from usual design collaborations.
Here it is not the product that is at the center of interest, but people, knowledge, attitudes, and the process of working together. This exhibition, curated by Sophie Lovell and designed by Studio Makkink & Bey, mixes centuries of craft skills with new design thinking and shows that design can be inspiring to everyone—producer and consumer alike. It is about the soft and hard values of design as a facilitator for bringing people together and enhancing the commercial and creative profile of a city at the same time.
First presented during World Design Helsinki 2012 this extended
exhibition at the MAK also draws on the museum’s rich collection and archive material of works by Viennese manufacturers, some of which have been in business for generations.
An exhibition of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK in cooperation with the MAK. Special thanks to all companies involved.
Guest Curator Sophie Lovell, Berlin
Curator Thomas Geisler, Curator MAK Design Collection
Design Studio Makkink & Bey, Rotterdam
Designers
Tomás Alonso (ES), Mark Braun (DE), breadedEscalope (AT), Uli Budde (DE), DanklHampel (AT), Daphna Laurens (NL), Marco Dessí (IT), Patrycja Domanska (PL), Martino Gamper (IT), Megumi Ito (AT), Steffen Kehrle (DE), Tomas Kral (CH), Matylda Krzykowski (PL), Max Lamb (GB), Julia Landsiedl (AT), Tina Lehner (AT), LucidiPevere (IT), Philippe Malouin (CA), mischer’traxler (AT), Nicolas Le Moigne (CH), Polka (AT), Daniel Pošta (CZ), Adrien Rovero (FR), Robert Rüf (AT), Soda Designers (AT), Charlotte Talbot (FR), Walter Thaler (IT), Kim Tien (AT), Vandasye (AT), Maxim Velcovský (CZ), Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (AT), White Elephant (AT), Marei Wollersberger (AT)
Under the design> new strategies.
cooperation between the MAK and departure, the creative agency of the City of Vienna, the exhibition will be accompanied by an interdisciplinary supporting program which addresses the importance of local production facilities for the creative industries and explores potentials for innovation and spaces for experimentation.
Catalogue WerkStadt Vienna. DESIGN ENGAGING THE CITY, available at the MAK Design Shop
PUBLIC PROGRAMS on the occasion of the exhibition
Unless otherwise indicated, all guided tours, talks, and workshops are held in German
Guided Tours
Sat, Sun 5 p.m.
tours in German and English
Thu, 17.1.2013, 5 p.m.
Expert-guided tour with Thomas Geisler, Curator, MAK Design Collection
Thu, 7.3.2013, 5 p.m.
Expert-guided tour with Sophie Lovell, Guest Curator and Design Author. Tour in English.
No reservation required
Meeting place: MAK entrance at Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
Tour fee excl. admission: € 2 p.p.
Special guided tours by appointment
Reservation: T +43 1 711 36-298,
Meet the Designers
Tue, 8.1.2013, 6 p.m.
designer talk at the exhibition by Katharina Mischer & Thomas Traxler (mischer’traxler) and Lilli Hollein, Director, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
Free admission
Tue, 29.1.2013, 6 p.m.
designer talk at the exhibition by Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (aws designteam) and Thomas Geisler, Curator, MAK Design Collection
Free admission
Tue, 5.3.2013, 6 p.m.
designers’ talk at the exhibition with Nada Nasrallah & Christian Horner (Soda Designers) and Tulga Beyerle, Director, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
Free admission
No reservation required
Meeting place: MAK entrance at Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
MAK SENIORS
Wed, 16.1.2013, 3 p.m.
Guided tour followed by a coffee break at the ÖSTERREICHER IM MAK
Reservation required: T +43 1 711 36-298,
Meeting place: MAK entrance at Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
Workshop tours
Excursions to sites of production around the city, including an introduction to the exhibition
Thu, 31.1.2013, 12 noon–2 p.m.
Who made the “Saliera” for the Queen? A visit of the workshop of Jarsinski & Vaugoin (since 1847) with Thomas Geisler, Curator, MAK Design Collection
Thu, 7.2.2013, 12 noon–2 p.m.
How is a chandelier made? A visit of the workshops of J. & L. Lobmeyr (since 1823) with Tulga Beyerle, Director, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
Thu, 21.2.2013, 4–6 p.m.
What can be made from cattle horn? A visit of the workshops of Petz Hornmanufaktur (since 1862) with Lilli Hollein, Director, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
Reservation required: T +43 1 711 36-298,
Meeting place: MAK entrance at Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
Workshops
MINI MAK
Sun, 20.1.2013, 11 a.m.–1.30 p.m.
The Schneekugel [Snow Globe] is a Vienna original! Work together with designer Julia Landsiedl to build curious little worlds and install them in snow globes to take home.
MAK4FAMILY FINISSAGE
Sat, 16.3.2013, 2–5 p.m.
The display window scenery of the exhibition as inspiration for miniature display window designs. Generate fairy tale-like collages together with designer Megumi Ito. Got empty shoeboxes at home? Bring them along!
Free admission for children up to 6
Reservation required: T +43 1 711 36-298,
Meeting place: MAK entrance at Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
Laboratory
Fri, 14.12.2012 & Sat, 15.12.2012, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
d>lab.03: sLOCiAL manuFACTORY with Studio Makkink & Bey, Rotterdam.
A two-day workshop offered by the MAK and departure, the Creative Agency of the City of Vienna, in context of their cooperation design> new strategies gives young creative professionals the opportunity to explore and develop new methods for the design process.
(held in English)
Open to a limited number of participants
Information sLOCiAL manuFACTORY
Registration till 3 December 2012:
Meeting place: MAK entrance at Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
Talk
Tue, 5.2.2013, 6 p.m.
MAK Lecture Hall
Weiskirchnerstraße 3, Vienna 1
WerkStadt Vienna.
Rediscovering a city’s manufacturing culture.
A talk with designers and traditional manufacturers within the context of design> new strategies, a cooperation of MAK and departure.
Talks Guests:
Carl Auböck, Architect, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Tulga Beyerle, Director VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
Alexandra Feichtner, section.a art.design.consulting gmbh
Harald Gründl, Designer, Partner EOOS
Bettina Leidl, Managing Director departure
Axel Kufus, Universität der Künste Berlin
Ferdinand Piatnik, Wiener Spielkartenfabrik Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne
Moderation:
Thomas Geisler, Curator, MAK Design Collection
Free admission
no reservation required
held in German
Within the context of design> new strategies, a cooperation of MAK and departure.
