Vienna Media News 05/2016 Photo gallery: 10 x Viennese design
Thonet Nr. 14
This icon of design history, the famous Viennese coffeehouse chair, was designed in 1859 by Michael Thonet. The appeal of Thonet No. 14 lies in its understated aesthetics and simplicity: it is delivered in flat packages comprising just a handful of pieces, nuts, and bolts to destinations worldwide.
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Met Auditorium chandelier by Lobmeyr
One meter across and 17 kilograms in weight: the Met Auditorium chandelier from Lobmeyr was not just the biggest contract the Viennese family-owned business ever landed, it was also the most significant. The best-known chandelier design of the 20th century, which celebrates its half-century this year, was created by Hans Harald Rath in 1966. It continues to leave concertgoers at the New York Metropolitan Opera open-mouthed to this day.
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Melone coffee service by Augarten Porzellan
Josef Hoffmann, founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, created this world-famous coffee service in 1929. Hoffmann, one of the greatest designers of the 20th century, was also a founder member of the Vienna Secession movement together with influential artists including Gustav Klimt, Adolf Loos and Otto Wagner. The Melone coffee service is available in a choice of pink, light blue, red, yellow, turquoise, orange, black, violet, green, and black and gold.
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Wiener Heuriger and Das goldene Wiener Herz glassware
The classic beaker design is still a popular fixture at Viennese Heuriger wine taverns, where growers sell their own wine. The archetypal vine leaf motif is complemented by the Das goldene Wiener Herz designer label, which is likewise traced in real gold.
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Schönheitsset by Wiener Silber Manufactur
The work of Oswald Haerdtl, trend-setting Viennese designer and architect of the 1950s, also included accessories intended for women to use in their beauty regimes. The hand-held mirror, hair brush and clothes brush are small in stature with grooved detailing for an elegant appearance. Wiener Silber Manufactur has faithfully reproduced Haertdl’s Schönheitsset (beauty set) using Haerdtl’s original designs.
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Miniature pralines by Altmann & Kühne
Aromatic mini pralines infused with the aroma of nougat, marzipan and cacao presented in charming chests, hat boxes and sewing boxes inspired by Wiener-Werkstätten designs are a specialty of Altmann & Kühne. Each piece is mixed, rolled, filled and decorated in a range of designs by hand at the confectioner’s workshops in Vienna’s second district. And their small, old-fashioned store on Graben in the city center definitely merits a visit.
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Viennese cube clock
The legendary Würfeluhr, or cube clock, was designed for the City of Vienna at the start of the 20th century, and the first examples were installed on the Ringstrasse boulevard in 1907. To this day around 70 cube clocks still have pride of place on various squares and crossings throughout the city. The size and shape of the clock meant that the face could be read from any angle. They are still a popular meeting point even in the smartphone age. In 2015 Vienna-based firm Lichterloh launched its Normalzeit wristwatch, which is based on the original design from 1907.
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Original Viennese snow globe
Snowflakes gently swirl around St. Stephan’s Cathedral and the Giant Ferris Wheel – original Viennese snow globes show the world in miniature. Erwin Perzy, whose grandfather invented the snow globe more than 100 years ago, is constantly coming up with new designs at his workshop in the suburbs of Vienna, ready for export worldwide. The precise composition of the artificial snow is a closely-guarded family secret.
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Outdoor furniture at MuseumsQuartier
When spring comes, the huge courtyard at MuseumsQuartier is filled with brightly-colored furniture that visitors just can’t get enough of. The design for the “Enzis” was dreamt up by Viennese artists group PPAG and earned them the 2005 Adolf Loos State Prize for Design. Now known as MQ loungers, they are a perennially popular fixture at this Viennese cultural complex each summer.
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Vienna playing cards by Studio Formafantasma
These playing cards were created by the Italian studio Formafantasma as part of a design competition initiated by Vienna Tourist Board to come up with quirky Vienna souvenirs. The cards are manufactured by famous Viennese company Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne, which was established in 1824. The reverse of the cards features the traditional Austrian Tarock card pattern, while the faces reveal countless references to Viennese intellectual and cultural history – from the Wiener Werkstätte to Sigmund Freud via Josef Hoffmann and Alma Mahler.
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