Ralf Fischer’s fine feeling for menswear. This is how you could call the assortment of his store. Most of the pieces of the eternal seeker come from manufacturers he knows personally from his discovery tours around the globe – anecdotes for customers included.
The window display alone is worth a walk to Ralf’s store in Fraunhoferstraße. Vintage motorcycles, hand-built racing bike classics, a soapbox racing car and a huge globe lure you into the fine world of men’s fashion. fashion, that is timeless, with durability but without an expiration date. A range where everyone can find a perfectly fitting T-shirt or dress. A pair of jeans for the next decade, the right belt and the matching shoe. Well-known brands hang next to small manufactories and the matching accessories.
You can immediately feel that craftsmanship and high quality go hand in hand here. That’s why all the labels of his fine garments have their own little chapter in Ralf Fischer’s diary of discoveries – inspiration included.
Ralf’s Fine Garments is among many other manufacturers, retailers and restaurants part of Munich “Handmade Quality”. The guide is our latest book out of the Makers Bible series. A compact city guide in pocket book format, which leads to handmade, genuine and passionate quality in Munich.
JOURNAL. What you might want to know…
Doing something by hand can change a lot. Buying something handmade out of conviction can do the same. It changes – or has already changed – the way we think. Especially when it comes to our food. What do we buy? Who made it? What can we perhaps grow ourselves? How do our actions and decisions change, first ourselves, then our purchases, then the landscape?
Every sourdough – that culture of lactic acid bacteria and yeast in a mixture of flour and water – is unique, like a fingerprint, because in every region there are individual bacteria in the air that give each loaf its very own flavour. One person who knows more about the infinite variety of sourdough cultures than most – whose culture is culture, so to speak – is the Belgian Karl De Smedt, keeper and archivist of Europe’s only sourdough library.
It’s virtually impossible to miss Julius Brantner Brothandwerk if you’re a fan of baked goods and find yourself in Munich. The charming Swabian baker has recently opened his second location, the first being such a success. With his team working transparently behind large glass windows, Julius strives to make “honest and trustworthy handling of all ingredients and processes accessible,” he says. Unsurprisingly, locals and tourists flock to the shopfront to sample their aromatic bread and delectable treats.
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Natalie Vanderick, an architect turned granola maker, now heads I Just Love Breakfast. She crafts nutritious granola mixtures and fosters transparency, using sustainable packaging. Her journey inspires with a hands-on...
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Natalie Vanderick, an architect turned granola maker, now heads I Just Love Breakfast. She crafts nutritious granola mixtures and fosters transparency, using sustainable packaging. Her journey inspires with a hands-on approach and a passion for the morning meal.
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The iconic Acapulco chair dates back to the 1950s, yet there is no registered copyright holder. Several brands and white labels manufacture the chair, some in Mexico, maintaining the original...
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Martin Schönleitner is one of 17 fishermen at Lake Chiemsee. Together with wife Verena Stephan they both run Chiemseefischerei Stephan, a family business for 400 years. Their ancestors had started their venture at Lake Constance. For three generations (at the present site) the Stepahn family lives and fishes at Lake Chiemsee, Prien am Chiemsee to be precise.
The tailor-made suit is still considered the highest-quality and most individual version of the garment. German men’s tailors work in the awareness of covering a particularly wide range of the demands their profession places on them.
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