international independent Companion
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Berlin. Basel. And wherever the evening leads.
Date
There is no such thing as a perfect date. Only the right one for the right evening. And that is something that reveals itself rather than being planned.
Sometimes it begins with a reservation at a place only locals know, somewhere hidden where the lighting is low and the wine list was clearly assembled by someone who cares. The food arrives unhurried. The conversation does not.
Sometimes it begins differently: At a gallery opening where we pretend to look at the art, or on the water, drifting across one of the Berliner Seen on a 1960 sailing boat with no particular destination and no reason to hurry back. Summer afternoons on the water have a quality that dinner simply cannot replicate. Something looser, more honest, more likely to turn into something neither of us expected.
And some evenings simply should not end at midnight. The particular intimacy of an overnight: Of morning arriving before either of us quite expected it, of coffee without the need to explain anything.
What makes a date perfect is rarely the plan. It is the quality of what happens inside it. I am equally at home in all of these moments and equally present in each of them.
If you have something in mind, I welcome it. If you prefer to arrive without a plan, I will take care of everything — from the table to the hour we leave it.
enjoy A Weekend
Two days have their own rhythm. There is time to discover that the restaurant on the corner is better than the one you booked, to change plans without consequence, to find out what the other person is like when they are not performing anything.
I travel well, pack lightly, and arrive ready for whatever the weekend becomes. Berlin to Basel is a short flight. Basel to anywhere is shorter still.
Travel together
For those who travel frequently and occasionally prefer not to travel alone. I am a comfortable companion in transit At airports, in hotels, across time zones and itineraries. I adapt to the pace of your schedule and require nothing from you but the company itself.
My work takes me regularly to Basel, Turin, and Bologna. In each of these cities, my schedule occasionally opens in ways that make a meeting possible without the formality of a planned trip. If you are based nearby and the timing aligns, it is worth an enquiry. Some of the most unhurried evenings begin exactly that way.
Where you go, I can go. What happens when we arrive is always worth the journey.
A Regular Arrangement
For those who value continuity. There is something particular about meeting someone more than once,a familiarity that builds without being forced, a shorthand that develops over shared meals and shared time in different cities.
I am open to ongoing arrangements for those where the connection warrants it. Berlin one week, Basel the next, the geography adapts. These arrangements are not decided. They develop.
Events & Appearances
A gala, a corporate dinner, a vernissage, a prize evening? Occasions that call for a companion who moves through formal settings with ease, holds her own in conversation and understands the particular art of being present without drawing attention to why.
Art Basel in June. The Berlin art week in September. A pharmaceutical conference in Basel, a delicatessen fair in Bologna or Turin, a design fair in Milan. I have attended many such evenings. I know how they work and I know how to make them better.
On Discretion
Every arrangement (regardless of context, duration, or location) is handled with the same standard of care. There are no third parties, no shared systems, no record of what passed between us.
Payments are agreed in advance and handled discreetly. A deposit confirms our time together. Everything else is between us.
For those whose circumstances require additional measures — a trusted intermediary, a non-disclosure agreement, communication through encrypted channels only — I am experienced enough to accommodate this without making it a matter of discussion.
Further details are available in the FAQ, or upon first contact.
Little Gestures
Flowers, if you are inclined, hydrangeas, peonies, or carnations, which most people overlook entirely and which I have always found the most quietly beautiful of all.
Chocolate in any form, at any hour, without apology.
And for those who prefer to arrive with something more considered or who simply enjoy the particular pleasure of choosing well from a distance? I keep a wishlist.Think of it less as a list and more as a small window into what delights me.
A gift is never expected. When it arrives, it is always remembered.
Begin here.
If something on this page has spoken to you, the next step is simple. Reach out. Briefly, personally and in whatever way feels most comfortable. I read every message myself and respond to those where I sense a genuine fit.
I am based in Berlin and travel regularly to Basel, Turin, and Bologna, as well as further afield for the right engagement.