Lower East

it’s the blog

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.

it’s books

Lower East love designing books

November 2, 2015

New book – will be published this week, November 4th. “Vi mødes i Brugsen“, the story behind the danish Coop. Written by Kristian Ditlev Jensen, published by Samvirke, designed by Lower East. 300-and-something pages, lots of pics. Written in the danish. Get a sneak peak here; the cover and some fine spreads from the book.  

it’s in chianti

Cookbook research #2 Panzano in Chianti – meat, wine & graphics

October 27, 2015

As part of the research for our cookbook “Camillos Kitchen”, Lower East went to the village Panzano in Chianti where we visited the famous butcher Dario Cecchini and the high quality winery Candialle. On the trip we were also looking into graphic design and branding. Dario Cecchini is a butcher from “head to tail” –

it’s tuscany

Cookbook research – Fattoria La Vialla in Tuscany

October 22, 2015

As part of the research for our cookbook “Camillos Kitchen”, Lower East went on an inspiration and photo trip to Tuscany, Italy. Our first stop was the organic farm Fattoria La Vialla in Castiglion Fibocchi. The farm produces wine, olive oil, sauces, pesto, jam, balsamico, pasta, cakes, sausages etc. Everything is organic and made with

it’s cosy

Dinners in the Lower East Lab

September 28, 2015

We do dinners in the lab! We just love to do that. Now and then, then and again, Camillo’s (pop up) Kitchen pops up with either Camillo’s Cafeteria or Camillo’s Paladar. We also love to do all the other good stuff in our lab; the graphic design, the workshops, the talks, the meetings – and the

it’s architecture

Hansaviertel housing project

September 27, 2015

Late September, on a lovely, sunny saturday, Lower East went on a bike tour to Hansaviertel in Berlin. A very small district in the city. The Hansaviertel was almost completely destroyed during World War 2 – after an urban planning competition was held in 1953, the Hansaviertel housing project was built between 1957 and 1961.

it’s on bikes

Urban Safari Berlin October 2015

September 21, 2015

Lower East Lab invites you on a urban safari in wonderful Berlin. In October. Could be cool if you want to join. Read all about it under the picture.   Need inspiration? Want to meet people, discuss good and new ideas? Come join us on an intense 2day Urban Safari Berlin. We have on 21 and 22 October

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Work in progress

September 16, 2015

Lower East are spending the week at the publishing house Strandberg Publishing in Copenhagen – we are working hard to finish the graphic design of a new, interesting book. Strandberg Publishing are producing and publishing a rich variety of books mainly within the areas of art, design, architecture, food and lifestyle. Damn fine books actually! Website (in the danish).

it’s a conference

Graphic work for SBFI

September 15, 2015

Graphic work by Lower East for the conference “Facettenreiche Dualität“ in Bern, Switzerland today.  

it’s sad

Herr Frutiger has left this world

September 14, 2015

You can read more here (from SRF, in german). A pics and few examples of his work:              

it’s glass

Adds for the museum

September 13, 2015

One of our good ol’ clients is Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark. We have been doing good graphic stuff for the glass museum for the last 10 years. Book design, design of exhibition catalogues, banners, posters – and a lot of adds for magazines and newspapers. You can see a small selection of adds here. Also remember to visit the museum if

it’s quiet

A quiet day in the lab

September 5, 2015

Impressions from a quiet saturday in the lower east lab – we just love our berlin lab! It serves really, really well as design studio, creative learning space, co-working space, home for Camillo’s Cafeteria and Camillo’s Paladar, workshop room, class room for our urban safari’s – and meeting space for a lot of inspiring people. Thanks for

it’s coffee and consulting

Mast 31 – visual identity

August 21, 2015

Lower East has designed the new visual identity for the Swiss company, Mast 31. The creation of the visual id was good ol’ team work; a dedicated client and the Lower East team, including our talented Swedish trainee, Amanda Pousette. The man behind the company, Fabian Leuthold, is a passionate coffee roaster, barista – and

it’s cool print

Druck Berlin festival 2015

August 17, 2015

A few impressions from Lower East’ visit at the Druck Berlin festival this weekend. Very fine exhibition. Druck Berlin festival is organised by the cool lady Dolly Demoratti, who also runs Berlin-based silk screen company, Mother Drucker. More info: druck festival mother drucker          

it’s photos

Sebastião Salgado at C/O-Berlin

August 13, 2015

For a very few days, actually just until Sunday August 16th, the exhibition Genesis by Sebastião Salgado is on show at C/O-Berlin in Amerika Haus. Lower East visited the fantastic, stunning, thoughtful – and totally overwhelming photo exhibition. From the C/O-Berlin webpage: Genesis is a visual homage to the blue planet. In opulent black-and-white photographs, the photographer Sebastião

it’s a cool house

New website: Kühlhaus Berlin

July 17, 2015

Yesterday we launched the new website for Kühlhaus Berlin – the coolest house in Berlin 😉 After a short and intense design period the site is ready. We are very happy with the result, so are the client! Design by us, programming by Ricoland. Kühlhause Berlin is a space for art, concerts and events – seven floors with

it’s people

What’s going on in the lab?

July 16, 2015

What’s going on in the Lower East Lab? These mid of July days are somehow calm. We are still working on 3-4 graphic design projects and trying to finish stuff by the end of the week – and we are getting closer and closer to a long-awaited holiday break. We are really, really happy with

it’s a bike

A beautiful bike

June 10, 2015

Diamonds are blue. The German bike company Diamant created their first bike in 1895. This blue beauty, probably from the late eighties, we found in Kreuzberg, Berlin. It had a short and good life in Lower East Lab (also as a photo model) before if continued it’s travel to happy new owners in Denmark.  

it’s gas

Gas station in Kreuzberg

May 17, 2015

Passed this old gas station and these old garages in a backyard in Muskauer Strasse, Berlin Kreuzberg. Very cool place.                  

it’s sundbyberg

Hack the city 16.05.2015

May 17, 2015

Very fine and intense Saturday in the Lower East Lab – a group of young talents joined the urban workshop HACK THE CITY to discuss THE FUTURE OF WORK. Hack the city is a code-free ideathon where young creatives, architects, futurists, artists and people with an interest in society come together to discuss the future of

Lapidarium

Lapidarium

May 8, 2015

Right now at Brandenburg Tor in Berlin, you will find Gustavo Aceves’s traveling exhibition “Lapidarium“. The exhibition marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the second World War. Just in front of the gate – and the four bronze horses already standing on top of the gate for more than 200 years – you