Programme Partner 2014 — Archiv 2014

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Exhibition

amm – architects make furniture

TU Graz, Institut für Raumgestaltung

26.9.–3.10.2014

The Institute for Interior Design in the Graz University of Technology (TU) has a studio for furniture prototypes. The objective is to achieve a collaboration of craftspeople, architects and students for producing practical yet state-of-the-art furniture. Its value lies in the use of regionally … more

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Guided Tour

Audiotour: Fasan.Hören

GB*3/11

3.10.2014, 2.30pm

As part of the celebration of Landstraße as the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK’S focus district, the GB*3/11 presents the first “Audiotour Fasan.hören”. Using audio recordings, residents of the Fasan District take you through their neighbourhood and to special places. Visitors can join the audio-tour and are … more

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Presentation

BD Barcelona Design meets Jaime Hayon

Stamm

26.9.–4.10.2014

The BD Barcelona Design was founded as an act of rebellion initiated by a group of young architects – this was in 1972. Since then, BD has been counted among the avantgarde in furniture design. In turn, Jaime Hayon is one of the most interesting figures on the younger Spanish design scene. A … more

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Exhibition

Bernhard Hausegger: POLYESTER

26.9.–5.10.2014

Bernhard Hausegger gives a home to discarded chairs. He analyses their language of forms and explores variations. He adapts them with polyester, the material associated in the 1960s and 1970s with architectural fantasies of omnipotence. The material enables him to take away the bearing joints of … more

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Presentation

Design Days on the Ring

Ringstrassen-Galerien

1.10.2014, 10am

From the first to the fourth of October, the RingstrassenGalerien, an enterprise designed by internationally renowned architects such as Wilhelm Holzbauer and Georg Lippert, are hosting the concept exhibition “A day in the life”. In partnership with designaustria they are showing three rooms for … more

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Blurring the Boundaries

26.9.–4.10.2014

Current trends, whether in art or the design scene, are tending towards an increasing blurring of earlier boundaries. What factors are encouraging this development, what does this trend mean for both genres? Nicolaus Schafhausen, director of the Kunsthalle Wien, discusses this and other issues with … more

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Presentation

Co-Creating Tomorrow  

Bene

26.9.–3.10.2014

Creating the future together: cooperation and collaboration are becoming more and more important – and enable innovation and further development. The exciting challenges in the new world of work will be discussed by designers, architects and entrepreneurs in the Bene Expert Talk Session. People who … more

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Work-in-Progress

COLLECTIVE FURNITURE – Let’s create together

Neue Wiener Werkstätte

26.9.–4.10.2014

Collective Furniture is a new, public, product-finding process that appeals to people who wish to follow the evolution of a piece of furniture and, what is more, take an active part in the design process. As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the design studio breadedEscalope and the Neue Wiener … more

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Workshop

COLLECTIVE FURNITURE – Workshop and Expert Talk

Neue Wiener Werkstätte

30.9.2014, 5pm–7pm

Collective Furniture is a new, public, product-finding process that appeals to people who wish to follow the evolution of a piece of furniture and, what is more, take an active part in the design process. As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the design studio breadedEscalope and the Neue Wiener … more

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Exhibition

Cosima Reif – The Funny Thing About Design…

Walking-Chair Design Studio

27.9.–5.10.2014

From ironic to alienating, but always a blast: in her monumental manga Cosima Reif, illustrator, author and Viennese by choice, turns her attention to design and designers, design anecdotes and design analysis. Star architects, fashion designers, even nail designers – for her simply stuff she can … more

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Presentation

Cut Carat

rausgebrannt

26.9.–5.10.2014

In pop-up books you open a page and, abracadabra! you have a three-dimensional artwork made of paper. The furniture of rausgebrannt functions after the same principle. The so-called Cut-Carat pieces are flat, but can be transformed into stable objects with a couple of hand movements. Constructed as … more

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Exhibition

departure/MAK d>nite: Tomorrow Is… Tonite

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

30.9.2014, 7pm

This evening – Tonite – marks the opening of departure’s anniversary exhibition, an interactive installation that illuminates, raises or deliberately leaves open questions about creative work yesterday, today and tomorrow. As part of the cooperation design>neue strategien by MAK and departure, the … more

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Presentation

Cake’s New Dress

Café Landtmann, Lucy.D

26.9.–5.10.2014

Berndt Querfeld, manager of the Café Landtmann, and the designers of LUCY.D, Ambrosz and Santorso, take up the challenge of “How to interpret cakes for diverse occasions that are contemporary and devoid of kitsch?” The cakes provide a veritable field of experiment, cut with water jet, the surfaces … more

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Presentation

Der neue Twingo

Renault Wien

26.9.–5.10.2014

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Presentation

The Red Carpet

Beate von Harten, Atelier für Textildesign, Restaurierung, Konservierung

26.9.–3.10.2014

The Beate von Harten Atelier invites guests to seek out their personal carpet or their personal tapestry for floor or wall. The common goal is to find the relation of the piece to one’s own living environment, which might involve a favourite meadow, the garden of one’s childhood, or the longing for … more

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Presentation

Design meets Ergonomics

Neudoerfler Office Systems

26.9.–3.10.2014

Office concepts and design no longer cancel each other out – ergonomics are a must in modern worlds of work. But how do we integrate design into the office without disturbing work flow, and also maintain the balance of communication and concentration zones? Three workshops make design and … more

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Workshop

Design meets Ergonomics – Workshops

Neudoerfler Office Systems

3.10.2014, 11am–12.30pm

Office concepts and design no longer cancel each other out – ergonomics are a must in modern worlds of work. But how do we integrate design into the office without disturbing work flow, and also maintain the balance of communication and concentration zones? Three workshops make design and … more

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Discussion

Design meets Ergonomics - Podium Discussion and Chill Out

Neudoerfler Office Systems

3.10.2014, 4pm

Office concepts and design no longer cancel each other out – ergonomics are a must in modern worlds of work. But how do we integrate design into the office without disturbing work flow, and also maintain the balance of communication and concentration zones? Three workshops make design and … more

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Presentation

Designed everywhere –made in Italy!

Formabilio

26.9.–5.10.2014

Formabilio is an Italian brand producing furniture, lighting and home accessories designed by creative minds from all over the world, chosen by a community of design enthusiasts, manufactured by top quality Italian companies and sold online on the web-platform formabilio.com. During the festival … more

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Presentation

DESIGNER’S NEWS: STUDIO FORMAFANTASMA, MEGUMI & DAISAKU ITO

MAK Design Shop

30.9.2014, 6pm

The MAK Design Shop is Vienna’s hot spot for distinctive design products. Select international and young Austrian design, classics and new discoveries, also specially developed editions make up the top-quality repertoire, which, in contrast to the objects in the museum, can be touched and tried … more

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Presentation

DESIGNER’S NEWS: STUDIO FORMAFANTASMA, MEGUMI & DAISAKU ITO

MAK Design Shop

4.10.2014, 7pm–9pm

The MAK Design Shop is Vienna’s hot spot for distinctive design products. Select international and young Austrian design, classics and new discoveries, also specially developed editions make up the top-quality repertoire, which, in contrast to the objects in the museum, can be touched and tried … more

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The Small Originals - At Radetzkyplatz

WerK Nussbaumer

4.10.2014, 4pm–7pm

The werKstatt of Katja & Werner Nussbaumer in the 7th District in Vienna is an experimental workshop which over the years has produced a great diversity of high-quality pieces, mainly furniture, and delivered them throughout Europe. WerK is showing “the small originals” at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK … more

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The Small Originals – At Siebensternplatz

WerK Nussbaumer

2.10.2014, 4pm–7pm

The werKstatt of Katja & Werner Nussbaumer in the 7th District in Vienna is an experimental workshop which over the years has produced a great diversity of high-quality pieces, mainly furniture, and delivered them throughout Europe. WerK is showing “the small originals” at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK … more

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The Small Originals – At Schwarzenbergplatz

WerK Nussbaumer

27.9.2014, 4pm–7pm

The werKstatt of Katja & Werner Nussbaumer in the 7th District in Vienna is an experimental workshop which over the years has produced a great diversity of high-quality pieces, mainly furniture, and delivered them throughout Europe. WerK is showing “the small originals” at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK … more

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The Small Originals – in Front of Stadtkino in the Künstlerhaus

WerK Nussbaumer

3.10.2014, 4pm

The werKstatt of Katja & Werner Nussbaumer in the 7th District in Vienna is an experimental workshop which over the years has produced a great diversity of high-quality pieces, mainly furniture, and delivered them throughout Europe. WerK is showing “the small originals” at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK … more

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Presentation

THE POETRY OF PRECISION

TREWIT

26.9.–4.10.2014

The works of the Hannes Wettstein Studio are architectural, logical and full of poetry. So it is not surprising that the long-established and richly traditional company of Wittmann, which stands for timeless elegance and precise workmanship, was enthusiastic about a collaboration. This was so … more

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Exhibition

Opening curated by_vienna 2014: The Century of the Bed

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

2.10.2014, 6pm–9pm

The digitalisation of all areas of life means that work has gone back into the home and, in the final consequence, to bed. This has long ceased to be the place to retreat to and relax in, but is now the landscape of globally networked activities. The influence on architecture and design is … more

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Exhibition

FRUGAL COLLECTION CAPE TOWN

rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content

26.9.–4.10.2014

Célia Picard and Hannes Schreckensberger spent six busy weeks in the townships of Cape Town, the World Design Capital 2014. Together with local craftspeople, the Studio Célia-Hannes developed several pieces of frugal furniture adapted to living conditions there. The pieces from the “Frugal … more

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Exhibition

FRUGAL COLLECTION CAPE TOWN - Exhibition Tour

rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content

3.10.2014, 6pm

Célia Picard and Hannes Schreckensberger spent six busy weeks in the townships of Cape Town, the World Design Capital 2014. Together with local craftspeople, the Studio Célia-Hannes developed several pieces of frugal furniture adapted to living conditions there. The pieces from the “Frugal … more

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Presentation

Guided Tours through the Workshops

Kohlmaier

26.9.–4.10.2014

Architects and designers appreciate the experience and creative, innovative spirit of our family enterprise. Our long-standing handicraft tradition and state-of-the-art technology ensure that designs and one-off products materialise which are finished in all kinds of leather or fabric so that each … more

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Presentation

Guided Tours through the Workshops

Kohlmaier

26.9.2014, 4pm

Architects and designers appreciate the experience and creative, innovative spirit of our family enterprise. Our long-standing handicraft tradition and state-of-the-art technology ensure that designs and one-off products materialise which are finished in all kinds of leather or fabric so that each … more

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Presentation

Guided Tours through the Workshops

Kohlmaier

27.9.2014, 10am

Architects and designers appreciate the experience and creative, innovative spirit of our family enterprise. Our long-standing handicraft tradition and state-of-the-art technology ensure that designs and one-off products materialise which are finished in all kinds of leather or fabric so that each … more

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Presentation

Guided Tours through the Workshops

Kohlmaier

4.10.2014, 10am

Architects and designers appreciate the experience and creative, innovative spirit of our family enterprise. Our long-standing handicraft tradition and state-of-the-art technology ensure that designs and one-off products materialise which are finished in all kinds of leather or fabric so that each … more

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Exhibition

FURNITURE & INTERIOR – Professor Halabala Award 2013

Slowakisches Institut in Wien

29.9.–3.10.2014

The exhibition presents a selection of 114 projects from the 9th year of International Student Competition in Furniture and Interior Design. The competition was attended by 13 art colleges from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Belgium. The international jury, consisting of 11 … more

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dottings

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Exhibition

GOODGOODS

dottings Industrial Design

27.9.–5.10.2014

GOODGOODs are utility objects for life and household – produced by people of physical disability or with mental illnesses, organised by Austrian designers. 9 design studios conceived useful products for 10 integrative workshops. Bottle openers, bags, pegging games, brushes, boxes, baskets, cooking … more

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Guided Tour

Local Tour: Urban Development Time Trip in Erdberg

GB*3/11

27.9.2014, 2pm–4pm

Wolfgang Kiselka of the GB*3/11 is the pathfinder through the different stages of Vienna’s urban development. The object in view is Erdberg – a part of this year’s focus district of Landstraße – because here visitors can discover all the elements of Vienna’s urban development. The stroll through … more

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Exhibition

Border

Balassi Institut – Collegium Hungaricum Wien

3.10.2014, 10am–6pm

1989 was the magic year of the political turnaround in Eastern and Central Europe and also the opening of the Austrian-Hungarian border. But a lively exchange was already taking place between the people of Austria and Hungary in the years prior to this. The exhibition of the Collegium Hungaricum in … more

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Presentation

HANNA KRÜGER. [THE COLLECTION ] a collective structure

26.9.–5.10.2014

In her experiment “Stapeln+Addieren” (Stacking and Adding), the Berlin designer Hanna Krüger rearranges and combines already existing products so as to explore the potential of private and public collections for the individual’s practical design method. Last year during the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK the … more

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Presentation

Intelligenza delle Mani

Poltrona Frau Wien

26.9.–4.10.2014

We have scarcely crossed the threshold into the flagship store before our noses thrill to the fine fragrance of leather, transporting us into the domain of the world champion of upholstered furniture Poltrona Frau. Traditional handicraft coupled with state-of-the-art design ideas are the secrets of … more

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Intelligenza delle Mani – Craft Performance

Poltrona Frau Wien

26.9.2014, 2pm–9pm

We have scarcely crossed the threshold into the flagship store before our noses thrill to the fine fragrance of leather, transporting us into the domain of the world champion of upholstered furniture Poltrona Frau. Traditional handicraft coupled with state-of-the-art design ideas are the secrets of … more

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Presentation

Intelligenza delle Mani - Craft Performance

Poltrona Frau Wien

27.9.2014, 10am–3pm

We have scarcely crossed the threshold into the flagship store before our noses thrill to the fine fragrance of leather, transporting us into the domain of the world champion of upholstered furniture Poltrona Frau. Traditional handicraft coupled with state-of-the-art design ideas are the secrets of … more

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Guided Tour

Switzerland + Austria = Design - tour with the curators

designaustria

4.10.2014, 8.30pm

designaustria shows the best from Switzerland – ranging over fashion, photography, industrial design and more. Curators Patrizia Crivelli and Michel Hueter present a multidisciplinary selection from the two leading Swiss design competitions: the Swiss Design Prize, sponsored by the Confederation … more

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Guided Tour

Switzerland + Austria = Design - tour with the curators

designaustria

4.10.2014, 9.30pm

designaustria shows the best from Switzerland – ranging over fashion, photography, industrial design and more. Curators Patrizia Crivelli and Michel Hueter present a multidisciplinary selection from the two leading Swiss design competitions: the Swiss Design Prize, sponsored by the Confederation … more

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Guided Tour

TOMORROW IS ... - TOUR WITH THE CURATORS

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

3.10.2014, 4pm

A Vienna-specific, multimedia installation which, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of departure – the creative centre of the Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, the industrial agency of Vienna – focuses on the present and future of freelance creative work. The exhibition takes a variety of examples to … more

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Guided Tour

TOMORROW IS ... - TOUR WITH THE CURATORS

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

1.10.2014, 5pm

A Vienna-specific, multimedia installation which, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of departure – the creative centre of the Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, the industrial agency of Vienna – focuses on the present and future of freelance creative work. The exhibition takes a variety of examples to … more

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Exhibition

LIGHTS ON! FOR LIGHTS OF VIENNA

New Design University (NDU) St. Pölten

26.9.–5.10.2014

“It’s the light that makes good architecture into unique architecture”. Faithful to this credo, Lights of Vienna – renowned developers and manufacturers of decorative lighting – are always in tune with the times and open to the fresh ideas of young designers. Lights of Vienna gave students on the … more

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Exhibition

Light_Thing

30.9.–5.10.2014

The Department of Three-Dimensional Design in the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) focuses among other things on product design at the interface of architecture and art. During the summer semester 2014, students turned their attention to artificial light as a medium determining location … more

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Presentation

lost and found 

Schuberth und Schuberth

26.9.–5.10.2014

A spatial installation in the exit ramp of the former Glaspalast shortly before demolition: a swarm of flying ideas with slick, shining feathers, collages made of plasticine, paper and foam, at the margins clumps of uncounted plans and projects, unused and crumpled in dark office corners, place of … more

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Talk

lost and found – Reading by Sigrid Eyb

Schuberth und Schuberth

2.10.2014, 7pm

A spatial installation in the exit ramp of the former Glaspalast shortly before demolition: a swarm of flying ideas with slick, shining feathers, collages made of plasticine, paper and foam, at the margins clumps of uncounted plans and projects, unused and crumpled in dark office corners, place of … more

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Exhibition

MAK DESIGN SALON #03 ROBERT STADLER. Back in 5 minutes

26.9.–5.10.2014

The study interior for the Empire and Biedermeier eras in the MAK branch of the Geymüllerschlössel once more provides the impetus for a contemporary design intervention. In contrast to the opulent bourgeois idyll of spending one’s leisure time in a summer seat on the urban periphery, Robert Stadler … more

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Discussion

MAK DESIGN SALON #03 ROBERT STADLER. Back in 5 minutes

28.9.2014, 11am

The study interior for the Empire and Biedermeier eras in the MAK branch of the Geymüllerschlössel once more provides the impetus for a contemporary design intervention. In contrast to the opulent bourgeois idyll of spending one’s leisure time in a summer seat on the urban periphery, Robert Stadler … more

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Presentation

NWW DESIGN AWARD – Award for creative interior design

Neue Wiener Werkstätte

27.9.2014, 7pm–10pm

As award partner, the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK once again sets the scene for the presentation of the NWW DESIGN AWARD. The design prize is awarded every two years and seeks innovative designs in the field of interior design; this year’s motto: “Wear without Tear(s) – how can I design furniture which … more

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Guided Tour

Open up – walk into design

2.10.2014, 3.30pm

14 design studios and creative bureaus in the Third District open their premises and present their own works, each of them also inviting a guest designer of their choice. The range is wide: studios for media design and communication and product design, jewellery and fashion labels, and not … more

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Programme Partners

Presentation

Output to the Power of ³! Levante’s Coffee & Bakery Shops

New Design University (NDU) St. Pölten

27.9.–5.10.2014

Students involved in three courses of study at the New Design University – BA and MA in Interior Architecture and BA in Graphic Design – were invited as a collective but with different focus to work on a spatial and corporate design concept for the gastronomy chain of Levante’s Coffee & Bakery. The … more

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Exhibition

outstanding artist award 2014 for experimental design

Bundeskanzleramt Österreich

26.9.–5.10.2014

On 25 September as part of the opening of the VIENNA … DESIGN WEEK the Austrian Federal Chancellery is presenting … the outstanding artist award 2014 for experimental design. The design prize was organised and carried out this year for the … first time by the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and is based on … more

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Exhibition

Paper Couture

Fedrigoni

30.9.–3.10.2014

Fedrigoni places its stakes this year on the theme of fashion! In partnership with the renowned stylist Sabine Ortlieb, fashion designers from home and abroad conceive fascinating, avant-garde creations out of paper, whether clothes or accessories. People can marvel at the versatility and beauty of … more

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Discussion

Para-Institutional Practices in Property and Public Art

Blood Mountain Foundation

3.10.2014, 7pm

Focusing on the intersection of art and design, Brian McBay and Michelle Fu of 221a Artist Run Center (CA), discuss the relationship between public art and architecture, property ownership and public space. They also address the critical need for non-profit, interdisciplinary and independent … more

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Exhibition

Past Future Perfect

SKICA

26.9.–5.10.2014

The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art meets contemporary Slovenian design. With Past Future Perfect the curators Barbara Predan and Petra Černe Oven each create a connection between two selected objects. The first is part of the museum’s permanent collection, the other a contemporary … more

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Discussion

Past Future Perfect – Discussion with Cocktail

SKICA

30.9.2014, 6pm

The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art meets contemporary Slovenian design. With Past Future Perfect the curators Barbara Predan and Petra Černe Oven each create a connection between two selected objects. The first is part of the museum’s permanent collection, the other a contemporary … more

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„Pippi“: Designer-Schuhe von Reinhard Plank im Pop up Store

Kunst Haus Wien

2.–4.10.2014

Die Designer Reinhard Plank und Patrick Rampelotto studierten in Wien an der Hochschule für angewandte Kunst Industrial Design. Planks ungewöhnliches, minimales Modedesign für Schuhe und Hüte, findet sich in Avantgarde-Modeläden weltweit. Mit seinen Limited-Edition-Modellen „Pippi“ gehen die … more

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Party

“Pippi”: Designer Shoes by Reinhard Plank in the Pop-up Store

Kunst Haus Wien

1.10.2014, 6pm

The two designers Reinhard Plank and Patrick Rampelotto studied industrial design in Vienna. Plank is renowned for his out-of-the-ordinary minimal fashion design for shoes and hats, which can be found all over the world in avant-garde fashion shops. His limited edition “Pippi” models for instance … more

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Discussion

Panel discussion: Blurring the Boundaries

Swarovski Kristallwelten Store Wien

3.10.2014, 4pm

Current trends, whether in art or the design scene, are tending towards an increasing blurring of earlier boundaries. What factors are encouraging this development, what does this trend mean for both genres? Nicolaus Schafhausen, director of the Kunsthalle Wien, discusses this and other issues with … more

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Pop-up dom

Rompom Kollektiv

26.9.–5.10.2014

Pop up dom {Pop-up home} is an active response to a current economical situation in form of a temporary selling exhibition and a community space. Visitors can try, use and buy products made by young Slovenian designers. Pop-up dom is a cultural meeting point for designers, artists and other … more

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Exhibition

private room

chmara.rosinke

26.9.–4.10.2014

Ania Rosinke und Maciej Chmara, designers of Polish origin now established in Vienna, are guesting in the Sotheby’s facilities in the Palais Wilczek. Timeless objects of consummate finish by the designer duo will be arranged in the Baroque interior of the palace in the heart of Vienna. Works that … more

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PURE HUNGARIAN – Contemporary Design from Hungary

Balassi Institut – Collegium Hungaricum Wien

26.9.–5.10.2014

The exhibition Pure Hungarian, as the name implies, will present a pure and unadulterated picture of the younger, contemporary design scene in Hungary. It uses the word “pure” also as an aesthetic concept, however: as a no-frills artistic attitude, clarified, based on clear creative ideas and … more

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Recycling Designpreis

stilwerk Wien

26.9.–4.10.2014

Once again in 2014, the 6th Recycling Design Prize awarded in autumn 2013 will tour as an exhibition through the four stilwerk design centres. This somewhat different prize is awarded to innovative products by young-generation designers, which have been conceived and produced out of recycled … more

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Ritual Beauty

SWDZ – So Weit, die Zukunft

26.9.–4.10.2014

Look in the mirror, do your make-up, comb your hair, apply your perfume. For ten days the back room of the Parfumerie Leni will become a temporary exhibition room, where everything will revolve around everyday beauty rituals and their utensils. An alchemist’s table, where people can create … more

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Ritual Beauty 

SWDZ – So Weit, die Zukunft

26.9.–4.10.2014

Look in the mirror, do your make-up, comb your hair, apply your perfume. For ten days the back room of the Parfumerie Leni will become a temporary exhibition room, where everything will revolve around everyday beauty rituals and their utensils. An alchemist’s table, where people can create … more

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fabled

Dunbar’s Number

26.9.–5.10.2014

In 2014 Dunbar’s Number invites four design studios from … Asia to Vienna for an intercultural exchange. Each studio has a regional saga in its baggage as anchorage point for regional culture and develops this and a saga from each other cultural sphere. The resulting interpretations by designers … more

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fabled - Discussion on the Exhibition

Dunbar’s Number

28.9.2014, 4pm

In 2014 Dunbar’s Number invites four design studios from … Asia to Vienna for an intercultural exchange. Each studio has a regional saga in its baggage as anchorage point for regional culture and develops this and a saga from each other cultural sphere. The resulting interpretations by designers … more

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Exhibition

Switzerland + Austria = Design

designaustria

26.9.–5.10.2014

designaustria shows the best from Switzerland – ranging over fashion, photography, industrial design and more. Curators Patrizia Crivelli and Michel Hueter present a multidisciplinary selection from the two leading Swiss design competitions: the Swiss Design Prize, sponsored by the Confederation … more

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South meets North: Local Innovation. Global Conversation.

kulturen in bewegung

26.9.–5.10.2014

Cape Town is the World Design Capital 2014, and Austria will be its guest there with the platform AustriaDesignNet: an occasion for exchange about design and innovation processes in different latitudes. “Südnovation”, an initiative of kulturen in bewegung (cultures in movement) from Vienna, has … more

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Exhibition

MAK DESIGN LABOR: special guided tour by the IDRV – Institute of Design Research Vienna

3.10.2014, 5pm

Two highlights in its 150th anniversary programme provide occasions for the MAK’s special guided tours: the MAK DESIGN LAB is being opened on a floor space of around 2000 m2 as a permanent site for learning and experiment on the quest for positive change; meanwhile, the comprehensive special … more

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SPECIAL GUIDED TOUR: HOLLEIN

4.10.2014, 11am

Two highlights in its 150th anniversary programme provide occasions for the MAK’s special guided tours: the MAK DESIGN LAB is being opened on a floor space of around 2000 m2 as a permanent site for learning and experiment on the quest for positive change; meanwhile, the comprehensive special … more

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Presentation

Superscape 2014 – Presentation and Prize-giving

JP Immobilien

26.9.–5.10.2014

The idea competition Superscape 2014 sponsored this year for the first time by JP Immobilien – Real Estate – addresses the issue of what new scope for action can be opened up in the sphere between public and private space in the urban context, based on social, cultural, technological and … more

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Superscape 2014 – Presentation and Prize-giving

JP Immobilien

26.9.2014, 6pm

The idea competition Superscape 2014 sponsored this year for the first time by JP Immobilien – Real Estate – addresses the issue of what new scope for action can be opened up in the sphere between public and private space in the urban context, based on social, cultural, technological and … more

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EXEMPLARY. 150 Years of the MAK: From Arts afnd Crafts to Design

27.9.2014, 1pm

Who or what are MODELS in design today? The MAK Anniversary Exhibition invites visitors to an inspiring encounter with protagonists from the rich historical tradition of the museum and its collections, also with contemporary design pioneers, among them Jan Boelen, Lidewij Edelkoort, Konstantin … more

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Tino Valentinitsch: Sneaker-Design-it yourself

Kunst Haus Wien

27.9.2014, 2pm–6pm

Among other assignments, Tino Valentinitsch worked for four years as a footwear designer for the sports shoe company of Adidas. The industrial designer has brought 150 shoe samples and original sketches with him from the firm. He presents these in the workshop and demonstrates the lengthy process … more

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TOLERANCE / DEFORMATION

feinedinge* porzellanmanufaktur, Christian Stanek

26.9.–4.10.2014

Tolerance and deformation are everyday concepts in social-political discourse and take on important dimensions in design and production processes. What deviations from the norm are tolerated? Who defines the norm? Doesn’t individuality lie in inexactness, in the little “flaws”? The porcelain … more

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TOLERANCE / DEFORMATION – Workshop

feinedinge* porzellanmanufaktur, Christian Stanek

2.10.2014, 4.30pm–7.30pm

Tolerance and deformation are everyday concepts in social-political discourse and take on important dimensions in design and production processes. What deviations from the norm are tolerated? Who defines the norm? Doesn’t individuality lie in inexactness, in the little “flaws”? The porcelain … more

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Tomorrow Is…

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

1.–5.10.2014

A Vienna-specific, multimedia installation which, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of departure – the creative centre of the Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, the industrial agency of Vienna – focuses on the present and future of freelance creative work. The exhibition takes a variety of examples to … more

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VELLO bike

Valentin Vodev

26.9.–5.10.2014

VELLO bicycle models are hand-made, lightweight, high-end folding bikes especially developed for urban mobility. VELLO not only avails of the best features of a racing, city and folding bike, but new functions have been integrated as well in order to cope with the demands of the urban lifestyle.

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VISION & STRATEGY  Book Presentation

Büro für Transfer

4.10.2014, 5pm

What has vision to do with strategy? What is strategy in any case, why do I need it and how do I approach it? Doris Rothauer will be answering this and more; with her Büro für Transfer she has specialised in consulting and project development in the creative industries, incorporating her new manual … more

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From Ceramic to Plastic to Ceramic

26.9.–4.10.2014

Matthias Kaiser is a ceramist who scrutinises the form of objects both in his own works and in his collection of everyday receptacles, which he confronts with one another. This kind of inventory demonstrates the characteristics of mass produced wares, but also traces what happens when conventional … more

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EXEMPLARY. 150 Years of the MAK: From Arts and Crafts to Design

26.9.–5.10.2014

Who or what are MODELS in design today? The MAK Anniversary Exhibition invites visitors to an inspiring encounter with protagonists from the rich historical tradition of the museum and its collections, also with contemporary design pioneers, among them Jan Boelen, Lidewij Edelkoort, Konstantin … more

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EXEMPLARY. 150 Years of the MAK: From Arts afnd Crafts to Design – Tour with the Curators

27.9.2014, 11am

Who or what are MODELS in design today? The MAK Anniversary Exhibition invites visitors to an inspiring encounter with protagonists from the rich historical tradition of the museum and its collections, also with contemporary design pioneers, among them Jan Boelen, Lidewij Edelkoort, Konstantin … more

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WAMP Designmarkt

27.9.2014, 11am–7pm

Der international bekannte WAMP Designmarkt hielt nach Helsinki und Budapest heuer auch in Wien Einzug. Seit Juni 2014 fand der Markt jeden dritten Samstag im Monat im trendigen MuseumsQuartier statt. Handgemachte Artikel von DesignerInnen aus dem In- und Ausland sowie kulinarische Spezialitäten … more

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WIEN PRODUCTS Collection 2014

WIEN PRODUCTS

26.9.–5.10.2014

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Wood&Wool: Romanian Contemporary Design

Rumänisches Kulturinstitut Wien

4.10.2014, 6pm

The works of 23 young designers from Romania exemplify the latest trends in product design in their home country. Curated by Attila Kim & Ioana Leca in partnership with Romanian Design Week, the project is based on preference for natural materials and the designers’ interest in traditional arts & … more

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Wood&Wool: Romanian Contemporary Design

Rumänisches Kulturinstitut Wien

26.9.–5.10.2014

The works of 23 young designers from Romania exemplify the latest trends in product design in their home country. Curated by Attila Kim & Ioana Leca in partnership with Romanian Design Week, the project is based on preference for natural materials and the designers’ interest in traditional arts & … more

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Contemporary Central European Jewish Ceremonial Art

EightDays Design Team und Eszter Bircsák

28.9.2014, 10am–12pm

The main objective of this workshop based on a series of interviews and lectures is to get together with young product designers and, under the guidance of invited specialists, to design Jewish ceremonial art that corresponds to contemporary trends. The prototypes developed during the workshop are … more

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Contemporary Central European Jewish Ceremonial Art

EightDays Design Team und Eszter Bircsák

28.9.2014, 12pm–6pm

The main objective of this workshop based on a series of interviews and lectures is to get together with young product designers and, under the guidance of invited specialists, to design Jewish ceremonial art that corresponds to contemporary trends. The prototypes developed during the workshop are … more

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Contemporary Central European Jewish Ceremonial Art

EightDays Design Team und Eszter Bircsák

29.9.2014, 12pm–6pm

The main objective of this workshop based on a series of interviews and lectures is to get together with young product designers and, under the guidance of invited specialists, to design Jewish ceremonial art that corresponds to contemporary trends. The prototypes developed during the workshop are … more

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Contemporary Central European Jewish Ceremonial Art

EightDays Design Team und Eszter Bircsák

30.9.–5.10.2014

The main objective of this workshop based on a series of interviews and lectures is to get together with young product designers and, under the guidance of invited specialists, to design Jewish ceremonial art that corresponds to contemporary trends. The prototypes developed during the workshop are … more

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ZITTA SCHNITT im Bildraum 01 | “DON’T WASTE YOUR PET”

26.9.–4.10.2014

Zitta Schnitt’s installation is assembled out of PET bottle purses, with which she wishes to sensitise people for environmental themes and draw their attention to a responsible treatment of resources. (The ReUse product will be on sale for the first time). Juxtaposed to the installation is a … more

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Double-stitching or how a shoe becomes an animal

Kunst Haus Wien

26.9.2014, 3pm–7pm

The young designer Agnes Varnai – now in her third year of the fashion class at the University of Applied Arts and prizewinner of this year’s Swarovsky Award – metamorphoses men’s shoes into threatening jungle creatures. Can a a made-to-measure shoe become a monster? Tough as leather? A craftsman … more