Sunday, 2011-10-02

Loffice and Miele organises an unusual culinary program where design, gastronomy and the world of public spirit meet. In the workshop participants can learn how to prepare dishes that meet the requirements of a conscious diet at a communal cooking show led by Sándor Kis, the chef of Miele and also experience how the shape of the glass effect wine drinking with the help of the Riedel company.
Participation only with registration: http://miele.hu/hu/rendezvenyek/riedel

With their collection called Beautiful Hungarian the designers of HANNABI go back for inspiration to the world of ancient Hungarian furniture and its amazingly rich motifs. They swept off the dust from the graceful, ethereal, fairy-like furniture pieces of the Hungary of the 1800's and reconsidered them in modern materials, like CORIAN®.

Our traditional and popular tour programs call the attention of the people living in Budapest to the treasures of the city that are hardly known, or receive less attention than they deserve. This year participants are introduced into the historical and contemporary architectural glass artworks of Pest's downtown area known the world over, while the tour honouring the wrought and cast iron beauties of the city aim at discovering treasures discreditably neglected by the inhabitants of the city. The lucky ones will have the chance to visit the Schiffer-villa designed by József Vágó and is a representative of the late secession, then can take a walk among the colourful, modern looking houses of the experimental Óbuda housing estate developed in the sixties. The city walks are led and made unforgettable by expert “tourist guides”.
Registration for the Design Tours is between 19th and 23rd September by e-mail: erzsebet.ruboczki@designterminal.hu. Maximum 35 persons can participate in each tour, so registrations are accepted and confirmed in the order of receiving the e-mails. We can not accept registrations that arrive earlier or later.

The Schiffer-villa was built between 1910 and 1912 on the basis of József Vágó's plans. An outstanding building of its age, the late secession villa harmonises different fields of art. Presently housing the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Customs Police and Tax History and some departments of the National Tax and Customs Administration, the villa is reminiscent of its past gloriole only in traces, but Eszter Gábor and Ildikó Nagy art historians will help to invoke memories of what the home of Miksa Schiffer entrepreneur and architect looked like.
Tour 1 - 9:45
Meeting in front of the Schiffer-villa (1063 Budapest, Munkácsy Mihály street 19/b.)
The tour starts at 10:00
Tour 2 - 12:45
Meeting in front of the Schiffer-villa (1063 Budapest, Munkácsy Mihály street 19/b.)
The tour starts at 13:00

Loffice and Miele organises an unusual culinary program where design, gastronomy and the world of public spirit meet. In the first part of the two-day workshop participants can learn how to prepare dishes that meet the requirements of a conscious diet at a communal cooking show led by Sándor Kis, the chef of Miele and also experience how the shape of the glass effect wine drinking with the help of the Riedel company.
On the second day the designers of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design present their concepts created for Miele's competition focusing on housekeeping solutions helping the disabled.

Building upon the success of last year's Design Week Special Meetup the organisers present a new venue, Finnish and Polish guest presenters, as well as the recent Hungarian front-rankers. At the informal evening 8-minute projected presentation are held followed by a QandA session and a party. Further information about the presenters: www.tinyurl.com/meetup-group