Named after Radio Luxembourg’s historic medium-wave frequency (208 meters), the GAST exhibition curated by Anna Loporcaro in collaboration with Design Luxembourg showcases the Luxembourg design scene with listening stations and a radio studio for regular live broadcasts.
 

At a time when design exhibitions are mostly dominated by objects, TWO-O-EIGHT – DESIGNING VOICES shifts the focus from display to communication. The question here is not so much what Luxembourgish design looks like, but rather how it sounds. Named after Radio Luxembourg’s historic medium-wave frequency (208 meters), the exhibition unfolds as a radio agora. In podcasts produced in collaboration with Radio 100,7 and organized into six thematic blocks, some thirty designers discuss historical contexts and graphic identity as well as product design, collectible design, social design, sound, and international developments. Rather than presenting a static design identity, the exhibition depicts a constantly evolving state that also reflects Luxembourg’s role as a hub of exchange. In Rachel Hoffmann’s (Studio Abricot) scenographic concept, visitors at listening stations decide for themselves which voice they want to hear, in what order, and for how long – thus becoming part of a many-voiced composition. The exhibition space also includes a radio studio where live conversations with Luxembourgish designers as well as listening sessions will take place regularly throughout the festival.
 

Live Radio Session:

Fri 25.9., midday: Christophe de la Fontaine with Wolfgang Köchert (A.E.Köchert Juweliere, Passionswege)

Fri 25.9., 3pm: Design Luxembourg with designaustria 

Sat 26.9, midday: Annick Kieffer (Studio Polenta) with Jana Frantal and Hilal Avci (SIRENE Studio, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Campaign 2026)

Sat 26.9, 3pm: Julie Conrad (Julie Conrad Design Studio) with Peter Umgeher (Vandasye, Design Everyday)

Sun 27.9., midday: Rachel Hoffmann (Studio Abricot) with Gabriel Roland (VIENNA DESIGN WEEK)

Wed 30.9., 3pm: Anna Valentiny “Zwischen den Schichten der Zeit (Flâneries (1) × d’Lëtzebuerger Land)”

Fri 2.10., 3pm: Lynn Harles (Studio Harles) with Sithara Pathirana (Klima Biennale Wien) 

Sat 3.10., 3pm: Sarah Meyers (Meyers & Fügmann) with Alice Jacubasch (Vienna Business Agency, Creative Industries)

Each session gives Luxembourgish designers just under an hour to talk about their work and exchange ideas with the Austrian design community.

Spotlight on the Festival Headquarters: Sat 26.9., 7pm–9pm

Aamar, a music producer from Luxembourg, performs at the TWO-O-EIGHT – DESIGNING VOICES exhibition.

Listening Session:

Tue 29.9., midday: “Making Radio” by Sophie Krier

Sun 4.10., midday: “Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story” 

Episode #1: A Radio Born Powerful, Nouha Ben Salem and Monyck de Sá Santos

Episode #2: DJ Culture, Magnus Hugo Chan Kwok Cheong and Nicole Olenskaia