We’re N&N. N&N as in Noble Notes. We’re Noble Notes bookmag. We come out twice a year. Noble Notes is slow&deep. Like writing calmly and intently with a good pen on good paper.
N&N is a bookmag from the heart of Europe. We publish articles in Czech, German and English. In our pages we bring together European personalities from the intellectual, social and cultural world. You will love having N&N Noble Notes at your fingertips. It will be a pleasure to flip through and read. N&N Noble Notes believes that the world is ultimately evolving for the better. In short, N&N Noble Notes is an intelligent guide to today’s chaos, showing you personalities who are not afraid to be themselves.
Danuše Siering
In 2018, I founded Black Swan Media with the aim of introducing German readers to the country where I was born and Czech readers to the city and state where I have lived for more than three decades. Although we have a deep history, I sometimes feel that superficial ignorance still separates the two countries. N&N is my proverbial drop in the ocean that creates oceans. I hold a holistic approach to health and life, preserving my love for the planet and my family, and enjoying my growing garden. I live and work in Berlin and Prague. I have a regular column inLidové noviny called “Volá Berlín”.
Jan Müller
I’m the editor of Noble Notes. I have been working in the media since I was nineteen years old, I started at Večerník Praha in 1994. From 1996 to 2009 I ran the media supplement and the magazines Pátek and Esprit in Lidové noviny. Later I managed the magazines Strategie, Právo&Byznys, Zen, ForMen and the Chinese-language magazine Essence. I published the book 190 Years of Česká spořitelna (2015), and I am the author or co-author of the books Guide to the Future (2018), Child in the Net (2019), The Golden Boss (2020), Rebel Nest (2021) and 50 Pillars of Adulthood (2023).
Michaela Zajíčková
The art director, who grew up in Prague, Sweden and New York, takes moving between different languages, countries, cultures and creative fields as a natural part of her life. Through photography she got into graphic design and then studied media communication. Since 2002 she has been working in the Czech media, including the weekly Instinkt, the daily Lidové noviny, the monthly Dům a zahrada and the web magazine Flowee. She also works on corporate visual identities and book design.
Lucie Pantazopoulou Drahoňovská
At Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich she studied German Studies, Literary Studies and Sociology. She remained loyal to the German-speaking environment in Prague as an editor of the Prager Zeitung and a contributor to the German-language editorial office of Czech Radio. For years she has been responsible for the cultural pages of the German-language monthly LandesEcho. She has long been writing about literature, art and architecture for the Goethe-Institut in Prague and, last but not least, for N&N Czech-German Bookmag.
Barbora Vojtová
I consider Berlin to be the beating heart of Europe, the intersection of East and West. A city where anything is possible, a city that has often bled in the past but has always picked itself up and moved on. It fascinates me with its openness and diversity. That is why I enjoy the dialogue between the inspiring Berlin and the mysterious Prague. My themes are mainly focused on travel, the culinary scene and the diverse world of wine.
Marcela von Kayser
German lawyer and businesswoman, native Czech. During her studies in Bonn and Cologne in the 1980s, she was a regular visitor to Art Cologne, the first contemporary art fair in the world. Art Cologne shaped her interest in Contemporary Art. After moving to Berlin/Postupim 20 years ago, she came into intensive contact with Berlin galleries and cultural institutions. This was also the beginning of her journey as an art collector.
