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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 – from August 2013

March 24, 2014

We are still walking the streets (and back in August the beaches) with the iphone’s camera ready, searching for Today’s Picture. Trying to capture the day in one picture. We are catching up, and collecting the pics from 2013 – here we show images from the lovely summer, August ’13. This month pictures are from beautiful

European Ceramic Context 2014

March 6, 2014

“European Ceramic Context 2014 forms part of a biennial symposium for European contemporary glass and ceramics on the island of Bornholm in Denmark. Through comprehensive exhibitions, workshops, master classes and lectures, an opportunity will arise to discuss and present the best of contemporary European ceramics today.” (text from the website) Lower East have worked for

KaosPilots Info-Event in Berlin

February 3, 2014

The KaosPilots Switzerland will come by the Lower East Lab this Thursday February 6th. Are you curious about the KaosPilot education? In 90 minutes you will learn what this inspiring training for creative leaders, responsible entrepreneurs and changemakers in Bern and Aarhus is all about. Matti Straub-Fischer, Headmaster of the KaosPilots in Bern, will be

Meet n’ greet n’ eat

February 2, 2014

Lower East hosted our first great event in our new lab in Berlin – Lower East Lab – a 200 square metres creative space in the middle of Kreuzberg. A workshop with 25 students, two teachers from Suhrs Madakademiet (a folk high school in Copenhagen, focusing on food, culture, gastronomy, health and good ingredients), and

Today’s Picture – from July 2013

January 29, 2014

Lower East are still walking the streets with the iphone’s camera ready, searching for Today’s Picture. Trying to capture the day in one picture. We are catching up on 2013 – here we show images from the lovely summer, july ’13 – this month pictures are from Jutland, Denmark and from Berlin, Germany.

New Business

January 21, 2014

New visual identity – for New Business Lower East just did another quick & d….. visual identity job. This time for a new master program, created by changels in Bern, Switzerland. Maybe it could be a ‘thing’ for you? Info from the info papers: NEW BUSINESS. A one year further training for people who want to

Today’s Picture – from June 2013

January 19, 2014

Lower East are still walking the streets with the iphone’s camera ready, searching for Today’s Picture. Trying to capture the day in one picture. We are catching up on 2013 – here we show the pictures from June ’13 – this month pictures are; one from Berlin, some from Denmark and some from Uganda (yes, very

Kay C at ARoS

January 16, 2014

Lower East recently designed a 160-page book to the exhibition Kay Christensen – The Eternal Fairy Tale at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark. The book, with text in both Danish & English, showing a major part of Kay Christensen’s (1899-1981) wonderful paintings, drawings and lithographs. The exhibition, which will be on show at ARoS until January 26th, pays homage

Today’s Picture – from May 2013

January 15, 2014

Lower East are still walking the streets with the iphone ready, searching for Today’s Picture. Trying to capture the day in one picture. We are catching up on 2013 – here we show the pictures from May ’13 – this month pictures are from Berlin, from Denmark and one from southern part of France. We are

newspaper: changels news

January 13, 2014

We are happy to show and share the changels news! An idea for a newspaper we at Lower East came up with some months ago together with the people from changels. In the very last days before Christmas we finished the design of the newspaper and it was immediately sent of to the printer in

Today’s Picture from March & April ’13

January 10, 2014

Lower East are still searching for Today’s Picture. Trying to capture the day in one picture. Here we show the pictures from March and April 2013 – all of them from Berlin, Germany, except one from Aarhus, Denmark. We are showing the coolest one, or the most beautiful one, or the one that tells the best

Aarhus Filmfestival coming up

November 7, 2013

Aarhus Filmfestival 2013 It’s time! – from Tuesday 12 November to Sunday 17 November the Aarhus Filmfestival will be screening international shorts and documentaries. Experimental, fun and eye-opening films that challenge the media and broaden the world. Around 140 films, and we are still counting… The festival takes place in Aarhus, Denmark. Lower East have designed

Aarhus Filmfestival 2013

October 9, 2013

Aarhus Filmfestival 2013 is coming up. From 12th to 17th November you can see short and documentaries in cinemas, museums and culture venues all over Aarhus, Denmark. Lower East are these days working on the design of the rich catalogue for the festival. 40 (or 44?) pages filled with tempting short and documentary film programmes

Director’s Choice ARoS

September 30, 2013

For the Exhibition Director’s Choice, the Director of ARoS Jens Erik Sørensen has collected around 1000 pieces from the ARoS Collection and put them together to a personal story. The story unfolds in three houses, House no. 7, House, no. 9, The Urban Park and House no. 13 –  taking the visitor from futuristic coolness

Poster contest (plakatkonkurrence)

September 20, 2013

Poster contest Dansens Dag 2014 (International Dance Day)  Why not design the winning poster for the Danish version of Dansens Dag 2014? Better do your very, very best, Lower East will be present in the jury panel. Deadline 30. October 2013 More info (Sorry only in the Danish, but you will find a contact person

IBOS

September 13, 2013

Phone rings, one day back in 2012. Unknown number. Yeah hallo? Hallo, we have heard about you Lower East guys! Really? Yes, you have been recommended. Really?? Yes, I’m working for an organization working with blind people, could you do some graphic design for us? Okay kidding me, right??? Lower East have already done a

We love Berlin in the Autumn

September 11, 2013

A new Urban Safari Berlin is coming up – October 28 and 29. Helle Marietta and Jørgen Smidstrup have based their ­design company, ­Lower East, ­in ­Berlin since the end of 2011 and have been ­exploring the “arm, aber sexy“ city ever since. ­Matti Straub-Fischer, from ­changels, have after several visits insisted on ­creating an

GOLD at ARoS

September 10, 2013

For ARoS Aarhus Art Museum Lower East designed a huge catalogue for the exhibition GOLD – TREASURES FROM THE DANISH GOLDEN AGE. 300 pages filled with great photos, gold metal print and texts in Danish and English written by experts in the Golden age a.o. Karina Lykke Grand. It is a wonderful exhibiton and you

gastro & vino

September 5, 2013

Lower East just designed a quick & not-that-dirty visual identity for the new Aarhus (Denmark) based food & wine company gastro & vino. One of our good friends just started this up, based on many, many years work, walk and talk within the food & wine business. Main focus will be teambuilding, wine sales, wine

Kippenberger at Hamburger Bahnhof

August 16, 2013

Okay, we know it’s a bit late. But if you have the chance, rush to Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin this weekend to see the fantastic MARTIN KIPPENBERGER: SEHR GUT. VERY GOOD exhibition. Link to the museum. Pictures from our visit at the museum the other day: