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Building Ideas. Shaping Connections. Creating What’s Next.

This is not a kick-off. It’s a construction site for ideas, perspectives, and meaningful connections.

After transforming the Alte Feuerwache in Mannheim into the creative living room of the region last year, we’re opening the doors once again – this time under a new theme: Creatives under construction. Because creativity is never finished. It evolves, shifts, grows. And so do we.

With inspiring voices from across the creative industry, we’ll explore what’s emerging, what’s changing, and what we can actively build together. This event is about exchange, momentum, and the courage to develop unfinished ideas into tangible impact.

2RAW invites you to step onto the construction site with us – bring your vision, your questions, your energy.

Let’s build networks that last.
Let’s shape ideas that matter.
Let’s stay under construction – together.

New Year. Fresh Energy. Bigger Vision.
This is how we kick off our 2026 Networking Event – a New Year’s gathering that’s more than just a meetup. It’s a moment to pause, breathe, and move forward together. Last year, we turned the Alte Feuerwache in Mannheim into the creative living room of the region. This year, we’re taking it to the next level: new impulses, new faces, new perspectives. Together with inspiring voices from across the creative industry, we’ll look ahead at what’s coming – and at what we can shape as a community. Events like this are meant to create space for exchange, courage, and growth.
2RAW invites you to start the year together – individually strong, but unstoppable as a collective.
Here’s to a year full of possibilities. Full of encounters. And full of ideas just waiting to become reality.

Before the winter rush kicks off, we’re taking a short break.
Out of Office is the counterpart to the New Year’s Kickoff – an evening that’s not about to-do lists or deadlines, but about exchange, fresh inspiration, and great people. This time there’s no fixed evening program – we’re keeping the space deliberately open for conversations, encounters, and spontaneous ideas.

It will also be more exclusive and personal: at the Café der Alten Feuerwache Mannheim, in a smaller setting, with room for dialogue, reflection, and a few new impulses. We’re looking forward to seeing many familiar faces from our creative network – and just as much to meeting new minds who are excited to share ideas with us.

The Café der Alten Feuerwache is located on the ground floor and is fully accessible. If the weather is good, we’ll also use the outdoor area. Food and drinks can be ordered à la carte at your own expense.

At 2RAW, we stand for respectful and open interaction. Discrimination of any kind has no place here – we want to create a space where everyone feels welcome and valued.

New Year. New You. New Network.
That was our motto for our 2025 New Year's Networking Event. We gathered the network at the Alte Feuerwache in Mannheim and warmed up for the year together. In addition to a keynote speech by influencer Selma Lebdiri and interesting insights by Janina Hack from the City of Mannheim's Department of Economic Affairs and Structural Development, the year 2025 continued with inspiring statements and existential questions. Fortunately, 2Raw. events also serve this purpose: learning. Growing. Individually. But as a collective. And finally coming together as a creative community.

What is the core of a network? Exactly, collaboration. Based on this premise, our 2024 Summer Special Event was a collaboration between 2Raw. x Malix Motions.
For the first time, we took our events to the next level. The focus was on sharing experiences. A keynote speech on the topic of ‘Fuck Ups’ by Pascal Momper, director and co-owner of potvis, provided the framework and basis for discussions. Because development is not always straightforward. Real talk instead of pretence. The result was inspiring conversations. New perspectives and contacts. And, of course, a good atmosphere with homemade pizza and drinks (which are a must). An evening designed to check out what others are up to and take stock of the first half of the year. In our eyes: a complete success!

A new year. New faces. New ideas and impressions. We started the year with our 2024 New Years Networking Event at Treehouse Studios in Mannheim. We saw that our network and our idea had already come to fruition just one year later. Deeply rooted in creativity, we once again invited everyone to an evening of exchange and socialising. Snacks. Drinks. Projects. And a great atmosphere to kick off the new year.

Back among friends. As with our opening event, we gathered again at ‘Unter Freunden’ in Neckarstadt, Mannheim, for our Summer Vibes 2023 Networking Event. That evening, we realised that networking is not just about talking. It's about connecting. Exchanging ideas. Inspiring. Exactly what the creative industry needs. Exactly what 2Raw. is all about. A great sense of togetherness. Growth. Vision. And all without pressure. Just good vibes.

It wasn't just an event. It was a vision. A project with a future. 2Raw. was founded, and to celebrate the occasion, we met at the gorgeous location ‘Unter Freunden’ (engl. among friends) in Neckarstadt, Mannheim. And the name said it all: with wine, pizza and good conversation, networking felt like being among friends. Already looking to the future, but still in its early stages, this evening was the starting point for the 2Raw. Networking Events Series. More net than work. Meeting and connecting with likeminded creatives. Exchange. Passion. And the beginning of something big.