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Dear friends and partners,
the legendary Kinzo Summer Party is just around the corner, and this year we are celebrating a special anniversary.
Our friend Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn at Vitra
spontaneously sent us a video message on 20 years of Kinzo. Please have a look!
We have come up with something special for this occasion. Going back to our roots as Kinzo Club collective, we are taking over and staging an empty, exciting location in the centre of Berlin: the EASTON House at Ostbahnhof.
There will be refreshing drinks and various food stands, e.g. from Corndog Ninja, to enjoy the warm summer evening. And of course we have organised a nice DJ line-up with long-time friends like: Jack Tennis and Alex Grosse, or new ones like: MF Leven and J KRON for the perfect background music and to get you dancing.
Date: 18 July 2025
Time: from 6:00 pm
Location: EASTON House, Lange Str. 31A, 10243 Berlin
Come along and share some great moments with us.
Let’s toast to two decades of creativity, innovation and success together and take a look into the promising future.
Best, Chris Middleton, Karim El-Ishmawi, Martin Jacobs
and the entire Kinzo team
Please note: By taking part, you consent to being photographed and filmed.
Come along and share some great moments with us.
Let’s toast to two decades of creativity, innovation and success together and take a look into the promising future.
Best, Chris Middleton, Karim El-Ishmawi and Martin Jacobs, and the entire Kinzo team
Please note: By taking part, you consent to being photographed and filmed.
How it started
The story of Kinzo starts off with three friends and a grinding machine. In 1997, Karim El-Ishmawi, Martin Jacobs and Chris Middleton are studying architecture together. For the summer holidays, they want to do handiwork on a boat. The manufacturer of the grinding machine is called Kinzo.
Let´s dance!
On May 1, 1999, Karim, Martin and Chris open a small, fine club in Berlin Mitte. They call it Kinzo – yes, you guessed it. They build the room themselves and according to their own designs. Their first placemaking project is an international success.
A real office – kind of!
In around 2005 Karim, Martin and Chris found their own architectural company. They name it after the club: Kinzo. The first office is located directly at Alexanderplatz. There is no door, you enter through the window. Berlin´s special energy inscribes itself in the Kinzo DNS.
We are growing
Today, the Kinzo office is located in the heart of Berlin, directly at Checkpoint Charlie. The space is larger, the team more international. Companies from all over the world are now Kinzo clients.
How it´s going
Some things just stay the same. We are still dancing. And we still serve Kinzo Cooler, preferably during summer time. So join us, it´s fun.