What began seven years ago as a digital planning tool has evolved into MissionAcoustic – a platform that connects architects and interior designers with sustainable, design-oriented acoustic solutions from more than 35 renowned brands. On the occasion of the 20th edition of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, this world will become tangible for the first time: an exhibition format at the intersection of design, room acoustics, science, and technology not only brings the platform to life as a multi-part experience but also showcases it through a seven-meter-long acoustic tunnel.
 
This immersive journey through sound, materials, and contemporary acoustic design showcases experimental prototypes developed in collaboration with the University of Applied Arts Vienna and through the joint efforts of students, designers, and leading acoustic brands acunic, CEWE, Oido, PREFORM, and Rockfon, alongside an unconventional main installation that brings together products, materials, mounting systems, reference projects, and new application possibilities.

In addition, nine design objects by emerging designers and brands are presented in dedicated showcases, alongside 24 curated material worlds featuring sustainable and innovative acoustic materials from around the world.

MissionAcoustic’s first acoustic design exhibition is also available digitally: spread across the 400 m² exhibition space, a second layer is hidden, where visitors can collect materials, designs, colours and products and compile them into their own moodboard. Anyone currently in the planning phase of a project can learn in just a few minutes, without any prior knowledge, how to incorporate room acoustics into an architectural concept.

Scenography: David Dorolti
Exhibition Design: Sophie Luger and Tizian Glanzer

PROGRAMME:

Tour “Welcome to MissionAcoustic”: daily 2pm–4pm
Guided tour of the immersive exhibition, including a presentation of the MissionAcoustic platform.

MissionAcoustic Conference:

Mon 28.9., 3pm–7pm

With a keynote by Vanessa Nica (Head of B2B Central Europe, Louis Poulsen), a discussion with David Dorolti (MissionAcoustic) and Sophie Luger (architect, scenography MissionAcoustic Manifesto), as well as other speakers

Registration at manifesto@missionacoustic.com

Keynote by Pascal van Dort (Rockfon, SONATA Horizon):

Tue 29.9., 11am

MissionAcoustic Session:
Sat 26.9., 5pm–6.30pm
Tue 29.9., 5pm–6.30pm: Vanessa Nica (Head of B2B Central Europe, Louis Poulsen) and Simon Vorhammer (Architect and Computational Designer)
Wed 30.9., 5pm–6.30pm
Thu 1.10., 5pm–6.30pm
Fri 2.10., 5pm–6.30pm
Sat 3.10., 5pm–6.30pm
Workshops with David Dorolti (MissionAcoustic) and keynotes from experts in the fields of acoustics and interior design

Registration at manifesto@missionacoustic.com

Talk “MAKING MANIFESTO” with David Dorolti (MissionAcoustic) and Gabriel Roland (VIENNA DESIGN WEEK): Sat 26.9., 6.30pm–7pm

Tour “Prototype Tour with Students and Brands”: 
Sat 26.9., 7pm–8pm
Sat 3.10., 3.30pm–4.30pm
The design students will present their projects, developed in collaboration with the acoustic brands acunic, CEWE, Oido, PREFORM, and Rockfon.

Registration at manifesto@missionacoustic.com

Listening Session: 
Sat 26.9., 8.30pm
Sun 4.10., 5.30pm