Kai von Krôcher is a photographer based in Berlin. He spent most of the 1980s as a singer in the local New Wave band La Petite Mort in Braunschweig. Following the breakup of the band, he moved to West Berlin where he created his first epic photographic series, Kreuzberg – zwischen den Zeiten (1995–97), documenting the changes in the Kreuzberg district.

Codrin Talaba is a recovering architect turned design researcher, exploring how we co-create experiences and capture memories in multi-sensory ways. His fascination with people-centered design research methods is a way to access a deeper understanding of the takeaways of human experience.