality of this shop is that they repair all types of bicycles, even if you haven't bought it here. It's their philosophy that they will help all clients and try to give them the best service possible. Sometimes the result is a new client. Sven told me that they have many old people as clients for repairs. Sometimes this is very sad, when an old woman picks up her bike after repair and tells him that she can pay not until the next month (The amount was only 17 Euros for a new tyre...).