window gallery "GROWING CRYSTALLIGHT" by ertl.novak
Opening: July 28, 2015 from 18:00
Duration of the exhibition: July 29 - September 6, 2015
The installation presents the potential of crystal cultivation in an experimental context. On selected days we will be invited to watch when ertl.novak prepares new cultivating arrangements and to learn more about crystals. We will announce the dates via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
stilwerk Limited Edition
Window gallery curated by VIENNA DESIGN OFFICE
Praterstraße 1,
c / o stilwerk Vienna
3rd Floor, Shop 31
1020 Wien
Admission free!
www.crystallight.at
www.viennadesignweek.at
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Several times a year the window gallery in VIENNA DESIGN OFFICE in stilwerk displays contributions from Austrian and international designers. The window gallery also functions as the display to make the multifaceted activities of the VIENNA DESIGN OFFICE visible.
This time, the Vienna Design Studio ertl.novak is our guest in the gallery window. Since 2012, the designer duo explores and grows crystals. After many experiments with different materials and cultivation methods, ertl.novak was able to derive the first application last year: CL1 is the result of their efforts - a lamp that combines an industrial product with a unique object.
The installation "GROWING CRYSTALLIGHT" in the window gallery presents the potential of crystal cultivation in an experimental context. Following on from this idea, there will be several culture vessels to give an insight into the formation of crystals in different stages of development. On selected days we will be invited to watch when ertl.novak prepares new cultivating arrangements and to learn more about crystals.
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ertl.novak
Andreas Ertl (1983) and Florian Novak (1986) from design studio ertl.novak live and work in Vienna. The design duo studied during their Industrial Design Studies with Paolo Piva at the University of Applied Arts.
Andreas first encountered design during the training for carpenters and interior designers at the HTL Mödling. After a four-year professional career as a technical draftsman and a technical assistant, he decided to study industrial design.
Florian first studied in the HTL to be a sport technician (Industrial Engineering department) where he graduated and recognized the value of good design in countless construction practice sessions. Consequently, he decided to study Industrial Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.