Archiv 2009 — Vienna Design Week

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Kids

ZOOM Children’s Museum: How is a Product Made?

aws designteam

10.10.2009, 11am

Together with ZOOM Children’s Museum the Ö1-Kinderuni and schau art magazine will be putting on a talk for children on the subject of design. The product designer Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (A), who has created an electric guitar made out of hamp and do-it-yourself lamps, will describe the … more

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Tour

Timeless Vessels (MAK Special Guided Tour)

7.10.2009, 4.30pm

Objects of daily use – from the Middle Ages into the nineteenth century – prove that for them, the maxim “Form follows function” also holds true. Guide: Elisabeth Schmuttermeier (MAK Curator for Metal and the Vienna Werkstätte Archives)

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Exhibition

How much less is more?

forum mozartplatz – raum für wirtschaft und kultur, Studio Dankl, Julia Landsiedl + | Strategic Design & Storytelling

6.10.2009, 7pm

An exhibition on design for and the homes and needs of the elderly … curated by DANKLHAMPEL and Julia Landsiedl (jeplus, A)

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Walter Thaler (IT) at Rudolf Scheer & Söhne, Makers of Custom Shoes

6.10.2009, 6pm

Since 1816, the finest leather has been fashioned with handcrafted precision into perfectly formed footwear for a discerning clientele at the makers of custom shoes Rudolf Scheer & Söhne. The work is carried out here with the simplest of tools, but for that, with all the more know-how and an almost … more

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Presentation

Walter Knoll Showroom Opening at Grünbeck’s

Grünbeck Einrichtungen

8.10.2009, 5.45pm

Markus Benz (CEO of Walter Knoll AG, D) and EOOS (A, designers of many successful models for Walter Knoll) will be speaking about the creation of “living landscape” and the “poetic analysis”, followed by the opening party in the showrooms and courtyard, with sounds of Radio Superfly.fm and the … more

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Talk

How to Market Design Consultancy Services

designaustria, designforum Wien

7.10.2009, 5pm

Lecture by well-known design consultant Shan Preddy (GB).

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Talks

Talk

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Talks - Arts or Crafts?

9.10.2009, 1pm

The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Talks will take place in a lecture and discussion format developed by the Neigungsgruppe Design. This year’s topic “Arts or Crafts?” will deal with the tendency, particularly among new designers, to turn towards manual, “analogue” methods of production. Where does this … more

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Laboratory

Presentation

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Laboratory

1.10.2009, 10am

The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Laboratory invites you to follow the design process live and to look over the shoulders of the designers. Creatives from a wide range of disciplines will be working in the “show laboratory” from 1-10 October 2009. Overlapping and meeting form a substantial part of the … more

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Debut

Exhibition

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Debut

2.10.2009, 7pm

With this new format for young Austrian designers the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK provides ten new designers with the opportunity of publicly displaying their works. The projects, chosen by an independent jury, will be presented in an empty market stall at the Vorgartenmarkt. Designers: Stefan Barac … more

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Film

Useless (2007, R: Jia Zhangke, 80 Min.)

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

10.10.2009, 9.30pm

The award-winning feature film “Useless” employs a powerful poetic style and explores the effects on our lives and landscapes of our insatiable hunger for changes in fashion and style.

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Carte Blanche

Exhibition

TU Wien: robots@home

7.10.2009, 7pm

Fifteen students of the Vienna Technical University have been occupied with the possible applications of robots in fields such as the city, the airport, shops, school, the garden, and the flat.

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Tina Lehner (A) at Meisterkürschner Weinberger’s

Tina Lehner

2.10.2009, 6pm

What is on display at the old-established master furrier Weinberger’s in the Stuwer quarter is . . . Is that really a cute little poodle lying there – made into a bedside rug? One of those (usually) older ladies’ darlings and the pride of every poodle parlour? No, it’s not real, but a stuffed … more

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Exhibition

Thomas Feichtner: Reset

Stamm, Thomas Feichtner

6.10.2009, 6.30pm

That contemporary design and production by manufacturingcan complement each other is demonstrated by “Reset”. Combining such varied materials as silver, crystal, and porcelain, the Linz-based designer Thomas Feichtner (A) forgoes the classical characteristics of a table service.

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Presentation

The Making of the Aromapot – dottings work for Riess Email

3.10.2009, 3pm

The Vienna design studio dottings (A) has developed three new product lines in enamel for RIESS KELOmat, that with their gorgeous colour schemes and up-to-date sustainable production are able to counter the dusty image of the “granny pots”. Besides the Aromapots, the making-of exhibition "Wie … more

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Exhibition

The Freitag Brothers featuring mask.ot Freddie: Urban Gardening

Walking-Chair Design Studio

1.10.2009, 7pm

“Urban Gardening” is an exhibition/installation by the designer brothers and bag producers Daniel und Markus Freitag (CH), who have been concerned with the public space for years. Urban gardening originally employed guerrilla tactics to direct our consciousness towards the dreadful plight of our … more

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Exhibition

Tech „Know“ Logie 2009

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

5.10.2009, 5pm

In this show by students of the Institute for Aesthetics and Art History, Education, and Communication (Prof. James Skone), a cross-section of the works by the students from the disciplines of wood, ceramics, metal, and paper will be on display.

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Exhibition

Swarovski Crystal Palace presents work by Arik Levy: Chaton Superstructures and Table Scape Jewellery

30.9.2009, 5pm

Pieces from the pioneering exhibition “Osmosis” with works by Arik Levy (IL/F) will be revealed. Two Chaton Superstructures will be displayed in the court yard of the Liechtenstein Museum during VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. In addition, TableScape Jewellery in marble and wire frame will be exhibited at … more

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Stadtalphabet. Wien von A bis Z

Wien Museum

7.10.2009, 7pm

The graphic designer Martin Ulrich Kehrer (A) has photographed thousands of inscriptions and shop signs in Vienna. In addition he will be displaying cement blocks with cast letters whose typographical models can be found again in the photos: a varied city alphabet with Viennese history.

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Sausagefence Group (HU ) at WOKA Lamps Vienna

1.10.2009, 6.22pm

Not just any lamps are produced at WOKA Lamps Vienna, but rather, the entire cultural history of lighting objects is retraced: historical reproductions, with the emphasis on the Vienna workshops, are made entirely by hand here, in part even with original tools. With their project the Sausagefence … more

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Presentation

Room Service – Afternoon Tea with Chocolate Cake and POLKA

POLKA

7.10.2009, 6pm

The Hotel Altstadt Vienna and POLKA (A) invite you to come to the hotel rooms designed by Marie Rahm and Monica Singer to taste the newly created “Otto Cake”.

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Exhibition

Real-World Laboratory - Central European Design

quartier21/MQ

29.9.2009, 6pm

Produced for the St. Étienne International Design Biennial, this exhibition presents outstanding designs from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria. The show, conceptualized by the two Polish curators Czesława Frejlich and Magda Kochanowska (the Austrian contribution … more

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Presentation

please touch! – children’s furniture by perludi

das möbel > das geschäft, kidsroomZOOM

3.10.2009, 12pm

For many years das möbel has been the showplace for contemporary design from Austria and will be displaying please touch! by perludi. For the first time the brand new shelving unit “Pauli” will be presented – a logical continuation of their work with wood, loden, and child.

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Talk

Pecha Kucha Night Vienna supported by departure

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, Pecha Kucha Night Vienna

8.10.2009, 8.20pm

At the Pecha Kucha Night presentations will be quick and to the point – and running against the clock. Exciting talks from the fields of design, architecture, art, fashion, etc., will offer insight into the Vienna creative scene. Afterwards: chill-out and drinks.

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Talk

Open Architecture and Design

2.10.2009, 3pm

By way of lectures, the meeting will be dealing with advances in the domain of planning and urban development, architecture, and design. Practitioners and theoreticians from Great Britain, The Netherlands, and Austria will be presenting forward-looking concepts. Speakers: Merijn Oudenampsen, Usman … more

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Film

2008, Dir.: Gary Hustwit, c. 90 min.

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

5.10.2009, 9.30pm

Just as the future viability of our material world is becoming ever more dubious, the promise and purpose of design are being increasingly called into question. The documentary film “Objectified” deals with our relationship to objects and to the individuals who produce them.

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Exhibition

New Design University: Ein-Leuchten

New Design University (NDU) St. Pölten

9.10.2009, 12pm

A workshop and award ceremony of the New Design University, St.Pölten (NDU) within the framework of the BE CREATIVE! – Festival der Kreativität und Innovation. During the two-day festival, students from the branches of interior design and three-dimensional design will be developing original light … more

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Tour

Furniture as a Trophy (MAK Special Guided Tour)

6.10.2009, 4.30pm

Hunting trophies are often presented as furniture, even in modern ambiences: the examples range from the classic living designs of the 1920s with their animal hide coverings to the antler furniture design paraphrases with their beginnings in the 1980s. Guide: Sebastian Hackenschmidt (MAK Curator … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

mischer’traxler (A) at Rozet & Fischmeister Court Jewellers

mischer'traxler studio

6.10.2009, 6pm

The jewellers Rozet & Fischmeister, former imperial and royal suppliers and hence steeped in tradition, are known most of all for their silverware, but have recently begun once again to focus more on fine jewellery. The product and furniture designer pair mischer’traxler, alias Katharina Mischer … more

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Kids

Mini-MAK: Chair Stars

4.10.2009, 11am

The premiere of a new game revolving around the 10 stars of the MAK’s seating furniture collection. For children aged 4 and older.

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Kids

Mini-MAK: Animal Furniture

11.10.2009, 11am

From chairs in a zebra look and horned tables to lying on a leopard skin. For childen aged 4 and older.

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Exhibition

Michael Young – works in China

designfunktion Gesellschaft für moderne Büro- und Wohngestaltung GmbH.

1.10.2009, 8pm

Michael Young (GB/CN) is an established name in the international design scene with a wide variety of work – ranging from furniture, loudspeakers, sex toys and bicycles to fashion and interior design. Designfunktion for the first time in Europe presents his newest work from Hong Kong.

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Talk

greet – eat – meet: studio visits

designaustria, designforum Wien

7.10.2009, 1pm

Three members of designaustria will be offering a glimpse behind the scenes of their studios: concentrated information and all sorts of case studies and recipes for success.

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Max Lamb (GB ) at J. & L. Lobmeyr

J. & L. Lobmeyr

1.10.2009, 6pm

For his joint work with Lobmeyr, the British designer Max Lamb has applied a holistic approach to both the company and the subject of enhancing glass – and consequently has realised a project in each of the most important areas for Lobmeyr: glass blowing, cutting, and engraving. He is not concerned … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Marei Wollersberger (A) at the Vienna Augarten Porcelain Manufactory

6.10.2009, 6pm

The Vienna Augarten Porcelain Manufactory, with its almost 300-year history, is one of Vienna’s oldest factories still in existence that continues to produce handcrafted articles to this day. In her Passionswege project with Augarten, the designer Marei Wollersberger, originally from Graz and now … more

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Presentation

MAK Design Shop After Work Meeting Point featuring EOOS

MAK Design Shop

6.10.2009, 6pm

The universal degustation glass "Alberto’s Vineyard" by EOOS (A) for Alessi (I) resists the trend towards exaggerated differentiation in wine tasting and as a “tolerant object” invites the user to enter actively into the perception process. By simply turning the glass, surprising taste experiences … more

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MAK Design NITE 2009 - Recession Design

6.10.2009, 9pm

The designer collective RECESSION DESIGN (I) based in Milan will demonstrate – in the form of an interactive presentation – their ideas of socially relevant design, during which they will make ironic reference to the so-called “DIY design” (doit-yourself) and create objects in which the essential … more

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Main Street. Design without a Designer

WAGNER:WERK Museum Postsparkasse

5.10.2009, 7pm

The majority of good design is anonymous, regardless of its aesthetic quality. Objects associated with designer names are the exception to the rule. This show is meant to entice us to seek good design in the unknown and unlabelled. We simply haven’t been looking carefully enough!

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Lucie Koldová (CZ) at Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe

1.10.2009, 6pm

Tradition, pride, quality, remaining true to one’s principles, cultural heritage, a family legacy, aristocracy, passion, devotion – these are only a few of the general terms that occurred to the young Prague designer Lucie Koldová upon her first visit here to the tradition-conscious fine fabric … more

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Love Design – for the most wonderful hours in life …

KlausEngelhorn Depot

3.10.2009, 11am

As a cooperative effort between the Paris Design Galerie Slott (Exquise Design) and Design&Art, the exhibition “Love Design” uses numerous objects to delve into the many-facetted relationship between design and strong feelings – from love and sexuality to pain and back again.

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Carte Blanche

Presentation

Little Joe’s Gang: Illuminated T-Shirts

Studio Marco Dessí, aws designteam

8.10.2009, 6pm

Silkscreen-printed shirts designed by Marco Dessí (I) and displayed by Niki Weitzer (A) will be lit up and “worn” by displays designed by Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (A).

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Talk

Lecture Sissel Tolaas: Vienna Smells & Smells as Tools of Navigation and Communication

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

8.10.2009, 10am

Lecture by Sissel Tolaas, artist (Biennale Venedig 2009, visiting artist at der Graduate School of Design, Harvard University) and internationally reknown designer of fragrances.

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Talk

Lecture Peter Bilak: On Typography and Unrelated Matter

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

8.10.2009, 7pm

Lecture by typographer and curator Peter Bilak (SK/NL) on the occasion of the development of a font label for experimental typefaces www.enfontterrible.com.

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Workshop

Children's workshop - Pimp your Beverage Crate!

design°mobil

11.10.2009, 2pm

Have you ever sat on needles, woolen balls, artificial lawn or stones? In this workshop you will design and build a great seating object using a beverage crate and other materials.

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Workshop

Cool (Walking) Helpers

design°mobil

10.10.2009, 1.30pm

Take on the role of a designer and develop things that make life easier. These cool (walking) helpers should be special and fun when used. The designer duo DANKLHAMPEL (A) will present their walking stick "canella".

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Workshop

Children's workshop - On a Lemon Squeezer to the Moon

design°mobil

9.10.2009, 3pm

What does a lemon squeezer dream of? How to make a stool out of a matress? Playful exploration of the designed environment - from design classic to everyday object.

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Carte Blanche

Exhibition

DANKLHAMPEL and Julia Landsiedl (jeplus): A Design Audience in Sheltered Housing

Studio Dankl

3.10.2009, 3pm

What happens when your own living space is reduced to a very few square feet? What do you take with you, what do you leave behind? These are questions within the context of this project that Ms Frühbauer, Ms Porges, and Ms Wühr will answer in their own immediate living environment – their flats in … more

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je suis dada - between dream and reality

designforum Wien, designaustria

11.10.2009, 7pm

designaustria and the designforumWIEN present the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Guest Country Belgium with an exhibition which will display thirty contemporary designers from Belgium whose works are predominantly influenced by Surrealism and Dadaism. The objects bring smirks to the viewers’ faces before … more

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Talk

Idea generation

Bene

8.10.2009, 7.30pm

The panel discussion will deal with the following questions: Where do research, design, and industry meet in product development? What does product development or a design process begin with? Who are the players? And how are they dependent on each other? Participants: Jeremy Myerson (Director of … more

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Film

Helvetica (2007, R: Gary Hustwit, 90 Min.)

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

8.10.2009, 9.30pm

“Helvetica” follows the life of a dominating typeface in the context of a globally visual culture and poses the question, to what extent graphics and typeset are integrated into our daily lives.

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Film

Handmade Nation (2009, R: Faythe Levine)

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

7.10.2009, 9.30pm

In contrast to the opening film Objectified, “Handmade Nation” brings into question our having a fetish about manufactured objects – and reveals the broad spectrum of “do-it-yourself” and “handmade” cultures which will shake our faith in the world of designer goods.

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Carte Blanche

Exhibition

For Use/Numen: Tape Installation

NUMEN/FOR USE

2.10.2009, 5pm

By tirelessly wrapping a suspension construction with transparent tape, For Use/Numen (A/HR) will slowly attain a highly complex, amorphous, and closed surface structure that is reminiscent of growing organic forms. In addition, “Numen Light” light fixtures will be presented.

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Presentation

For Use/Numen: Tape Installation im Rado Store Vienna

Rado

1.10.2009, 7pm

The fascination of light, space, and matter will again be the subject in the Rado Store Vienna, which has created a unique atmosphere with its design as a mirrored cube. In 2009 the design collective For Use/Numen will display one of its fascinating tape installations.

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Sebastian Menschhorn: En suite

Sebastian Menschhorn

3.10.2009, 10am

“En suite” is the time-honoured term for things, in particular furniture, that go together – a set, an ensemble, an interior. The Vienna designer Sebastian Menschhorn (A) has radicalised this form of furnishing in his wonderfully anachronistic, and therefore modern, installation at mood, with a … more

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A Nice Room

rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content

3.10.2009, 11am

What happens to pieces of furniture when artists begin working with them will be shown by Rudi Molacek (A) in his exhibition “Ein netter Raum” (A Nice Room), with works by Meret Oppenheim, Maria Serebriakova, Georg Herold, Martin Kippenberger, Rudi Molacek, Man Ray und Gerwald Rockenschaub.

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Exhibition

Du Wo

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

6.10.2009, 5pm

This project by students of the International Summerschool 2008 (Marcus Bruckmann) has taken a neglected area on the Suzhou River in the centre of Shanghai as its subject of examination and has revealed the “Du Wo” design phenomenon as an intuitive and adaptive method of designing, with a … more

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Presentation

destilat: Magische Metamorphosen. The Glamour Of Transformation

Wohnsalon P

8.10.2009, 7pm

The design studio destilat (A) will be presenting its project of a light-emitting mirror. At the touch of a button, a cuboid block faced with mirrors on all sides is transformed into a piece of furniture that can appear just as austere and modern as sensual and opulent.

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Tour

designsafari wien

Az W – Architekturzentrum Wien

11.10.2009, 1.30pm

To close out the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, sonntags will set off on the fourth designsafari, this time in Vienna, visiting fascinating studios of local designers and a spectacular loft conversion, ending towards evening in a crowning finale at the designforumWIEN. Designsafaris from the sonntags … more

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Tour

designsafari budapest

Az W – Architekturzentrum Wien

2.10.2009, 1.30pm

This third sonntags designsafari will take you to numerous architectural highlights, impressive interiors, shops, restaurants, and bars, as well as to the Budapest Design Week. A city tour conducted by a local expert will show you “hidden treasures”, from historical landmarks to the new underground.

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Talk

Designing Education: About the Evaluation of 20 Years of Design and Technology

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

8.10.2009, 6pm

A Lecture by Kay Stables (GB), Head of the Department of Design and Technology Education, Goldsmiths College (GB). Organised by the Institute for Aesthetics and Art History, Education, and Communication (Prof. James Skone).

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Designing Education: Projekt DAE City

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

8.10.2009, 12pm

Students of DAE – Design, Architecture, and Environment for Art Education will be presenting in conjunction with MIK – Mission Ignition Kagran – design solutions of bicycle stands, barriers, and demarcations at the Genochmarkt in Stadlau.

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Talk

design.werkstatt: Healthcare Design

Technisches Museum Wien

9.10.2009, 4pm

Before its official opening, exhibits from the autumn show "Body check – High Tech für die Gesundheit" will be discussed, and accompanied by a developer from the healthcare branch, the latest medical equipment and procedures for prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and their design will be offered for … more

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Design Tradition – The First Step

rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content

3.10.2009, 11am

Three Vienna art and design dealers have redefined the judgements of historical and authentic Austrian creations, employing criterias they have researched and developed. In a preview for the Cologne Fine Art & Antiques Fair they will give ten examples of exceptional design, made in Austria. A joint … more

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Talk

The Artist as a Designer: Walking a Fine Line

4.10.2009, 11am

A panel discussion within the scope of the show "Wiener Musterzimmer" (Viennese Model Rooms) with breakfast and a creative programme for children. Participants: Rüdiger Andorfer (Belvedere, A), Dieter Bogner (art historian, A), Brigitte Jank (President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, A) … more

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Party

departure Look/Book Release Party

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

9.10.2009, 7.30pm

The departure Look/Book 2009 presented on this evening is the annual tour of Vienna’s creative scene and has devoted itself to the projects promoted by departure. Austrian and international authors cast light on the scenes, tendencies, and trends from the … creative industries.

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departure - Speed Dating with the Experts

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

8.10.2009, 5.30pm

Selected experts from the pool of specialists at departure will be answering questions from entrepreneurs in the creative industries or anyone who would like to become one. Know-how from the areas of law, taxes and marketing will be conveyed in a relaxed atmosphere. For one symbolic euro you can … more

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Exhibition

Dejana Kabiljo: theUnREAD

2.10.2009, 5pm

The objects by Dejana Kabiljo (A) seek innovations on the level of human behaviour and explore idiosyncrasies, bad habits, small fetishes, and obsessions. The bookshelf system theUNREAD wakes the inspiration resting deep in the inner recesses of a library.

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Talk

Das TING

2.10.2009, 10am

Das TING is an organically growing body of knowledge that is dedicated to the subjects of design, innovation, and creation and invites schoolchildren, parents, and teachers to take part. By virtue of its Web 2.0 functionality, the lexicon offers interaction between users. In an open space there … more

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DANKLHAMPEL und Robert Rüf: Living in Crisis

4.10.2009, 6pm

At the Hofmobiliendepot (Imperial Furniture Collection) two design positions will devote themselves to the subject of living in crisis. With a touch of humour, DANKLHAMPEL (A) with their "Leichter Leben" (Living Easier) have approached creative space solutions for life crisis situations. The … more

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Tour

Cute Puppies. Young Austrian Designers (MAK Special Guided Tour)

9.10.2009, 4.30pm

An exhibition within the framework of “design > neue strategien”. A collaboration between MAK and departure. Curated by Fabrica/Omar Vulpinari (I), with works by Marian Grabmayer (A), Chieko Mori+Oliver Grimm (A), Valerie Gudenus (A), Dejana Kabiljo (HR/A), Kristian Kloeckl (A), POLKA (A) and … more

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Convergent Design

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

1.10.2009, 10am

The exhibition shows work by students of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, department of Industrial Design II (Professor Hartmut Esslinger).

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Passionswege

Exhibition

breadedEscalope (A) at wildwuchs – der Blumenladen im 2ten

breadedEscalope

2.10.2009, 6pm

BreadedEscalope are putting a new face on the flower shop wildwuchs and are also packaging a critical observation of our consumer behaviour in an amusing role play: unlimited and ready availability, as well as the “convenience” of goods, has become the norm in the food sector and corresponds to our … more

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Presentation

bkm: New Veneers

bkm design working group

1.10.2009, 7pm

The courage to experiment and the appraisal of mistakes as a starting point for innovation provide the source of the new veneers by the design studio bkm (A), in collaboration with RoHol / Rosenauer Holzverarbeitung (A). This change in approach has brought about completely new surfaces and artistic … more

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Talk

Best Age Design

forum mozartplatz – raum für wirtschaft und kultur, Studio Dankl

6.10.2009, 7pm

Our society is getting older and older, but also more discriminating, free spending, and hedonistic. The relevance of the new target group the “best agers” and the exploitation of the “silver-haired market” by designers and architects, are the central theme of the discussion. Podium discussion:

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bejeweled – Industrial Design Meets Jewellery

Schullin Wien

1.10.2009, 6.30pm

Nine industrial design students have enrolled for the workshop “bejewelled”, a project of Schullin jewellers with the University of Applied Arts Vienna.The results are quite impressive: from rings whose parts seem to float into each other to chaotic-appearing design elements in bracelets and … more

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Exhibition

Artemide modern classic

2.10.2009, 5pm

Artemide modern classic The “modern classic” exhibition is made up of 18 light fixtures, designed by the most famous Italian designers and architects of the 1960s. As cult objects today, they exemplify the first decade in the history of the manufacturer and most of all, the international success of … more

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African Stools – Mentors of Modernity!

HABARI

3.10.2009, 12pm

This exhibition shows the close connection between African stools and the creations by wellknown Western designers. It is the opener for the HABARI competition: "Take a Seat – Make a Seat", designing sustainable seating furnitures.

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Adrien Rovero (CH ) at the Leather Manufacturer Posenanski

2.10.2009, 6pm

Whoever knows Posenanski knows one thing: a range of products and services is offered here that is unique – from the production and repair of leather goods to their restoration – and everything in between. For some time now the owner, Thomas Posenanski, has also been in possession of a … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (A) with Petz Hornmanufaktur at R. Horn’s Wien

aws designteam

6.10.2009, 6pm

Until less than a hundred years ago, important articles of daily use, among them buttons and combs, were made of horn. It was only during the course of the twentieth century that Bakelite and celluloid presented horn with its first competition; the development of the first synthetic materials … more

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Presentation

A Guide Magazine

10.10.2009, 6pm

The new A Guide Magazine represents a link between creativity and economy. At its core are unusual success stories of entrepreneurs who have tread new paths in managing money and in their lives by means of creativity and innovation. The first issue is devoted to the subject of crafts and contains a … more