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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.

KaosPilots Switzerland

March 4, 2013

The KaosPilots Switzerland are now looking for students for their Team 2. Two info events is going on this week. In Bern on Wednesday March 6 and even in Oslo, Norway, info event Saturday March 9. If you are interested in hearing more about the school, if you are thinking about applying for the education, why

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…

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,

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

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

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

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

MFO-Park, Oerlikon, Zürich

October 8, 2012

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

Urban Safari Berlin

September 26, 2012

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

Welcome Party

September 21, 2012

The brandnew KaosPilots Team from Switzerland are curious to meet you, partners and potential playmates for the coming years of their project design and innovation work here in Bern and worldwide. Are you curious to meet them? Welcome Party October 5th in Bern. 18:00 sharp. We think there will be a chance to meet Lower

Zentrum Paul Klee. Bern

September 18, 2012

Right now there are two exhibitions at Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland. Lower East rushed through the museum/kulturhaus, we suddenly had that one extra hour to spend with Meister Paul Klee. The first exhibition, Master Klee! Teacher at the Bauhaus, “is organised in accordance with the 24 chapters of Klee’s teaching. For each chapter a selection

dOCUMENTA (13) – 2

August 23, 2012

Second post from Lower East’s Documenta (13). Study for Strings, a atmospheric sound installation by the artist Susan Philipsz, based on Pavel Haas’ Study for Strings from 1943. At the end of platform 13 at the former Hauptbahnhof, which is today only in marginal use, we listened quietly to the artist’s work mixing up with the railway noise

dOCUMENTA (13) – 1

August 22, 2012

There’s a big thing going around these days: The dOCUMENTA (13) exhibition in Kassel, Germany. From mid-June until mid-September, 100 days to be precise. Lower East went there and we were really impressed, almost blown away. Art all over Kassel! We managed to see maybe one-tenth of the exhibitions, most likely less. We had some