Die kleine Gesellschaft

In Kollwitzkiez, Die kleine Gesellschaft offers toys, books, and craft sets, along with its own house collection featuring Berlin motifs. The rattle in the shape of the TV Tower and the toy Trabi are its most famous pieces. As a Berlin souvenir for children, this is the alternative to the plastic bear from Alexanderplatz.

Die kleine Gesellschaft in Kollwitzkiez: Toys with their own Berlin Collection

The main store is located at Rykestraße 41 in Kollwitzkiez, one of the quieter areas of Prenzlauer Berg, where old buildings, playgrounds, and cafés are close together. All kinds of toys are sold, along with books, craft sets for almost every age, and a small, selected assortment of children’s clothing. The shop is primarily a local store where neighborhood families shop, and only secondarily an address for visitors to the city. This is precisely what differentiates it from the souvenir shops around Alexanderplatz. There are now three locations: besides Rykestraße, one in Friedrichstraße and one in Terminal 1 of BER Airport, in the security area on the marketplace level.

TV Tower Rattle and Trabi as Berlin Souvenirs for Children

Of interest for the list is the house collection, which the store itself developed. It started with a rattle in the shape of the TV Tower, a grasping toy for babies that brings the landmark’s silhouette down to a child’s hand size. Other additions include a toy Trabi and other city-related items that make great gifts and don’t look like airport shelf merchandise. The airport shop describes the concept as selected toys and beautiful gifts for children and adults, and that accurately describes the store: many items also work for people long past the toy age. In addition to its own line, the store carries brands from the toy trade and finds from small international labels discovered at trade fairs.