Collector's Edition

Like many dedicated shopkeepers, Emmanuel de Bayser lives above his store. But The Corner Berlin is not your average shop – and its owner is a connoisseur of Mid-Century Modern design

- Noreen Johnson

Situated in Berlin’s bustling Mitte neighbourhood in the old East of the city, you’ll find The Corner Berlin, an exclusive lifestyle store that was started 12 years ago by Emmanuel de Bayser and his partner Josef Voelk. Intended to be ‘a platform in Berlin for the best international design’, as Emmanuel puts it, The Corner Berlin is one of the city’s top destinations for those looking for something well made and out of the ordinary. Four years ago, Emmanuel bought an apartment in the same building in which the shop is situated. It’s a grand, imposing edifice dating back to the early 20th century, with period features such as a vintage lift clad in intricate cast ironwork that softens the neoclassical lines of the architecture surrounding it.