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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.

Report from an Urban Safari

June 18, 2014

In the last days of May Lower East held an Urban Safari in Berlin – a group of 17 very berlin-curious students and team-leaders from KaosPilots Switzerland, toured the streets, backyards, urban gardens and cool places of Berlin. Under our guidance we together explored the lively city for two days – most of the time on bikes. On

Camillo’s Kitchen

May 5, 2014

“Artist in Residence“. Sounds good, right? The City of Stockholm, Sweden has been so kind to give Lower East a stay in “Villa Bergshyddan“, a cosy looking house at the waterfront in Stockholm. From May 12 to May 18 we will be working very concentrated on the writing and the designing of the cookbook “Camillos Køkken –

Letter Museum Berlin / Buchstabenmuseum Berlin

April 22, 2014

Buchstabenmuseum Berlin is a wonderful place. Out of love and passion for typography two graphic designers began to collect old letters from company facades. They created a “retirement home“ for the letters “gone out of business”. It is such a great idea. The letters are kept for the future and you find all kinds of

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

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 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

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

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:

Urban Safari Berlin – September 2013

August 7, 2013

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

JFK

July 18, 2013

Once we were in New York we found a good stack of old LIFE and LOOK magazines at a flea market. One of the magazines was a special issue; KENNEDY AND HIS FAMILY IN PICTURES, showing a lot of fantastic pictures of John F. Kennedy, his very beautiful wife Jacqueline and a bunch of their

Urban Safari Berlin September 2013

July 2, 2013

Obama was here in June. John F. Kennedy back in 1963, 40,000 runners ran the Berlin Marathon this year, Berlin Pride 2013 attracted about 800,000 participants and spectators. Up til now more than 35 adventurous people have been on Urban Safari in Berlin. Now it’s your turn! Come join us on an intense 2day safari into this

Summercamp in Berlin?

June 28, 2013

A damn good chance to spend days in Berlin with focus on creativity, start-up & entrepreneurship. And a chance to learn more about the KaosPilots. From August 5, or from August 13. Check out the projects website. 

Graduation Exhibition 2013

June 24, 2013

52 new designers have just graduated from Kolding School of Design, Denmark. From 26 June to 28 July their projects will be on display at the Museum Koldinghus in Kolding. Among the new designers, two of them have for a period been in safe hands as interns at Lower East, we are more than happy

Culture:City (Kultur:Stadt)

May 22, 2013

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

Looking for inspiration?

May 14, 2013

Come join the Urban Safari Berlin in May! 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

“Jeg taler til jer“

May 8, 2013

Opening night today in Danish cinemas! The danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth’s film about the artist John Kørner. Go see it! Lovely film. You can see the new John Kørner exhibition “Fanget“ on HEART – HERNING MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART. On show until September 22. (The film will be shown here too). Link to the museum.

Urban Safari Berlin May 2013

April 11, 2013

Come join the Urban Safari in May! 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

Are you ready for a change?

April 8, 2013

The KaosPilots Switzerland are looking for courageous new KaosPilots. Maybe it’s your time now to apply for one of the most inspiring leadership educations in the world? Application deadline by April 19th, 2013 Check it out yourself. Go to the informative and beautifully designed website 😉

Still a few spots left – join the Urban Safari Berlin

March 20, 2013

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

Not just for fun!

March 19, 2013

Guys! We didn’t just design this poster for the fun of it! Application deadline for the KaosPilots Switzerland is Wednesday March 20 at 12.00 If you are able to collect all the information on the poster, you might have a chance to join their Team 2, starting September this year 😉 Check it out at