Archive Chairchill, Seatyr und Mut-Ant, Helmut Palla Exhibition You take a seat, I take a picture Helmut Palla 1.–10.10.2010 The artist and designer Helmut Palla presents and photographs his seats and seat-takers in the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts Atelierhaus. The show investigates sitting limits, multi-dimensional and -functional sitting, around-the-corner sitting, the bond between seat and seat-taker. The photo studio … more
Archive Verzelloni by Wohnsalon P, Wohnsalon P Exhibition Parma goes Vienna – Seating Furniture by Verzelloni Wohnsalon P 1.–9.10.2010 Wohnsalon P will be showing seating and lounge furniture by upholstery manufacturer VERZELLONI from Parma. The furniture is designed by the design trio Alberto Lievore (AR), Jeannette Altherr (DE) and Manel Molina (ES) who have realised numerous shows and projects worldwide. Also photo wallpaper … more
Archive Eva Pölzl, Christian Jobst Tour Wienlive Design Tours Tour 1 with Eva Pölzl Wien live 5.10.2010, 5pm The TV moderator also works as a print journalist and an MC at off-air events. For the ORF she reported live from the red carpet at this year’s ‘Romy’ gala and did a documentary on the ‘Life Ball’. The city magazine Wienlive, with its focus on people, fashion, living, culture, and food, this year … more
Archive Desirée Treichl-Stürgkh, Arman Rastegar Tour Wienlive Design Tours Tour 2 with Desirée Treichl-Stürgkh Wien live 6.10.2010, 4.30pm Journalist, style icon, mother of three boys. Known for her activities as the organiser of the Vienna Opera Ball, her normal occupation is as the publisher of the magazine H.O.M.E. and the fashion magazine flair. The city magazine Wienlive, with its focus on people, fashion, living, culture, and … more
Archive Andreas Lackner, Andreas Lackner Tour Wienlive Design Tours Tour 3 with Andreas Lackner Wien live 8.10.2010, 5pm This jack-of-all-trades, founding member of the legendary ‘Die Agentur’, PR pro, and currently the boss at perfectprops, is pre-eminently active in the event branch. Events he has helped to produce in 2010: the Fête Impériale, the Life Ball, the Modepalast, and many others. The city magazine … more
Archive MAK Führung Wiener Werkstätte Tour Wiener Werkstätte – The Story of a Design Strategy with Corporate Identity. Guided tour with Gabriele Fabiankowitsch, Head of the MAK Educational Program and Guided Tours. 7.10.2010, 5pm–6pm Meeting point for all guided tours in the MAK Säulenhalle; no booking necessary.
Archive Wien Products Collection 2009, Katharina Exhibition WIEN PRODUCTS Collection 2010 WIEN PRODUCTS 1.–10.10.2010 The WIEN PRODUCTS Collection 2010 involves Viennese companies operating in traditional branches and working together with ambitious new designers. The result: unusual products with a special Viennese touch. The combination of handcrafted perfection and superlative creations leads to exceptional … more
Archive Stefan Sagmeister, John Madere Talks Talk Why Design? - Stefan Sagmeister (AT/US) Wirtschaftsagentur Wien 1.10.2010, 7pm–8pm “Everybody should talk about everything that’s everywhere. Design is everywhere.” Stefan Sagmeister (b. Bregenz, 1962) set up his New York studio Sagmeister Inc. in 1993 and has designed for the Rolling Stones, HBO, and the Guggenheim Museum, et al. Nominated for eight Grammy awards, he finally won … more
Archive Konstantin Grcic, Konstantin Grcic Talks Talk Why Design? - Konstantin Grcic (DE) Konstantin Grcic 9.10.2010, 7pm–8pm A) "Why not!" B) "Because it´s a job." C) "Because design matters." Konstantin Grcic (b. Munich, 1965) trained to be a cabinet maker at Parnham College, England, later studying industrial design at the Royal College of Art, London. He founded his studio, Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) … more
Archive Inga Sempé, Inga Sempé Talks Talk Why Design? - Inga Sempé (FR) Inga Sempé 5.10.2010, 7pm–8pm “Because we need objects.” The French designer Inga Sempé (b. Paris, 1968) completed her studies in 1993 at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle in Paris. She designs furniture, lighting, textiles, and more. In 2000 she opened her own design studio in Paris, where she worked with … more
Archive Gijs Bakker, Gijs Bakker Talks Talk Why Design? - Gijs Bakker (NL) Gijs Bakker 8.10.2010, 7pm–8pm “For me designing is a mentality, a way of observing, intuitively understanding by continuously questioning the subject and avoiding assumptions.” Gijs Bakker (b. Amersfoort, 1942) trained to be a jewellery and industrial designer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the Konstfack … more
Archive Icon by White Elephant using the FX10 chair, designed by Thomas Feichtner, White Elephant Passionswege Exhibition White Elephant (AT) at the Neue Wiener Werkstätte White Elephant, Neue Wiener Werkstätte, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 The KAPO company can look back on 80 years of craftsmanship tradition. It primarily produces windows, doors and high-quality furniture, upholstered and otherwise, with the label ‘Neue Wiener Werkstätte’. Upholstered furniture is like a ‘black box’; its innards and signs of quality remain hidden.
Archive kollektiv fischka/fischka.com Party VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Opening LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM, Thomas Geisler, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design, Tulga Beyerle, Lilli Hollein 30.9.2010, 7pm The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK traditionally opens in the resplendent halls of the LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM. Like last year, it will present the latest products of the WIEN PRODUCTS Collection, including enterprises like the Wiener Silber Manufactur, the Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten or Vienna Bag. This … more
Archive Vienna Design Week Lounge im Café Drechsler, bia Cantine Party VDW Lounge 1.–10.10.2010 Entspannung nach dem täglichen Designmarathon findet man in der VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Lounge, perfekt situatiert im Café Drechsler am Naschmarkt und mit soulful music by 98.3 Superfly auch passend beschallt. Weiterführend: Radio Superfly ist schon zum zweiten Mal Media Partner on Air der VIENNA DESIGN … more
Archive VDW Labor 2009 Closing, kollektiv fischka/fischka.com Laboratory Party VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Laboratory WIND-UP PARTY Tomas Alonso, Merz & Hess, Sarah Kueng & Lovis Caputo, Erwin K. Bauer, Lilli Hollein 9.10.2010, 10pm After nine days of work and talk in the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Laboratory we will celebrate a party with all the designers and contributors of the show laboratory in the project space of KUNSTHALLE karlsplatz - do bring your dancing shoes!
Archive Vienet bench by COPA, copa Exhibition Vienet Copa 1.–10.10.2010 With ‘Vienet’, Copa has turned an eye towards an important segment in the history of Viennese furniture and presents some new and refined suggestions for the familiar ‘Wiener Geflecht’ [Viennese woven cane]. In earlier decades, the use of this eight-sided honeycomb woven cane made possible designs … more
Archive Vandasye bei Chronometrie Sulzberger, Vandasye Passionswege Exhibition Vandasye (AT) at the Chronometrie Sulzberger Vandasye, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 On Hernalser Hauptstraße, Dietmar Sulzberger sells valuable, high- priced clocks so specialised he sometimes feels a little lonely there. The two designers from Vandasye, Georg Schnitzer and Peter Umgeher, spontaneously decided to support Mr Sulzberger. They developed a network concept for the … more
Archive Stamm - United Crystal Woods, Baccarat Exhibition United Crystal Woods Stamm 1.–10.10.2010 Marcel Wander’s crystal collection "United Crystal Woods" is a fantastic journey into another dimension. Inspired by nature, he ‘dreamt up’ for the crystal manufacturer Baccarat a collection of vases, candelabras, and candlesticks , which he has endowed with imagination and a new Baroque … more
Archive europe by miki martinek, miki martinek Exhibition Austrian drinking water in the design:context design.mikimartinek 1.–9.10.2010 mikimartinek will present her water glass and jug “europe”, which won the Adolf Loos Design Prize. --how’s the water? Taste Austrian drinking water in the glass “europe”. During the festival and on reservation, you can also enjoy a special menu revolving entirely around the vital element of water.
Archive MAK guided tour Thonet, Georg Mayer/MAK Tour Thonet – New Production Methods, New Design Guided tour with Gabriele Fabiankowitsch, Head of the MAK Educational Program and Guided Tours 8.10.2010, 5pm–6pm Meeting point for all guided tours in the MAK Säulenhalle; no booking necessary.
Archive Horses, Tubes & 4, 1991/2009, artist: Martin Walde, Carmen Brucic Exhibition The Art of Design ak7 – Contemporary Design by Contemporary Artists, quartier21/MQ 1.–10.10.2010 The ak7 label is active at the interface between art and design: furniture designed by well-known artists and produced by Tyrolean craft enterprises according to classical craftsmanship techniques is sold in limited editions of seven pieces each. A first collection of furniture for the ak7 label … more
Archive SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS application solutions, Lorenzo Crasnich Exhibition Technolyrical Innovations by Swarovski 1.–10.10.2010 At VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010 after their premiere at Salone del Mobile in Milan 2010, SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS and SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL PALACE are displaying cutting edge creations by designers who interpreted the beauty of Swarovski crystal in unexpected ways. ”Technolyrical Innovations by Swarovski” at … more
Archive Habari - Take a Seat, Make a Seat, Habari Exhibition Take a Seat, Make a Seat HABARI 1.–9.10.2010 A show based on the international HABARI design competition for stools and spotlighting ‘slow design’ inspired by cultural roots and social and ecological compatibility. The habari.posterous.com blog includes examples from all over the world. Stools are useful and relatively easy to produce with … more
Archive Swedish Light Design, Schwedische Botschaft Exhibition Swedish.Light.Design.2010 Open House 1.10.2010, 10am–1pm During this preview event select Swedish enterprises and designers invite guests to take a closer look at Swedish design in a platform for interchange, inspiration, and cooperation, viewing the latest trends, new materials, and interesting projects (by invitation only). On 1 October an open house … more
Archive Forum Mozartplatz, Forum Mozartplatz Talk Show me how it works! forum mozartplatz – raum für wirtschaft und kultur 5.10.2010, 7pm Information, contacts, and creative knowhow – the entrepreneurs’ bread and butter. This new event format keeps up with change: after looking at optimal examples of success in joint efforts between companies and creatives, the evening presents moderated networking between them (by invitation only or … more
Archive Schweizer Design, Vienna Design Week Talk Swiss Design @ VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Nicolas Le Moigne, Walking-Chair Design Studio 3.10.2010, 7pm The high quality and innovative power of Swiss designers in graphics and product design is breathtaking. It comes from excellent education, a high international standard and technically advanced production. After his lecture, Nicolas Le Moigne, designer from Lausanne, will join a round-table talk … more
Archive FOUNDation by Rikkert Zwieten, Hein lagerweij 2010 Carte Blanche Exhibition Rikkert Paauw/Jet van Zwieten (NL): FOUNDation Rikkert Paauw, Jet van Zwieten 1.–10.10.2010 Foundation, a concept by Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten is about collecting waste material and old furniture from the neighborhood, moving it to a waste container, reusing it to turn it into a small house (with the container as the foundation), to become a temporary meeting place for neighbors … more
Archive Dune by Rainer Mutsch Exhibition Rainer Mutsch – DUNE Verdarium, Rainer Mutsch 1.–10.10.2010 The official launching of ‘DUNE’ is on 10 October at Verdarium, Hauptstraße 286, 3411 Weidling. The Sunday brunch tradition at Verdarium, to which Nora Stalzer and Clemens Lutz invite designers and manufacturers to breakfast, joins up with the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and stages its finale. The Austrian … more
Archive Multifunktionale Leuchtbäume für die neue Eingangshalle des Technischen Museums Wien - gestaltet von querkraft, querkraft architekten Exhibition querkraft (AT) Architektur & Wunschmaschinen Technisches Museum Wien 1.–10.10.2010 The Vienna Technical Museum is full of design objects. As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, amateur explorers will be given a treasure map, then, starting at the entry hall and shop, newly designed by the querkraft architects, they go on to the Wunschmaschinen [wish machines], created by young … more
Archive Wagner:Werk Museum Postsparkasse, Wagner:Werk Museum Exhibition Presentation bkm_design (AT) for WAGNER:WERK Museum WAGNER:WERK Museum Postsparkasse, bkm design working group 7.10.2010, 7pm–10pm The WAGNER:WERK Museum has invited bkm design to develop products for the museum’s design shop, to be presented during the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK.
Archive Pecha Kucha Night Vienna, Pecha Kucha Night Vienna Talk Pecha Kucha Night Vienna, supported by departure Pecha Kucha Night Vienna, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien 7.10.2010, 8.20pm–10pm Bring your stop watches to the Pecha Kucha Night. Talks of six minutes forty seconds length at 20-second intervals on design, architecture, art, fashion. The Pecha Kucha Night is held regularly in 300 cities worldwide. In partnership with VIENNA DESIGN WEEK departure looks forward to the many … more
Archive Pecha Kucha Night Vienna, Pecha Kucha Night Vienna Party Pecha Kucha Night Vienna - PARTY Pecha Kucha Night Vienna, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien 7.10.2010, 10pm Aftershow-Party of Pecha Kucha Night Vienna with www.escape2010.at featuring Fangkiebassbeton (the Real Motherfunker/Soulplexrecordings) + DJ himself (Flying Funk Circus) + special guest; Live Streetart-Performance!
Archive Maßgeschneidert Carte Blanche Exhibition Patrick Rampelotto (IT/AT): Tailor-Made Patrick Rampelotto, Tina Thiel 1.–10.10.2010 Patrick Rampelotto in MAGAZIN will present a ‘tailor made’ border-crossover between the fine arts and design. Rampelotto has designed a banquet table and other objects tailor-made for the ambience and inviting interaction from the public. On Thursday, 7 October 2010, there will be a JEAPFood … more
Archive VDW Labor 2009, kollektiv fischka/fischka.com Laboratory Exhibition Papermania! Merz & Hess, Sarah Kueng & Lovis Caputo, Erwin K. Bauer, Thomas Geisler, Philippe Malouin, Tulga Beyerle, Lilli Hollein 1.–9.10.2010 Follow the design process live with the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK … Laboratory. In the ‘show laboratory’, creatives from product and … graphic design will work in a public atelier, the slogan this year is … “Papermania”. A laboratory talk takes place most days at 5.30 pm. There’ll be a wind-up party on 9 … more
Archive Omnibus trafo.K, Büro trafo.K Education Tour Omnidesign – A bus tour with trafo.K and students of “die Graphische” Büro trafo.K 2.10.2010, 2pm–6pm Everything is design! Design follows function, conveys information, invents situations, creates order, signposts, makes sense, changes society, intervenes. The Design Omnibus blazes trails through VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. The experimental bus tours will stimulate discussions on the versatility of … more
Archive Omnibus trafo.K, Büro trafo.K Education Tour Omnidesign – A bus tour with trafo.K and students of “die Graphische” Büro trafo.K 3.10.2010, 2pm–6pm Everything is design! Design follows function, conveys information, invents situations, creates order, signposts, makes sense, changes society, intervenes. The Design Omnibus blazes trails through VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. The experimental bus tours will stimulate discussions on the versatility of … more
Archive Omnibus trafo.K, Büro trafo.K Education Tour Omnidesign – A bus tour with trafo.K and students of “die Graphische” Büro trafo.K 9.10.2010, 2pm–6pm Everything is design! Design follows function, conveys information, invents situations, creates order, signposts, makes sense, changes society, intervenes. The Design Omnibus blazes trails through VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. The experimental bus tours will stimulate discussions on the versatility of … more
Archive Passionswege Exhibition Nicolas Le Moigne (CH) at A.E.Köchert Nicolas Le Moigne, A.E.Köchert Juweliere, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 The former imperial and royal jewellers A.E.Köchert have been creating exquisite jewellery for almost 200 years. For the Swiss designer Nicolas Le Moigne, Köchert’s products are the ultimate in prestige and luxury. His goal was to combine its historical opulence with a contemporary and affordable … more
Archive Sagmeister Inc. Exhibition NEW VIENNA NOW Book Presentation Wirtschaftsagentur Wien 1.10.2010, 8.30pm–10pm “NEW VIENNA NOW” – This book gives … a fresh and representative overview of Vienna’s dynamic, multifaceted creative landscape: architecture and fashion, film, design and fine arts, music-makers and labels, games, performance, shops, and magazines. Seventeen chapters by well-known authors, with … more
Archive Minimal. Kunst und Möbel aus der Sammlung des MAK MAK-Studiensammlung Möbel, MAK/Georg Mayer, 2010 Tour MINIMAL. Kunst und Möbel aus der Sammlung des MAK Guided tour with Sebastian Hackenschmidt, MAK Curator Furniture and Woodworks 5.10.2010, 5pm–6pm This exhibition finds its starting point in American Minimal Art, which was one of the most influential artistic movements of the 20th century’s second half, and goes on to deal with Minimal Art precursors and more recent further developments of minimalism in the field of furniture and … more
Archive Mini MAK für Kinder ab 4 Jahren, Peter Kainz/MAK Kids MINI MAK – Minimalst! In search of the simplest forms at the MAK 3.10.2010, 11am–12pm How simple can a chair’s or a table’s form be made without negatively affecting its stability? What exactly does geometry have to do with interior decoration and design? And why do lots of people say that “plain and simple” is “…so beautiful?” for children from 4 years on … Meeting point for all … more
Archive VDW Debüt 2009 Debut Exhibition Mind Blowing Heroes taliaYstudio, Dyson Austria, Thomas Geisler, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design, Tulga Beyerle, Lilli Hollein 1.–10.10.2010 The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK gives ten young designers the chance of showing their works in a selection of Austrian entries for the annual James Dyson Award. “The ability to think differently is what the James Dyson Award celebrates and encourages“, said James Dyson. The show titled “Mind Blowing Heroes” … more
Archive MAK guided tour Mihaly Biro, Tibor Rauch/MAK Tour Mihály Bíró. Pathos in Rot Guided tour with Kathrin Pokorny-Nagel, Head of the MAK Library and Works on Program and Guided Tours. 9.10.2010, 4pm–5pm At the heart of the exhibition are 53 sketches by Mihály Bíró (1886–1948) from the MAK collection which document the main political events in Hungary and Austria in the interwar period. Influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement as well as the Guild of Handicraft, which … Bíró learned about on … more
Archive Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße, Lebendige Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße Party My freedom – your limits. Statements on the public space Lebendige Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße 9.10.2010, 2pm–6pm An afternoon wind-up party, with coffee and cake, or water and wine. From 2.30 pm onwards interventions will take place as stated, each lasting 15 minutes, all about the urban space. Invited: Jan Tabor, nextenterprise, Heri und Salli, esterni and more. From 4 pm onwards auction of the bench … more
Archive designaustria - Eat, Meet & Greet, designaustria Talk Meet, Greet & Eat Studio talk at The Dechant Graphic Works / cyLEDGE designaustria 5.10.2010, 11am–12.30pm Members of designaustria show their office operations and examples of their work. In one and a half hours, you hear designers’ personal stories and get a rare opportunity of learning and talking to creatives. (Registration until 30.9. under meet@designaustria.at) The Dechant Graphic Works / cyLEDGE … more
Archive designaustria - Eat, Meet & Greet, designaustria Talk Meet, Greet & Eat Studio talk at Studio Novo communication & product design designaustria 5.10.2010, 1pm–2.30pm Members of designaustria show their office operations and examples of their work. In one and a half hours, you hear designers’ personal stories and get a rare opportunity of learning and talking to creatives. (Registration until no later than 309.2010 at meet@designaustria.at) Studio Novo … more
Archive designaustria - Eat, Meet & Greet, designaustria Talk Meet, Greet & Eat Studio talk at High-Performance-Vienna designaustria 5.10.2010, 3pm–4.30pm Members of designaustria show their office operations and examples of their work. In one and a half hours, you hear designers’ personal stories and get a rare opportunity of learning and talking to creatives. Registration until no later than 309.2010 at meet@designaustria.at … … more
Archive Markus Wipplinger und Markus Wagner, Alexander Chitsazan Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Markus Wagner & Markus Wipplinger, Motion Designer (AT) Markus Wipplinger & Markus Wagner 6.10.2010, 5.30pm Laboratory Talk with Markus Wagner & Markus Wipplinger, Motion Designer (AT), cargocollective.com … www.markuswipplinger.at
Archive Mark Braun (DE) bei J. & L. Lobmeyr, Lobmeyr Passionswege Exhibition Mark Braun (DE) at J. & L. LOBMEYR Mark Braun, J. & L. Lobmeyr, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 The company J. & L. Lobmeyr has been working with the material glass for almost 200 years and continues until this day to rely on handcrafted perfection in creating its chandeliers and other lighting objects, its hand-blown and hand-cut crystal, and decorative glass. Starting from the Lobmeyr … more
Archive Rumkugelbahn, 2010, © mischer'traxler Exhibition MAK Design Shop/After Work Meeting Point – Rum Ball Run MAK Design Shop, mischer'traxler studio 1.–10.10.2010 mischer’traxler is once more presenting its Rum Ball Run for the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK in the MAK Design Shop! Cocoanut rum confectionary balls and not marbles roll through the course, touching various design objects from past VIENNA DESIGN WEEKs. A dual, mouth-watering pleasure! Most design objects … more
Archive MAK Design NITE©, Alexander Gruebling/Mario Rott Exhibition MAK DESIGN NITE EYES WIDE SHUT: Design & Crime Thomas Geisler, bkm design working group, Sebastian Menschhorn, Patrick Rampelotto 5.10.2010, 9pm–11.45pm That night the exhibition “START_UP: Designer’s New Projects. Design Criminals Or a New Joy into the World” curated by British architect and FAT-cofounder Sam Jacob will be transformed into a tableau vivant, presenting performances/installations by breadedEscalope, blnew strategies, a collaborative … more
Archive Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße, Lebendige Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße Exhibition Local Heroes – Life in the Suburbs Lebendige Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße 2.10.2010, 9pm Business people, studios, and institutions from the Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße will introduce themselves. Programme at www.lebinhernals.at
Archive Philippe Malouin Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Philippe Malouin (CAN/UK) Philippe Malouin 7.10.2010, 5.30pm Laboratory Talk with Philippe Malouin (CAN/UK), www.philippemalouin.com
Archive Nicolas Le Moigne, Cedric Widmer Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Nicolas Lemoigne (CH) Nicolas Le Moigne 3.10.2010, 7pm Nicolas Le Moigne is a Lausanne-based designer and this year has also been invited as a guest at VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Passionswege, within the framework of which he will realise a project with the Vienna traditional jeweller A.E.Koechert; www.nicolaslemoigne.com … His talk will be the starting point … more
Archive Sarah Kueng & Lovis Caputo, Sarah Kueng & Lovis Caputo Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Kueng Caputo (CH) Sarah Kueng & Lovis Caputo 2.10.2010, 5.30pm The two Swiss product designers Sarah Kueng and Lovis Caputo are both graduates of the Zurich Academy of Art and Design and since 2008 have been known as ‘Kueng Caputo’. ‘Intelligent’ and ‘humorous’ are apt adjectives for their working style with already existent objects or in reactions to the … more
Archive Der Faltexperte Joan Sallas beim Falten einer Serviette, Joan Sallas Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Joan Sallas (ES/DE) 8.10.2010, 5.30pm Joan Sallas (ES/DE) is an origami artist and founder of the Freiburg Origami School; www.serviettenbrechen.de; www.origamischule.com … In addition to the talk, where he will give a presentation about his work, he is also, within the framework of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, presenting the exhibition "Aqua … more
Archive Erwin K. Bauer, 2010 Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Erwin K.Bauer (AT) Erwin K. Bauer 4.10.2010, 5.30pm Erwin K.Bauer is a communication designer based in Vienna and co-curator of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Laboratory. His Talk will be on the idea of the show laboratory and on the re-invention of paper in contemporary visual design. www.erwinbauer.com … >> Due to sickness of the designer, Nicola … more
Archive Eero Koivisto Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Eero Koivisto (SE) Claesson Koivisto Rune 1.10.2010, 5.30pm Eero Koivisto (SE) is Designer with Claesson Koivisto Rune in Stockholm, www.ckr.se
Archive Merz & Hess - cornelia_adrian.jpg, 2007, Jonas Näf Laboratory Talk Laboratory Talk with Adrian Merz & Cornelia Hess (CH) Merz & Hess 5.10.2010, 5.30pm The collaboration between the Swiss designers Adrian Merz and Cornelia Hess is new and still relatively unknown is. Their critical approach to form and content materialises in a combination of illustration, typography, photography, and threedimensional design. Parallel worlds emerge out of paper … more
Archive Grünbeck, Grünbeck Exhibition Art with Hand and Head Grünbeck Einrichtungen 1.–9.10.2010 Soda Designers – Nada Nasrallah and Christian Horner – along with the Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten develop new creative ideas about headboards, shown for the first time in the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010 at Grünbeck Einrichtungen in Margareten, Vienna 4. On October 7 a cocktail event is held with the … more
Archive Museum of Revolution, 2010 Marko Lulic , Belvedere, Wien Talk Debate about Creativity in the „20er Haus” Die Presse 3.10.2010, 11am–3pm Creatives still have problems receiving just recompense for their services; traditional entrepreneurs still do not understand the costs of creative services. Journalists from Die Presse daily newspaper will discuss with creatives and experts what creativity costs or should cost. Welcome: Agnes … more
Archive Kim & Heep bei Backhausen, KIM & HEEP Passionswege Exhibition KIM & HEEP (KR/DE) at Backhausen Backhausen, KIM+HEEP, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 The firm Backhausen, founded in 1849 and former purveyor to the court continues today in masterly fashion to bridge the gap between tradition and contemporary design. The design duo KIM & HEEP were particularly fascinated by the factory in the Waldviertel: thousands of threads being wound, arranged … more
Archive Julia Landsiedl bei Erwin Perzy, Julia Landsiedl Passionswege Exhibition Julia Landsiedl (AT) at Erwin Perzys Original Wiener Schneekugeln Julia Landsiedl + | Strategic Design & Storytelling, Erwin Perzys Original Wiener Schneekugeln, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 2.–7.10.2010 “The snow globe is a world unto itself”, sais Erwin Perzy III. He is a third-generation snow globe maker: his grandfather invented the snow globe. Ever since, Mr Perzy’s hand-painted German shepherds, horseshoes, Lipizzaner horses, and romantic couples submerged in water and in artificial snow have … more
Archive Wäscheflott Passionswege Exhibition Jessica Hansson (SE) at Wäscheflott Wäscheflott, Jessica Hansson, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 The bespoke shirt makers Wäscheflott have been in the business since 1948. This small shop behind the opera, full of perfectly starched showpieces, fabric sample books, and pictures of prominent clients – sewing is done in a workshop in Vienna’s fourth district – will be the setting for a lovely … more
Archive james dyson and his air multiplier, Dyson Exhibition Take risks, solve problems. The Dyson design process Dyson Austria, designforum Wien 1.–10.10.2010 On 1 October designforumWien within the framework of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK opens the exhibition "Take risks, solve problems. The Dyson design process" on Dyson’s research and development which are the basis for the revolutionary technologies and innovations of the British company. www.dyson.at
Archive MAK guided tour Ina Seidl, Georg Mayer/MAK Tour Ina Seidl. Jewellery Guided tour with Ina Seidl and Elisabeth Schmuttermeier, MAK Curator Metal 6.10.2010, 5pm–6pm Inspired by bees and honeycombs, Ina Seidl forms unique surfaces and structures out of wax. Now processed to the point of no longer being recognizable, this material is used to producefor her unique items of cast jewelry. The metamorphoses which, in turn, the pieces of jewelry undergo during their … more
Archive Teebecher und Untertasse, Paris Tsitsos Exhibition Well threaded – Te a me! 1.–9.10.2010 Demmers Teehaus presents the young designer Vera Wiedermann and her new product series Te a me – a tea set, jug, and kettle. Probably everyone has lost a teabag in the cup. You can of course tie the bag’s string to the cup handle. But for a really good cup of tea you must try Vera Wiedermann’s Te a … more
Archive Frederike Hofmann "Rue Casanova - A new setting for Irma la Douce", Walking-Chair Design Studio Exhibition Friederike Hofmann (DE): Rue Casanova - A new setting for Irma la Douce Walking-Chair Design Studio 1.–8.10.2010 The Berlin graphic designer and illustrator Friederike Hofmann has joined in countless international projects. She finds inspiration in Berlin street art and childhood books, and found renown in Vienna through her work with Bernhard Winkler for the ZOOM Children’s Museum and the Wiener Festwochen.
Archive - fd_web.jpg, Ludwig Löckinger Exhibition Food Design – von der Funktion zum Genuss Film Screening design°mobil 8.10.2010, 7pm–8.30pm Why are pizzas round and have fish sticks corners? The Vienna architects Sonja Stummerer and Martin Hablesreiter explain the connection of design and food, also in the film Food Design - von der Funktion zum Genuss [Food Design – From Function to … Enjoyment]. Moderation: design°mobil … … more
Archive Feuer und Eis. Finnisches Glasdesign made in Murano Exhibition Fire and Ice. Finnish glass design made in Murano WAGNER:WERK Museum Postsparkasse 4.10.–13.11.2010 After the Second World War, the centres of European glass design shifted from Central Europe, e.g. Bohemia, to the north and south - Italy (Murano), Scandinavia, and Finland. Since the 1950s, the exchange between innovative Northern European design and the supreme craftsmanship of the traditional … more
Archive TU Wien Fassade Exhibition e_recharge 1.–10.10.2010 During the Vienna Technical University 2010 summer semester, twelve students from the module for object and product design worked on the project e_recharge – the possibilities of electrically charging small vehicles and objects in the public, semi-public, and private space. Nine … projects emerged … more
Archive departure - Speed-Dating with the Experts, Rosebud, Inc., 2010 Talk Speed Dating with the Experts Wirtschaftsagentur Wien 7.10.2010, 6.30pm departure’s “Speed Dating with the Experts” has Vienna’s creative professionals discussing tricky issues of business with experts – accounting and auditing, tax consultancy, law, and marketing, PR, etc. This is Know-How Transfer for the Creative Industries, dealt with in 15 minute discussions with … more
Archive esterni - everybody's bench, esterni Exhibition everybody‘s bench esterni 2.–9.10.2010 Everybody’s bench is a public design intervention aimed at creating a new public area that might stimulate people to interact and exchange ideas. It will consist of a long wooden bench that will eventually extend all along the Palffygasse, offering people a place to sit, relax, rest, organise small … more
Archive Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße, Lebendige Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße Party Opening Festivities for the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK’s Focal Point Hernals Lebendige Innere Hernalser Hauptstraße 2.10.2010, 7pm–10pm The focus of this year’s VIENNA DESIGN WEEK in Hernals, Vienna 17, is a joint undertaking with ‘Lebendige Innere Hernalser Haupstraße’. The architect Timo Huber, a contractor for the City of Vienna, has been entrusted along with his team with the project development, which aims to accentuate the … more
Archive (Dis)Like Hernals, Katrin Nora Kober, 2010 Education Kids (Dis)Like Hernals - design°mobil Children’s Workshop1 design°mobil 2.10.2010, 1pm–4pm Investigating locations, potentials, spinning ideas for the future – the public space of Hernals, Vienna 17, is now a design research laboratory, with new designers writing themselves into the cityscape. The work process will be presented later at the workshop in the show window of the youth centre … more
Archive MAK guided tour Ornament, Lois Lammerhuber/MAK Tour The Timeliness of the Ornament – Patterns from Gothic to Present-day Styles Guided tour through the Permanent and Study Collections of the MAK with Rainald Franz (MAK Library and Works on Paper Collection). 8.10.2010, 3pm–4pm Meeting point for all guided tours in the MAK Säulenhalle; no booking necessary.
Archive das möbel - The 7 Deadly Sins, Gottfried Hattinger Exhibition The Seven Deadly Sins – Book Presentation and Design Intervention das möbel > das geschäft 1.–9.10.2010 "The seven deadly sins are the seven pure colours of the spectrum of the souls of the righteous.” (Paul Valéry) In the kursiv-Jahrbuch 2010 [the 2010 yearbook of the art magazine kursiv] the reader who is so inclined will receive a totally just orientation aid to the multifarious conditions … more
Archive Nespresso-Kapsel, Nespresso Exhibition Design Competition: SUSTAIN.ABILITY.DESIGN Nespresso, Tina Lehner, mischer'traxler studio 1.–9.10.2010 As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010, Nespresso Austria and the Neigungsgruppe Design are co-sponsoring their first invited contest. Accessories and coffee machines are just as much a part of the brand’s identity as the 16 Grands Crus, so Nespresso and the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK had to meet up. The … more
Archive MARCH GUT Commode, Dietmar Tollerian Exhibition Design-in-Residence Atelier MARCH GUT 1.–10.10.2010 The design team MARCH GUT (Christoph March und Marek Gut) are relocating from Linz to Vienna, adapting the choice of location to their style. The MARCH GUT new furniture series will be part of this transformation. The showroom will be a constantly augmented workplace –cum-design laboratory … more
Archive Haus Wittgenstein Carte Blanche Talk design history, redesigned 3 - What makes a design classic? Institute of Design Research Vienna 8.10.2010, 5.30pm The new Institute of Design Research Vienna (IDRV) is currently developing an experimental form of teaching design history online. In the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010, Harald Gruendl and his team will present the most exciting aspects in three interventions. At the Haus Wittgenstein, during the new … more
Archive design history, redesigned, IDRV Carte Blanche Exhibition design history, redesigned 2 - Scissors - Design - Paper Institute of Design Research Vienna, MAK Design Shop 7.10.2010, 4.30pm The new Institute of Design Research Vienna (IDRV) is currently developing an experimental form of teaching design history online. In the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010, Harald Gruendl and his team will present the most exciting aspects in three interventions. In the action Schere-Design-Papier … more
Archive Wienerschnitzeljagd, IDRV Carte Blanche Tour design history, redesigned 1 - “Wiener Schnitzel Hunt" Institute of Design Research Vienna 6.10.2010, 4pm The new Institute of Design Research Vienna (IDRV) is currently developing an experimental form of teaching design history online. In the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010, Harald Gruendl and his team will present the most exciting aspects in three interventions. Conceived as a high-profile mystery scenario … more
Archive design°mobil - Design the Enjoyment, Katrin Nora Kober, 2010 Workshop Design the Enjoyment design°mobil 9.10.2010, 2pm–5pm What does design have to do with food? How does styling promote enjoyment? Design an enticing chocolate. Learn how to mould daring culinary dreams in chocolate. A workshop for adults by design°mobil in partnership with the VHS Hietzing. Cost: € 30.- … Registration and ticket sale: VHS Hietzing … more
Archive Daniel Posta bei Lorenzi, Lorenzi Passionswege Exhibition Daniel Posta (CZ) at Lorenzi – finest steel products and grinding shop - since 1835 LORENZI feinste Stahlwaren & Schleiferei - seit 1835, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design 1.–9.10.2010 This year the traditional steel merchants Lorenzi celebrate their 175th anniversary. They produce all kinds of cutting tools for the household, especially knives – not really the products for the Passionswege project of the Czech designer Daniel Posta, renowned for his humour and perfectly crafted … more
Archive Schuberth und Schuberth - Chair Up, Schuberth und Schuberth mit Eleonore Bujatti Exhibition Chair up Schuberth und Schuberth, Eleonore Bujatti 1.–10.10.2010 The white plastic stool, the monobloc, is one of the cheapest, most widely used pieces of furniture, and has become such an integral part of our lives that no one thinks about its form or appearance any more. In addition, it is light, flexible, stackable, and weather resistant—all parameters … more
Archive Vanitas Lamp by Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence, Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence Exhibition Bulb Fiction KlausEngelhorn Depot, POLKA, mischer'traxler studio 1.–9.10.2010 The light bulb has been taken for granted; now, in its final days, we appreciate it all the more. Bulb Fiction shows radical lamp design from the late 1960s to the early 1970s from the collections of Klaus Engelhorn and Michael Turkiewicz and sets them besides contemporary light sources. The show … more
Archive - Copyright Marcel Koehler und Riebenbauer Design.jpg, Marcel Koehler und Riebenbauer Design Exhibition BLACK INTERVENING OBJECTS rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content 1.–30.10.2010 BLACK INTERVENING OBJECTS is a project specially developed by Laurent Ajina for the gallery Rauminhalt that joins space and content through drawings. The artist has chosen a series of outstanding objects from various epochs for their aesthetics, functionality, and enigmatic character. An additional … more
Archive Heuriger auf Zeit, bindermayer Carte Blanche Exhibition bindermayer (AT): 1/4 Serious 3/4 Fun – temporary “Heuriger” bindermayer 1.–10.10.2010 A closed-down ball pen-factory will temporarily become a ‘Heuriger’ [wine inn] and evoke memories of a lost culture. Hernals (Vienna’s 17th district) was once famous for its entertainment spots. Especially in the early 19th century, the Viennese came here for wine, song, and dance. The designer duo … more
Archive design°mobil - dont... behave yourself!, Katrin Nora Kober, 2010 Kids Don’t ... behave yourself! - design°mobil Children’s Workshop 2 design°mobil 9.10.2010, 1.30pm–4.30pm Guinea hens on a stick, pomegranate purée in a tube? In this workshop table culture meets fast food, pomp meets pop. Elements of style will be wildly commingled, rules of etiquette thrown overboard, and new eating trends invented. For 7 to 10 year-olds; limited number of participants … Cost: € 8.- … more
Archive bene in its NEW HOME, bene Exhibition Bene in its new home Guided tours during the stated opening hours! Bene, Lilli Hollein 1.–8.10.2010 Bene Vienna has moved – to the Neutorgasse. After more than sixty years in the Renngasse, in summer of 2010 this specialist for offices and the working environment is opening the most modern and comprehensive location of the whole Bene Group, with a floor space of around 2,700 square meters. In a … more
Archive Schullin - bejewelled 2.0, Schullin Exhibition bejeweled 2.0 Schullin Wien 1.–9.10.2010 In one of Vienna’s most renowned shopping streets for everything related to luxury, you shall encounter a Jewelry shop that has made a name for itself by combining the art of design with the art of craftsmanship. The founder, Herbert Schullin, decided to use the momentum of 3 young students from … more
Archive kollektiv fischka/fischka.com Exhibition Exhibition Baroque Splendour and Stainless Steel. Table Culture with a Past and a Future Claesson Koivisto Rune (SE), Studio Makkink & Bey (NL), Studio Olgoj Chorchoj (CZ) LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM, Studio Makkink & Bey, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Verein Neigungsgruppe Design, Tulga Beyerle, Studio Olgoj Chorchoj, Lilli Hollein 1.–10.10.2010 As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK three international design teams – Studio Makkink & Bey, Rotterdam (NL); Claesson Koivisto Rune, Stockholm (SE); Studio Olgoj Chorchoj, Prag (CZ) – will present an exhibition on table culture in the special exhibition galleries of the LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM. Claesson … more
Archive Az W designsafari 6, EOOS Tour designsafari 6 – Vienna Architecture Centre’s Sunday Excursion Programme Az W – Architekturzentrum Wien 10.10.2010, 1.45pm–6pm With a nicely chosen tour, already the sixth one, the designsafari will also be ushering out the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010. The tour will take you to special highlights of Vienna and offer an exclusive look inside Bene’s new offices and showrooms, the EOOS atelier, and two new candidates to become … more
Archive Az W designsafari 5, Gabriele Lenz Tour designsafari 5 – Vienna Architecture Centre’s Sunday Excursion Programme Az W – Architekturzentrum Wien 3.10.2010, 1.45pm–8pm At the start of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010, the fifth designsafari will be showing outstanding examples of graphic signage systems in no-less-admirable buildings from Vienna to Tulln, continuing across the tranquil Seerosenbrücke [‘water lily’ bridge] and on to a multi-faceted cultural walk … more
Archive Imperial Furniture Collection - Aqua Mobile, Edgar Knaack Exhibition Aqua Mobile – Folded Objects 3.–10.10.2010 The Catalan origami artist Joan Sallas has been working for 10 years with the materials of paper and textiles. He has devoted himself in numerous international exhibitions and publications to exploring the history of the art of folding, is the founder of the Freiburg Origami School, and holds … more
Archive Laceslamp by Antoinette Bader, 2010 antoinette bader Carte Blanche Exhibition Antoinette Bader (CH): LacesLamp Antoinette Bader 1.–10.10.2010 A chandelier by the Swiss designer Antoinette Bader will be on show at Rudolf Scheer und Söhne, makers of custom shoes and former imperial and royal suppliers. The chandelier is wrapped in hundreds of yards of shoelaces made by the Tobby® Band und Flechtwaren GmbH, a traditional Viennese family … more
Archive Plakatentwurf zur Ausstellung "2000-2010. Design in Wien", Grafik: Christof Nardin / Copyright: Wien Museum Exhibition 2000–2010. Design in Vienna Wien Museum, Tulga Beyerle 6.–10.10.2010 This show runs from 7 October 2010 to 9 January 2011 and presents some highranking designers of the current generation, including EOOS, Walking-Chair, and Polka, and also more recent arrivals, Marco Dessi and Dottings, et al. Design highlights of the last decade will be on view for the first time … more