CREW CALL-SIGN // [CBE]FOUNDED 1994Cologne, Germany

CITY BRIGHTENING EXPERTS

Rhineland Intercity Rail Lines, Architectural Color-Block Burners & Clean German Design

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Brightening the industrial urban expanse through disciplined typography and vivid color.

Formed in Cologne in 1994, City Brightening Experts (CBE) turned the heavy rail corridors and concrete underpasses of the Rhineland into outdoor galleries of monumental scale and sharp German design.

▶ NOW PLAYING: Graffiti Train CologneOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[CBE] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1750+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER1

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS7

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED22

[CBE] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1994

COMPLETE [CBE] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1994)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [CBE] WRITERS ROSTER (1 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

SEMOR

[CBE] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (1)

@SEMORCBE Master Writer, Abstract Typographer & European ExhibitioCologne, Germany • Active since 1994

[CBE]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

SEMOR has represented CBE since 1994, transitioning from hard-hitting trainline burners to sophisticated geometric murals and gallery exhibitions across Europe.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Belton Molotow

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🛍️ @SEMOR SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [CBE] CREW STOREFRONT

[CBE] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [CBE] (CITY BRIGHTENING EXPERTS) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

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Looking for individual member drops? Each [CBE] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[CBE] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1994

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[CBE] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1994

Official [CBE] (CITY BRIGHTENING EXPERTS) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [CBE] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Cologne, Germany • Est. 1994" hem tag.

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[CBE] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[CBE] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [CBE] CITY BRIGHTENING EXPERTS's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [CBE] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[CBE] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[CBE] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [CBE] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[CBE] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[CBE] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [CBE] (CITY BRIGHTENING EXPERTS) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Cologne, Germany.

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[CBE] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (1)

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MAD OLD SCHOOL BURNER 🔥 #graffiti #graffitiart #shorts by SEMOR (CBE • CGN)

YOUTUBE // 06:30 REELWildstyle & Burners

105 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Cologne, Germany

@SEMOR [CBE • CGN CREW]

110ft × 16ft

MAD OLD SCHOOL BURNER 🔥 #graffiti #graffitiart #shorts

MAD OLD SCHOOL BURNER 🔥 #graffiti #graffitiart #shorts — SEMOR has represented CBE since 1994, transitioning from hard-hitting trainline burners to sophisticated geometric murals and gallery exhibitions across Europe.

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