Vienna Design Week 2016 Opens in Jugendstil Carpentry Workshop
Vienna Design Week 2016 celebrated its tenth edition, popping corks at the opening held in the Bothe & Ehrmann building at Schlossgasse 14. The festival, directed by Lilli Hollein, featured a logo depicting the anniversary numbers as colored sugar sticks, evoking childhood desires with Freudian undertones. The venue, a former carpentry workshop dating from 1912-13 designed by Ernst Epstin and Guido Gröger, is a protected example of Jugendstil architecture, now in poor condition. The opening served as the starting point for numerous creative events exploring the fusion of matter and form in everyday objects.
Key facts
- Vienna Design Week 2016 was the tenth edition of the festival.
- The opening took place at the Bothe & Ehrmann building in Schlossgasse 14.
- The festival is directed by Lilli Hollein.
- The logo represented the anniversary numbers as colored sugar sticks.
- The Bothe & Ehrmann building was originally a carpentry workshop for the monarchy.
- The building was designed by Ernst Epstin and Guido Gröger in 1912-13.
- The venue is a protected example of Jugendstil architecture.
- The building is currently in poor conservation state.
Entities
Artists
- Lilli Hollein
- Ernst Epstin
- Guido Gröger
- Franco Veremondi
Institutions
- Vienna Design Week
- Bothe & Ehrmann
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Schlossgasse 14