LAST TIME!

It's been a long while, but we're dusting off the lounge and taking it out for one last spin! 

We'll be bringing the lesen lounge over to the DruckDruckDruck exhibition at Galerie im Körnerpark for Zineklatsch No. 13! Afterwards we'll be donating our beloved lounge to the Archiv der Jugendkulturen who will do a much better job than I can now to make sure our little project and collection remains accessible! (We're updating the online archive and that will be available as long as blogger exists...)

Fb info is HERE, but of course I've drawn one last map:

6. September!

we'll be here!

31. August!

short notice!  it looks good tomorrow so we're taking the lounge to treptower park!  look for the flag....

 

18 + 19. Juli!

okay, last week didn't work out for us, but this weekend we are booked!

on saturday, you can peruse and read a bit between incredible concerts and collaborative sets in the city's eastern treasure that is  funkhaus berlin at 'a happening'.   

and on sunday find us again this year on the sidewalk in front of our favourite record shop, bis auf's messer for sommerfest! this year's festivities will feature an ausstellungseröffnung with photos by janina gallert and johannes türstig. we are stoked!!

  

9. Juli! - cancelled...

*the rain isn't consistent, but with the wind it's just a little more than paper zines can handle...

our most confusing map yet?  find us if it's not raining....

 

8 + 9. November!

Yes Yes Yes!!! 

6. Juli!

our friends at bis auf's messer are having a little party and we'll be there!

recap!

the good people of zinefest berlin took such great care of our beloved lounge over the festival weekend and we were so happy and surprised to be re-united with the lounge, plus a few new additions to our catalogue!  

this past summer was a transitional year for us as we made slow, tentative moves out of our home kiez, but look for us over the coming, chillier months at markets and house shows!

stay warm and read!  x

26-27. Oktober!

it's that time of year again.  we're so excited about this year's zinefest that we'll have the lounge open for the whole weekend!
zinefest berlin
facebook event!

14. September!

recycled creativity festival starts today in berlin and the lesen lounge will join the party on 14 september from 15:00-18:00 at wagenburg löhmuehle!

22. August!

recent fails have us staying close to HQ, come say hi!

13. August! DO OVER!

let's try this again....

 

8. August! - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN!

find us in a secret corner of berlin for a chilled out and quiet read....

20. Juli!

the amazing zine fest berlin is having an outdoor summer fair!  it's in one of berlin's best parks, so (of course) we'll be there!

5. Juli!

9. Juni!

let's review!

 

the first year of the lesen lounge has been so great, and once i archive this review of our short past, i'm going to get started on this summer's schedule!

to start, i'd like to tell the story of how the lesen lounge actually came to be.  it includes two incredible women that helped bring the project to fruition.  

my dear friend ina knew that i had this plan percolating in my brain, but i didn't quite know how to make it happen.  thanks to her community organizing know-how and ability to translate this project to a slightly confused panel of berlin community grant-givers (see the bottom of this page), we gained their confidence and were awarded the funding to build the project. 

it was then in the hands of the incredible carpenter and artist cati egger to build the amazing, modular box you see above and in all the pictures.  this wasn't an easy task and after grappling with numerous sketches - taking into consideration that it would be a 5'2" me pulling this around *mostly* flat berlin - the final low and sturdy fold-up design emerged!

a special thanks to both of them from the bottom of my paper heart.

* * * * *

   
the attention we received over the last 10 months was international and overwhelming...

from those who wrote about us, 

to those who invited me to explain my intentions,  

and those who put us in a book!

there was also all the friends and blogs who mentioned us and encouraged visitors and berliners alike to find us in whatever corner of kreuzberg we were hanging out for the afternoon.  and all the special events that invited us to be a part of things over the colder months.

of course, the best surprises came in meeting zinesters from all over europe and the donations from veteran makers and new ones who were inspired to do so for the project!

we're updating the zine list over the next week and i can't wait to see where we go in 2013!



 

16. December!

come enjoy a little holiday cheer with us at a little pop-up market inside the brand new h.q. of Miasmah & Sonic Pieces!  aside from some really nice objects - drinks, music and the lesen lounge will be there for those who need a little break.

facebook event is HERE!

4. November!

the lesen lounge will be at zinefest berlin this sunday!  we're pretty thrilled to have artist and zine contributor, liz little, riding the lounge over to zinefest for us this weekend. 

full details about this year's zinefest can be found on facebook HERE!

26. Oktober!

this friday we move inside and temporarily pare down to our more dreamy editions.  5 berlin-based artists represent the TRAUMWELT in this one-day exhibition with the lesen lounge on hand to do a little further exploration.

the exhibition will run from 16.00 to 23.00 at Lausitzer Str. 10 (furthest back hof) in kreuzberg.  (FACEBOOK EVENT)