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Celebrating the 55th official Earth Day, we would like to reinstate our commitment to reductionism as non-negotiable.
Our premise: the world needs more less!  We actively try minimizing our environmental impact taking the following measures:
— Utilizing 100% organic materials and natural colors
— Keeping down plastic, chemical, and waste use
— Making limited editions only to avoid leftover stock
— Printing most of our t-shirts by hand
 To ensure what we add to this planet can be worn responsibly, all our products comply the following certificates:
— GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)
— Oeko-Tex (customer confidence, high product safety)
— PeTA Approved Vegan (vegan materials, no animal testing)
— FairWear (fair working conditions)
 Looking for new possibilities of improvement, we currently research ways of further optimizing emissions from shipping and energy usage.

Happy Earth Day 2025🌎

Photo by @seiyanyjp

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“Optimism means counting on things to get better despite everything — and if they don’t, at least you tried.”

For our latest interview, art historian and recent PhD graduate Nils Emmerichs (@________nils) joined us to talk about the social power of art, contemporary media, and OPTIMISM.

📝 link in bio for the full conversation.

#LightstoneStories
#LightstoneOfficial
#NilsEmmerichs
#TheOptimist

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THE OPTIMIST
INTERVIEW WITH NILS EMMERICHS

We are excited to publish a conversation with art historian Nils Emmerichs (@________nils) who recently earned his PhD with a dissertation about the influence of visual art on GDR (German Democratic Republic) writer Heiner Müller’s work.

Drawing on his knowledge and experience, the conversation explores the social power of art, phenomena of contemporary media as well as the question of optimism in today’s world.

Read the full interview via the link in bio!

Photo credit:
Robert Frank, Children with Sparkles in Provincetown, 1958

#LightstoneStories
#LightstoneOfficial
#NilsEmmerichs

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Our YQ EDITION by designer and gallery owner (@bq_berlin) Yvonne Quirmbach spotted in New York City👀

AVAILABLE AT
LIGHTSTONE-OFFICIAL.COM

BERLIN — NEW YORK CITY more to come…

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American journalist and activist Gloria Steinem in 1971 — talking about the fight for equality and the stereotype of a strong woman being labelled a “bitch”.

Discovered via CBC

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Dear friends,
 We are very excited announcing the donation made from the sales of our DON’T LOOK BACK EDITION by artist Robert Elfgen (@robertelfgen).

The edition officially launched on December 1, 2024 following an exclusive pre-launch event on November 30.

Thanks to the outstanding support of so many of you, we were able to raise a total of €5,000.

This is an incredible milestone, marking the biggest donation realized since the start of our initiative!

100% of this sum are donated to Petners Berlin (@petners.berlin) — an NGO providing food and medicine for orphaned pets in Ukrainian war zones.

Together with the team of Petners, we are currently coordinating everything for a most efficient aid distribution.

More information and images will be shared as soon as available.

From our previous experience, this can take a while as not all steps of the aid distribution are under our control — especially delivery times.

Our thanks go once again to all of you for making this possible!

Our special thanks go to the wonderful individuals and amazing businesses supporting the launch of this edition and our website.

New, exciting things are already in the making!

Victor & Zlata xx

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3 years of the biggest war in Europe since World War II.

WHY?
WHAT FOR?
WHOSE (DIS)ORDER?
WHICH VISION?
HOW MANY LIVES?
AND WHY AGAIN?

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At the link in bio, curator Stéphanie Ruth (@stephanieritaruth) talks about “creating art experiences that engage the senses and challenge conventional ways of viewing“ as well as the inward-facing narratives and implications of Robert Elfgen’s (@robertelfgen) artistry in particular.

Ahead of our DON’T LOOK BACK edition launch in December 2024, Stéphanie curated a remarkable group show in Paris. Located inside the apartment of Brunhilde Bordeaux-Groult and Robert Elfgen, the exhibition naturally featured their works — among 13 other artists such as Max Ernst and Rosemarie Trockel.

Our thanks go to Stéphanie for her time and for making available some wonderful installation views from the said exhibition.
Our special thanks go to the gallery Sprüth Magers (@spruethmagers) for providing photographs of some of Robert’s individual art pieces for this interview. 
Photo credits:
Image 1: © Robert Elfgen: bon voyage, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers. Photo: Jochen Arentzen.
Image 2: © Robert Elfgen: Elpis, 2020. Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers.

#RobertElfgen
#StephanieRuth
#SpruethMagers
#LightstoneOfficial
#LightstoneStories

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#LightstoneSTORIES is a format engaging with inspiring individuals on their work and unique perspectives.

Ahead of our DON’T LOOK BACK edition launch in December 2024, art historian and interior designer Stéphanie Ruth (@stephanieritaruth) curated a remarkable group show in Paris. Located inside the apartment of Brunhilde Bordeaux-Groult and Robert Elfgen (@robertelfgen), the exhibition naturally featured their works — among 13 other artists such as Max Ernst and Rosemarie Trockel.

Getting to talk to Stéphanie was a special chance — not only for understanding her curatorial approach “creating art experiences that engage the senses and challenge conventional ways of viewing“ but also for gaining private insights into the inward-facing narratives and implications of Robert’s artistry in particular.

See the link in bio for the full interview!

Our thanks go to Stéphanie for her time and for making available some wonderful installation views from the said exhibition.
Our special thanks go to the gallery Sprüth Magers (@spruethmagers) for providing photographs of some of Robert’s individual art pieces for this interview.

Photo credits:
Image 1: Private photo by Benjamin
Image 2: Photo by Maxime Leyvastre @maximeleyvastre
Image 3: © Robert Elfgen: bon voyage I, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers. Photo: Jochen Arentzen

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#StephanieRuth
#SpruethMagers
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Giveaway Alert🚨

Soon a lucky winner and me can be matching 😉

This is not just any shirt — it’s one of only 100 exclusive @lightstone_official masterpieces and I couldn’t be more excited about teaming up with Victor and Zlata to give away one of these t-shirts this Christmas season.

Each piece is a hand-printed, unique artwork by renowned artist @robertelfgen. What makes this collaboration truly special is that 100% of all proceeds are donated to @petners.berlin, an NGO providing food and medicine to orphaned pets in Ukrainian war zones.

But what would Christmas be without the element of surprise? I’ll be adding an extra personal touch so make sure you have a good look through your package once you get it.

Here’s how to enter:
🐾 Leave a like on this post
🐾 Follow @hugo_schwarze and @lightstone_official
🐾 Tag a friend in the comments

The winner will be announced on December 25, 2024 at 6 pm.

Let’s spread some love and art this season. Good luck to everyone! 🍀

IMPORTANT: This giveaway isn’t connected to or endorsed by Meta. Winners will get notified by this account and this account only.

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DON‘T LOOK BACK
EDITION BY
ROBERT ELFGEN
@robertelfgen

AVAILABLE NOW ON OUR NEW WEBSITE
LIGHTSTONE-OFFICIAL.COM

We are beyond excited to launch our new t-shirt edition — DON’T LOOK BACK by artist Robert Elfgen.

Robert is acclaimed for a mytho-poetic artistic universe that revolves around the relationship between human beings and the world. His work extends our limits of perception in a unique, natural, archetypical, and refined manner. His view is genuine, full of strong and simultaneously sensitive suggestions.

In August this year, we visited Robert and his partner Brunhilde Bordeaux-Groult in Britanny, Northern France where they are both currently living and working.

Surrounded by nothing but nature, we joined him in his studio — printing 100 t-shirts, each by hand, one by one.

Witnessing Robert’s sensitivity for detail and craftsmanship, every shirt was wood printed by hand with utmost care.

There is no shirt like the other. Every t-shirt is a unique, wearable artwork. Of course, they are similar — but all have different shapes, color densities, and characters. The edition is strictly limited to 2 x 50 pieces.

100 percent of all proceeds realized are donated ‚Petners Berlin‘ (@petners.berlin) — an NGO delivering food and medicine to shelters for orphaned pets in Ukrainian war zones.

EDITING
HOEHEFILM, Jan Hoehe

MUSIC
CMH, Carlo Heller

GRAPHIC DESIGN & ANIMATION
HELLER & C GmbH, Lars Heller, Dominic Ziller

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Stephanie Stein
Zlata‘s family

Shot on location in Trégrom, Britanny, France

© 2024, all rights reserved by the artist & the authors

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