TRENDLETTER 24-November-2023
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Advent Plants; Exhibition of Fabrics; Food Waste; New Fabrics in Viennese Style;...
Austrians' favorite Advent plants
The favorite plant of the Austrians during the Advent season in new color variations such as Premium Picasso or Christmas Feelings The 'Blumenbüro Österreich' (Flower Office Austria), which represents the interests of Austrian florists, gardeners, garden designers and flower wholesalers, published insights into current trends in gardening and flower shops. Along with Advent wreaths, poinsettias are still the most popular way to create a festive pre-Christmas atmosphere...
Felice Rix-Ueno exhibited at MAK Vienna
Seen at the MAK Design Lab: Designs for fabrics and wallpapers by Wiener Werkstätte artist Felice Rix-Ueno, which are still in use today The new exhibition grew out of research into the women of the Wiener Werkstätte, whose work is often unrecognized and whose names are rarely documented in the history of design. In the central room of the MAK Design Lab, selected designs by Felice Rix-Ueno are on display, ranging from drafts for textile patterns, design studies for the coloring of enamel decorations together with the final designs, as well as illustrations for the Wiener Werkstätte's fashion marketing activities, designs for bags, cushions, and wallpapers...
Results of survey on Christmas food waste
Action against food waste. Food saving app 'Too Good To Go' released the results of a survey about Christmas cooking, leftovers and overbuying in Austria The survey reveals that over 80% of Austrians cook their Christmas dinner, with 72.5% ending up throwing away leftovers. More than two-thirds use leftovers creatively. But even among them, food is thrown away. 72.5% of respondents said that they discarded food. Some tips against food waste...
Österreichische Werkstätten fabrics,...
Vienna Insight: X-Mas Warm Up at the Österreichische Werkstätten with a glimpse into a new fabric design project Fashion.at was invited by the legendary Österreichische Werkstätten to the X-Mas Warm up in the company's store at Kärntner Straße 6 in Vienna's 1st district. The company Österreichische Werkstätten was founded in 1948 by the designer, architect and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätten Josef Hoffmann. Fashion.at had a talk with Michael Geiger, head of a new textile design project...
Art by Christian Ludwig Attersee in NY
Oeuvre of Austrian artist of the 'New Austrian Painting' movement Christian Ludwig Attersee on view in two exhibitions in New York City from mid-November A wide range of works will be on display, from 'Glied Schmuck' to 'Torte mit Speisekugeln und Speiseblau'. The exhibition at the Galerie Gmurzynska invites viewers to explore Attersee's work over decades. Mathias Rastorfer of Galerie Gmurzynska mentions in the press release that the Attersee aesthetic, encompassing food, animals, plants, sailing, and eroticism, is not immediately understandable...
Freitag's Black Friday counter-activism
Black Friday counter-activism for a more sustainable approach to consumption: On November 24, Freitag invites shoppers to borrow a bag for free for two weeks Freitag, the Zurich-based bag manufacturer with stores all over the world, is taking a bold stand against mindless Black Friday discounts by closing both their online and physical stores' checkouts for 24 hours. On Black Friday, they won't sell any bags, but instead, customers can borrow one for free...
Austrian Staatspreis Design jury & call
Designaustria presented the international jury of the Austrian State Prize Design 2024 for categories such as Industrial Design for Consumer Goods or Product Design Interior The jury of the Austrian State Prize for Design, the Staatspreis Design, is known for selecting products with particular focus on solving problems and creating economic and social value through design. The prize's online gallery goes back from 2022 to 1962 and shows products, some of which are still iconic today, with images and brief descriptions. Now the names of the members of the international jury for the upcoming 50th Staatspreis Design 2024...
Cafe, pastry shop Aida expands
Vienna Insight: Café and pastry shop Aida expands into supermarkets and plans retail offerings beyond Austria Viennese café and pastry shop Aida released the news of expanding its offerings to supermarkets. Discussions are underway to initiate the rollout in retail across the borders of Austria...
Cytara about history of women & fashion
Cytara's themes are changing with the latest content on Fashion.at. Greeting randomly generated on 19 November. Fashion.at generated the picture using Bing Image Creator from Designer powered by DALL-E 3 on 19 November 2023. The picture shows Cytara standing on the stage of a theatre. She wears a long, elegant gown in purple-red, a diamond necklace and earrings, and a fake-feather-fur jacket over her shoulders. The fingers of her right hand are decorated with rings; the one with the midnight blue stone-like material is - like the earpiece (earphone) - a smart device connected to the phone. When the photo was taken, she had just whispered so that the acoustics of the stage would not carry her words into the audience.
Cytara, Fashion.at's AI Chatbot: "Hello! Welcome to Fashion.at. I'm Cytara, your AI chatbot. I'm here to talk about fashion, culture, art, and design. Today, I would like to discuss the difference between the history of women in journalism, theater, film, and art, compared to the history of men in these disciplines. Additionally, I will explain why international brands such as Chanel, Dior, and Gucci have paid tribute to women with their collections in recent years. ..." |