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Workshop mit studio formagora

World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 (WDC 2026), studio formagora

27.–28.9.2025

Shaping tomorrow together – but who belongs to this “together”? Who decides in shaping processes, and who is left out? Fences are a symbol of inclusion an  d exclusion. In our two-day workshop, we take up this symbol and make it the starting point for encounter: we build seating furniture together … more
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / eSeL.at / Lorenz Seidler

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CAUTION: FASCIST! DESIGN BETWEEN CONTEXT AND CRITICISM – THE RENOVATION OF THE STADTKINO IM KÜNSTLERHAUS

Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus

2.10.2025, 5pm–6pm

In the summer of 2025, the auditorium of the Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus was closed for extensive renovation. Artist Anna Paul and designer Daniela Mehlich were commissioned to redesign the auditorium in accordance with historic preservation considerations. In this talk, the duo provides insights … more
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / eSeL.at / Robert Puteanu

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Exhibition

THE RESONANCE SPACE – A HOLISTIC LISTENING EXPERIENCE

STUDIO HERRSTRÖM, FOUNDATION THREE, NOCS

26.9.–5.10.2025

A must-experience at the Festival Headquarters: THE RESONANCE SPACE combines sounds, textures, and smells into a multisensory experience and, as a so-called third place – an informal public meeting place – promises special collective experiences. Embedded in a spatial design by local design studio … more
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / eSeL.at / Robert Puteanu

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Exhibition

THE FEMINIST WELDING CLUB – Exhibition with the works of the workshop participants

Anna Zimmermann

4.–5.10.2025

THE FEMINIST WELDING CLUB invites women, trans, and genderqueer individuals to reclaim their place in metalworking. Through open welding courses at the Festival Headquarters – a former auto repair shop – and the community that forms around it, the club serves as both a resource and a statement. The … more
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / eSeL.at / Joanna Pianka

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Exhibition

HOW TO BE TOGETHER – THREE PROJECTS FOR COLLECTIVE FORMS OF LIVING

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

26.9.–5.10.2025

Based on the work of the three studios of the Institute of Architecture (I oA) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the selected projects deal with the point at which form becomes politics, that is with the question of how physical constructions shape social relationships. From installations … more
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/esel.att/Joanna Pianka

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Exhibition

Falstaff LIVING Design Awards: Newcomer Exhibition

Falstaff LIVING, Steven Dahlinger, Leo Mühlfeld, Flora Lechner

26.9.–5.10.2025

For the second time, the Falstaff LIVING Design Awards for outstanding creative achievements will be presented this year in conjunction with the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. Representing the award-winning works in the five categories, ranging from industrial design to restaurant design, objects by the … more
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(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / eSeL.at / Robert Puteanu

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CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT – PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN WITHIN HISTORY

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, Andreas Fogarasi, Sam Jacob, Johanna Pichlbauer, Sophie Stackmann

29.9.2025, 5.30pm

Nowadays, design and architecture are often presented as either timeless necessities or hyper-ephemeral trends. However, like any cultural expression, both disciplines are historically interconnected and conditioned in many ways. From postmodern obsession with historicity to various forms of … more
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / eSeL.at / Joanna Pianka

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Exhibition

ART CONNECTIONS

Budapest Metropolitan University, COLLEGIUM HUNGARICUM WIEN – UNGARISCHES KULTURINSTITUT

26.9.–5.10.2025

With the group exhibition ART CONNECTIONS, the Collegium Hungaricum Wien and Budapest Metropolitan University are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the university’s Faculty of Art and Creative Industries. The show explores the connection between art and the pressing issues of our time. Following … more