The office of tomorrow has brains
Bene, a program partner of this year's VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, organizes an expert talk on "SMART WORKING" on Oct 4 with Giuseppe Boscherini, Gita V. Langston, Tom Lloyd and Jurian van Meel. More here ...
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Public Lecture with Pekka Timonen
On Sep 20, Pekka Timonen, Executive Director of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, holds a public lecture on "Open Helsinki - Embedded Design in Life." This is followed by a roundtable discussion with Tulga Beyerle and Lilli Hollein, the directors of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. More here...
WIEN PRODUCTS show opens on Sep 13 at 21er Haus
Since 2006 the WIEN PRODUCTS Collection, an initiative of the Vienna Economic Chamber, brings together traditional businesses from Vienna with designers. On Sep 14 the one-day exhibition "NEW TRADITIONS. 7 years WIEN PRODUCTS Collection" at 21er Haus shows for the frist time a review of all … more
Exhibition on "Passionwege" in Helsinki
From September 6 to 16 "WerkStadt Vienna. Design Engaging the City" presents works by Tomás Alonso, Mark Brown, Marco Dessí, Philippe Malouin, Max Lamb, mischer'traxler, Adrien Rovero and Maxim Velčovsk that have arisen in the context of the "Passionswege". The exhibition of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK … more
Design 101
To the start of school, we write D E S I G N with big white letters on the board: Part of this year's programme are guided tours for students (aged 10 plus), and DIY tour recommendations. Again, there are guided tours with Gabriela Steiner Scharfetter, arranged according to topics and locations.
There´s always a first time!
Berlin's design gallery HELMRINDERKNECHT takes its first trip to Austria, with many contemporary design objects in its luggage and opens a pop up store during the festival at stilwerk vienna. Great objects to buy!
Nice to Meat you -
The Linz-based product design duo March Gut is paired together with the Fleischerei Karl Sterkl butcher shop at the Brunnenmarkt.
Pop-up Café at Gschwander
In the large ballroom of the former Grand Etablissement Gschwandner Morisson Catering will serve Melange, Apple Strudel and more! More about this year's VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Pop-Up Café here ...
Let there be light!
To create an experimental project within the program format Passionswege 2012, Klara Šumová teams up with the Viennese family business Bakalowits. Find out more how the Czech designer gets inspired by the traditional chandelier manufacturer …
The sheared comb
The German designer with Polish roots Matylda Krzykowski works in Maastricht and is an all rounder. She is also known as a curator, stage designer and design blogger. As Passionswege designer she collaborates with the brush producer Norbert Meier, and the Petz Hornmanufaktur (horn manufacturer). In … more