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This is the blog for lower east & lower east lab. A mix of stuff from our design & communication world (things we do, things we have done, and things we experience and get inspired from) and news from our lab – where all kind of actions and experiments can happen – that be workshops, creative meetings, urban safaris (with focus on start up, architecture, design or food), and exhibitions, events, dinners and a lot more.

Today’s Picture February 2013

February 25, 2013

Lower East are still searching for Today’s Picture. Trying to capture the day in one picture. Here we show the pictures from February – from Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark via Berlin, Germany to Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Some miles… We are showing the coolest one, or the most beautiful one, or the one that tells the

Urban Safari Berlin April 2013

February 21, 2013

Come join the Urban Safari in April! Berlin is a wonderful and vibrant metropole, a melting pot of young entrepreneurs and fresh ­ideas, funky design and inspiring inviting atmospheres. A perfect spot to be diving into, make you smile, think of old and new ideas, wonder about how funny & crazy some ideas can be

Caribbean typography

February 20, 2013

Lower East travelling the British Virgin Islands. As we were trying to get hold of (and in contact with) a very famous graphic designer at the islands, we spotted this cool place with a lot of cool typography. The moon wasn’t full and the famous guy managed to escape…

Michael Kvium’s real monsters

February 5, 2013

Lower East are back from a great opening of artist Michael Kvium’s real monsters exhibition at Kunsten in Aalborg. We were honoured to be asked to do all the graphic stuff for the exhibition. We had a fruitful cooperation during the whole process with the staff from Kunsten. As we arrived to the opening on

Thanks to Olafur

February 3, 2013

Lower East recently visited Olafur Eliasson’s wonderful work of art ‘Your rainbow panorama‘ on the rooftop of ARoS, Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark. The circular walkway 150 metres in extent with transparent glass provides a fantastic 360º view of the city of Aarhus. “your rainbow panorama enters into a dialogue with the existing architecture and reinforces what is assured beforehand,

Michael Kvium at Kunsten

February 1, 2013

Lower East are heading for the opening this afternoon of Real Monsters. Michael Kvium at KUNSTEN – Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. We have designed the catalogue and poster for the exhibition. We are happy about it, looking forward to the respons from the artist and the museum. “They emerge out there in the murky twilight.

Today’s Picture from January 2013

January 29, 2013

Lower East continues the search of Today’s Picture. Here are the pictures from an ice cold January in Denmark and in Germany. We are still showing the coolest one, or the most beautiful one, or the one that tells the best story of the day. All of them being carefully treated and maybe improved in

Today’s Pic November & December

January 24, 2013

A collection of Lower East’ “Today’s Picture“ from the periode mid November to end of December 2012. This time photos from Berlin, Germany, from Aarhus, Denmark and from Bern, Switzerland. We are still showing the coolest one, or the most beautiful one, or the one that tells the best story of the day. All of them

Danish artist Michael Kvium at Kunsten

January 22, 2013

On Saturday Februar 2nd, the arts museum KUNSTEN in Aalborg, Denmark, will open the real monsters. michael kvium exhibition. Lower East have designed the catalogue to the exhibition, showing 30 recent works by the artist. “Central to the works is the depiction of human figures. In these pictures Michael Kvium (b.1955) grapples with religion, politics

New website for The KaosPilots Switzerland

January 21, 2013

Now online! The KaosPilots Switzerland started up in October. Now the brand new website is up’n’running. Hope you will check it out. The good people at the school just have started searching for students for Team 2. Maybe you have what it takes? Maybe you know someone who has? Lower East have designed the website.

How to become a KaosPilot

January 14, 2013

The KaosPilots Switzerland are looking for 35 changemakers, responsible entrepreneurs, peacemakers & bridgebuilders. Women & men with a splash of tribal mind, compassion & awareness – willing to take a risk, search for inner and outer balance and with a sense of the real world. And last, but not least playful – and humour guys. Humour!

Urban Safari Berlin 2013

December 31, 2012

Why not give yourself a New Year present? Berlin is a vibrant metropole, a melting pot of young entrepreneurs and fresh ­ideas, funky design and inspiring inviting atmospheres. A perfect spot to be diving into, make you smile, think of old and new ideas, wonder about how funny & crazy some ideas can be –

Take a walk on the slow side

December 28, 2012

One of the very best places in Berlin to seek for a peaceful hour. The Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof in Kreuzberg. A slow walk here, mostly with a camera in hand, often give us a new way of seeing things, fresh ideas on current issues & topics, or maybe new and inspiring things just pop up in our minds

The Syndicate

December 16, 2012

The Syndicate is a little wine company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. As one of the Lower East‘ers is one of the founders behind The Syndicate, It was of course natural that Lower East (who else should have done that?) designed the visual identity for the project. Quick, cheap, functional & simple. Orange, black and white – sometimes

Urban Safari Berlin

November 27, 2012

In the beautiful November days 22 and 23 Lower East – in cooperation with changels – were the hosts of the first Urban Safari Berlin. We had a wonderful and intense 2day safari on bikes in the urban Berlin jungle – among many other places we visited co-working spaces as Wostel, The Wye & betahaus, and had a guided tour at the

Dennis Hopper “The Lost Album“

November 26, 2012

At Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin there is right now a very cool and very inspiring photo exhibition Dennis Hopper – The Lost Album. More than 400 photos taken by Hopper in the 1960’s. Originally exhibited in the US in 1969-70, and now for the first time in Europe. The photos all taken from Hopper was 25 until he

Poster Competition World Dance Day

November 15, 2012

On April 29, 2013 International Dance Day, also known as World Dance Day, is celebrated all over the world. The day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the UNESCO International Theatre Institute. The date was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, who was born in 1727, a French dancer

From the photo serie ‘Today’s Picture’

November 12, 2012

Today’s Picture from Lower East. Pictures from cold and sunny days in Bern, Switzerland and november-ish days in Denmark. Dates October 29 and 30 – and November 2, 4, 8, 10. We are still showing the coolest one, or the most beautiful one, or the one that tells the best story of the day. All of

Urban Safari Berlin

November 9, 2012

In the soon coming November days 22 and 23 Lower East are the hosts of a Urban Safari in Berlin. We have two to three seats left, so if you are a quick mover, join us for this adventure. Maybe you can even get a reduced price 😉 Lower East – in co-opreation with changels – invite you

Aarhus Filmfestival 2012

November 7, 2012

Tuesday the Aarhus Filmfestival opened for six early November days offering more than 150 films. A lot of eye-openers, fresh ­perspectives, curious wonders, and visionary power. Now. Present! The opening film at the festival was the overwhelming “5 Broken Cameras“, the film witnesses the non-violent resistance in Bil’in, the self-taught cameraman Emad Burnat’s village at