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The sixth VIENNA DESIGN WEEK has come to a close and we'd like to thank everyone – designers, sponsors, partners, visitors - whose hard work, dedication and enthusiasm make Vienna a great city for design, not just during the Festival, but all year long!

Who holds in Vienna, Who in Berlin the "creative threads" in hand? Lucas Verweij moderates the discussion with guests from Berlin (Frederik Frede, Fons Hickmann, Axel Kufus, Jörg Suermann) and Vienna. More here... .

Today at 17:00 your are invited for a cocktail to celebrate the first Austrian pop-up store by the HELMRINDERKNECHT contemporary design gallery from Berlin. Also, Thomas Schiefer's staircase "Air Stair", is another reason for a get-together at stilwerk Vienna. Afterwards, departure & MAK are … more

"Experimental design as an open process" or "business-as-unusual": International designers are brought together to develop a project with … Viennese industrial producers and businesses. The results are shown at the opening receptions of "Passionswege" in the 6th and 7th district. That can only be … more

Today at 17:00 two high-profile talks are on the agenda: Designer Martí Guixé and architect/designer Hadi Teherani talk about cooperation between designers and producers, and resolve issues such as: How does the exchange take place? What hurdles have to be overcome? FREE ADMISSION … More here ... .

500 visitors celebrated the start of this year's VIENNA DESIGN WEEK at the Gschwandner last night. Among the guests were Eberhard Schrempf, Nives Widauer, Markus Schinwald, Erwin Wurm, Eva Blimlinger, Hermann Czech and Gregor Eichinger.

The programme of this year's VIENNA DESIGN WEEK includes 99 events at 61 locations throughout the city. Advice from the directors, Tulga Beyerle and Lilli Hollein: "Inhale! Design is in the air!" Leran more about festival day 1 here:

Future Urban Mobility shows the domestic status quo, gathers together expertes from design, the industry and mobility and presents the best pick of pioneering electrovehicles, in part with on-the-spot tests!

Bene, a program partner of this year's VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, organizes an expert talk on "SMART WORKING" on Oct 4 with Giuseppe Boscherini, Gita V. Langston, Tom Lloyd and Jurian van Meel. More here ...

On Sep 20, Pekka Timonen, Executive Director of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, holds a public lecture on "Open Helsinki - Embedded Design in Life." This is followed by a roundtable discussion with Tulga Beyerle and Lilli Hollein, the directors of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. More here...