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As a result of the Passionwege dialogue, within a short fixed period of time emerge works, installations, and sometimes products that are shaped by the experimental nature of the format. Today we introduce the Polish design bureau Beza Projekt and the French tapessier Philippe Telliez! Beza Projekt … more

The iconic Swiss watch company Rado presents the winners of this years's Rado Young Design Prize. The winners convinced the jury consisting of Patric Zingg (Vice President Rado Marketing), Petra Percher (Chief Editor "Die Presse / Schaufenster), Lilli Hollein (Director, Vienna Design Week), Tulga … more

As a result of the Passionwege dialogue, within a short fixed period of time emerge works, installations, and sometimes products that are shaped by the experimental nature of the format. Today we introduce the Austrian designer Hermann Trebsche and the balloon specialist Ballons & Ballons! After … more

As a result of the Passionwege dialogue, within a short fixed period of time emerge works, installations, and sometimes products that are shaped by the experimental nature of the format. Today we introduce the young Vienna based designer Patrycja Domanska at the traditional Austrian Dirndl company … more

Delmore Schwartz's song lyrics "Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn" served as inspiration for Doris Schamp's installation "Time is fire". Eight neon green drip candle columns containing of 250 single candles, visualize various processes of time. The candles … more

As a result of the Passionwege dialogue, within a short fixed period of time emerge works, installations, and sometimes products that are shaped by the experimental nature of the format. Today we introduce Tomas Alonso at Wiener Silbermanufactur. The native of Spain and Londoner by choice Tomas … more

As before, almost all of the programme highlights have free entry. There are eight programme formats and several focal points, and we will outline the festival contents accordingly in this text. You will receive your copy of the generally valid Festival Guide at the end of August. However, if you’d … more

Up to 30 new product designs, the work of design students and young designers from around the world, will be preselected and featured in a special exhibition for the ninth time. The jury for the design competition, the Interior Innovation Award 2012, (due to be held at imm cologne) will then choose … more

This year, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK is setting up a cooperation with Caritas Vienna. As one of five Carte Blanche projects, the designer Michael Fetz and the sociologist / photographer Florian Rainer will focus on youth poverty and homelessness. Fruitful synergies are already visible: various chairs … more

The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Debut, established in 2009, is a cooperative project with the James Dyson Award and the James Dyson Foundation. The format has been developed as a platform for advanced university students and young professionals from the areas of product and industrial design. Ten of the … more