Vienna

Block party

iheartblob’s Fungible/Non-fungible Pavilion paves the way for us to all become architects >
Is it possible for childbearing to happen outside the human body?

Billie Rehwald talks about her project Ectogenesis, which is looking at using design as a tool to consider this possible reality. >
Where product design and conservationism meet

University of Applied Arts graduate Alexandra sees no boundaries between politics, culture and technology as she designs the Menu from the new Wild. >
Green light: An artistic workshop on the refugee crisis in Europe

The project helps refugees escaping persecution and war find acceptance and community. >
Floating solar panels take to the seas

Heliofloat solar farm is designed to generate clean energy out at sea and preserve water in arid regions. >
Fontus self-filling water bottles

Water bottles designed to harvest water from the air using an internal condensation system. >
Concept design according to chmara.rosinke studio

Austrian design practice, chmara.rosinke studio finds freedom in creating design solutions across multiple mediums. >
Vienna gives same-sex love the green light

Same-sex couples in the place of the ordinary traffic light figure are becoming a permanent fixture in European cities. >
Turn air into water as you ride your bike

A Viennese industrial designer has created a solar-powered device that collects up to 500ml of condensation per hour as you ride your bike. >
A new bridge across the Mzamba River connects a rural community to infrastructure

NPO buildCollective is collaborating with Austrian thesis students to build a sustainable bridge across the Mzamba River in the Eastern Cape. >
Twenty years of jamming with design

The first all-encompassing retrospective show of the work of Austrian design studio EOOS is on at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna. >
Q&A: Sonja Bäumel

The Austrian trans-disciplinary designer tells us why she believes we have a lot to learn from microorganisms. >
Q&A: Honey and Bunny

The food design duo tells us why they think we can't leave food production to the large multinationals. >
News: Exemplary colours

Colour maven Hella Jongerius gets outs her paintbrush for a group exhibition celebrating MAK's 150th anniversary. >
Showing solo

Formafantasma's first-ever solo exhibition, "The Stranger Within" is happening at MAK Salon #02 in Vienna. >
Shuffling

Studio Formafantasma have designed a set of playing cards, which serve as a tourist souvenir for the city of Vienna. >
Past to future

Faith47's latest work, on a wall in the Austrian capital Vienna, is titled "The Immense Gap Between Past and Future". >
Sonja Bäumel

Artist • Fashion Designer • Speculative Designer

Continuing to work on applications for her Masters project, Bäumel's work engages with the boundaries between fashion design, art and biology. >

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