Ottolinger and Tinder joined forces in Berlin for Re/Pair, an exclusive creative workshop celebrating connection, transformation, and self-expression. Held inside Flatliners, a film set reimagined as a futuristic medical lab, the space was brought to life with pink lighting, stainless-steel surfaces, and experimental installations. Guided by Ottolinger founders Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient, invited duos reworked and customized cotton T-shirts into one-of-a-kind pieces, exploring the tension between intimacy and construction. Participants donned pink Ottolinger lab coats and goggles as they collaborated at workstations equipped with scissors, tweezers, and IV-bags containing “I’m With Otto” T-shirts ready to be transformed.
The workshop reflected themes from Ottolinger’s SS26 Girlfriend collection and introduced the Tinder x Ottolinger Re/Pair capsule, featuring T-shirts and twin pendant necklaces symbolizing duality and connection. Guests, including Alina Kossan, Kicki Yang Zhang, Lin Lin, and Tatiana Chudnaya, braided, cut, and customized their T-shirts while using one another as living mannequins, creating tangible expressions of collaboration and craft. Each participant left with their custom creations and a special Tinder x Ottolinger piece, celebrating the joy of making something together and the unique spirit of the Re/Pair collaboration.
