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Presentations
Walking-Chair Design Studio
October 7. 11:00
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Auditorium
1121 Budapest, Zugligeti street 9-25.
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!
What is Good about Polish Design?
PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE PAST AND THE PRESENT OF POLISH DESIGN
September 30.
11:00
Museum of Applied Arts
1091 Budapest, Üllői avenue 33-37.
Acclaimed actors of the contemporary Polish design scene discuss the not too distant past, the present, the successes and the perspectives
Czesława Frejlich: Out of the Ordinary; Polish Designers of the 20th Century
Lecture about the most outstanding 20th century artists of Polish design, while the recently published book titled Out of the Ordinary is also introduced
Czesława Frejlich designer, curator, design expert, editor-in-chief of the 2+3D grafika plus produkt magazine, professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow and in Warsaw
Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka: Contemporary Polish design and the UNPOLISHED exhibition
The designers and brands creating the success story of Polish design
Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka curator of several design exhibitions (e.g. Polska Folk, Unpolished), creative director of the International Łodź Design Festival, one of the leading international promoters of Polish design
Tomek Rygalik: Łódz-New York-London-Warsaw
Graduate of Pratt Institute in New York and the Royal College of Art in London.
Tomek Rygalik is a Polish designer recognised internationally, founder of Studio Rygalik, works for companies such as Moroso, DuPont/Corian, Ideal Standard, Comforty, Noti. Teaches industrial design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
ALESSI AT MOBILI MANIA
October 5. 11:00-13:00, 19:00-22:00
Mobili Mania
1132 Budapest, Victor Hugo street 45.
During the one-day program one of the leading representative of Italian design culture, Alessi is introduced to everyone interested in design.
11:00-13:00
„ALESSI, THE DREAM FACTORY”
Presentation about the history of the design company by Francesca Appiani, curator of the Alessi Museum
FILM SCREENING
Alessi's Design Interviews series, the episode introducing the work of Achille Castiglioni
ALESSI'S 2012 NOVELTIES
Claudio Lambertini, representative of Alessi introduces the company's 2012 novelties, the prototypes of which are on display during Budapest Design Week at an exclusive exhibition in Mobili Mania.
19:00-22:00
„ALESSI, THE DREAM FACTORY”
Presentation about the history of the design company by Francesca Appiani, curator of the Alessi Museum
FILM SCREENING
Alessi's Design Interviews series, the episode titled Tea & Coffee Towers exploring the relationship between design and architecture. One of the participants of the 22 Alessi projects shown in the episode, the Hungarian Dezső Ekler architect also appears in the film and after the screening he gives a presentation.
The Design Interviews are directed by Anna Pitscheider.
Design and Innovation conference
October 6. 9:00-17:00
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Auditorium
1121 Budapest, Zugligeti avenue 9-25.
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
Edible Estates
The Lecture of Fritz Haeg American architect
October 7.
18:00
Blood Mountain Foundation
1025 Budapest, Vérhalom street 27/c
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.
Film-critics live
October 7. 17:00-19:00
KINO Cinema
1137 Budapest, Szent István boulvard 16.
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.
Modern Apartment, 1960
PRESENTATIONS AT KISCELLI MUSEUM
October 6.
15:00, 16:30
Kiscelli Museum
1037 Budapest, Kiscelli street 108.
The presentations organised as satellite programs of the "Modern Apartment, 1960: the experimental Óbuda housing estate" introduce different fields of period design.
15:00 From the loden jacket to the mini skirt, beginnings of the socialist fashion in Hungary – presentation of Ildikó Simonovics art and fashion historian, Kiscelli Museum
16:30 Modern kitchen design, 1960 – presentation of Diana Geiger architect, kitchen designer, DLA-student
The presentations can be attended only with tickets of the exhibition.
The exhibition is accompanied with lectures and different museum programs. Further information: www.btm.hu
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT BUDAPEST VOL.25
DESIGN WEEK SPECIAL
October 5.
20:00
Szikra
1066 Budapest, Teréz boulevard 62.
Sit back and enjoy a refreshing selection from the most recent works of the Hungarian architecture and design scene!
The amazing Pecha Kucha Nights were first organised on Tokyo and have conquered 400 cities around the globe. Its great rule of 20x20 – each presenter can project 20 pictures for 20 seconds each – guarantees impressive and agile presentations.
Participation fee: 1,500 HUF (including 1 drink)
POLITICAL DESIGN STUDIES
PRACTICE AND IDEOLOGY IN THE SOCIALIST AUTOMATIVE INDUSTRY
October 4.
10:00
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
1121 Budapest, Zugligeti street 9-25.
In the framework of the interactive presentation spiced up with period factory promos, advertisement spots and documentaries the audience is introduced into the secrets of the socialist automative industry. During the program an old-timer show complete with technical presentations takes place in front of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, at the end of which visitors can take a 50-year old Ikarus 55 bus to the Erzsébet Square building of Design Terminal.
Presentations
Car-body under the political press
Presenter: Jenő Boros, Népszabadság, journalist
Urban legend and reality – Skoda and Zsiguli
Presenter: Zsolt Csikós, Totalcar, journalist
The genius and the wrong track of the Soviet automotive industry
Presenter: Péter Varga, expert of the soviet automotive industry
The rise and fall of Hungarian mini cars
Presenter: Pál Négyesi, magyarjarmu.hu, editor
The Hungarian world-wide fame – Csepel, Rába, Tünde, Panni
Presenter: János Hidvégi, Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport, museologist
Moderator: Attila Hidegföldi, Volga-Csajka Automative Club, chairman
Organised by the Volga-Csajka Automative Club and the Traburg Club
The Budapest Design Meetup – Design Week Special
October 2. 18:00-21:00
Gödör Klub
1051 Budapest, Erzsébet square
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
Organised by MOME line - design works
THIS IS RUDE
October 6. 19:00
Printa Academy
1075 Budapest
Rumbach Sebestyén street 10.
Open: Oct. 7. - Dec. 6.
Solo exhibition based on the internationally acclaimed product design label “This is Rude” created by British graphic artist Rupert Meats. His designs and illustrations range from commissioned artwork for magazines, music labels to urban clothing, including clients like Tate Modern, Ace Magazine, The Guardian among others.
At the opening Meats delivers a presentation about the background of Rude, where it started, how it grew, how London has influenced his work, as well as the importance of being international recognized and keep an individual style that stands out.
