Vienna Design Week 2010 starts today and I got a chance to take a look at some of the things that will be happening during the next 10 days. The Design Week takes place in various locations all over Vienna: the project space at the Karlsplatz, Palais Liechtenstein and many, many more. This year the festival gets support by companies such as Ikea, Swarovski, Rado or the Wiener Werkstätte.
The is a special exhibition “”Barocker Glanz und Stainless Steel“ at the Palais Liechtenstein, which I really enjoyed. Olgoj Chorchoj created a huge table with even bigger wine glasses and jugs. The idea behind it is to feel like a child again, just about tall enough to get a glimpse what’s on the table.
The swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune worked with Lobmeyer and Wiener Silberschmiede, creating those fantastic glasses. They can be used as glasses, vases, etc. 20 pieces, startin from 2.500€ – 70.000 for the whole collection. Looking for an exquisite wedding list anyone?
Beautiful detail. Claesson Koivisto Rune chose some old Lobmeyer designs to be engraved into the glasses.
An exhibiton about sugar, how sugar beet grows in Austria and how sugar was something exquisite not so long ago. Apparently we all eat 24kg of sugar a year! Studio Makkink & Bey (NL).
Next stop was Hernals – the March Gut temporary room, where they show some Dyson Award entry projects. If you go there, go to the bakery next door at the corner and order some apple strudel – DELICIOUS!!
At the Wiener Werkstätte the artists White Elephant had a closer look at how the sofas and chairs are put together. Interesting to see and I loved their idea of having a time capsule, which you can fill with whatever you may like and which will then be included into your newly bought furniture. Love it, love it, want it!
Ikea even moved to the inner city for the Design Week. They put a a space where during the next few days workshops will take place – Licht und Farbe – for free. Check it out here.
Those are only some of the things I got a sneak peak at. Plus there is a Swarovski exhibition at the Künstlerhaus, which personally I think would be something for luxury please. I just don’t get the fuzz they make about shiny, sparkly glass…Why would you want concrete tiles with huge Swarovski crystals? Expert to show off. And in my opinion if you really want to show off and you have that kind of money – go for the real thing instead of bragging with “diamonds” on your wall.
Can’t wait to see more! Of the other stuff though, the good stuff…
