The Artist’s Home of Nora Eisermann

Located in a stately building in Berlin’s vibrant Prenzlauer Berg, the home of food stylist and artist Nora Eisermann feels warm, calm, and deeply personal. Known for co-creating Our Food Stories and Design Tales together with photographer Laura Muthesius, Nora has spent years shaping visual worlds through food, interiors, and storytelling. Alongside her work, she recently began creating intuitive paintings using watercolor, ink, and ecoline — another expression of her sensitive eye for colour, texture, and atmosphere. Curious about the spaces that shape her creativity, I spoke with Nora about home, rituals, nature, memory, and the quiet details that make a life feel meaningful.

Bio
Visiting The Artists’ Home of Nora Eisermann
Nora’s artistry: Stylist & Painting Artist
Living in Berlin, Germany

Your apartment has such a warm and personal atmosphere. How did you create this feeling of home?
‘Thank you. I prefer natural materials and earthy colours at home, as I am quite a visual person and too many colours distract me. Materials such as wood, stone, and linen have an imperfect, natural surface and feel, which is warm and familiar.’

You’ve lived in different homes across Berlin throughout your life. How have those places shaped you, and is there something you always seem to look for in a space?
‘I guess one red thread throughout the years has been a kind of minimalism — not too many things around, and preferably fewer, but long-lasting pieces. I’ve also always liked to keep a few stones from the shores I’ve visited. And I’ve learned that a place has a life of its own; it is always evolving, so there’s no need to put pressure on creating a “perfect” home.’

What is your favorite corner or object in your home at the moment, and why?
‘My drawing desk is a great luxury for me. It fits perfectly in the living room, and even though it is quite large, it blends beautifully with the other furniture. I can leave my artwork out in the open and continue when I feel inspired, without needing to go somewhere else.’

Your days move between styling, cooking, traveling, and creative productions. What does an ordinary day in your home look like when you’re not working?
‘A day at home might start with a short bike ride or a visit to the gym for a fresh start. Then coffee, perhaps with a few pages of a book, a shower, a smoothie, and slowly moving to the drawing desk. Thinking, testing, drawing... depending on the phase of a painting. All accompanied by good music and the feeling of having time, which is such a luxury.’

We know you through Our Food Stories and your beautiful recipes and cakes. Is there a taste or dish that immediately brings you back to a memory or a certain moment in life?
‘Plenty. I strongly connect food to memories. My cheesecake recipes are based on my mother’s cheesecake. Eating tons of watermelon immediately brings me back to childhood holidays in Crete with my parents. Gin & Tonics and Döner will always remind me of my years in Kreuzberg. Tell me a dish or treat, and I’ll tell you the memory that comes with it!’

You originally studied fashion before moving into food and styling. In what ways does your background in fashion still influence your creative work today?
‘It taught me how to make things happen — how to take an idea and find a way to bring it into the world as a final “product”. It also taught me that the vision is not the result; it is simply a guideline.’

Only recently you started painting with watercolor, ecoline, and Indian ink. What drew you to painting, and how does it feel different from working with food or interiors?
‘I have loved drawing since childhood, and since my twenties I’ve mostly worked in abstraction. Somehow drawing feels like my true essence — it’s part of my DNA. It grounds me and gives me a deep sense of fulfillment.’

Nature quietly runs through so much of your work — in the colours, textures, and atmosphere. Where do you feel most connected to nature?
‘The ocean. Standing in front of this powerful, mysterious giant is such a relief. There is no worry the sea cannot swallow.’

Your bookshelf is filled with artists, photographers, and writers from very different worlds. Has there been one person or work that changed the way you look at beauty, art, or daily life?
‘In a way, all of them. But often it’s the stories behind the work that inspire me most: the fight, , the pain, the persistence, the time, the dedication. It’s always motivating to see people who followed their vision.’

After traveling and working in so many different places, what feeling do you hope your home will always give you? And is there still something you dream of — creatively or personally?
‘To feel safe — to have a cocoon that protects me. And yes, I have many dreams, haha... although I prefer to call them visions. Dreams often carry a sense of elusiveness, while visions are something I can already see at the end of the street. Those visions, however, I prefer to keep to myself. 😊’

Follow Nora’s life and work via her Instagram page.