Archive Ba Bear by Silvia Lovasová, Silvia Lovasová PLATFORM Exhibition Young Slovak designers say: Servus from Bratislava! Walking-Chair Design Studio 28.9.–6.10.2012 Vienna and Bratislava are the two capitals in the world that are closest as neighbours. Their geographical relationship is similar for instance to that of Rome and the Vatican or the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo. Although people in Bratislava can watch the planes landing … more
Archive WIEN PRODUCTS Collection 2012, WIEN PRODUCTS PLATFORM Presentation WIEN PRODUCTS Collection 2012 WIEN PRODUCTS 28.9.–7.10.2012 The WIEN PRODUCTS Collection 2012 is a project in which Viennese business enterprises from traditional industrial sectors work together with aspiring young designers. This results in out-of-the-ordinary products with a special Viennese flair. The collaboration of perfect craftsmanship and masterly … more
Archive - © 2012, IDRV.jpg PLATFORM Exhibition Tools for the Design Revolution designaustria, Institute of Design Research Vienna 28.9.–7.10.2012 "Restlessen" (eng."Leftovers") Date: Sun October 7, 11 a.m. Fit to eat! Come on over and bring your leftovers from the fridge - together with the kitchen project „Mobile Gastfreundschaft“ (eng. "Mobile hospitality" by chmara.rosinke - we will cook and create everything possible. The "Restlessen" is … more
Archive - mini-illus-finissage-03.jpg, gebrüder stitch; illustriert von harald lustinger Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation Full Board: Taking care of the Leftovers Gebrüder Stitch 7.10.2012, 12pm–6pm ‘No one leaves the table until everyone has cleaned their plates!’ The leftovers will go into the skillet for hash; and if there is any of that left over, then there will be serious consequences! Everything that still hasn’t been eaten up goes into the apple bread pudding. In the end, we’ll clear … more
Archive - mini-illus-kaffeekränzchen-02.jpg, gebrüder stitch; illustriert von harald lustinger Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation Full Board Coffee Klatch 1: ‘Come join us. The more the merrier!’ Gebrüder Stitch 1.10.2012, 6.30pm–9pm From 16:30 to 18:30, young and old will be wielding their cooking spoons and rolling pins, exchanging recipes and wisdom. There will be baking and lively chatter enough to make smoke come out of your ears! But starting at 18:30, anyone who isn’t the least bit interested in baking can come to the … more
Archive - mini-illus-kaffeekränzchen-02.jpg, gebrüder stitch; illustriert von harald lustinger Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation Full Board Coffee Klatch 2: ‘Come join us. The more the merrier!’ Gebrüder Stitch 4.10.2012, 6.30pm–9pm From 16:30 to 18:30, young and old will be wielding their cooking spoons and rolling pins, exchanging recipes and wisdom. There will be baking and lively chatter enough to make smoke come out of your ears! But starting at 18:30, anyone who isn’t the least bit interested in baking can come to the … more
Archive - designweek_programmheft_illu_60x45mm.jpg, gebrüder stitch; illustriert von harald lustinger Stadtarbeit – City Work Work-in-Progress Vollpension – Full Board Gebrüder Stitch 28.9.–7.10.2012 The Project of Gebrüder Stitch, two producers of custom made jeans, in their own words might be about: “Desserts to die for like mum’s at home? Clichés about elderly people with retro-chic, blended into a spicy marketing gag of the trousers tailors, served ice-cold on the back of senior citizens … more
Archive Valentin Vodev Passionswege Exhibition Valentin Vodev (BG/AT) at J. & L. Lobmeyr Valentin Vodev 28.9.–6.10.2012 The Viennese glassmakers J. &. L. Lobmeyr can look back at a tradition lasting almost two hundred years and stands equally for fine, thin-walled muslin glass as it does for the highest-quality refining techniques of glass-cutting, -polishing and engraving; not the least of the products of the … more
Archive zerlegte Mixer, 2012, Lena G. Stadtarbeit – City Work Work-in-Progress Theatre of Destruction Lena Goldsteiner 28.9.–7.10.2012 The “Theatre of Destruction” is located in a more global context involving repair, production and plastic recycling. Instead of throwing apparently worthless and broken household devices onto the rubbish dump, they can be brought to a place where new life is made possible for them. While experts … more
Archive Martí Guixé:Park Life #013 Hidromel Factory , 2009, Imagekontainer/Knölke PLATFORM Exhibition The Cuckoo Syndrome Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Niederösterreich, Land Niederösterreich, Abteilung Kunst u. Kultur, Uli Marchsteiner 28.9.–6.10.2012 “The Cuckoo Syndrome” is the term given to parasitical production forms that subvert the usual laws of the design market by an alienated implementation of the exhibition venue. The works are shown and operated by Pieke Bergmans (NL), Santiago Cirugeda (E), Curro Claret (E), Martí Guixé (E) … more
Archive Hi-Line bei AREDIS, AREDIS PLATFORM Presentation Technology and Design meet Music and Dance AREDIS 28.9.–6.10.2012 AREDIS is presenting the show dance “The Kitchen as Centre of Living” and extends a hearty welcome for people to drop in and experience the world of Italian kitchens DADA CUCINE. A technical dance with elements of mime, performance and sound in an interplay of high-tech, functionality and … more
Archive - 1_martinek_1012.jpg, mikimartinek PLATFORM Talk talking textiles Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, design.mikimartinek, Jutta Pregenzer 4.10.2012, 6pm–8pm “Textiles are very next things to our bodies,” says the trend expert Li Edelkoort, “but the knowledge about them is a dying subject.” This is the issue dealt with by mikimartinek und Jutta Pregenzer in their series of talks, “good things will come my way” at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK with the round … more
Archive - 2007_Jens Müller-Ali_für VDW Talk BERLIN.jpg, 2007, Jens Müller-Ali Talks Talk Talking about: Berlin. The creative scene Berlin versus Vienna Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, Lucas Verweij 6.10.2012, 5pm–7pm As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Talks, departure puts a multi-angled spotlight onto forms of exchange and cooperation. The creative axis Berlin-Vienna is characterised by questions of the open transfer of experience and learning from one another; by aspirations, new spaces and work processes.
Archive Talks Talk Talking about: Cooperation. How do designers and business enterprises cooperate? Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, Hadi Teherani, Marti Guixe 30.9.2012, 5pm–7pm departure has set its aim with the focus “Cooperation” on giving a boost to a seemingly simple task: to encourage creative and industrial concerns to cooperate at eye level and thus bring about a trend change oriented on collective creativity. It is now time to break through the old barriers … more
Archive taliaYsebastian, taliaYsebastian PLATFORM Exhibition taliaYsebastian: The Committee of Sleep taliaYstudio 3.–7.10.2012 taliaYsebastian is the name of a small industrial design studio in Vienna founded in April 2011 by Talia Radford (Spain) and Juan Sebastian Gomez (Columbia). After traineeships with Michael Young in Hong Kong and Spime Technologies in India, the duo has specialised in human design in the context of … more
Archive Superposition, SWDZ-2012 PLATFORM Exhibition SWDZ Superposition SWDZ – So Weit, die Zukunft 28.9.–6.10.2012 We are living the future dreams of the past. The rapid progress in technology between 1950 and 1980 ensured that this enduring vision attained such general familiarity that we are still imagining the future within these parameters. We are in a process of designing using the options at our disposal … more
Archive stilwerk PLATFORM Exhibition stilwerk Wien – Design Tower of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK stilwerk Wien 28.9.–7.10.2012 Since December 2010, Vienna has been enriched by an additional design highlight: after two years’ construction work, the stilwerk Wien design centre was opened in the so called "Jean Nouvel Tower" and today incorporates more than 28 exclusive, owner-run shops. This continues a German success story … more
Archive Marti Guixe SLWL, Marti Guixe Exhibition Exhibition Still Life with Light Marti Guixe 28.9.–5.10.2012 "Since around 2 years that I am quite fascinated by the “Bag in the Box” wine storage and transportation system, not only because of its technical qualities, but also because of its characteristics, a quite different way of keeping, serving and drinking wine, a different perception of it. Still … more
Archive Plaza Santo Domingo, Mexico DF, TOLEDO i DERTSCHEI Stadtarbeit – City Work Work-in-Progress Printing Works at the Market Toledo i Dertschei 28.9.–6.10.2012 Under the arcades of a town square in Mexico City dozens of typesetters can always be found offering their services. Small-scale printed works are imprinted on paper using hand presses and lead typesetting. TOLEDO i DERTSCHEI are making their mark on Brunnenmarkt by setting type and with it a … more
Archive WienTourismus PLATFORM Exhibition European Home Run Souvenir Contest WienTourismus 28.9.–7.10.2012 Is it possible to find souvenirs that also make people happy who have no desire to pack decorative plates into their cases to drag all the way home? The “European Home Run” contest is a project of WienTourismus initiating an interpretation of a souvenir that images the contemporary face of Vienna … more
Archive Rajasthan, Fürstenberg PLATFORM Presentation RAJASTHAN Stamm 28.9.–6.10.2012 Peter Kempe persuades us with his decorative motif Rajasthan to take a sensuous trip between Orient and Occident. He transposes the splendour of the Oriental way of living onto premium quality Fürstenberg porcelain. It is a fusion of gaily colourful saris and golden temple architecture with … more
Archive Rado Store Vienna, Rado PLATFORM Presentation Rado Star Prize Rado 28.9.–6.10.2012 The Swiss watch company Rado is running a competition for artistic talents based on Rado’s creative approach of constantly aspiring towards innovative design and materials. The concept of the Rado Star Prize is positioned within the international context and offers a career springboard for creative … more
Archive Der große Saal, Carl Anders Nilsson Party Pop-Up Café in the festival headquarters served by Morisson Catering 28.9.–7.10.2012 In this year’s festival headquarters Morisson Catering is hosting the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Pop-Up Café in the main ballroom of the former Grand Etablissement Gschwandner. In order to offer all visitors an authentic Viennese coffee house atmosphere the café is equipped with furniture of Thonet … more
Archive - DSC_0041.JPG, 2009, Peter Mahlknecht Stadtarbeit – City Work Talk Panel discussion on built-in obsolescence mathak + mahlknecht 3.10.2012, 7.30pm–10pm Interesting personalities talk about the topic. Including Stefan Schridde (Murks, nein Danke! – Botched Job, No thanks!) and Cosima Dannoritzer (film director).
Archive Oscar Diaz Passionswege Exhibition Oscar Diaz (ES) at LightGlass Oscar Diaz 28.9.–5.10.2012 Most of the Passionsweg partners are long-established firms, whereas in this case we are encountering a young start-up enterprise. The LightGlass company has developed techniques for producing architectural glass (with patents). Their products are the ultimate in versatility, applicable for all … more
Archive - Designweek Ausschnitt.jpg, Foto: Daniela Kleint PLATFORM Work-in-Progress One-Sqm-House & Hartz IV Furniture Wien Museum 4.–5.10.2012 For the first time, the Berlin architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel is a guest in Vienna. He became renowned for his cost-efficient “Hartz IV furniture”, which can be constructed by anyone and everyone. (Hartz IV is an unemployment and social security payment scheme in Germany). His latest project is the … more
Archive OFROOM mit DULFdesign, 2012, Peter Korrak PLATFORM Presentation OFROOM with DULFdesign: material:cafe OFROOM Innovations Agentur 28.9.–7.10.2012 The temporary installation material:café in the Stilwork promises a refreshing experience combining design and material know-how. The collection of innovative materials for architecture and design of the OFROOM with its more than 300 exhibits meets the new design line DULF, a blend that emerges as … more
Archive mostlikely event, 2011, Chloe Potter PLATFORM Work-in-Progress Of Donkeys and Basilisks – Low Tech Prototyping and the Process of Design mostlikely 28.9.–7.10.2012 During the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the group mostlikely are reproducing the Vienna Basilisk, now mouldered into stone, as a paper form five metres tall. In order to be able to produce technically complex forms rapidly themselves, they are using low polygon modelling – the 3D computer technology … more
Archive Objected Tables, Giannotti/Hofer/Pfeffer, 2008-2011 PLATFORM Exhibition Objected Tables 28.9.–7.10.2012 The exhibition “Objected Tables” unites three videos by the artists Aldo Giannotti, Markus Hofer and Roman Pfeffer, each of whom produces a video with the other. Markus Hofer made “Coffee Bolognese" (2008) with Aldo Giannotti, who in turn made "Last Supper“ (2010) with Roman Pfeffer and the latter … more
Archive - NWW-DAW_Logo.jpg PLATFORM Exhibition NWW Design Award Neue Wiener Werkstätte 29.9.–6.10.2012 The Neue Wiener Werkstätte is initiating a new award for creative interior design with the NWW DESIGN AWARD. Together with partners and a high-ranking expert jury, it will scout for trends and creative potential in the interior design sector. The richly traditional enterprise is thus continuing the … more
Archive - NWW-DAW_RGB.jpg PLATFORM Presentation NWW Award Party Neue Wiener Werkstätte 28.9.2012, 10pm–11pm Die Neue Wiener Werkstätte veranstaltet 2012 erstmals den NWW DESIGN AWARD, einen neuen Award für kreatives Interieur Design. Gelöst von kommerziellen Zwecken sollen dabei innovative Gestaltungsentwürfe zum Thema 2012 „META-Mobilität“ hervorgebracht werden. Eine unabhängige Jury wird die besten … more
Archive - Copyright_2012_Feria Habitat Valencia.jpg, Copyright:2012 Feria Habitat Valencia Exhibition Exhibition Nude Alberto Arza 28.9.–7.10.2012 Nude is an annual meeting of young designers and entrepreneurs held in Valencia. It is a platform for showcasing designers, design studios, freelancers, galleries and publishing houses that have existed for less than five years; it also includes schools of design. Ever since its beginnings, Nude … more
Archive Niko Kralj: Lupina/Schale, Foto: ©2011, Domen Pal PLATFORM Exhibition Niko Kralj: The King of Chairs SKICA 3.–7.10.2012 Niko Kralj (1920–) is an industrial designer and renowned in Slovenia as one of the pioneers in this sector. He created some of the most influential icons of Slovenian material culture, which went unnoticed for a long time because of their seeming casualness of design. Kralj’s works from between … more
Archive 'Mutationen', Sonja Bäumel PLATFORM Exhibition Mutations Dunbar’s Number, mischer'traxler studio, Konstantin Schmölzer 28.9.–7.10.2012 The association “Dunbar’s Number”, a collective consisting of the studios of Sonja Bäumel, mischer’traxler, Konstantin Schmölzer & the curator Judith Radlegger, is showing new works in the exhibition “Mutations” on the theme of change – of ideas, of insight, of a product or of an activity. For the … more
Archive mmm für markt_platz, Werkstatt hke Taschen, Caritas, 2012, büromacht Stadtarbeit – City Work Work-in-Progress mmm for werkstatt hke büromacht 28.9.–6.10.2012 "Bags make the (wo)man" for the workshop “hke” of the Vienna Caritas … With (wo)man, manufacturing and material in mind büromacht has been examining the Caritas workshop "hke bags" with view to its social role. In a mutual process that started in July 2012 the current structure of social … more
Archive Thonet & breaded escalope//Work in progress, breaded escalope PLATFORM Exhibition misfits revisited: create your own THONET THONET GmbH, breadedEscalope 28.9.–7.10.2012 In July 2012, the Viennese design group breadedEscalope began an experiment investigating the products, employees and brand of the long established company of Thonet. The cooperation does not work on the basis of a briefing but on the freedom of communicating an analysis of the form, material … more
Archive - DANIEL_05_wurm_10x15.jpg, 2012, Hotel Daniel Vienna, Marion Luttenberger PLATFORM Film Misconceivable – the making-of Hotel Daniel Vienna 28.9.–7.10.2012 "Misconceivable – between crazy realities and irritated viewing patterns” documents the making-of of an installation on the Hotel Daniel roof: an elegant sailing boat that has taken off, up, up and away into lofty heights and now leans over a roof-edge…. and water? – not a drop in sight! Erwin … more
Archive mm_tyvekschnitt 012, ivo martinek 012 PLATFORM Exhibition mikimartinek in the d.sign:context design.mikimartinek 28.9.–5.10.2012 This year mikimartinek is presenting her latest designs on Stubenring 6. Every day until 20 October visitors can view collector’s pieces, small series and experiments including: • “born 1929”: the designer places chairs of the nineteen-twenties and thirties in the limelight and explores qualities … more
Archive - (c) 2012, designaustria.JPG, designaustria PLATFORM Tour Meet, Greet & Eat! designaustria, Institute of Design Research Vienna 5.10.2012, 3.30pm–9pm For everyone interested in design, the following designaustria members are opening up the doors of their studios. You can look forward to fascinating personal encounters and designers’ success stories! 3.30 pm_Studio Visit: Valence, Neubaugasse 69/4, 1070 Vienna, www.valencestudio.com … 5 pm_Studio … more
Archive Matylda Krzykowski Passionswege Exhibition Matylda Krzykowski (DE/NL) at the Norbert Meier Bürstenerzeugung (brush factory) and the Petz Hornmanufaktur Matylda Krzykowski 28.9.–5.10.2012 This Passionsweg project deals with the work of two handicrafts that hardly exist anymore: the brush manufacturer Norbert Meier is one of the last of his trade still possessing a master craftsman’s diploma. In contrast, Thomas Petz, only 26 years of age, is the last Viennese producer of horn ware.
Archive Mathias Hahn Passionswege Exhibition Mathias Hahn (DT/UK) at Staud’s Vienna Mathias Hahn 28.9.–6.10.2012 Staud’s is a Viennese producer of fine vegetable and fruit preserves. It is proud to work without chemical additives and only with the best raw materials; despite worldwide export, Mr. Staud likes to test his jam himself. Now meeting up with Staud’s is the German product designer Mathias Hahn, who … more
Archive March Gut Passionswege Presentation March Gut (AT) cook at Karl Sterkl Fleischwaren 6.10.2012, 4pm–7pm The Linz-based designers from MARCH GUT have done a project together with the Sterkl traditional butcher’s at the Vienna Brunnen Market. Now, shortly before the festival ends, they are inviting festival goers for one of their cooking sessions. Starting from the „Brunnenviertler“ sausage, which is … more
Archive March Gut Passionswege Exhibition March Gut (AT) at Karl Sterkl meat products MARCH GUT 28.9.–6.10.2012 Sterkl the Butchers is an Ottakring original and family business established for generations on the Brunnenmarkt in Vienna. They produce everything themselves, particularly the local “classics” such as “extrawurst” – special pork sausage – brawn and “Sacher” sausage and every Wednesday fresh lights … more
Archive Glow In - Marc Sadler, 2011, EZIO PRANDINI PLATFORM Presentation Marc Sadler De Zotti 28.9.–7.10.2012 The designer Marc Sadler comes from France, but was born in Austria and works in Milan. He has designed for several furniture and lighting manufacturers, also for the sports and fashion branches, thereby winning numerous awards, among them the “Compasso d’Oro” in 1995, 2001 and 2008. For the VIENNA … more
Archive Leben & Freizeit: JAMBOX, 2010 Kabellose Lautsprecher von fuseproject/Yves Béhar für Jawbone, fuseproject PLATFORM Talk MAK Design Summit: MADE 4 YOU. Design for Change Thomas Geisler 2.10.2012, 2pm–6pm More than 80 project examples from globally playing design agencies and business enterprises will demonstrate intelligent and pioneering developments. The exhibition is curated by Hartmut Esslinger and Thomas Geisler and structured into six thematic sections that pose the questions: what will … more
Archive Michael Anastassiades, Ball Vase, 2006, Studio Michael Anastassiades PLATFORM Exhibition MAK Design Salon #01 MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES: Time & Again 29.9.–7.10.2012 The Geymüllerschlössel is an outside branch of the MAK focusing on the presentation of period furniture of the Empire and Biedermeier eras and a collection of antique Viennese clocks; now, for the first time, the MAK opened its doors to accommodate a salon of contemporary design. During the 2012 … more
Archive Michael Anastassiades, Ball Vase, 2006, Studio Michael Anastassiades PLATFORM Talk MAK Design Salon #01 MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES: Time & Again 30.9.2012, 11am The Geymüllerschlössel is an outside branch of the MAK focusing on the presentation of period furniture of the Empire and Biedermeier eras and a collection of antique Viennese clocks; now, for the first time, the MAK opened its doors to accommodate a salon of contemporary design. During the 2012 … more
Archive lufttritt_detail, Thomas Schiefer PLATFORM Presentation Lufttritt [Air Stair] Thomas Schiefer 28.9.–7.10.2012 In the beginning is the question – why do staircases have to be rigid, especially in the exploded spaces and daring building forms of contemporary architecture? The answer is formulated by the Viennese designer Thomas Schiefer with his project Lufttritt – Air Stair. The term ensconces a flexible … more
Archive - POLKA_Porzellan-Detail.jpg, 2012 Klaus Fritsch PLATFORM Presentation LOBMEYR presents HEREND & POLKA: Scales without Fish J. & L. Lobmeyr, POLKA 28.9.–6.10.2012 The Hungarian porcelain manufactory of Herend commissioned the Viennese design studio POLKA to design a porcelain service with new decorative motifs inspired by Herend’s company history. The plates and bowls are painted by hand in richly varied patterns and blended to form a pot-pourri of lavish … more
Archive LOBMEYR und Michael Anastassiades - Lights, 2012, Michael Anastassiades PLATFORM Presentation Lights J. & L. Lobmeyr 28.9.–6.10.2012 Light refracts in crystal. The aim of this collaboration was to capture this natural interplay of the two elements in a fascinating object. An elegantly minimal but strong metal sculpture typical of Michael Anastassiades provides placement and stability for the fine glass components fashioned by … more
Archive - portr_sebastian_pataki.jpg Laboratory Talk Lab Talk Sebastian Pataki Sebastian Pataki 3.10.2012, 6pm–8pm After his studies and work in the design studios HORT, Pixelgarten and Trapped in Suburbia, Sebastian Pataki opted for Amsterdam as his chosen home city. Although he calls himself a graphic designer, he likes the versatility of different media. He says: “Accidents and coincidences are important and … more
Archive - oscar.jpg Laboratory Talk Labor 2012 - Laborgespräch Oscar Wanless Oscar Wanless 4.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Oscar grew up in Bristol with a workshop at home, able to spend hours messing about with many types of materials which formed his love of things and how they are made. After Graduating from 3D design BA in Brighton, Oscar set up making furniture and working as a free lance designer in London.
Archive Laboratory Talk Labor 2012 - Laborgespräch mischer'traxler mischer'traxler studio 5.10.2012, 6pm–8pm
Archive - 1340964263_twopoints.jpg Laboratory Talk Labor 2012 - Laborgespräch Martin Lorenz und Lupi Asensio, TwoPoints.Net TwoPoints.Net—Barcelona, Berlin 28.9.2012, 6pm–8pm TwoPoints.Net Barcelona, Berlin wurde 2007 mit dem Ziel gegründet, außergewöhnliches Design zu entwickeln: Design, das auf das Bedürfnis unserer Kunden zugeschnitten ist, Design, das nicht nur unsere Kunden, sondern auch die Kunden unserer Kunden begeistert, Design, das man in der Form noch nicht … more
Archive - 1341927221_junior.jpg Laboratory Talk Lab Talk Junior Research Fellows Junior Research Fellows 29.9.2012, 6pm–8pm Die Junior Research Fellows of the Vienna University of Applied Arts are a mind-expanding research group studying the perception of graphic design. Under the spiritual directorship of Erwin K. Bauer they have been propagating the vision “Graphic Design Future Harmony” with the aim of improving the … more
Archive - 1341501089_julian.jpg Laboratory Talk Lab Talk Julian Hagen Julian Hagen 1.10.2012, 6pm–8pm After finishing his study of graphic design in 2007 at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, Julian Hagen set up his own design studio in Vienna. His designs are marked by a multifaceted interest, the challenging of conventional visual habits, an open, independent handling of writing and image … more
Archive - 1341262151_lohmann.jpg Laboratory Talk Lab Talk Julia Lohmann Julia Lohmann 30.9.2012, 6pm–8pm Julia Lohmann is a multidisciplinary designer who studies our behaviour as it interacts with nature, society and consumerism at the interface of creativity, science and art. She is a professor at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg and researches in the Department of Design Products at the Royal … more
Archive - Portrait_ProfLachmayer.jpg Laboratory Talk Labor 2012 - Laborgespräch Herbert Lachmayer Herbert Lachmayer 2.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Herbert Lachmayer, geb. 1948 in Wien, Kulturphilosoph und Kurator, Professor an der Kunstuniversität Linz, Abteilung "Staging Knowledge", Gründer des Da Ponte Research Centers Wien, welches er gemeinsam mit Veronika Barnas leitet. Lehrtätigkeit an der Bauhausuniversität Weimar und der Stanford … more
Archive Labor 2012 - Laborgespräch Enrico Bravi Laboratory Talk Labor 2012 - Laborgespräch Enrico Bravi Enrico Bravi 6.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Enrico Bravi studierte an der ISIA in Urbino (Italien), und erwarb einen Master-Degree an der “Werkplaats Typografie” in Arnhem (Niederlande). Seit 1998 arbeitet er in Italien, Österreich und in den Niederlanden. Er hat in verschiedenen Feldern der Visuellen Kommunikation seine Fähigkeiten … more
Archive - oscar.jpg Laboratory Work-in-Progress Labor 2012 - Labor Oscar Wanless Oscar Wanless 2.–7.10.2012 Oscar grew up in Bristol with a workshop at home, able to spend hours messing about with many types of materials which formed his love of things and how they are made. After Graduating from 3D design BA in Brighton, Oscar set up making furniture and working as a free lance designer in London.
Archive Laboratory Work-in-Progress Labor 2012 - Labor Bethan Laura Wood Bethan Laura Wood 2.–7.10.2012
Archive - portr_sebastian_pataki.jpg Laboratory Work-in-Progress Laboratory 2012 – Sebastian Pataki Sebastian Pataki 2.–7.10.2012 After his studies and work in the design studios HORT, Pixelgarten and Trapped in Suburbia, Sebastian Pataki opted for Amsterdam as his chosen home city. Although he calls himself a graphic designer, he likes the versatility of different media. He says: “Accidents and coincidences are important and … more
Archive - 1341927221_junior.jpg Laboratory Work-in-Progress Laboratory 2012 – Junior Research Fellows Junior Research Fellows 28.9.–2.10.2012 Die Junior Research Fellows of the Vienna University of Applied Arts are a mind-expanding research group studying the perception of graphic design. Under the spiritual directorship of Erwin K. Bauer they have been propagating the vision “Graphic Design Future Harmony” with the aim of improving the … more
Archive - 1341501089_julian.jpg Laboratory Work-in-Progress Laboratory 2012 – Julian Hagen Julian Hagen 28.9.–1.10.2012 After finishing his study of graphic design in 2007 at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, Julian Hagen set up his own design studio in Vienna. His designs are marked by a multifaceted interest, the challenging of conventional visual habits, an open, independent handling of writing and image … more
Archive - 1341262151_lohmann.jpg Laboratory Work-in-Progress Laboratory 2012 – Julia Lohmann and Guest Andrea Hoke Julia Lohmann 28.9.–1.10.2012 Julia Lohmann is a multidisciplinary designer who studies our behaviour as it interacts with nature, society and consumerism at the interface of creativity, science and art. She is a professor at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg and researches in the Department of Design Products at the Royal … more
Archive Labor 2012 - Labor Enrico Bravi Laboratory Work-in-Progress Laboratory 2012 – Enrico Bravi Enrico Bravi 4.–6.10.2012 Enrico Bravi studierte an der ISIA in Urbino (Italien), und erwarb einen Master-Degree an der “Werkplaats Typografie” in Arnhem (Niederlande). Seit 1998 arbeitet er in Italien, Österreich und in den Niederlanden. Er hat in verschiedenen Feldern der Visuellen Kommunikation seine Fähigkeiten … more
Archive Laboratory Work-in-Progress Laboratory 2012 Julia Lohmann, Sebastian Pataki, Oscar Wanless, Junior Research Fellows, Enrico Bravi, Julian Hagen, Bethan Laura Wood 28.9.–7.10.2012 The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Laboratory is a free and open space where interdisciplinary and process-oriented works on the border between graphic and product design are created during the course of the the entire festival, from 28 September to 7 October, all day and open to the public. The Theme of 2012:
Archive Swarovski Wien, Swarovski Wien PLATFORM Workshop Kristalline Werkstätte Workshop by Alexander Lintl Swarovski Kristallwelten Store Wien 4.10.2012, 6.30pm The renowned stage and costume designer Alexander Lintl will direct this unique workshop for ten participants at Swarowski’s in Vienna on 4 October at 6.30 pm. Registration Kristalline Werkstätte: swarovski.wien@swarovski.com.
Archive Swarovski Wien, Swarovski Wien PLATFORM Tour The “Crystalline Workshop” and Guided Art Tours Swarovski Kristallwelten Store Wien 28.9.–6.10.2012 Swarowski Vienna invites visitors to a journey through the world of the crystal and to linger among the many installations and design objects by international artists. During the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Swarowski Vienna is organising free guided tours. A laboratory of a unique kind can be experienced in … more
Archive Klara Sumova Passionswege Exhibition Klára Šumová (CZ) at Bakalowits Light Design Klára Šumová 28.9.–6.10.2012 The Bakalowits company has been handcrafting lamps and chandeliers since 1845 and is now in the fifth generation as a family business enterprise. The production range includes chandeliers for home living in all conceivable styles that have emerged in the past three hundred years, also large-scale … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Kids Children’s workshop 2: spectacles spectacle by design°mobil design°mobil 6.10.2012, 1pm–4pm Children and young people have a go at being designers. They develop eyeglasses – spectacles – suitable for cinema premieres, just like the professionals: starting with research, then on to brainstorming, testing, and production. What we want are off-beat ideas and zest in realising them. True to … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Kids Children’s Workshop 1: Here I come! von design°mobil design°mobil 30.9.2012, 1pm–4pm How can I make a visible impact in the public space? What do I have pay special attention to in the dark? In this workshop children can play at being designers. They examine things, try things out and create options for making an impression even in bad light. Education Children’s Workshop … project … more
Archive - 03 Ghana dumping site.jpg Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation Buying for the Rubbish Dump (documentary film) mathak + mahlknecht 3.10.2012, 4.30pm–6pm Wear and tear is pre-programmed in many products. Whether lamp bulbs, computers or mobile phones, the customer is persuaded not to have a defective device repaired, but to discard the old and buy a new one. This intentional, limited service life is called “built-in obsolescence”. The documentary … more
Archive Julien Carretero Passionswege Exhibition Julien Carretero (FR) at Kohlmaier Julien Carretero 28.9.–6.10.2012 Kohlmaier is a traditional producer of high-quality upholstered furniture that has kept its production location in the heart of the city – and this has become a rare phenomenon, even in Vienna. Its preferred materials are still horsehair, spring core and down! The French designer Julien Carretero … more
Archive - 05_nofrontiere_organoid_Pouf.jpg, (c) 2012, Nofrontiere / Organoid PLATFORM Presentation IOYO & MAIA – Biogenic Product- and Process Innovations Organoid Technologies GmbH, NOFRONTIERE 28.9.–7.10.2012 Together with the young Tyrolean start-up Organoid Technologies, the Vienna design studio Nofrontiere are designing seating furniture and moulded chairs of a specially sustainable type. The young entrepreneurs have developed a process in which finely ground biogenic materials (grasses, wood chips … more
Archive Doris Darling: I am Lamp @ Vintagerie , Bernhard Schramm PLATFORM Exhibition I AM LAMP Darling / Schramm / Vintagerie 28.9.–6.10.2012 In a photo series by Bernhard Schramm in various locations in Vienna, Doris Darling is transformed into a kind of lamp-woman hybrid and fights against the force of gravity. Posing as a life-size porcelain figure and steadying different lamp objects made of blown glass in pastel spring colours looks … more
Archive - Ablaufdatum.jpg, 2010, Magdalena Akantisz Stadtarbeit – City Work Exhibition Best by … – about built-in obsolescence mathak + mahlknecht 28.9.–6.10.2012 An installation with a best-by label draws our attention to an omnipresent but only rarely mentioned topic: manipulated ageing processes. The factors that primarily motivate the consumer to continual re-purchase of everyday products – besides constantly changing trends – are deliberately integrated … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Kids Guided Tour for Schools with design°mobil design°mobil 1.–6.10.2012 For school classes we have thought up a colourful introduction to Austria’s greatest design festival. The orienteering course leads to diverse festival stations throughout the whole of Vienna, so that school-goers can explore the world of design in all its facets. The important aspect here is to … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 4: Design goes exhibition Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 29.9.2012, 3pm–6pm We jump on the bus and take to the road in Vienna to accompany you through the multifaceted world of design exhibitions in Viennese museums. We stop off at the foremost design collections and presentations, including the Wagner:Werk and the MAK, the Imperial Furniture Collection, the Wien Museum … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 4: Design goes exhibition Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 30.9.2012, 3pm–6pm We jump on the bus and take to the road in Vienna to accompany you through the multifaceted world of design exhibitions in Viennese museums. We stop off at the foremost design collections and presentations, including the Wagner:Werk and the MAK, the Imperial Furniture Collection, the Wien Museum … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 4: Design goes exhibition Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 6.10.2012, 10am–1pm We jump on the bus and take to the road in Vienna to accompany you through the multifaceted world of design exhibitions in Viennese museums. We stop off at the foremost design collections and presentations, including the Wagner:Werk and the MAK, the Imperial Furniture Collection, the Wien Museum … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 4: Design goes exhibition Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 7.10.2012, 3pm–6pm We jump on the bus and take to the road in Vienna to accompany you through the multifaceted world of design exhibitions in Viennese museums. We stop off at the foremost design collections and presentations, including the Wagner:Werk and the MAK, the Imperial Furniture Collection, the Wien Museum … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 3: Design goes Ottakring/Hernals Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 1.10.2012, 3pm–6pm The tour starts at the former “Grand Etablissement Gschwandner” which this year is the festival headquarters with innumerable design events and pop-up café. Various stops round about the Ottakring Brewery and the up and coming Brunnenviertel demonstrate that the districts bordering on Ottakringer … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 3: Design goes Ottakring/Hernals Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 3.10.2012, 3pm–6pm The tour starts at the former “Grand Etablissement Gschwandner” which this year is the festival headquarters with innumerable design events and pop-up café. Various stops round about the Ottakring Brewery and the up and coming Brunnenviertel demonstrate that the districts bordering on Ottakringer … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 3: Design goes Ottakring/Hernals Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 6.10.2012, 3pm–6pm The tour starts at the former “Grand Etablissement Gschwandner” which this year is the festival headquarters with innumerable design events and pop-up café. Various stops round about the Ottakring Brewery and the up and coming Brunnenviertel demonstrate that the districts bordering on Ottakringer … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 2: Design goes 7th district Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 29.9.2012, 10am–1pm There is scarcely a district in Vienna that is more creative, younger or trendier than Vienna-Neubau. Here you can encounter design in almost embarrassing abundance: the range is enormous, from graphic, industrial, product and author’s design to social, urban and ecological design. Starting at the … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 2: Design goes 7th district Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 2.10.2012, 3pm–6pm There is scarcely a district in Vienna that is more creative, younger or trendier than Vienna-Neubau. Here you can encounter design in almost embarrassing abundance: the range is enormous, from graphic, industrial, product and author’s design to social, urban and ecological design. Starting at the … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 2: Design goes 7th district Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 5.10.2012, 3pm–6pm There is scarcely a district in Vienna that is more creative, younger or trendier than Vienna-Neubau. Here you can encounter design in almost embarrassing abundance: the range is enormous, from graphic, industrial, product and author’s design to social, urban and ecological design. Starting at the … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 1: Design goes 1st district Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 28.9.2012, 3pm–6pm ¡Olé! We have planned walk through higgledy-piggledy workshops and elegant shops as a presentation of design from Spain. Starting at the Labor am Karlsplatz, where Spanish designers give us a fascinating view of their work methods, we visit richly traditional business enterprises, peep over the … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 1: Design goes 1st district Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 2.10.2012, 10am–1pm ¡Olé! We have planned walk through higgledy-piggledy workshops and elegant shops as a presentation of design from Spain. Starting at the Labor am Karlsplatz, where Spanish designers give us a fascinating view of their work methods, we visit richly traditional business enterprises, peep over the … more
Archive Kollektiv Fischka Education Tour Guided Tour 1: Design goes 1st district Gabriela Steiner-Scharfetter 4.10.2012, 3pm–6pm ¡Olé! We have planned walk through higgledy-piggledy workshops and elegant shops as a presentation of design from Spain. Starting at the Labor am Karlsplatz, where Spanish designers give us a fascinating view of their work methods, we visit richly traditional business enterprises, peep over the … more
Archive Graphic Detour, MOTI, 2011 PLATFORM Exhibition Graphic Detour – Crossing Borders in European Design MOTI, Museum of the Image 28.9.–7.10.2012 In our time, graphic design as a clearly defined craft is fading. Professional artists reach out to other disciplines such as fashion and architecture, while a growing group of amateurs create their own platforms. For this exhibition in the Freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL/MQ guest curator Erik … more
Archive mostlikely Party GRANDE FINISSAGE at Gschwandner 6.10.2012, 7pm mostlikely participates in the Vienna Design Week 2012 with a reconstruction of the Viennese Basilisk, a legendary creature. It is composed of exactly 360 complex, individual parts. Those consist of a total of 3780 different, two dimensional paperforms. And those, again, are glued together on 22680 … more
Archive Versus Design PLATFORM Talk Future Urban Mobility 5.10.2012, 6pm–9pm Confronted by the challenge presented by future mobility, most notably for cities – ecological, demographic and with respect to the politics of energy – concepts like the "smart city" and "e-mobility" have become key topics. How electro-mobility will be experienced and used depends to a great … more
Archive 2012, Walking Chair Design Studio PLATFORM Tour guided tour “At Your Service – Art and the Working World” Technisches Museum Wien 30.9.2012, 2.30pm–4.30pm Curator’s guided tour through the exhibition “At Your Service – Art and the Working World” with Silvia Eiblmayr.
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "Vienna Manners" büromacht 30.9.2012, 6pm–8pm Our favourite innkeeper Mr. Gruber shows us in a live performance, how to prepare a original Wiener Schnitzel.
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "Arkadas means friend" büromacht 1.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Turkish evening with culture clash and basic vocabulary.
Archive Bene Büro Wien, Bene AG PLATFORM Presentation EXPERT TALK@BENE: SMART WORKING Bene 4.10.2012, 1pm–9pm What are the requirements demanded of the workplaces of the future? How does a solution worker function most productively? What developments of the working world are tangible and what are the challenges facing business enterprises, designers and architects? A high-ranking podium of panellists from … more
Archive Robert Stadler PLATFORM Presentation A new scion of an old family of chairs - 107 Preview in Gschwandner THONET GmbH, Robert Stadler 4.10.2012, 4pm–6pm For the first time the german based company Thonet is represented at Vienna Design Week and is proposing two projects. One of them referencing Viennese coffeehouse tradition, which is often associated with Thonet, in a pop-up café. Hence, this year's festival headquarters, the Gschwandner, will … more
Archive suitcase chair silverline, 2012 Katie Thompson PLATFORM Exhibition Living in a Suitcase HABARI 28.9.–6.10.2012 RECREATE, a trendsetter for upcycling, was founded in 2009 by Katie Thompson in Cape Town, South Africa. After years of training in London, she returned to launch a ballistic career in the new South Africa. Katie transforms the things other people discard into high-end products. HABARI shows … more
Archive HELMRINDERKNECHT contemporary design gallery, Kollektiv Fischka/fischka.com PLATFORM Exhibition edition 01 / Vienna HELMRINDERKNECHT contemporary design gallery 28.9.–6.10.2012 For the first time in Austria, the Berlin Pop-up gallery of HELMRINDERKNECHT is showing a group exhibition with contemporary limited edition design objects from the gallery programme. The sales exhibition includes objects by established design greats alongside works by upcoming talents in the … more
Archive DINGE. schlicht & einfach Rauchtisch mit Marmorplatte, Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann, Ausführung: ohne Angabe , MAK/Georg Mayer PLATFORM Tour DINGE. schlicht & einfach 3.10.2012, 11am–1pm Expert guidance through the exhibition DINGE. schlicht & einfach [THINGS plain & simple] with the central theme of “plain & simple furniture” with Sebastian Hackenschmidt, MAK Custodian for Wood and Furniture.
Archive - Aufladegeraet.jpg, 2012, Magdalena Akantisz Stadtarbeit – City Work Talk Designed Ageing Processes – Is Longevity a Criterion of Quality? mathak + mahlknecht 4.10.2012, 7.30pm–10pm What responsibility do designers, industry and consumer have with regard to the longevity – the long service life – of products? Can we intervene in the existing cycles dominating the service lives of raw materials? How important is product quality and what price are we prepared to pay? Stefan … more
Archive - WH-Eventfoto.jpg, pulse PLATFORM Presentation Design Autumn Wiesner Hager Möbel GmbH 28.9.–5.10.2012 In Wiesner-Hagner’s Design Autumn we are presenting our current product innovations from the office and facilities furniture sector, conceived in collaboration with young, creative design studios. arge2 relaunched the classic label sign, creating a chair that flies the banner of elegance. When … more
Archive Fedrigoni Showroom Wien, Fedrigoni Austria GmbH PLATFORM Work-in-Progress Design Meets Paper Fedrigoni, Sebastian Menschhorn, Megumi Ito, Peter Weisz, Soybot 28.9.–3.10.2012 Ever since the opening of the Fedrigoni showrooms in Vienna (2010), the Italian fine paper manufacturers have not only established themselves successfully in the Austrian printing industry, but also evolved into a competent consulting partner for graphic artists and designers. In the Vienna … more
Archive Der Windschreiber, Simon Andert, Martin Leithner PLATFORM Exhibition The Windwriter 28.9.2012, 6pm This project by Simon Andert and Martin Leithner revolves in the charged field between art and design around an elusive medium: wind. Its very essence is to surround us constantly and yet remain concealed to our most important sense. With the “Windwriter” the element of wind takes the stage as the … more
Archive DeskTable, 2008, 2008, Raimo Rudi Rumpler PLATFORM Exhibition departure/MAK d>nite MADE 4 YOU – NON STOP! Wirtschaftsagentur Wien 2.10.2012, 9pm–11.45pm The departure/MAK d>nite is the evening high spot of the activities in the MAK for the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. The Viennese duo Vandasye (Peter Umgeher, Georg Schnitzer), MAK designers in residence 2012, will stage a cooperative design happening with Dirk vander Kooij (NL), taliaYsebastian (A), Patrick … more
Archive - 2012 copyright zenita komad.JPG, zenita komad PLATFORM Exhibition Your ideas furnish the world rauminhalt_harald bichler space & content 29.9.–7.10.2012 The walls of the museum galleries in the Minoriten (Friars Minor) friary in Graz were broken through with red cords, creating new spaces. “Outside” was interwoven with “inside”. “I love God” is the credo of the artist and the title of the exhibition. In the Jewish Museum Zenita Komad showed an … more
Archive Daphna Laurens Passionswege Exhibition Daphna Laurens (NL) at the Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten – furniture workshops Daphna Laurens 28.9.–6.10.2012 Originally a saddlery, the company of Wittmann with headquarters not far from Vienna has developed in over a hundred years into the upholstered furniture specialists. The producers are remarkable for their precision, exactitude and superb craftsmanship, so that the phrase “genuine Wittmann” has … more
Archive - 793.jpg PLATFORM Exhibition dansk møbeldesign. arne jacobsen and poul kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen WAGNER:WERK Museum Postsparkasse 1.–7.10.2012 As part of its focal programme “Design History of the 20th Century”, the WAGNER:WERK Museum is showing the revolutionary furniture designs of Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm produced over the decades by the Danish company of Fritz Hansen. Both designers substantiate the non-dogmatic attitude of … more
Archive Domagoj Kunić PLATFORM Exhibition Croatian Holiday 2012 Croatian Designers Association, Ivana Borovnjak & Roberta Bratovic 28.9.–7.10.2012 Croatian Holiday 2012 is a collection of products inspired by tourism. This traveling exhibition is a charming and nostalgic way of dealing with the country’s clichés and stereotypes. Its main purpose is to stimulate debate on the importance of connecting design and tourism in Croatia. 20 young … more
Archive COCODICE developmental dice, 2011, Tamás Cosovan, Albert Gacsádi PLATFORM Exhibition Continuous Present Balassi Institut – Collegium Hungaricum Wien 28.9.–6.10.2012 The works of contemporary Hungarian design are to be regarded not only as individual accomplishments but also embody a continuity in intellectual achievements and creative potential. All objects in the show “Continuous Present” are placed in referential relation to the past and in the dialogue with … more
Archive mobile Gastfreundschaft, chmara.rosinke 2012 PLATFORM Exhibition Storytellers of space – an intervention in the Klaus Engelhorn Depot chmara.rosinke 28.9.–7.10.2012 The two Polish-born designers chmara.rosinke create objects that at first glance seem improvised and intuitive. The exhibited furniture is a means to an end. It transports the design philosophy of the creative duo and documents love of detail in material and manufacture. Among other prizes, their … more
Archive Charlotte Talbot Passionswege Exhibition Charlotte Talbot (FR) at the Wiener Silber Manufactur 28.9.–6.10.2012 The form repertoire of the Wiener Silber Manufactur encompasses epochs – from courtly and ceremonial splendour to the new dawn embodied in the forms of the modern age. Trademark of the enterprise is not only the four-leaf clover but a very high fine-silver content, endowing the silverware with … more
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "Sing Slang Jam" büromacht 5.10.2012, 6pm–8pm We will sing with different dialects.
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "Shake your money maker" büromacht 3.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Belly Dance live from the Ottakringer Straße.
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "Hairy Affair" büromacht 2.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Depilation is programm, by a professional for sure. Volunteers welcome!
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "Grande Finale" büromacht 6.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Surprise, surprise.
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Presentation büromacht calls it a day "The Reader" büromacht 4.10.2012, 6pm–8pm Stories about the Vienna way.
Archive Stadtarbeit – City Work Work-in-Progress büromacht calls it a day büromacht 28.9.2012, 6pm–8pm Every night at 6pm büromacht invites you to call it a day. There the deed or doodle of the day will be done. Society shaper’s sound track writes stories that someone will tell you. Spaces of experience will open up, Ottakring your (road) patch", how does döner sound in Turkish? And Thanks in … more
Archive Basso Rack by Thomas Feichtner for Eternit, 2012, Studio Thomas Feichtner PLATFORM Presentation Basso Presentation Eternit, Thomas Feichtner 29.9.–7.10.2012 For the first time, Eternit is presenting an installation to showcase the shelf system Basso created by the Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner. Eternit, founded in 1894, is one of the most richly traditional Austrian companies. In the course of its history it has produced fibrous cement furniture … more
Archive impulse, Petra Riegler © 2011 PLATFORM Talk impulse insight – roll up for the promotional programme! aws – austria wirtschaftsservice 4.10.2012, 6.30pm–9pm The creative industries stand for powers of innovation, flexible approaches and location development – and at the core the impulses generated by the austria wirtschaftsservice (aws). impulse insight offers a unique opportunity of gaining information on the range offered by the nationwide … more
Archive - ovos_ludwig.jpg, ovos PLATFORM Presentation Augmented Space ovos media 1.–5.10.2012 Computer games, virtual spaces and augmented reality as a task area for design. Computer games have shifted from being a sceptically regarded marginal theme to become central to our society. In this presentation, ovos Media show Serious Games, computer games for the communication of knowledge, and … more
Archive Slowakisches Institut in Wien, Martin Bu 2008, credits: Sylvia Jokelova, Ladislava Repkova 2008, credits: Martin Bu PLATFORM Exhibition Atelier Art Design, AFAD Bratislava Slowakisches Institut in Wien 4.–5.10.2012 The exhibition is presenting the design products of the students of the Atelier Art Design of the Department of Design in the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where Prof. František Burian is the head. Besides the basic principles of the designer’s work, the authors concentrate on the design of … more
Archive 2012, Walking Chair Design Studio PLATFORM Talk AT YOUR SERVICE or ... “The table does its own thing” Technisches Museum Wien 28.9.–7.10.2012 An event as part of the exhibition “At Your Service – Art and the Working World” – a cooperative project of the Technisches Museum in Vienna and the ERSTE Stiftung (ERSTE Foundation). Connecting factor is the work process for the exhibition design shared between the Walking-Chair Design Studio and … more
Archive Arbeitsmodelle WerK, © 2011 Jakob Nussbaumer PLATFORM Workshop Work Models WerK Nussbaumer 28.9.–6.10.2012 Sounds like a perfect symbiosis and is actually lived out this way: the term WerK – “works” – consists of the abbreviations of the first names of Werner and Katja Nussbaumer and a place where furniture has been created for the last twenty-five years. It all started with love: the very feeling the … more
Archive MODUL Sudeco ALU+, Cornelia Schicker 2012 PLATFORM Talk ALU+ Lecture by Harald Gründl Technische Universität Wien (TU), Abteilung für Raumgestaltung und nachhaltiges Entwerfen 4.10.2012, 6pm As part of the exhibition, Harald Gründl (EOOS/IDRV) will give a lecture on Thursday 4 October 2012 at 6 pm named “Tools for the Design Revolution” in the Zumtobel Light Forum in Vienna.
Archive MODUL Sudeco ALU+, Cornelia Schicker 2012 PLATFORM Presentation ALU+ Technische Universität Wien (TU), Abteilung für Raumgestaltung und nachhaltiges Entwerfen 28.9.–5.10.2012 Students worked with the SUDECO (Sustainable Design and Communication Strategies) module under the direction of Erwin K. Bauer, Harald Gründl, Anton Kottbauer, Beatrix Roidinger, Mark Wallerberger and Claudia Maria Walther with the task of designing luminaires made of a single material. The choice … more
Archive PILOT special edition, Patrick Rampelotto, 2012, Chloe Potter PLATFORM Presentation After Work Meeting Point with Rampelotto & Pernkopf MAK Design Shop, Patrick Rampelotto 2.10.2012, 6pm–9pm “Simultaneously hard and soft” – thus the appearance of the stool by Rampelotto & Pernkopf. PILOT is an apt name for a piece of furniture people can land on with the greatest of ease. The first collective concept of the Austrian-Italian design duo shows innovative material finishing and aesthetic … more
Archive 2012, Vyrobeno lesem illustrator Michal Báčak PLATFORM Exhibition A visit to the forest and back Made by Forest 28.9.–7.10.2012 "We spend time in the forest and appreciate its tranquility. Being in the forest has beneficial effects, so it is only natural that we want to bring it into the spaces we inhabit. Both in obvious and subtle ways, we actively seek out objects which radiate forest atmosphere into our homes. In Made … more