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Does the design culture of different countries have unique characteristics? Can we define unequivocally typical national features in 2011, in an irrelievably globalising world? We have tried to answer these questions with the help of the design experts of some thirty countries by selecting from the works created in the past three years. The answers arrived in the form of three objects per country representing a wide range of local colours. Visitors of Design Week's international opening exhibition can decide whether cultural and geographical background, history, couleur locale and traditions are sources of inspiration reflected in the work of contemporary designers in deed.

KISKAKAS (the word meaning Cockerel) animation celebration was named after
"The Cockerel's Diamond Coin", the first Hungarian colour animation film made in 1951. Organised for the forth time, the festival aims at presenting current, contemporary animations and the schools where they were created, most of which have won several festival prizes and professional awards around the world.
In addition to Hungarian works, the introduction of the most recent results of international animation filmmaking is also an important part of the festival. In 2011 neigbouring countries play the key role featuring Poland, the guest of honour at this year's Budapest Design Week. In the past couple of years Polish artists, studios appeared with some of the most exciting works of contemporary animation film art.

Grandiose fashion show of the award-winning Urban Fusion collection of Natasha Pavluchenko and the amber beauties linking modernity with ethnic traditions of Ambermoda founded by Danuta and Mariusz Gliwińscy. The pieces of the fashion collection made of high quality fabrics produced in Poland are adorned by unique amber jewels from Ambermoda combining amber with steel, leather straps, silk and other surprising materials.

Founded by Karl Emilio Pircher product designer from South Tyrol and Fidel Peugeot graphic designer from Switzerland Walking Chair has been fluttering the dovecots of respectable Austrian (and other) citizens since 2002. The design business they define as a multidisciplinary THINK TANK was named after a real walking chair, while their portfolio consists of further humorous, surprising, provocative and playful objects: the pieces of the Animal Collection furniture reminding their owners that furniture can grow as close to your heart as a pet, the P.E.T. Light Tree made of 198 hand shaped bottles or the Monte Bello modular mountain range and sofa system for public and private indoor spaces. „In the heart of Vienna we make things and songs” is their slogan, yet not only their studio, but also a gallery they founded in 2006 can be found in the heart Vienna, and further to that a business enterprise created as part of their brand-building called Walking-Things dealing with the distribution of their products. The expression “things and songs” refers to graphic design, exhibition installation and furniture design projects, as well as to musical performances. The Walking-Chair Design Studio is among the most noteworthy and undoubtedly the most entertaining actors of the Austrian creative industry.
Further information: www.walking-chair.com
The presentation is held in English, free entry!

toys

design objects
www.aron-store.com

designer clothing and accessories
www.anh-tuan.com

design tárgyak
www.aron-store.com

interior decoration
www.lakbea.hu

Sequel to „Por-hüvely” premiered at last year's Design Week, the creation of Edit Szűcs and the Collective of Natural Disasters is based on the presence of three choreographer-dancers and three choreographies unfolding abreast. Dancers appear as organic parts of the space-installations built around their bodies that operate as their own, visible auras ready for continuous change. The writings of Krisztina Tóth and Gábor Schein completing the visual effect create a sound-atmosphere building upon the texture of words generating dynamic connections with the tools of synchrony, asynchrony and contrast.
Tickets: 1,500 HUF, for students: 1,000 HUF, Trafó season-tickets apply!

designer clothing and accessories
www.karattur.com

designer clothing and accessories
www. barackruha.hu

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®.

fashion design
http://blackboxconceptstore.tumblr.com/

bean furniture
www.blup.hu

design objects
www.buborekbolt.hu

The BA graduates of the ceramic, glass and metal design departments of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design introduce their best works made during the three-year course. During the exhibition the students present their own designs for the profession and the wide public, while professional roundtables are also being organised. Further information: http://cgm2011.mome.hu

Fables heard in our childhood leave a mark on each of us. Do we remember these stories? The three-dimensional illustrations of Gyöngyvér Gaál and the colourful jewels with Hungarian folk patterns designed by Klára Abaffy invoke memories of the carefree childhood years, while Kinga Huber's works recreate a magical dreamland.

designer accessories
www.dagminell.com

Hg.hu's „dating stylists” was part of the program of last year's Design Week, as well. The professional stylists of hg.hu await all those interested in fashion between 14:00 and 16:00. As usually set at speed dating programs, stylists offer their services for children and adults, for women and men alike. Organisers give each participant a stylish notebook, in which tips from the stylists can be put down and used in everyday life.

The conference aims at presenting the economic potential hidden in European design with a new, multi-layered approach; while focusing on the triplet of design, local economy and sustainability – in accordance with Design Week's slogan – the context of local values, small businesses and the cultural creative industry also play an important role. The presenters of international background analyse the relationships between design and European economic policy, as well as sustainability based on EU experience and their researches.
The conference is in English. Supported by the EU CE program, participation at the conference is free, but registration is obligatory. Detailed program, further information and registration: http://design.aranyhomok.hu

Presenters of the plenary section and leaders of the roundtable discussions:
- Peter Bonnici (Great Britain), company brand strategist, writer
- Alison J. Clarke (Austria), teacher of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, design-historian, social-anthropologist
- Aldo Durante (Italy), museum director, litterateur, trend analyst
- Josephine Green (Great Britain), former senior director of trends and strategy at Philips Design
- Pál Koós (Hungary), industrial designer, vice-director of the Design Institute at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
- Sándor Lakó (Hungary), organiser of the Design and Innovation Conference
- Vojin Senk (Serbia), head of department and engineering professor at the University of Novi Sad, participant in the development of the new Serbian innovation law
- Zuzanna Skalska (The Netherlands), trend researcher and strategist (VanBerlo – The Netherlands), key actor of the Dutch design scene
- Hardin Tibbs (Great Britain), futures researcher, business strategist and senior analyst
- János Zlinszky (Hungary), biologist, ecologist, researcher, environmental protection strategist

Commercially available objects of high quality that have been introduced at the Gallery of the Studio of Young Artists Association in the past five years are showcased at the exhibition, yet this time the installations are not based on functions, but on style: superfunctions, upcycling, top design, souvenir. The unusual exhibition aims at introducing visitors into present day Hungarian design through successful small serial products that can even be taken home a few hours after seeing them.

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

DESIGN TOURS
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.

For most of the time we do not even pay attention to the wrought and cast iron gates, balconies and stair-railings decorating the downtown area of Pest. Ferenczy Noémi-awarded and Hungarian Arts Award winner János Lehoczky ironsmith-designer guides the tour and talks about the works of Gyula Jungfer, József Hochmann, János Lepter, Ede Pick, as well as the Forreider and the Schiller firms, introducing participants into the secrets of a profession that flourished a century ago.
Tour 1 - 9:45
Meeting in front of the Gresham Hotel Four Seasons Budapest (1051 Budapest, Roosevelt square 5-6.)
The tour starts at 10:00
Tour 2 - 12:45
Meeting in front of 1137 Budapest, Szent István krt. 16.
The tour starts at 13:00

The exhibition project expanding the online activities of the Designeast.eu portal shows a curated selection of contemporary design works from Central and Eastern Europe by means of 24 large format prints installed in the space of the code-decode showroom. The aim is to present to the public the works of professional and emerging designers originating in this specific and culturally very rich part of Europe.
In parallel with the Budapest exhibition the posters are also installed in the space of Prague Airport.
Further information: http://offline.designeast.eu/

The porcelains produced by Zoltán Lublóy have been presented under the brand name Designlubloy in many Hungarian and international magazines and exhibitions. He aims at bringing beauty, humour and style in our everyday lives with his objects – his colourful badminton salt shakers and cactoo vases have become widely known. Every one of his objects and prototypes is produced in the studio.
During the Open Studios program visitors can see how his one-off mugs are made and they can even prepare their own mugs; in the framework of the workshop bazaar visitors can also buy Designlubloy products.
www.lubloy.hu

Old, run-down, boring objects gain new life at the workshops. What would you do with grandma's old food-mixer, grandpa's old records, or your old toys? No one uses them any more, but you would not like to throw them away? Let us recolour the old objects together, let us give them a new function! Bring the objects you can no longer use at home, build from what has been hidden in the cellar and let us bring them back to life!

At the photo shooting session participants wearing coats from the ille-olla collection are being photographed. Whether you are a romantic at heart, or sporty, whether you work in the business world or you are into arts, you will find the piece becoming to your style. If not, you can design your own coat on the www.ille-olla.hu web site. Do not forget to call your friend and help each other choosing your clothes,

home design, accessories
www.dome.hu

In his Design Week lecture, Fritz Haeg – winner of several design awards, prominent lecturer and regular exhibitor at leading art institutions, presents his seminal Edible Estate project, which will be the basis of his residency program at Blood Mountain Foundation in May 2012.
Edible Estates is an ongoing project by Fritz and a team of volunteers in developing unique agricultural systems, where local residents can maintain and benefit from an organically grown urban garden.
The talk is in English and free.

Hedvig Harmati, leader of the Textile Design Faculty at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design talks with Piret Puppart, author of the book titled Estonian Folk Costumes and Fashion and some of the participants of the “Gombold újra!“ competition about the relationship between folk costumes and fashion.
The richly illustrated book containing English language captions and summary presents contemporary Estonian etno-fashion, the possible connections between age-long traditions and modern fashion design. Some of the clothes pictured in the book can be seen in the Manier Showroom until 31st October.

designer textiles
www.eventuell.hu

The glass facade of Lánchíd 19 design hotel functioning as a kind of “lighthouse” on the Danube was created by young Hungarian artists. By now it has become a tradition during Budapest Design Week that the hotel shows different magnificent colours each day expressing the ever changing, unique “couleur locale” of the city.

The Mástészta creative group works on the frontier of gastronomy, visual culture and design, and researches, analyses, redefines their relationship. According to their approach, food and eating are more than nutrition, but a culinary experience.
At the interactive workshop they go beyond eating – sensation and cognition play the leading role aiming at the combination of visual and culinary repast. The program is opened by József Zalavári design professor. A maximum of 14 persons can participate, registration is obligatory: masteszta@gmail.com.

In the framework of the colourful, lively presentations and discussions, the young animation filmmakers of MOME and the film theory students of ELTE (University of Eötvös Lóránd) present what happens when theory and practice meet, what can the “makers” and “thinkers” teach to and learn from each other.
ELTE is represented by Zsóka Berta, Miklós Gerdelics, Anna Mohácsi and Lilla Puskás
MOME is represented by Nándor Bera, András Szabó, Bella Szederkényi and the creative team of Ervin B. Nagy, Márton Kovács and Márton Nagy.

The exhibition is based on the unusual cooperation of The BétaVersion and Dombon-a-tanya, two designer groups with similar approaches, but working on different fields. Where is the borderline between fashion and everyday objects? How can tradition and contemporary design, nature and city lifestyle meet? The designers are looking for the answer to these questions. The result of their experiment that is also the autumn bag collection of TheBéta Version is showcased in the shop-window of Mono. The exhibition is being opened by Ildikó Simonovics fashion historian.

The 3-4 member teams of FISE (Studio of Young Artists Association) artists – each member representing a different profession – have to use the materials and tools made available on the spot to prepare creative design objects related to FISE i three hours. Winners are selected on the basis of supporters' votes and can exhibit at the Gallery in the following year. The best objects might even end up being produced as FISE souvenirs. The work of the competing teams can be watched in the Gallery's shop window and the footage can later be seen on the FISE web site.

design objects
www.forma.co.hu

Hungary's first “fast casual” restaurant called FRUCCOLA offering breakfasts, fresh warm dishes, salads, sandwiches, juices for everyone hungry for vitamins was opened four years ago in Arany János street. The new Kristóf square place with its commodious spaces, playful design, greens and homely atmosphere welcomes everyone who likes simple, but unforgettable bites. For Design Week a special green FRUCCOLA Nest Menu is created drawing on the simpleness of natural ingredients.
”How do we make our food so tasty? We don't. Nature does it for us.”
Price: 1,590 HUF

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.

interior decoration
www.goaworld.hu

The free market where Hungarian designers, artisans and antique dealers present their unique merchandise is organised each Sunday in Gozsdu Passage downtown Budapest. At this year's Design Week an unusual workshop is taking place with the most popular and creative participants of the market and visitors can get to know their individual approach to art, see how their unique pieces are produced and where they find inspiration.
Further information: facebook.com/goubaonline

Exhibition based on the recent works inspired by wines and vinification of the three designers of Silver Gallery. The colour of wine, the scent of barrells, the accessories wineries are reflected in the creations of Dóra Bartl, Orsolya Kecskés and László Marosi. In addition to attractive jewellery and masculin wine accessories, visitors can taste amazing wines. The exhibition will be open by the acclaimed chef, Viktor Segal.
Wine and art fans, let us harvest together at Silver Gallery!

Hg.hu Design Award is the first competition in Hungary awarding the best of the recently (after 1st January 2010) realised creative design works in five categories. For the first time in 2011 the works awarded by a jury of Hungarian and international experts are showcased in the framework of an exhibition organised in the Museum of Fine Arts, where the three best applicants from each of the five categories (architecture, fashion, graphical design, interactive design and product design) can be seen.

Founded by Balázs Sipos in 2004 the basis of the studio's work is a glass casting process called lost wax casting. The designer is an illustrious member of the generation of young glass artists, his works representative of sculptural glass design can be seen in several acclaimed galleries in Hungary and abroad. In addition to several scholarships and awards, Balázs Sipos was listed among the world's top 100 glass artists in 2007 and in 2010 by Neues Glass magazine.
During the studio visit the different work processes are revealed and visitors can even try themselves at glass casting.
www.highm.hu