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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.

Danish glass

April 7, 2015

Glasmuseet Ebeltoft are showing “DG15 – 40 years of contemporary glass in Denmark” – an exhibition, which document and show the development of Danish glass over the past 40 years as well as the current trends and the direction of glass today. Lower East did the graphic design of the book as well as the logo for

New Business #2

April 6, 2015

NEW BUSINESS – a one year further training (9 modules of three days each) for people who want to grow their project ideas into sustainable and inspiring businesses. A changels mastery program for passionate entrepreneurs with existing and new projects and business dreams. The training takes place in the Innovation Village in Bern (the home and house

what’s new?

March 19, 2015

what’s new from innovationsdorf bern, from kaospilots switzerland, from changels, from new business and bits and pieces from urban safari berlin, quiet days and lower east. We did the design of this fine newspaper, 32 pages, filled with thoughts, questions, information, pictures… You can check out and read the entire newspaper on this link to

Posters for KaosPilots Switzerland

March 12, 2015

Voila! A new series of posters for the KaosPilots Switzerland. Design by Lower East and very fine photos by Rahel Krabichler. With short text portraits of students from the school, an insight in their motivations and reasons to attend the three year education and information on the school. And a reminder that deadline for application for the new team

New Business in Lower East Lab

March 9, 2015

Last week we had a three day NEW BUSINESS WORKSHOP here in the Lower East Lab. The 6th module of NEW BUSINESS, a one year further training (9 modules of three days each) for people who want to grow their project ideas into sustainable and inspiring businesses – a mastery program for passionate entrepreneurs with existing and

A pixi book for grown ups about Frederikskirken in Vonsild, Denmark

February 13, 2015

                      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

Ta’ fat om dansen

January 19, 2015

A new, very interesting and quite huge dance project has just started in Denmark; Ta’ fat om dansen (“Grasp the dance“). Ta’ fat om dansen is a three-year nationwide dance project that offers inspiring and life giving dance activities for all. The project will reach out to thousands of people across Denmark and is the largest dance

How to communicate your project

December 12, 2014

Lower East had this week the pleasure to work with the first year students from Team #3 at the KaosPilots Switzerland  – we had four creative, hectic and funny days, where we focused on ‘how do we communicate our project(s)’, ‘how to communicate your business’ and ‘how to communicate your unfinished business’. How do we get people on board in

New website KULTURERHVERV

December 1, 2014

We just finished this little beauty – a new website for the organization Kulturerhverv (culture-business). We designed the visual identity too. Check it out (it’s in danish – but you’ll get it, it’s about creativity, about creating value, about business and culture working together, and stuff). You can apply for membership too – good events

Aarhus Filmfestival 2014

November 10, 2014

From November 11th to November 16th the yearly Aarhus Filmfestival will take place. Over 6 days the filmfestival will be screening a great amount of international shorts and documentaries. Check the program at the festival’s webpage – good stuff is happening in Aarhus, Denmark. Among other stuff Lower East designed the poster for the event. Poster Aarhus

Furniture for the people

November 5, 2014

The full story about the danish “FDB Møbler“ (translated: Coop Furniture) – from the early start in 1942 until today, where a handful of the furniture classics has been put into production again. The book is written (in danish) by professor at Copenhagen Business School and professor of modern Danish history, Per H. Hansen. We

European Ceramic Context 2014 Bornholm

September 17, 2014

The European Ceramic Context 2014 on Bornholm is up and running. It will continue until 23.11.2014. Lower East just came back from the opening of the two big exhibitions and a wonderful opening party. The catalogue we designed for the event had arrived to the island and looked just as we wanted it to –

New Business has just begun …

September 11, 2014

Lower East are happily involved in NEW BUSINESS in Switzerland; the one year training for entrepreneurs who want to grow their project ideas into sustainable and inspiring businesses. We work with changels on the program, both as designers and communicators – and as teachers and inspirators. The program started successfully up in September, next module will be in October – still a seat

On Food Safari in Berlin?

August 15, 2014

Lower East have together with Volcano Concepts organized and planned three Food Safari Berlin in September and October 2014. If you work with food, can’t keep your fingers from the pots and pans or simply just want to dig into the lively food scene here in Berlin, check this link out. Dates in 2014: September 11-12, September 25-26 and October 23-24.

European Ceramic Context 2014

August 14, 2014

Lower East are working on the graphic stuff for the European Ceramic Context 2014, a part of a biennial event for contemporary European Glass and Ceramics on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. It is a great event with participants from 29 European countries. Through exhibitions, workshops, master classes and lectures, European contemporary ceramics are presented

Food Safari Berlin

August 6, 2014

Lower East have together with Volcano Concepts organized and planned three Food Safari Berlin in September and October 2014. If you work with food, can’t keep your fingers from the pots and pans or simply just want to dig into the lively food scene here in Berlin, check this offer out. Dates in 2014: September 11-12, September 25-26 and October

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 –

Innovationsdorf Bern

March 25, 2014

A new, playful visual identity created for Innovationsdorf Bern in Switzerland. Created recently, and barely taken in use yet. The direction is clear – they have a very cool place down there, already a lot of interesting inhabitants – and now a visual identity they can play with. We wish them luck! Follow the project

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

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.