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'Fortune' by Berlin-based designer Mark Braun and the esteemed Austrian glass company J. & L. Lobmeyr is shown in an exhibition starting today at Gallery Libby Sellers in London. Braun's proposal for the series saw a water carafe, handcrafted by Lobmeyr, engraved with one of seven glaciers, seven … more

Monocle is one of the best concept magazines of our times, based in London, it has bureaux in New York, Zurich, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Led by editor in chief and chairman, Tyler Brûlé and his editorial team the magazine offers a distinctive mix of smart journalism, international awareness and sharp … more

Seit sechs Jahren konzipiert die Neigungsgruppe Design (Tulga Beyerle, Lilli Hollein und Thomas Geisler) alljährlich zur VIENNA DESIGN WEEK das Format "Passionswege". Es ist dies ein offener, moderierter Annäherungsprozess zwischen Unternehmen und Designschaffenden. Die Resultate dieser … more

After a comprehensive redesign of the permanent exhibition of the Liechtenstein Museum, in addition to the previously presented highlights from the Princely Collections, pictures from earlier epochs of European art will increasingly be on display, above all masterpieces of the Central European … more

History … The 21er Haus was built in 1958 by the Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer (1918-1975) as a pavilion or temporary showroom for the Universal Exhibition in Brussels. The architectural structure of the pavilion seemed to be floating. The building was conceived in the lightweight construction … more

The exhibition at the MAK DESIGN SPACE shows the work done in the laboratory so far and evaluates the test operation of the Experimental Design and the eight prototypes. The mix of traditional and innovative elements, such as novel communication furniture and alternative education systems … more

Exotic objects have always held a fascination for Europeans who came in contact with ethnic groups from far-away lands. Over the centuries the treasure chambers of the rulers of the times were filled. However, articles were largely ignored that could not immediately be recognised as being the … more

TOTEM AND TABOO: complexity and relationships between art and design examines the interrelationships between art and design, and also the strategies employed by artists and designers in the bordering and overlapping areas of their respective disciplines. With Øystein Aasan, Stephane Barbier Bouvet … more