Bar Laura in Milan
While Fuorisalone buzzed all around us, we gathered for an aperitivo in a quiet corner of Milan. Together with Laura Karasinski, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK transformed a small neighbourhood bar into the living room of the Austrian design scene for one evening. With works by around twenty designers, Sacher cubes, spritzes and countless new encounters, Bar Laura became a beautiful reminder that hospitality can sometimes be the strongest curatorial concept of all.
As part of its 20th anniversary, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK stops in Milan during Fuorisalone and, together with Viennese designer Laura Karasinski, invites guests to Bar Laura. Known for her distinct approach to hosting and her strong network in Milan, Karasinski creates the framework for an intervention that moves deliberately between social space and design format.
For one evening, a Milanese bar becomes a temporary place of exchange: an aperitivo as a curated setting that activates the international network of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and makes design tangible in its communicative and connective dimension.
While Fuorisalone is shaped by speed and hyper-commercial dynamics, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK sets a conscious counterpoint — with an intervention rooted in proximity, conversation, and hospitality. With a sense of Viennese ease and quiet confidence, Bar Laura subtly integrates itself into Milan’s urban fabric, opening up space for encounters beyond conventional exhibition formats.
With objects by: ADAMGEAORG, Onka Allmayer-Beck, Arthur Arbesser, BCXSY, Marco Dessi, Oswald Haerdtl, Josef Hoffmann, Vera Liskova, Johanna Pichlbauer, Hans Harald Rath, Swedish Girls (Mira Bergh & Josefin Zachrisson), Thomas Waidhofer, Christoph Wimmer-Ruelland, Anna Zimmermann
Sacher cubes and Lobmeyr cups available while supplies last
Photo documentation: Apollonia Bitzan
