Passionswege 2009 — Archiv 2009 — Vienna Design Week

For the fourth time this year the PASSIONSWEGE reveal ten - exciting design installations created by Austrian as well as in ternational designers in cooperation with Vienna businesses and stores. You will be surprised!

kollektiv fischka/fischka.com

Passionswege

Exhibition

Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (A) with Petz Hornmanufaktur at R. Horn’s Wien

aws designteam

6.10.2009, 6pm

Until less than a hundred years ago, important articles of daily use, among them buttons and combs, were made of horn. It was only during the course of the twentieth century that Bakelite and celluloid presented horn with its first competition; the development of the first synthetic materials … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Adrien Rovero (CH ) at the Leather Manufacturer Posenanski

2.10.2009, 6pm

Whoever knows Posenanski knows one thing: a range of products and services is offered here that is unique – from the production and repair of leather goods to their restoration – and everything in between. For some time now the owner, Thomas Posenanski, has also been in possession of a … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

breadedEscalope (A) at wildwuchs – der Blumenladen im 2ten

breadedEscalope

2.10.2009, 6pm

BreadedEscalope are putting a new face on the flower shop wildwuchs and are also packaging a critical observation of our consumer behaviour in an amusing role play: unlimited and ready availability, as well as the “convenience” of goods, has become the norm in the food sector and corresponds to our … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Lucie Koldová (CZ) at Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe

1.10.2009, 6pm

Tradition, pride, quality, remaining true to one’s principles, cultural heritage, a family legacy, aristocracy, passion, devotion – these are only a few of the general terms that occurred to the young Prague designer Lucie Koldová upon her first visit here to the tradition-conscious fine fabric … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Marei Wollersberger (A) at the Vienna Augarten Porcelain Manufactory

6.10.2009, 6pm

The Vienna Augarten Porcelain Manufactory, with its almost 300-year history, is one of Vienna’s oldest factories still in existence that continues to produce handcrafted articles to this day. In her Passionswege project with Augarten, the designer Marei Wollersberger, originally from Graz and now … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Max Lamb (GB ) at J. & L. Lobmeyr

J. & L. Lobmeyr

1.10.2009, 6pm

For his joint work with Lobmeyr, the British designer Max Lamb has applied a holistic approach to both the company and the subject of enhancing glass – and consequently has realised a project in each of the most important areas for Lobmeyr: glass blowing, cutting, and engraving. He is not concerned … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

mischer’traxler (A) at Rozet & Fischmeister Court Jewellers

mischer'traxler studio

6.10.2009, 6pm

The jewellers Rozet & Fischmeister, former imperial and royal suppliers and hence steeped in tradition, are known most of all for their silverware, but have recently begun once again to focus more on fine jewellery. The product and furniture designer pair mischer’traxler, alias Katharina Mischer … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Sausagefence Group (HU ) at WOKA Lamps Vienna

1.10.2009, 6.22pm

Not just any lamps are produced at WOKA Lamps Vienna, but rather, the entire cultural history of lighting objects is retraced: historical reproductions, with the emphasis on the Vienna workshops, are made entirely by hand here, in part even with original tools. With their project the Sausagefence … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Tina Lehner (A) at Meisterkürschner Weinberger’s

Tina Lehner

2.10.2009, 6pm

What is on display at the old-established master furrier Weinberger’s in the Stuwer quarter is . . . Is that really a cute little poodle lying there – made into a bedside rug? One of those (usually) older ladies’ darlings and the pride of every poodle parlour? No, it’s not real, but a stuffed … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

Walter Thaler (IT) at Rudolf Scheer & Söhne, Makers of Custom Shoes

6.10.2009, 6pm

Since 1816, the finest leather has been fashioned with handcrafted precision into perfectly formed footwear for a discerning clientele at the makers of custom shoes Rudolf Scheer & Söhne. The work is carried out here with the simplest of tools, but for that, with all the more know-how and an almost … more