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A major concern of Andrea Branzi, co-founder of the group Archizoom and of the Domus Academy in Milan, is the predicament of cities in the 21st century. In his lecture, Branzi will make ten “modest recommendations” towards understanding the city according to new social and functional logics. In … more

From 1 to 3 October, while VIENNA DESIGN WEEK was running full-on, another design event in the immediate neighborhood took place: For the second time „DesignWeekend Bratislava“ was held in the nearby Slovak Capital with Exhibitions, a design market and highlight Pecha Kucha Night, among other … more

113 events at 60 locations attracted around 26.000 visitors – this is the resumé of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010, which ended on Sunday 10 October. Again, the city of Vienna, this year more visible and “public” as ever, for 10 days turned into a “City full of Design” – with a rich and multifaceted … more

On Saturday 9 October VIENNA DESIGN WEEK once more has several highlights to offer. In the afternoon it is highly recommended to once more visit the Vienna district of Hernals with a street fair taking place and a presentation of the Linz-based designers MARCH GUT. The latter have run a temporary … more

Only few people, and mostly those working in the field themselves, know that within the last few years Vienna has spawned a lively design scene. And it was about time that those protagonists and their work be introduced to a wider public. The exhibition „2000–2010. Design in Vienna“, on show at the … more

FOUNDation is about collecting waste material and old furniture from the neighborhood, moving it to a waste container, reusing it to turn it into a small pavilion (with the container as the foundation), to become a temporary meeting place. Since the beginning of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK a Dutch design … more

On the evening of September 30th the fourth VIENNA DESIGN WEEK has started off in the wonderfully lit Palais Liechtenstein with a grand opening Event, and was, hosted by H.O.M.E., an energetic kick-off for yet another 10 days in Vienna packed with design in all its facets. During the more formal … more

Tagtäglich werden Tonnen von Altpapier gesammelt und gebündelt. Kueng Caputo wird während der VIENNA DESIGN WEEK mit einfachsten Eingriffen diese Altpapierbündel zu wunderbaren Objekten verwandeln. Kueng Caputo lädt alle herzlich ein, mit oder ohne Papier-Bündel im VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Labor im … more