Programme — Vienna Design Week

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Patrizia Gapp

PLATFORM

Presentation

A VIEW, NOT A WINDOW

Sky-Frame

16.–24.9.2022

With its profound understanding of technology, architecture, and spatial design, Sky-Frame is a leading international provider of frameless sliding window systems. The large-format, threshold-free glass façades – which are entirely developed and manufactured in Switzerland – erase the boundary … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Kramar

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Party

ABOVE THE MUSHROOMS

brand unit

24.9.2022, 7pm–10pm

Which places in Vienna inspire young people? As a follow-up project to “Under the Mushrooms”, the brand agency brand unit focuses on young people from right across the city. Where are they happiest when they want to be alone? Where do they meet up socially? And how does the city influence the lives … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Philipp Podesser

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Exhibition

Above the Mushrooms in der GASSE

brand unit

16.–25.9.2022

Which places in Vienna inspire young people? As a follow-up project to “Under the Mushrooms”, the brand agency brand unit focuses on young people from right across the city. Where are they happiest when they want to be alone? Where do they meet up socially? And how does the city influence the lives … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Petra Rautenstrauch

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Exhibition

ALPEN

temporary.arrangement

16.–24.9.2022

The exhibition by the collective temporary.arrangement seeks to illustrate – fragmentarily – and reinterpret the Alps. The works on show range from kitsch to handcraft and combine the natural and the artificial, while making references to thousand-year-old myths, legends, and sagas. Recurring … more

Event

Passionswege

Presentation

ANNA ZIMMERMANN with Bakalowits

Bakalowits Licht Design GmbH, Anna Zimmermann

16.–25.9.2022

Whenever we think of crystal chandeliers we tend to imagine hanging objects: Glass elements of many different styles that enable lights to sparkle. But making chandeliers is not just about working with glass. Without metalworking expertise, even the most beautiful crystals are left hanging in a … more

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Presentation

ANTE UP: OTTA ⨯ WATT

Wirtschaftskammer Wien, ante up, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

16.–25.9.2022

The junction between Ottakringer Straße and Wattgasse is an unusual place in the neighborhood: For while many streets and squares in the 16th district have already been modernized and transformed into popular meeting places, very few people seem to hang around here. But why is this the case and how … more

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Presentation

ANTE UP: OTTA ⨯ WATT Aperitivo ums Eck

Wirtschaftskammer Wien, ante up, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

23.9.2022, 6pm–8pm

The junction between Ottakringer Straße and Wattgasse is an unusual place in the neighborhood: For while many streets and squares in the 16th district have already been modernized and transformed into popular meeting places, very few people seem to hang around here. But why is this the case and how … more

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UMS ECK

Get together

ANTE UP: OTTA ⨯ WATT: Aperitivo ums Eck

Wirtschaftskammer Wien, ante up, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

23.9.2022, 6pm–8pm

The junction between Ottakringer Straße and Wattgasse is an unusual place in the neighborhood: For while many streets and squares in the 16th district have already been modernized and transformed into popular meeting places, very few people seem to hang around here. But why is this the case and how … more

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Experience

ARABIDOPSIS SYMPHONY – THE INNER LIFE OF AN ORDINARY PLANT

Fillip Studios

16.–25.9.2022

Arabidopsis thaliana is a plant that grows all around the world but develops very differently depending upon the local climate, weather, and soil conditions. It responds to changes in its environment by adapting its genes and hormones. The installation ARABIDOPSIS SYMPHONY uses real-time local … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Stefanie Freynschlag

Education

Tour

ARCH ON WALK: MARIAHILF #1

ARCH ON TOUR

21.9.2022, 4.30pm–7.30pm

Mariahilf is steep – also in the topographical sense. The buildings and places visited on this tour illustrate how the special locational qualities and unique history of the district have influenced its architecture, old and new. The tour starts with a brief introductory visit to the Festival … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Karo Pernegger

Education

Tour

ARCH ON WALK: MARIAHILF #2

ARCH ON TOUR

23.9.2022, 4pm–7pm

Really extraordinary: This themed walk is dedicated to the architectural characteristics, history, and special topography of this year’s Focus District Mariahilf. It starts with a real highlight: with the studio visit of the architectural office GERNER GERNER PLUS. in the longest and most important … more

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Special

Get together

BASE CAMP

Benjamin Nagy & Anton Defant

16.–25.9.2022

Meeting place: Aperitivobar. Benjamin Nagy and Anton Defant proved in Brigittenau in 2021 that they are good at transforming barren spaces into cozy places. Now the designers are pitching their tents at the festival headquarters on GASSE and, in collaboration with Andres Stirn, are designing the … more

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Education

Tour

BEISLPROTOKOLLE #1 MIT NOUSHIN REDJAIAN

Sophie Lingg, Helena Schmidt

16.9.2022, 7pm–9pm

Where better to get to know a neighborhood and its inhabitants than in the Beisl, the pub? The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK invites its visitors to discover Mariahilf on a tour of its pubs with two special guests from the district. In beer gardens, pubs, and coffee houses, or at the sausage stand … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Niko Havranek

Education

Tour

BEISLPROTOKOLLE #2 WITH ODIE

Sophie Lingg, Helena Schmidt

23.9.2022, 7pm–9pm

Where better to get to know a neighborhood and its inhabitants than in the Beisl, the pub? The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK invites its visitors to discover Mariahilf on a tour of its pubs with two special guests from the district. In beer gardens, pubs, and coffee houses, or at the sausage stand … more

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Special

Experience

BIERGARTEN AUF DER GSTÄTTN

Ottakringer Brauerei

16.–25.9.2022

Beer and design, city and garden, enjoyment and experience: The Ottakringer Brauerei is stretching summer into early autumn by creating a beer garden on the GSTÄTTN and offering newly created products of every sort. “For all those curious and adventurous people who have the courage to drink beyond … more

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Presentation

CELEBRATE LIFE AT HOME – 45 YEARS OF IKEA AND DEMOCRATIC DESIGN IN AUSTRIA AT GASSE

IKEA

16.–17.9.2022

“Everyone has what it takes to design exciting, interesting, and extraordinary spaces!” Inspired by this motto, IKEA is presenting three publicly accessible showcases and design ideas in and around the Focus District Mariahilf, which investigate life in the home and beyond: In an old, somewhat … more

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Presentation

CELEBRATE LIFE AT HOME – 45 YEARS OF IKEA AND DEMOCRATIC DESIGN IN AUSTRIA, IKEA WESTBAHNHOF

IKEA

16.–24.9.2022

“Everyone has what it takes to design exciting, interesting, and extraordinary spaces!” Inspired by this motto, IKEA is presenting three publicly accessible showcases and design ideas in and around the Focus District Mariahilf, which investigate life in the home and beyond: In an old, somewhat … more

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Presentation

CELEBRATE LIFE AT HOME – 45 YEARS OF IKEA AND DEMOCRATIC DESIGN IN AUSTRIA AT GEWÖLBE

IKEA

16.–25.9.2022

“Everyone has what it takes to design exciting, interesting, and extraordinary spaces!” Inspired by this motto, IKEA is presenting three publicly accessible showcases and design ideas in and around the Focus District Mariahilf, which investigate life in the home and beyond: In an old, somewhat … more

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Urban Food & Design

Work-in-Progress

CHILDREN’S TABLE – CHILDREN’S CHOICE

überkochen

16.–20.9.2022

How can school lunches form part of our nutritional education? The Munich-based organization überkochen employs the interactive format of the GOURMET Kids Climate Cooking Workshop to offer new experiences to pupils: Developed for use in the classroom, überkochen’s mobile kitchen invites visitors to … more

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Special

Exhibition

CIRCULAR DESIGN RULES AND TOOLS

IDRV – Institute of Design Research Vienna

16.–25.9.2022

Ten years after the exhibition TOOLS FOR THE DESIGN REVOLUTION, the IDRV – Institute of Design Research Vienna examines the then developed tools in the context of its current activities. The rules presented in 2022 for the circular economy strategy of the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection … more

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Installation

CLOUD CAMPAIGN

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

16.–25.9.2022

On the initiative of the Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), the designer and curator Mia Meus is working with the researchers Andrea Stoellner and Yi-Ling Hwong on a project that examines the relationship between people and clouds. The installation on show at the festival … more

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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

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Talk

CLOUD CAMPAIGN Talk „Design <- -> Science“:

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

17.9.2022, 3.30pm–4.30pm

On the initiative of the Institute for Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), the designer and curator Mia Meus is working with the researchers Andrea Stoellner and Yi-Ling Hwong on a project that examines the relationship between people and clouds. The installation on show at the festival … more

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Get together

Cocktail in den Festivalzentralen

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

17.9.2022, 5pm–8pm

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PLATFORM

Exhibition

CONNECT US – INTEGRATING DESIGN INTO THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE

Kulturhauptstadt Europas – Veszprém-Balaton 2023

16.–25.9.2022

The exhibition CONNECT US sheds light on the role played by design for a European Capital of Culture. In preparation for the presentation of Veszprém-Balaton 2023, the organizers teamed up with Budapest Metropolitan University (METU) to ask how design can contribute to socially and ecologically … more

Event

Stadtarbeit – City Work

Work-in-Progress

DARE TO SHARE AND WEAR, MARIAHÜF!

Alexandra Fruhstorfer, Nina Sandino

16.–24.9.2022

The mobile exchange of clothing in Vienna’s fast fashion Eldorado: The performer Nina Sandino and designer Alexandra Fruhstorfer have teamed up in order to drive forward the fashion debate in the form of a mobile intervention. With their travelling OMG! Open Mobile Garment vehicle they will be … more

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Special

Exhibition

THE RUBBER HAMMER AND THE COOL POET

Atelier in der Millergasse 20/4

19.–23.9.2022

The history of the studio in Millergasse is largely unknown and a source of boundless speculation. Much suggests a crafts background but there are also hints of painterly activity. The current residents refer to precisely this ambivalent relationship. For the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022, they dedicate … more

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Design Everyday

Exhibition

Design Everyday 2022

Vandasye

16.–25.9.2022

While the increasing unmanageability of the world of goods that surrounds us makes it more and more difficult to determine the qualities that lend validity to good design, the sixth edition of Design Everyday offers insights into the day-to-day activities of Austrian design studios. The format … more

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Special

Presentation

DESIGN FOR REPARABILITY – THE OUTBREAK OF THE REPAIR REVOLUTION

DIE UMWELTBERATUNG

19.9.2022, 5pm–8pm

Experience the repair process live and discuss the subject with representatives from politics, government, business, design, and industry: In addition to the podium discussion, the event in the auditorium of the University of Applied Arts offers visitors to the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK the opportunity to … more

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Special

Talk

DESIGN FUNDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Design Kreis

22.9.2022, 7pm–8.30pm

Design Kreis organizes informal but focused meetings with designers, at which common interests, experiences, and ideas can be exchanged. The objective of the initiative is to strengthen the design community and improve its networks. The highlight of the moderated podium discussion of around one and … more

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Presentation

DESIGN IN GESELLSCHAFT: MAK MENÜ

MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst

16.–23.9.2022

A museum visit that recalls the consumption of fast food: In the middle of the columned main hall, the Viennese collective Design in Gesellschaft is serving a selection of oversized and very striking design icons on an accessible tray. But the huge menu isn’t alone: Curated tours through the … more

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Presentation

DESIGN WITHOUT WORDS: A FLIPBOOK THAT WILL HELP YOU LOVE SIGN LANGUAGE

Marien Apotheke Wien

17.9.2022, 6pm–8pm

Did you know that around 10,000 deaf people live in Austria? They communicate in sign language – a wonderful, fully-fledged language with its own grammar and dialects. The Marien Apotheke Wien is the workplace of Austria’s first and only deaf chemist. As a unicorn in the specialist area of … more

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Presentation

DESIGN UNCOVERED

Hotel Gilbert &flora

16.–25.9.2022

Gilbert &flora is the new hospitality power couple in the 7th district. The symbiotic concept of the charming hotel and its culinary partner is built upon a holistic creative foundation that combines architecture and interior design, brand and service. During the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK – on 21.9 – BWM … more

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Workshop

THE CROWNING OF RECYCLING

Marien Apotheke Wien

17.9.2022, 2pm–4pm

This pharmacy is an art project! The love story between the Marien Apotheke Wien and Walking Chair Design Studio dates back over twenty years. One of their many joint projects that glows particularly brightly is “Sister Blister” the collection of lighting objects made from empty recycled medication … more

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Exhibition

THE ART OF UNEASE

Heimat Wien – Agentur für Veränderung

19.–24.9.2022

Filters and the like enable us to escape to a world that we like better: smooth, shiny, satisfying – and, above all … unrealistic. Because the real world has its rough edges. Here, not everything works perfectly – or like clockwork – all the time. No one dances to our tune. Here, in off-line … more

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Presentation

DINGDONG!

Design in Gesellschaft

17.–25.9.2022

Home stories by Design in Gesellschaft: Between living room, kitchen, and bedroom, the members of the cooperative studio show us what’s happened at Engerthstraße 124 in the past year. This year’s special guest: friends of DING, with their latest designs for the home. Please ring the bell!

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Exhibition

DISCO SCHOOL: REIMAGINING THE FUTURE OF OUR CITIES

SKICA, Institute for Transmedia Design – ITD

16.–25.9.2022

What would the future of our cities look like if children were in charge? The centerpiece of the exhibition DISCO SCHOOL is a semi-fictional town plan, which was drawn up by – and shows the vision shared by – local decision-makers, creatives, and 98 children from the town of Murska Sobota in … more

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Design Everyday

Presentation

EDITION #2: FRANZI.IST

FRANZI.IST, Vandasye, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

16.–17.9.2022

It won’t have escaped the attention of regular visitors to the festival: Since the earliest days of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, negroni – an equal mixture of gin, vermouth, and Campari – has been consumed in ostensibly responsible and yet, occasionally, excessive quantities. This year’s Design Everyday … more

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Stadtarbeit – City Work

Work-in-Progress

EXPO – EXCHANGE POTENTIALS

The Department (TD)

16.–23.9.2022

Welcome to the EXPO! In its intervention, The Department (TD) declares without further ado that Vienna’s 6th district is the site of a World Expo, at which shops, service providers, and institutions are presented as the economic and social connectors within Mariahilf. A map of the EXPO Site guides … more

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Film

Filmscreening Zehn Schrauben und eine Idee – Das Prinzip Thonet

18.9.2022, 4.30pm–5.30pm

Rudolf Klingohr invites you to a pre-screening in the course of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. Why do simple ideas trigger revolutions? And on what ground do they have to fall in order to flourish? Starting from these central questions, the documentary "Ten Screws and an Idea" is dedicated to the most … more

Event

Get together

Finissage in den Festivalzentralen

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

25.9.2022, 5pm–8pm

Event

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/KolVIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Philipp Podesserlektiv Fischka/Philipp Podesser

FOKUS

Exhibition

FOKUS: ORNAMENT

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

16.–25.9.2022

There is hardly any aspect of design that is so euphorically welcomed and vehemently rejected – at one and the same time – as ornament. And while ornament, as a purely decorative element, fulfills no consistent purpose, there are many ways – social, ritual, and commercial – in which it is … more

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Passionswege

Presentation

FRIEDER BOHAUMILITZKY with Ursula Klein (schulteswien)

16.–25.9.2022

Design is political. Handicrafts are political. Urban life is political. It was these convictions that brought the designer Frieder Bohaumilitzky together with Ursula Klein. Klein’s workshop produces objects that occupy space despite consisting of virtually nothing. She is the third generation to … more

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Passionswege

Exhibition

FRIEDER BOHAUMILITZKY mit Ursula Klein (schulteswien) auf der GSTÄTTN

16.–19.9.2022

Design is political. Handicrafts are political. Urban life is political. It was these convictions that brought the designer Frieder Bohaumilitzky together with Ursula Klein. Klein’s workshop produces objects that occupy space despite consisting of virtually nothing. She is the third generation to … more

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Presentation

FRIEDRICH KIESLER: DESIGN CORRELATION

Österreichische Friedrich und Lillian Kiesler-Privatstiftung

16.–23.9.2022

In the 1930s, Frederick Kiesler developed his theory of Correalism, a form of transdisciplinary research into the creative process in architecture and design. He created terms such as “co-reality” and “correlation”, which describe the relationship between three interacting energy fields. And the … more

Event

Urban Food & Design

Installation

FUTURE CHIPS

EOOS NEXT

16.–25.9.2022

The social enterprise EOOS NEXT worked with Lorenz Snacks to develop a dystopian production that addresses the complex relationship between morality and pleasure. The audiovisual installation aims to make us aware of global interdependencies and relationships and of the impact that these have. By … more

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Exhibition

HACK THE PROCESS

Polnisches Institut Wien

17.–25.9.2022

What happens when we combine familiar processes, materials, and tools in unfamiliar ways? The exhibition HACK THE PROCESS documents an experiment carried out by students of the School of Form in Warsaw. They were challenged to produce ceramic containers from liquid porcelain, while turning their … more

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Workshop

HACKATHON: CREATE SPACE – CO-DESIGN YOUR MQ

Impact Hub

20.–19.9.2022

More and more people are moving to cities, yet the available physical space is limited. In order to maintain or even improve the quality of living for all, the design and use of urban space must be rethought – ideally with the involvement of those who live there. How can we create urban space that … more

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IENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Philipp Podesser

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Presentation

HEAR MY ROOOAR

Andrey Budko

16.–25.9.2022

Tattoos, camouflage, and leopard print! The presentation HEAR MY ROOOAR shows wool felt rugs with popular patterns that are executed as high-tech embroidery. The objective of the designer Andrey Budko is to use the pieces to address aspects of technological change and cultural heritage in the … more

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Presentation

HERMANN CZECH AND THONET VIENNA – TRADITION DESIGNS THE FUTURE

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna (GTV)

16.–25.9.2022

Michael Thonet (1796–1871) and his five sons were the most successful furniture designers of the industrial age. They jointly founded the company Gebrüder Thonet in 1853. Since 1976, it has been known as Gebrüder Thonet Vienna and has offered new editions of now historic objects as it walks the … more

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Presentation

TIMBER CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR FURNITURE AND MINIMAL HOUSES

ClipHut

From furniture and partitions to exhibition stands and a minimal house: With its intelligent timber construction system, ClipHut represents a forward-looking, sustainable, and environmentally-friendly way of building. The heart of the system is a wooden connection that enables structures of … more

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Presentation

HOSTED BY BODO SPERLEIN

Jarosinski & Vaugoin, J. & L. Lobmeyr

19.9.2022, 6pm–8pm

Bodo Sperlein’s designs are notable for their profound understanding of materials and details. This is why he has been working closely for many years with some of Vienna’s oldest and most distinguished manufactories. To mark the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and in association with J. & L. Lobmeyr, Jarosinski … more

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Presentation

INDIAN COLLECTION

Konos Studio

16.–25.9.2022

Konos Studio presents three pieces from its collection: the table “AGR 01”, the stool “SQR 01”, and the armchair “CYD 01”. The products all embody the design principles of the young Slavic label – creativity, unique design, local production, and natural materials. For the studio, its target market … more

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Presentation

JOHANNA PICHLBAUER: MOUNTED PORCELAINS

Schloss Hollenegg for Design

16.–25.9.2022

The practice of embellishing Asian porcelain objects in Europe with gold-bronze or silver mounts in order to make them more attractive to Western collectors can be traced back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Vases became candlesticks or were given lids or decorative handles. An act of ignorance or … more

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Installation

JUST ADD WATER

LAUFEN

16.–25.9.2022

The intense dialogue that LAUFEN has been conducting with the world of design, architecture, and art for many years has led to a cooperation with the architectural office NM3 from Milan. Together with NM3, which belongs to the Italian tradition of modernist furniture design, LAUFEN is currently … more

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Presentation

KING ARTHUR – AUSTRIA’S LARGEST ROUND TABLE

miramondo

16.–25.9.2022

miramondo designs and produces furniture for public open spaces: furniture for grannies who feed pigeons, nursing mothers, amorous couples, newspaper readers who love the fresh air, and tired tourists – in short: furniture for everyone. In order to offer visitors to the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK a special … more

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Special

Talk

CLASS AND MIGRATION – BARRIERS IN THE DESIGN FIELD

Wienwoche, kültüř gemma!, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

23.9.2022, 11am–12.30pm

The area of culture and the creative industries is far from free of discrimination. Marginalized groups face barriers to entry and a lack of visibility – which are driven by prejudice based on either real or ascribed characteristics – on a daily basis, even in the design scene and at design … more

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Special

Talk

COLLECTIVE BUILDING. ARCHITECTURE AS ASSEMBLY.

Architekturkollektiv AKT

17.9.2022, 7pm–8.30pm

The architecture collective AKT was founded in 2019 and currently has 17 members. AKT is marking the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK by talking about its projects and about the reality of working in a collective. The objective of AKT is to create architecture that intervenes in social contexts. Working together … more

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IENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Kramar

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Exhibition

CREATIVE.COURAGEOUS.DIFFERENT. – PROJECTS FROM THE FUTURE LAB

New Design University (NDU) St. Pölten

16.–25.9.2022

In its exhibition, the New Design University (NDU) St. Pölten illustrates potential ways of rethinking spaces and adapting them to meet a range of different requirements. The projects on display were developed as part of the Future Lab – a special format, which brings students from various courses … more

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Special

Talk

LET’S TALK ABOUT D

Austrian Fashion Board

21.9.2022, 6pm–7.30pm

We consume – and we do so constantly! But what role does design play in an age of consumer fetishism? Is it a tried-and-tested sales argument? A USP? Could it be that designers are even partly responsible for today’s over-consumption? How can they contribute to changing the status quo? And how can … more

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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Kollektiv Fischka/Maria Noisternig

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Presentation

ILLUMINATION, MADE FROM CLAY!

Möbelmuseum Wien

16.–25.9.2022

Karin Santorso and Barbara Ambrosz, from the design studio Lucy.D, and Beate Seckauer, the owner of the Neuzeughammer porcelain manufactory, have been reinterpreting the porcelain lamp since 2017. As a preview to the exhibition “Finer Dining. Amboss Design and Dining Culture 1950–1970” (from 28.9.) … more

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Presentation

LICKING ROCKS

Saint Charles Apotheke

16.–24.9.2022

Ritual: tea ceremony. What if we could taste relaxing natural places? What if precious ingredients could be integrated with refinement and aesthetic sensibility? This joint project by Simiæn, a design research group led by Julia Schwarz and Lisi Penker, and the chemist Alexander Ehrmann was … more

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Presentation

LIGHTING BY SHEYN

Sheyn

16.–24.9.2022

The Vienna label Sheyn employs architectural methods to develop small products for the home and the body. Now, Sheyn is presenting its latest product category: The hanging and table lamps enhance the 3D printed pieces of its homeware collection, literally enabling their forms and textures to shine … more

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Special

Exhibition

LIQUID HOUSE

Natalia Gurova, kültüř gemma!, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

16.–25.9.2022

Thanks to support from kültüř gemma!, the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK was able to offer a new fellowship, the aim of which is to increase the awareness and appreciation of migrant positions in design. For this year’s festival, the artist Natalia Gurova, who was selected from the many applicants, has … more

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Presentation

LUMEN PANEELS

Johannes Rass

16.–25.9.2022

Johannes Rass’ “LUMEN Paneels” oscillate between lighting art and design objects. Placed on the wall, they produce a spatial light, an illuminated composition of fleeting colors, geometrical patterns, and movements – set free by high-resolution images and video sequences. The animations, the … more

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Presentation

MASTER OF MATERIALS

Rado

16.–25.9.2022

Eine Ikone, zwei Installationen: In der Festivalzentrale im GEWÖLBE sowie in der Rado Boutique in der Kärntner Straße 18 präsentierte der Schweizer Uhrenhersteller Rado erstmals die Kunst der Keramik mit ihrem komplexen Herstellungsprozess. Die Marke ist Vorreiterin in der Verwendung innovativer … more

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Presentation

MASTER OF MATERIALS in der Rado Boutique

Rado

16.–24.9.2022

One icon, two installations: In the Festival Headquarters in the GEWÖLBE and the Rado Boutique at Kärntner Straße 18, the Swiss watch manufacturer Rado is exhibiting, for the very first time, the art of ceramics and its complex manufacturing process. The brand is a pioneer in the use of innovative … more

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Talk

MAXIMILIAN MISSONI: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMITMENT

Polestar

16.9.2022, 6pm–7.30pm

An idea becomes reality: Every product passes through this process. And it generally brings a number of compromises, as a result of which the final outcome is often little more than a vague shadow of the original idea. The fact that not all concept cars are subject to this rule is demonstrated by … more

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Talk

MAY+SPIES: COLORPLAN UND DAS WORLD’S FAVOURITE COLOUR-PROJEKT

designaustria, designforum Wien

20.9.2022, 5.30pm–7pm

G . F Smith’s Colorplan range of fine paper, which was launched in 1936 and now has 55 colors, is one of the most popular worldwide. In 2017, G . F Smith also launched the World’s Favourite Colour Project, which is perhaps the largest study ever carried out into this subject. The results of the … more

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Presentation

METALLIC GAMES WITH LIGHT

Laurenz Kyral

16.–18.9.2022

As a designer and artistic metalworker, Laurenz Kyral spends every day working with light in a wide range of forms – from the glow of candles, light bulbs, and LED lamps via natural light to indirect light, which is brought to the fore by reflection. The presentation METALLIC GAMES WITH LIGHT … more

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Presentation

MINIMALIST DESIGN, MAXIMUM DRIVING EXPERIENCE

Polestar

16.–25.9.2022

Design is the driving force for positive change. As a result of this, important decisions are often arrived at in a sketchbook. In the case of the Swedish car manufacturers Polestar, these include the decision to accelerate the transformation towards sustainable mobility and, hence, the fully … more

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Presentation

Miramondo at Gewölbe

miramondo

16.–25.9.2022

miramondo designs and produces furniture for public open spaces: furniture for grannies who feed pigeons, nursing mothers, amorous couples, newspaper readers who love the fresh air, and tired tourists – in short: furniture for everyone. In order to offer visitors to the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK a special … more

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Exhibition

Momentum of Light – Zumtobel Group Annual Report 20/21

designaustria, designforum Wien

22.–25.9.2022

The 30th edition of the Zumtobel Group's designed Annual Report 2020/21 features 'Momentum of Light', a masterpiece of photography by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan, created in interdisciplinary collaboration with this year's Pritzker Prize winner and Berlin-based architect Francis Kéré. It … more

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Installation

NAVIGATIONAL SUPERPOWERS

Lucy Li

16.–25.9.2022

Can we also manage without Google Maps? NAVIGATIONAL SUPERPOWERS is a series of design experiments that questions the use of digital maps and proprietary technologies, which have become a norm for navigation. These experiments research the wishes that accompany us as we move through space, attempt … more

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Talk

NICHOLAS BONNER: NORTH KOREAN ILLUSTRATION

designaustria, designforum Wien

16.9.2022, 6pm–7pm

Nicholas Bonner, the founder and owner of Koryo Tours, organizes trips to North Korea as well as being the producer of a number of documentary films about the country with the Stalinist regime. The North Korean graphic art and linocuts collected by his team have also been published in two books and … more

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OK SOLAR – RETHINKING THE ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE

Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

16.–25.9.2022

As a contribution of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, a temporary installation made of 36 discarded solar modules will be set up in the Festival Headquarters on the GSTÄTTN. The project shows how solar panels, as typical elements of contemporary architecture, can be integrated into the … more

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OLGA FLÓR: THE SECRET LIFE OF OBJECTS

Hotel MOTTO, Olga Flór

16.–25.9.2022

An ode to the everyday: The new boutique hotel MOTTO on Mariahilfer Straße is exhibiting spatial object compositions by Olga Flór, which seek to enable us to experience and perceive our surroundings in new ways. The pieces that are presented in the form of small islands by the Eindhoven-based … more

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Exhibition

OPEN FURNISHINGS – AUTOPROGETTARE I AUTOCOSTRUIRE

Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Dipartimento di Architettura

16.–25.9.2022

The OPEN FURNISHINGS showcase follows a manifesto about open production and knowledge transfer that is inspired by Enzo Mari’s vision of Autoprogettazione. It is based on four principles: 1. Share knowledge, in order to be able to produce autonomously. 2. Transport information, rather than goods.

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Talk

PEER WE GO! HOMELESS SUPPORT PEERS AS LIVING BOOKS

neunerhaus

23.9.2022, 3pm–5pm

Since 2019, the social organization neunerhaus has been offering its certification course Homeless Support Peers. Since then, dozens of peers have been helping Vienna’s homeless support facilities on the basis of their own experience. On 23.9., in the Festival Headquarters on the GSTÄTTN, there … more

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Debut

Work-in-Progress

PERFORMING CARE – PRACTICING DESIGN!

Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Institut für das künstlerische Lehramt (IKL)

16.–25.9.2022

Design for every … one! The format Debut of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK highlights excellent educational institutions in Austria and abroad. This year’s guest institution is the Institute for Education in the Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. For the first time, a contribution in this series … more

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POJANGMACHA – STREET FOOD THAT LOOKS BEYOND THE HORIZON

KIM+HEEP

16.–25.9.2022

Korean street food meets Viennese sausage stand: The teams from the studio KIM+HEEP and the restaurant KOMMOD have jointly created a street food stand for the Festival Headquarters on the GSTÄTTN to investigate how social interaction can be encouraged by good, uncomplicated dishes. During the … more

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Special

Shopping

POP-UP-SHOP

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

16.–25.9.2022

This year, the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK is not only a place for discovering, experiencing, and getting to know, but also for shopping: For all those who would like to take a piece of the festival home or present it to someone else, GASSENVERKAUF is offering a small selection of objects that have … more

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POP-UP-STORE – CAREFULLY CREATED, MINDFULLY MADE

WIEN PRODUCTS

16.–24.9.2022

For the first time, products from more than 20 WIEN PRODUCTS companies are being jointly presented and sold in one place: Visitors to Bauernmarkt 11 will discover a colorful portfolio of local design, handcraft, and culinary specialties, which, according to the program, “every Viennese should … more

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Education

Tour

PORTALS TO THE FESTIVAL: GASSE, GEWÖLBE, AND GSTÄTTN

Sophie Lingg, Helena Schmidt, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

18.–25.9.2022

Participants in this tour explore, question, and discuss the highlights of the Festival Headquarters in Mariahilf. This year, these can be concisely referred to as 3-G: GASSE, GEWÖLBE, and GSTÄTTN. The district is home to many discreet examples of extraordinary architecture that are offering … more

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REDUCE

studio re.d

16.–25.9.2022

REDUCE is a Viennese design brand that transforms the saving of resources into a design principle. This means that the use of materials and energy are minimized as a means of developing a new aesthetic. In order to create an awareness of every object that we use on a daily basis, the products … more

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RESONANCE AND AESTHETICS

design.mikimartinek / foto.ritanewman

16.–25.9.2022

How would it be if we could touch the invisible? Fascinated by this idea, the designer Miki Martinek and photographer Rita Newman are initiating an artistic research process during the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK that manifests the unseen resonance in concrete aesthetic objects: They use physical frequency … more

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SALONE BENCH

Jakob Glasner

16.–25.9.2022

A tribute to a silent servant at the Salone del Mobile: For decades, the Milan design fair has been a central hub for the furniture industry. The first time he exhibited at the fair, the artist and designer Jakob Glasner noticed two things in particular: a unique object and endless amounts of … more

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Exhibition

SAME HANDS

ESAD.CR Escola Superior de Artes e Design Caldas Da Rainha – Politécnico de Leiria

16.–25.9.2022

In 1993, UNESCO initiated the program Living Human Treasures with the aim of preserving know-how and craft products and with a special focus on the associated livelihoods and living conditions. The role of ESAD.CR in Caldas Da Rainha in Portugal is similar: For the past 30 years, the school has … more

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Talk

SHOPPING! TOMORROW?

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

23.9.2022, 4pm–5.30pm

There’s nothing new about the fact that bricks-and-mortar retailing is undergoing radical upheaval. New technological possibilities, changing cities, and developments in consumer behavior are leading to the transformation of business models, sales strategies, and marketing approaches. It’s clear … more

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SHOW YOUR COLORS

Curious Boy

16.–25.9.2022

Markus Benesch presents the latest collection from his label Curious Boy: The items of furniture, lights, and wall coverings are conceived as functional totems and introduce positive energy into a world that is dominated by chaos and confusion. The family of products brings together a series of … more

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SIGNATURE PROJECTS

CROWND Estates

16.–25.9.2022

The vision: to realize buildings that are not only investments but also statements. The aspiration: to develop projects that are refined to perfection. In a darkened room in the majestic late nineteenth-century building in Esterházygasse, CROWND Estates shows film clips and design highlights from … more

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Talk

SOCIAL DESIGN – TRANSFORMING SOCIETY?

LAUFEN

19.9.2022, 6.30pm–9pm

Can social design strategies trigger transformation processes for a socially and environmentally friendly, circular economy and society? What contribution can transdisciplinary innovation networks and the synthesis of art, research, design, and everyday life make to such change? With Atelier LUMA … more

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Talk „Culture and Connection – The Importance of Design for Cultural Capitals and Regions“

Kulturhauptstadt Europas – Veszprém-Balaton 2023

16.9.2022, 4pm–5.30pm

Panelists: Zsuzsanna Pörczi (vice-dean, Budapest Metropolitan University), Krisztina Dallos (leader of design projects, Veszprém-Balaton 2023) and Eva Mair (program team, Bad Ischl-Salzkammergut 2024). Moderation: Márton Méhes (international culture manager, Vienna). EXHIBITION CONNECT US … more

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Urban Food & Design

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Talk „Food for Thought“

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

20.9.2022, 3pm–6pm

Over snacks and drinks, the project teams of the Urban Food & Design format look back on their joint work: What worked well? What wasn’t so easy? Where are the design solutions tested in the festival starting to have an impact and what remains to be done to implement sustainable improvements? The … more

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Debut

Talk

Talk „Practicing Differently“

Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Institut für das künstlerische Lehramt (IKL)

19.9.2022, 6.30pm–8pm

When does practicing differently begin, how does one learn it and how does one organize it? How does one act in solidarity with other feminist architectural workers? How does architectural practice relate to all other living and non-living beings? Reimagining, undoing, relearning, and unlearning … more

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Stadtarbeit – City Work

Talk

Exchange – Share – Act

Erste Bank, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

22.9.2022, 5pm–7pm

A discussion about positive interaction between local service providers and residents … Award ceremony with keynote talk “Social Design and Human Rights” by Bernhard Lenger (co-founder and designer, Foundation We Are) and reception … The Eindhoven-based Austrian designer Bernhard Lenger supports … more

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Education

Tour

DUMPLING TOUR

Lucy Li / Angela Neubauer

17.–24.9.2022

A completely legal dumpling tour: Two designers with Chinese roots follow the traces of the Austro-Asian lifestyle and invite visitors to join them on a multi-stage tour of the 6th district. Along the way, Lucy Li and Angela Neubauer shed light on the niche history of Vienna’s Chinese community … more

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Stadtarbeit – City Work

Work-in-Progress

THE INSTANT NOODLE REPAIR CAFÉ

Diego Faivre / Pierre Castignola

16.–24.9.2022

For many they’re a snack but for others they’re a source of inspiration: instant noodles. Pierre Castignola and Diego Faivre have reshaped the discarded plastic containers that formed part of a stand in last year’s VIENNA DESIGN WEEK into a salon, in which they investigate the ostensible lifehack … more

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THE POWER OF THREE

co/rizom

16.–25.9.2022

The aim of co/rizom is to enable traditional artisans to market their products globally as a means of ensuring their long-term livelihoods. In order to achieve this, co/rizom combines the expertise of artisans, designers, and business developers. These three-member teams are supported by the broad … more

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THE TIMEPIECE PROJECTS

Studio when

16.–25.9.2022

How to tell the time? The objective of the experimental chronometers from THE TIMEPIECE PROJECTS by South Korea’s Studio when is to encourage us to readdress and reinvent our sense of time. Neither dials, scales nor digits play a significant role in the presentation: Instead, it is with the help of … more

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Special

Talk

SPECIAL MORNING SESSION: LOCAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

25.9.2022, 11am–12.30pm

In comparison with the relentless growth of a city and the continuous development of its infrastructure and public facilities, a design festival such as the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK is merely a passing moment. But an important asset of precisely such passing moments is their ability to draw attention to … more

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Urban Food & Design

Presentation

THINK ABOUT THE BOX

Studio Jutta Goessl

19.–23.9.2022

Packaging should be thrown away … shouldn’t it? Studies of human behavior show us how difficult it is to change behavior patterns. So how can we remove the ingrained association between food packaging and the rubbish bin? Theresa Imre, the founder of the digital farmers’ market markta, and Studio … more

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THREE CUPS OF COFFEE – OR: HOW TO DESIGN A COFFEE CUP

Studio Barbara Gollackner

16.–25.9.2022

Three coffee cups for three brands: In order to strengthen the corporate identity of its sub-brands, the Salzburg coffee roaster Rafael Schärf asked Barbara Gollackner to develop three different series of crockery. Alongside functional aspects, the main focus of the design are the images of the … more

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TORBALON – A WATER-RESISTANT BAG MADE IN A WATER-DEPRIVED TOWN

Wienwoche, Cirkuzzzanti

16.–17.9.2022

A “Torbalon” – the name is a combination of “torba” (“bag”) and “balon” (“water container”) – is both a bag and a warning. It is made from a five-liter water container and comes from the Serbian city of Zrenjanin, which has gained unwanted notoriety due to its polluted water. Since 2014, the … more

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U.W.S.

Urban Wood Systems

16.–25.9.2022

For some it is an everyday activity, for others a special passion: cycling. Together with the photographer and passionate racing cyclist Jürgen Grünwald, the design studio MARCH GUT has developed a cupboard that enables bikes of every sort to be elegantly stored in an apartment while occupying a … more

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Talk

Ums Eck: ante up präsentiert OTTA ⨯ WATT

Wirtschaftskammer Wien, ante up, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

16.9.2022, 5.15pm–7pm

The junction between Ottakringer Straße and Wattgasse is an unusual place in the neighborhood: For while many streets and squares in the 16th district have already been modernized and transformed into popular meeting places, very few people seem to hang around here. But why is this the case and how … more

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Education

Tour

HIDDEN CRAFTS IN MARIAHILF

Johanna Reiner

21.9.2022, 4pm–6pm

A walk to the crafts businesses of Mollardgasse: The research series UNSICHTBARES HANDWERK (HIDDEN CRAFTS), which stretches back several years, investigates the history of Vienna’s workshops and their relationship with the physical, social, and economic development of the city. The focuses of the … more

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VFMK FACTORY – DESIGN YOUR OWN!

Verlag für moderne Kunst (VFMK)

16.–24.9.2022

Boutique becomes factory: In the VFMK FACTORY in Wieden, individual objects are produced – from interior design via fashion to 3D printing. Accompanied by prominent artistic and design artisans such as Pablo Chiereghin (RIOT DESIGN), Sweatlana Del Rey (2-in-1 Sweater Fusion), and Florent Souly … more

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Special

Party

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK-Party hosted by TRPPN

TRPPN, Res.Radio

15.–24.9.2022

Find all the details (lineup, tickets, location) in the TRPPN App. The Vienna Design Week’s partys on the 15th and the 24th of September are being held in cooperation with the independent music network TRPPN and the Viennese Community Radio Res.Radio. Prepare for a very special and intimate … more

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Installation

QUENCHING THE THIRST OF THE TIMES

Vöslauer

16.–25.9.2022

They say that the eye drinks too. And because we all like to surround ourselves with beautiful things and cool design – especially if these are the work of Austrian designers and made from sustainable materials – Vöslauer has created lifestyle and gastronomic products that appeal to all the senses.

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Workshop

FROM THE IDEA TO THE DESIGN

Lukács László Vienna

17.9.2022

Drawing, sketching, designing: The focus of this workshop that is open to all are mutual inspiration and the joy of designing. Both beginners and those with a little experience are invited to put their ideas down on paper, learn new techniques, and experiment with drawing tools, and, in doing s … more

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Presentation

FROM INTERIOR TO PIG’S EAR

APA-TO

16.–24.9.2022

APA-TO is a new design shop in the 6th district, which defines the sales space as a place of inspiration and a feel-good oasis. To mark the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, APA-TO is exhibiting a collection by the designer Nedra Chachoua: The ceramics and textiles were produced in cooperation with small … more

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Exhibition

WASEN, WESEN, WERKSTATT

Luma.Launisch

16.–25.9.2022

Anyone who knows Florian Tanzer knows him as half of the visual art duo Luma.Launisch. But when performing solo, Tanzer does nothing by half. As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the video artist and designer is exhibiting his vases, beings, and visual universes in three locations: Throughout the … more

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Exhibition

WASEN, WESEN, WERKSTATT im Cumberland54

Luma.Launisch

18.9.2022, 12pm–8pm

Anyone who knows Florian Tanzer knows him as half of the visual art duo Luma.Launisch. But when performing solo, Tanzer does nothing by half. As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the video artist and designer is exhibiting his vases, beings, and visual universes in three locations: Throughout the … more

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Exhibition

WASEN, WESEN, WERKSTATT im Palmenhaus

Luma.Launisch

16.–25.9.2022

Anyone who knows Florian Tanzer knows him as half of the visual art duo Luma.Launisch. But when performing solo, Tanzer does nothing by half. As part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the video artist and designer is exhibiting his vases, beings, and visual universes in three locations: Throughout the … more

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Urban Food & Design

Work-in-Progress

WHAT’S COOKING?

rohkonzept Strategie + Design

16.–25.9.2022

Too many cooks spoil the broth? Not at WHAT’S COOKING?. This open format on the design of the industrial kitchen is dedicated to the future of work and offers industry experts, newcomers, and enthusiasts for the concept of new work an insight into how such large-scale kitchens can be reinvented as … more

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Get together

TEN YEARS OF INTERGENERATIONAL COFFEE HOUSE!

Vollpension

16.–25.9.2022

The Vollpension is ten years old! What could be more fitting than to celebrate this anniversary at the place where it all began – the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK? Because it was the 2012 festival that provided the opportunity to breathe life into the Vollpension – and a Stadtarbeit best practice example was … more

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Special

Exhibition

AT HOME WITH THE VIENNESE VASES

16.–25.9.2022

“Yes, keep your shoes on. Everyone does!” Viennese artists move into a shared apartment and show how vases can be. Such pots made from a range of materials fill three rooms in the Festival Headquarters in the GASSE. And everybody’s welcome – except people with baseball bats or those who trip over … more