In February 2019 Lower East went on a little inspiration tour to Mallorca, visiting CCA Andratx the centre of contemporary art in Mallorca, checking out the art scene in general, the graphic scene and of course also the food scene on the sunny island. We also tried hard to get into the Jørn Utzon house,
In September 2019 we arranged and hosted a “Bauhaus Safari“ in Berlin and Dessau for a group of danish architects from the studio Mejeriet. We had three wonderful days together, celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the birth of the Bauhaus movement – and exploring the Bauhaus history; visiting the new Bauhaus Museum Dessau, checked
We are in the planning of an Urban Safari in Berlin and Dessau – a larger group of architects will be coming to Berlin later this month. We are arranging and hosting the three day tour with Bauhaus as the overall theme. Celebrating – like more or less the rest of the world – the
Aalborg is not the Aalborg it was before. This, lower east designed, prospect tells the story of a transformation of a city. Aalborg has developed from an industrial center to a city for knowledge-based high tech businesses within IT, software, biotech and a lot more. The former ‘tough’ city has changed into an open and lively city, with
Still some days to experience a wonderful exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin “Bauen mit Holz“! In english: “Building with Timber – Paths into the Future“. It is a very inspiring and fascinating exhibition about the current state of building culture with focus on timber. “Bauen mit Holz“ runs until January 15th – better hurry up, if you
We just finished the design and the production of this handout for the Danish architecture company Mejeriet. The handout shows fine examples of the work from the architects, among others the renovation of Henne Kirkeby Kro, a renovation of an old chocolate factory, the transformation of an old fire station into a music house, a new
Lower East recently visited the wonderful Kunsten, Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark. The museum reopened in January 2016 after 1,5 years of extensive reconstruction, and is now even more beautiful and a lot more functional. ‘Kunsten’ is an architectural gem designed by the Finnish architects Elissa and Alvar Aalto and the Danish Jean-Jacques Baruel
Being in Venice for the 56. Biennale, we went to see the exhibition PROPORTIO at the Palazzo Fortuny. Having read Mette Sandbyes enthusiastic review in the Danish newspaper Weekendavisen we went with high expectations. And YES it was AMAZING. The old beautiful Palazzo Fortuny with both a sense of decay and glory to it housed
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
Lower East had the pleasure of designing a small book (in Danish) about the beautiful church in Vonsild near Kolding called Frederikskirken. The church was inaugurated in 1824. The architect was the famous C.F. Hansen who was also the architect behind the great Vor
“Design and architecture became exuberant, colourful, sexy, light-hearted and fluent“. Lower East just had to check out this very, very interesting and inspiring exhibition at the Haus am Waldsee in Berlin today! HAUS-RUCKER-CO – ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA RELOADED “The late 1960s witnessed an extraordinary sense of awakening and optimism. In the wake of the first space programmes an
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
It’s time for Urban Safari Berlin! It’s time for treating yourself well. It’s time for focusing on your creativity! Come join us on an intense 2day safari with special focus on inspiring business, creative spaces, the co-working scene and sparkling start-ups. We have on September 12 and 13 put together a sparkling journey for you in the urban
Last days with the fantastic exhibition Culture:City (Kultur:Stadt) at Akademie der Künste, Berlin. Closing day will be this Sunday 26th May 2013. If you have the chance, go go go! The exhibition is cool, interesting and inspiring. The additional background information on ipads is just amazing! From the Akademie der Künste website: “Art and culture
Come join the Urban Safari in April! We invite you on an intense 2day safari in Berlin with focus on inspiring business, creative spaces, cool art venues and sparkling start-ups. We have put together an inspiring journey for you to get a powerful bouquet of the colorful flower power of this city. This Urban Safari is
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
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
Hey, what a cool park!! The MFO-Park in Oerlikon, Zurich, Schweiz. The sun was shining, one of the first days of October, it was 20 degrees, and all the fantastic colors of the autumn appeared. What’s not to like?! Okay, maybe we had a lucky moment. Lower East jumped of the train, and had the
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 f*** crazy some ideas can be and simply enjoy the love for new, small and bigger
If you are into design, architecture, patterns, painting, writing, note books, bringing order in your desk mess, or feel the need to enrich your color palette, Modulor on Moritzplatz in Berlin is HEAVEN. You can find everything here, even things you didn’t know existed, and you didn’t know how much you needed it. Best of all, you