The STADTSTEMPEL project invites participants to look closely and feel deeply, to leave traces and read them: As part of its field research, studio pari-pari captures relief-like structures in Vienna’s urban space using modeling clay and then prints them in black ink on archive cards. This creates a growing mold archive, which – supplemented by free graphic and textual compositions by designers Marina Kampka and Lena Schrieb – is exhibited at the musa Startgalerie and offers space for exchange and discussion with the duo on several dates.

Open workshops will be held on several dates at the former University of Economics (in collaboration with the Stadtarbeit project by Kollektiv Raumstation), around the neunerhaus (in collaboration with Caritas Vienna), and at the Festival Headquarters of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. As part of so-called viewings, the shapes found will be examined and discussed together with studio pari-pari and invited experts. 

In the exhibition of the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, this year’s GAST at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, parts of the mold archive created in Offenbach in the spring will also be on display at the Festival Headquarters. 

VIEWINGS (studio pari-pari present)
Sat 27.9., 11am–1pm
Tue 30.9., 10am–midday
Wed 1.10., 4pm–6pm
Thu 2.10., 10am–midday
Sat 4.10., 4pm–6pm

EXHIBITION „The known unknown“
26.–28.9.2025, 10am–6pm
30.9.–5.10.2025, 10am–6pm

musa Startgalerie
1., Felderstraße 6–8

PROGRAMME:

STADTSTEMPEL IN THE OLD WU

WORKSHOP
“Open archiving”
Sun 28.9., 2pm–4pm

VIEWING
ARCHIVE OF APPROPRIATION × STADTSTEMPEL: Sun 28.9., 5pm–7pm
Joint viewing of the workshop results of the Stadtarbeit projects with Kollektiv Raumstation and studio pari-pari in the former cafeteria.

Alte WU
9., Augasse 2–6 (hut in front of the main entrance)

STADTSTEMPEL IN THE NEUNERHAUS

WORKSHOP
Fri 26.9., 2pm–4pm
Around the neunerhaus with a themed tour by Clemens Foschi (Caritas Vienna)

Meeting point: neunerhaus Café
5., Margaretenstraße 166

STADTSTEMPEL AT THE FESTIVAL HEADQUATERS

WORKSHOP
Fri 3.10., 2pm–4pm

VIEWING
STADTSTEMPEL × DESIGN FOR DEMOCRACY
Fri 3.10., 5pm–6pm
Joint viewing of the Offenbach archive with studio pari-pari and World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 at the Festival Headquarters. Moderated by Kai Rosenstein (WDC 2026).

Meeting point: Festival Headquarters
4., Wiedner Hauptstraße 52