Getting Sven on the cover of Playful Magazine is a smooth process. As a Playful reader and highly experienced photographer he’s been emailing with the team the weeks before the photoshoot. It’s easy to imagine that he wants to be portrayed in black a

There is the sultry male doll Guy Rider, or according to Kokeshi herself, a bisexual half-God and half-man. And there’s the girl next door, Paris, who Kokeshi explains as heteronormative and Pornhub-esque, but with a couple of secrets of her own. Mee

Current in the documentary film about her journey and strive towards the goal to reach number one in the world of female bodybuilding. The documentary film ’I Am The Tigress’, by Philip Fussenegger of Fun Fair Films, lifts ’The Tigress’ who behind he

“My father is a music journalist who later became a web developer,” Ron says. His dad is British and moved to Berlin in the ’80s and started to work at Fritz Radio. “He was always very involved with music and the punk scene. I grew up with music, and

Reading about Héctor Oaks online, you’ll mostly find interviews on the topic of his DJ career and music. We want to know more about the Spanish guy with the mullet and the massive collection of Fred Perry shirts, and what he’s doing when he’s not on

It was a gloomy winter afternoon, and the north wind was bleak and lost. A group of people sat together and shared the topic of death. In 2010, Death Cafe was initiated by a Brit named Jon Underwood in his own home, and gradually evolved into a globa

Meeting with Felix and Aaron is as energizing and fun as their sets. Although their personalities are quite the opposite of one another, none of them stresses the presence. Instead, it comes natural to them to have as fun as possible all the time. It

Günther Krabbenhöft is probably Berlin’s best dancing 75-year-old and one of the city’s biggest joy-spreaders on social media, as well as in the clubs. Moving from the countryside and a small village outside of Hannover to Berlin in 1968, Günther Kra

Michel, also known as Gloria Viagra, has taken an involuntary break from the glamor and spotlight and works during the pandemic at a chocolate shop in central Berlin. “I miss to laugh, have fun and to feel free. To not have to think all the time. Jus

Kikelomo [k-ih-k-eh-l-aw-m-aw] has a presence to her energy. She doesn’t pile up her accomplishments, but rather invites you into her own world – a space where safety, welcoming, uplifting, acceptance, music and joy make up the foundation. Besides ma

You mentioned that your Instagram account isn’t representative of your work. What’s your view on Instagram? The online garden of good and evil. On one hand, I am grateful because it gave me the chance to communicate my work all over the world, opened

It’s 9pm at the stripper flat on a typical Saturday night – 8 girls and just 1 bathroom – rush hour for mirror space and shower time; the veterans bring a compact and shower early, but most are new recruits from countries like Poland, Bulgaria or Cze

Betty Fvck feels like a perfect name to you in so many ways, what’s the story behind it? Betty is very classy, and Fvck is very edgy. She’s an intriguing artist that spreads her wings all over the place. I started with drag when I was in a bad shape,

Popo is a queer film director, actor and writer who does everything from directing porn movies for Erika Lust, to documentaries about being queer in China and coming out in Chinese families. He is also writing sci-fi porn scripts, and none of this st

“Both my parents are ballet dancers, and it was totally normal to do shows in the living room as there always was a camera on. But I felt like an alien in that country since you’re only a good citizen if you earn a lot of money. I tried that out for

For Reka, just like for many other artists and DJs, 2020 was a strange year where everything was put on hold. But just because the clubs and stages are closed does not mean that she has been idle. Even before the pandemic, she had sown the first seed

We meet at the club on a Sunday evening. KitKat is about to close but the music is still on and the guests are dancing, talking and enjoying the evening in their fetish costumes and masks. Simon Thaur grew up in a small town, which, according to hims

If you've been to KitKat on a weekend, you've probably run past Gili Shani – the tattooed man with the camera. In Playful, he talks about how the people behind the club became like a family for him. He also sends out a message of encouragement to peo

Like many others, it was the freedom and openness of Berlin that attracted Cera Khin six years ago when she packed her suitcases and moved from Tunisia to Germany. “In Berlin, you are free to do whatever you want. No one will judge you. In Tunisia ma

Whether it’s in a restaurant kitchen, at a train station or with her head down a freezer counter at the grocery store, Stella Bossi is there to gild the sometimes colourless everyday life with her dance steps and freaky Instagram posts. Something hap

It all started at a drag bar in London, where Lukas Viar worked and met people who inspired him. He started taking pictures with his Polaroid camera and immediately noticed that he had a distinct ability to capture people in the present. “I was const

PLAYFUL MET PER AT RESTAURANT OTTO IN PRENZLAUER BERG FOR LUNCH, AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TALKING ABOUT RECIPES. I JUST BOUGHT THE INGREDIENTS FOR A DISH THAT PER POSTED ON HIS INSTAGRAM STORY YESTERDAY - ITALIAN SAUSAGES, TOMATOES AND PEAS WITH MACHE