TRENDLETTER 5-January-2022

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Research results on the instrumentalisation of fashion in Austria under the Nazi regime are exhibited as part of 'Vienna Falls in Line' until 24 April 2022 at Wien Museum MUSA Crucial for building a consciousness of being a society of diverse and equal members is the mediation of an objective, critical view on historical structures such as the ones which led in the 1930s to inhumane behavior that was legalized by law and enforced with organizations and associations which decided over the right to work respectively the quality of work by evaluating additionally a person's mind setting in a political sense for being in line with the regime. These aspects were researched among others by the curators Ingrid Holzschuh and Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber for the exhibition 'Vienna Falls in Line. The Politics of Art under National Socialism.' Several of the research objects from the extensive archive of documents and collections of artworks are exhibited until 24 April 2022 at Wien Museum MUSA such as insights into the 'House of Fashion' (Haus der Mode) where education, professions, production, export and propaganda for Austrian clothing and textiles were planned and carried out...

Exploration tour tip in Vienna: Experiencing cultures of the Silk Road with all senses at the exhibition 'Dust & Silk. Steppe and Silk Roads' at Weltmuseum and its collaborative partner 'D-Bar' with the motto 'Discovery' at The Ritz-Carlton The Ritz-Carlton 'D-Bar' continues the collaboration with the Weltmuseum in Vienna which has started with the exhibition 'The Aztecs' as inspiration for twelve cocktail creations and a menu in the format of a travel diary. On occasion of the new exhibition 'Dust & Silk. Steppe and Silk Roads', the D-Bar team followed again the bar's motto 'Discovery' and researched on the cultures and tastes along the Silk Road and its exceptional destinations...

Deciphering the designs of the victory ceremony costumes of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 The Olympic Winter Games will start in one month on 4 February in Beijing. Recently, the first views at the cultural side of the games with information about the designs of the mascot and the emblem were presented. Now, the ideas and meaning behind the three costume sets for the victory ceremonies were published. The designs of the outfits in the color versions red and blue are developed from three sources - the cultural heritage of China, modern fashion, and the aesthetics of the Olympic sports event...

Poster art series with five artistic perspectives on the new hybrid-electric interpretation of the Lamborghini Countach from the 70ies The latest artwork of the Lamborghini Countach poster series is the one by Italian multidisciplinary artist LRNZ (Lorenzo Ceccotti) who created a visual dialogue with the form of the car and set it in relation to the font 'Eurostile Extended 2 Bold' designed in 1962 by Aldo Novarese. The typeface is strongly associated with sci-fi media content and was for example used for the movie...

Reopening of the exhibition 'Form Equals Function. Design by Studio F.A. Porsche' on 13 December at Designforum in Vienna Studio F.A. Porsche received this year the honorary title 'Red Dot: Design Team of the Year'. The exhibition 'Form Equals Function. Design by Studio F.A. Porsche'...

MKG Hamburg exhibition 'Dressed' follows role models, pioneers for telling the story of 200 years of fashion and emancipation The arts and crafts museum MKG Hamburg presented the programme 2022 with previews of exhibitions such as 'Dressed' about fashion and social changes over 200 years. For the exploration of society and especially the role of women, MKG uses as 'red thread' clothing and accessories worn by extraordinary women, role models in their times from the early 19th century until nowadays. Even when the presented women were according to the press release not selected after the criteria status or celebrity, the dramaturgical red thread is mainly a luxurious one...