The Vienna coffee house has world reputation. In their cooperative project design> neue strategien MAK and departure had this important cultural and social crossroads investigated. Under the direction of coffee house expert Gregor Eichinger and the guidance of raumlaborberlin, Antenna Design NY, and Studio Andrea Branzi, Milan, new approaches were worked out (Phase I). These will now be tested as an experiment during the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK (until 16.10.). Seeing to the real coffee house business will be the Vienna professional group of coffee houses and the Club of Viennese Coffee
House Owners. Waiter, please ...!

With the MAK DESIGN NITE, a further accompanying exhibition will
open, in the MAK DESIGN SPACE, that will show the development
process of Phase I and evaluate the test period of Phase II (until
13 October). The research project will then be documented in a
publication.