What happens after the “I made it” moment? According to Luca Venezia — aka Curses — that’s when the real work starts. The New York-born, Berlin-based artist opens up about creative longevity, making peace with your voice, and why Berlin is the perfect place to forget everything and start again.

Former adult film actor, kink educator, and podcaster Florian Kunze-Forrest joins the Playful Podcast to talk about reclaiming autonomy, navigating the adult entertainment industry, and finding freedom in Berlin’s vibrant sex-positive community.

In a tucked-away studio somewhere behind Berlin’s endless nights, artist Page Travaglini is doing what probably no one else is—tufting dicks. It started as a personal experiment. It became art. It’s bold, cheeky, and absolutely unapologetic. Phallic, her exhibition of tufted penis rugs held at Berlin's fetish store The Code, blends humor, sensuality, and a little bit of Berlin’s rebellious spirit.

What happens when a behavioral neuroscience grad with a minor in human sexuality decides to swap the lecture hall for latex? You get Mistress Gemma Li — full-time dominatrix, kink educator, and absolute powerhouse in the world of BDSM.

Techno has always been a space for transformation—both sonically and personally. Few artists embody this more than Aida Arko, whose journey

What happens when two boundary-breaking artists sit down for a game of "Who’s Most Likely To…" at one of the wildest electronic music festiv

Berlin’s underground club scene has always been political, but few artists embody the intersection of music, activism, and community buildin

From the Berghain darkroom to feminist porn sets – Amanda and Filip of Playful Magazine on building a platform that doesn’t flinch. Some conversations don’t just spill the tea — they smash the whole damn pot. On this week’s Tea Kink Podcast, Mistress Eva Oh slides under the sheets (figuratively, and apparently at least once literally) with the duo behind Playful Magazine — Amanda and Filip Sandström Beijer — to talk about sex, power, platforming, and their unexpected shared m

The underground scene thrives on mystery, movement, and sound—but what happens when you strip it all back and sit down for a real conversati

Breaking into the music industry is never a straight path—especially when you’re torn between creative ambition and financial survival. For

Berlin has long been a haven for those who seek freedom—sexual, artistic, and political. In this interview, The Berlin Chameleon, a photogra

Few figures in Berlin’s underground scene command the same level of intrigue as Sven Marquardt. The heavily tattooed, silver-bearded sentine

Meet Funk Assault: Alarico & Chlär's Explosive Techno Duo

85-Year-Old Woman Hires Male Escort – The Reality of Sex Work for the Elderly and Disabled. Can intimacy be a human right? Is sex work a ne

Interview with River Moon – Saint Deepthrought. River Moon: “I sampled audio from a sex tape I made at an after-party”

Playful catched up with Jin Synth before her live set on Berghain's 20th birthday - to talk about preparations, AI and bringing a recorder t

We speak to Samantha Togni about her upbringing – feeling as a misfit in Italy, the free party movement in Italy, choice of pursuing a...

Berlin is known for its hedonistic fashion. We spoke to Anca Barsan, whose brand Amoreze dresses both dress code-seeking tourists and people

Max Eicke: “I am searching for a contemporary version of sexuality”

Yen Sung about change – "The world is catching up"

Fofo Altinell: "The more you do soul searching the more you find and have to deal with"

Playful had a chat with Sam and Pascal AKA CYRK, who were about to play their longest set together, closing Panorama Bar Monday morning....

Monty Luke, interview for Playful Magazine

Malika Maria: "Visual Art Serves as My Therapy"

Riley Davidson, a performance artist and dancer, unveils a powerful narrative that resonates with creatives worldwide. After an unsettling

Pooja B interview by Playful Magazine

The Berlin-based artist Luca Eck weaves together the raw intensity of industrial techno with the audacious allure of experimental pop music.

Lag interview by Playful Magazine

Lucas Unklevon speaks to Playful about what took him to electronic music, producing and AI-technology as well as hopes and dreams for the...

DJ Ogazón interview by Playful Magazine

Queer collectives Bleak, SUBVERTED & BRENN. sit down to discuss how nightlife in the city has evolved over the past few years, the pressing

From nice addition to severe addiction – A path forward when drug use takes over

Playful spoke with the creative duo, Riley Davidson and Lauri Lohi, about their new simulated diner concept "Death Drive-In". It is premieri

Melbourne-born Merve is about to settle in Berlin, celebrating her move with a 4-hour set in Panorama Bar this Sunday. Playful had a chat ab

In this portrait, we discuss life, healing, and intimacy with sex worker and artist Ava. When we first meet, we do so at a small coffee shop

A Dominatrix Diary by Stephanie Telomere

By: Kristina Kirkliauskaite Kristina Kirkliauskaite speaks with four Ukrainian artists who now live and foster their music careers in...

Fetish photography by Raf – Playful Magazine interview. The photographer Raf is well known on the underground kink– and club scene, and have been shooting latex fetishists and slaves amongst many others that can be found in previous editions of Playful. We got curious on how it all started and what brought him to Berlin.

Anastasia Kristensen: “I believe in meaningful energy shifts on the dance floor”

35mm Berlin based queer photographer By: Emily Dodd-Noble interview. Emily Dodd-Noble, Berlin based analogue photographer for Playful Magazi

Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert for Playful Magazine

Art by Sam Madhu for Playful Magazine

Elli Acula for Playful Magazine – interview

Photos: Laia Flynn Tapefeed is the electronic music project that came out of a collaboration between the two Italian artists, Alessandro...

Getting sick of the unstylish rave scene, Victoria and Theo of Brutalismus 3000 don’t seek approval, but arena, releasing their sound unfilt

Martini Cherry Furter with a presence that takes over the room

Phase Fatale interview: "I'm definitely not an extrovert"

By: Amanda Sandström Beijer Photos: Daniel Iglesias This Australian woman started out from the idea of potentially being asexual and...

Catnapp interview, for Playful Magazine: Playful Magazine hangs out with Ampi Battaglia, AKA Catnapp to talk about her new album, her connec

Klub Verboten's Founder Karl Verboten gets interviewed by Playful TV