Passionswege 2013 — Archiv 2013 — Vienna Design Week

Experimental, extraordinary design projects developed in cooperation with Viennese producers and shops – these are the Passionswege that have become a core fascination of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. This was demonstrated not least in the latest Passionswege exhibition “WerkStadt Vienna” with outstanding projects taken from the last seven years and shown in Helsinki, Vienna, Milan and most recently Rotterdam.

Rules of play in the Passionswege: part Austrian, part international designers are brought together with Viennese producers and shops in order to realise a project in an open process, free of market pressure but with all the more “passion”. They intervene and experiment, use workshops, reflect the history of business enterprises. The results are then presented in charming shops and workshops, waiting to be roamed through by the public.

All the installations can be viewed from 27 September to 5 October at the relevant opening hours. In addition, on two evenings/afternoons visitors can enjoy a cocktail on the business premises in the presence of the designers.

The Passionswege are sponsored by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce.

Bertille & Mathieu

Passionswege

Work-in-Progress

Bertille & Mathieu (F/CH) at J. & L. Lobmeyr

J. & L. Lobmeyr, Bertille & Mathieu

27.9.–5.10.2013

It will soon be 200 years since the master glazer Josef Lobmeyr opened his first shop in Vienna, and the former purveyor to the Court has to this day remained a major global player in the manufacture of chandeliers and glass. The duo Bertille + Mathieu are basing their project on a seeming analogy:

PW 2013, Chmara.Rosinke bei Wäscheflott

Passionswege

Presentation

chmara.rosinke (AT/PL) at Wäscheflott

Wäscheflott, chmara.rosinke

27.9.–5.10.2013

Ever since 1948, the Viennese manufactory of Wäscheflott has been a household name for bespoke shirts and the production of underwear and linens. In their Passionswege project, the designer duo chmara.rosinke focus less on the select Wäscheflott products than far more on the evolutionary process of … more

PW 2013, Hilda Hellström bei Fessler Kamine

Passionswege

Presentation

Hilda Hellström (SE) at E. Fessler Tiled Stoves

Fessler Kamine, Hilda Hellström

27.9.–5.10.2013

E. Fessler, a family business, has been dealing in stove tiles and tiled stoves for more than 200 years. Formerly purveyor to the Court, its products can be found in the Vienna Hofburg and Schönbrunn Palace. The Swedish designer Hilda Hellström now shows an installation as a poetic translation of … more

PW 2013, Oscar Wanless bei Riess

Passionswege

Presentation

Oscar Wanless (UK) at Riess Enamelware/Festival Headquarters

RIESS KELOmat GmbH, Oscar Wanless

27.9.–6.10.2013

For more than eighty years now the Ybbsitz firm of Riess has been a specialist for enamelware. But the roots of the family business can be traced back to an iron pan smithy founded in 1550. The British designer Oscar Wanless is now researching the field to find unconventional forms of enamelware … more

Sebastian Herkner

Passionswege

Presentation

Sebastian Herkner (DE) at Zur Schwäbischen Jungfrau

Zur Schwäbischen Jungfrau, Sebastian Herkner

27.9.–5.10.2013

The Schwäbische Jungfrau (The Swabian Maiden) has been a household word since 1720 for high-quality table and bed linen. Originally a market stall on Kohlmarkt, the old-established concern now has its headquarters on Graben. Its speciality: elaborately crafted monograms and embroidery. Formerly a … more

PW 2013, Sebastian Zachl bei Donauer Lampenschirme

Passionswege

Presentation

Sebastian Zachl (AT) at Donauer Lampshades

Donauer Design Lampenschirme, Sebastian Zachl

27.9.–5.10.2013

The Donauer company has been designing, making and restoring lampshades for forty years now and its repertoire ranges over series production of lampshades all the way to individual light solutions. The young Austrian designer Sebastian Zachl now draws inspiration firstly from the sculptural quality … more

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/ Kollektiv Fischka