TRENDLETTER 9-January-2021

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"Peace Is a Fragile Thing", part 6 of the series "After The Pandemic. A Fictional Story" by Karin Sawetz Grandmother Naomi takes another box for storing the glass balls after the festivities. The Christmas tree decorations contain figures, houses, trees, animals. When turned upside down, snowflakes begin to trickle over the small sized stage-like displays of sceneries from theatre plays and novels from the 18th, 19th and 20th century like 'The Threepenny Opera' by Bertolt Brecht or 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell. "Look at these cute little pigs. But how ugly they turned when they misused power..."

Insights into the hidden gem Palais Erzherzog Carl Ludwig in Vienna where the Weber+Weber Sartoria showroom and studio are located Currently, Austria is like many other countries in a more tightened lockdown mode which means curfew with exceptions such as for walks for recreation or to work and closed schools, stores, hotels or gastronomy. The lockdown is scheduled until 24th January. Even when it's not visible, designers, artists work further behind the necessarily closed doors. Some have found exceptional workplaces such as Christian and Manuel Weber for their label's tailor shop, the 'sartoria', with a showroom located in the attic of a hidden gem in Wieden, the 4th district of Vienna. The 'Palais Erzherzog Carl Ludwig' from the 18th/19th century at Favoritenstrasse 7 can't be seen from the street...

Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum presents the various sides of Franz von Defregger through the history of the reception of the painter's work and his role as art entrepreneur Franz von Defregger was a 'master of staging'. In the video, his way of working is presented with a painting inspired by the Tiroler Freiheitskampf (Tyrolean Freedom Fight) or Tyrolean Rebellion from 1809. The Director of the Tyrolean State Museums Peter Assmann deciphers the scene even with reference to the festive costumes. Mediated by the image, it appears such as Tyroleans were in their festive costumes every day, worked in the special clothing or even fought a rebellion in Sunday wear...

Preview 2021 exhibition 'Wolfgang Tillmans' at mumok Vienna: Social interactions, technologies and contemporary forms of visual communication are topics
The exhibition 'Wolfgang Tillmans' (25 September 2021 - 6 February 2022) was announced recently by mumok with introducing words addressing the current situation of the pandemic with restrictive measures for reducing contacts. Especially named are social distancing and the relocation of human interaction into the virtual space which is diagnosed as "mediatization of our everyday lives" with effects on media and visual communication like photography...

Rebekka Ruétz' '"placID" inspired by Zillertal' collection is a visual statement of what's today's fashion worldwide: Looking closer at the beauty of nature around the own place of living In the context of the current situation, the upcoming collection '"placID" inspired by Zillertal' by Tyrolean designer Rebekka Ruétz may appear like a visual statement of what's today's fashion: Looking closer at the beauty of nature around one's own place of living. Rebekka Ruétz incorporated fabrics with prints of images by Zillertal-based photographer Tom Klocker showing motifs such as a lake at the mountainous area. The importance of the 'regional' has grown in 2020 necessarily...

Tiberius presents new line of streetwear inspired by protective gear under the brand name 'to do's' Tiberius references with the new brand name 'to do's' the Spanish word 'todos' ('everybody') as well as the English word combination 'to do'. In this sense, the to do's of nowadays are for everybody around the world currently the same: distance, masks, hygiene. Vienna-based Tiberius started as fetish fashion brand founded by Karl Ammerer in 1992 and has turned since 2004 under the art direction of Marcos Valenzuela into a label with strong focus on exclusive couture. Now in the challenging time of 2020,...

Neubau Eyewear previews 'Changing The Perspective' collection, roll-out starts in January 2021 Water, Air, Fire, Earth are the four chapters of the 'Changing The Perspective' sunglasses and optical eyewear collection 2021 by Austrian brand Neubau Eyewear. The label was founded 2016 and is dedicated to nature preserving production methods and sustainable materials like...