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On Monday, February 9, 2009, the Kinderpunkt 09 (Children's Point 09) opened up in Europe's new Cultural Capital Linz. The children point 09, located in the old town hall on the main square, serves as a place for children and information hub for families during the European Cultural Year of Linz'09.

2009-03-13T00:26:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/14886

From 22 to 27 April 2009, renowned gallery 'O in Milan's emerging amp;quot;Zona Isolaamp;quot; is hosting the Austrian air-filled design show lt;emgt;GD2D+PD3D, fresh air by PureAustrianDesignlt;/emgt;. An installation developed together with gallery owner Sara Serigelli adds the two dimensions of the exhibited graphic design and the three dimensions of product design a fourth one. The exhibition and opening on 21 April is expected to be an airy highlight of the entire program offered during Milan design fair Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Milan and curated by Vienna-based design studio JULAND BarcelonaVienna and guest curator Stefan Moritsch (bkm design working group), the exhibition brings along outstanding, extraordinary and unusual works of contemporary graphic and product design from Austria. On Saturday 25 April 2009, the gallery will house lt;emgt;PureAustrianSoundlt;/emgt;, a special event featuring contemporary electronic music from Austria, performed by internationally renowned sound artists Werner Dafeldecker, Martin Brandlmayr, and Michael Moser.

2009-03-23T00:26:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/15045

Czech exhibition for glass and porcelain design amp;bdquo;Křehkamp;yacute; by Designblok Pragueamp;ldquo;, presented for the first time at Prague's design fair amp;bdquo;Designblok'07amp;ldquo;, is on a world tour since then and to be seen in two different places: From 14 March to 10 May at Lille3000, Folie Lambersart in Lille, France, and from 27 March to 26 April, 2009 at Design Vlaanderen in Brussels.

2009-03-26T00:32:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/15071

lt;br /gt;On 26 March 2009, the Vienna Tourist Board and JULAND *BarcelonaVienna together with their partners evolve | impulse and amp;Ouml;sterreich Werbung are announcing the Call For Entries for the exhibition amp;quot;SPOT ON WIEN - Flashing Austrian Designamp;quot; in Tokyo 2009, looking for the best designs from the fields of furniture, product design, lighting, outdoor and tableware to be submitted on PureAustrianDesign.com. An internationally renowned jury will bring the 20 best works on the Japanese design stage in autumn this year, where more than 100,000 visitors are expected. From now Austrian designers have the opportunity to apply for an exclusive and free presentation of their products at 100% Design Tokyo.

2009-04-04T00:44:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/15178

The light object lt;stronggt;Crystalswitch by White Elephant DesignLablt;/stronggt; made the grade at the award ceremony of the amp;bdquo;CRYSTALLIZEDamp;trade; - lt;emgt;Swarovski Elementslt;/emgt; Call For Tenderamp;ldquo; contest. On Thursday evening April 2, the jury decisions were solemnly announced in the presence of 100 invited guests in Vienna's Loos House. Designer lt;stronggt;Alexandra Bammerlt;/stronggt; finished second with lt;stronggt;Crystal Signslt;/stronggt; in braille, followed by Vienna-based Designstudio lt;stronggt;destilatlt;/stronggt; with their light object lt;stronggt;Andromedalt;/stronggt;.

2009-04-08T00:26:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/15290

Linz-based design studio BARTELamp;amp;GAFFAL created an innovative home office for the Austrian interior design and furniture company Voglauer from Salzburg region. They attracted attention with the i-panel during the last edition of imm furniture fair in Cologne. For the first time in the history of the company, Voglauer had been nominated with the i-panel for the Interior Innovation Award of imm 09.

2009-04-27T00:47:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/15598

Large crowds at the opening of the exhibition on Wednesday evening, April 22, at Milan's amp;ldquo;O'artotecaamp;rdquo;: 200 guests were expected, but over 500 came, amongst them plenty of Austrian design prominence and Austrians living in Milan, who valued the exhibition with the airy cylinders as very positive and successful. So did head of O'artoteca, Sara Serighelli, who for the first time presentedamp;nbsp; a design exhibition in her premises with amp;quot;GD2D + PD3D - Fresh Air by PureAustrianDesignamp;quot;, especially impressed by the presentation in the form of air cylinders.lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;img width=quot;327quot; height=quot;217quot; alt=quot;http://spunq.pureaustriandesign.com/frontend/image/662630409.jpgquot; src=quot;http://spunq.pureaustriandesign.com/frontend/image/662630409.jpgquot; /gt;

2009-05-11T00:10:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/16873

One of the main projects of Creative Industries Styria is the first Design Month in Styria. It offers a kaleidoscope of the creative scene, a wide spectrum of different branches of design, ranging from architecture to music as well as fashion.

2009-05-21T00:51:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/16892

With a focus on the city of Vienna, Austria will be presented as the guest country at this yearamp;rsquo;s 100% Design in Tokyo. On this occasion, the Vienna Tourist Board and JULAND *Barcelona Vienna, together with their partners the Austrian National Tourist Board and evolve | impulse, invite their design loving hosts to center their spots on Vienna to enlighten Austrian design and music. Selected by an international jury, the 25 most innovative and exciting design objects of the Austrian creative scene will provide the ultimate preview of the design Mecca and cultural city of Vienna.

2009-05-28T00:21:00+01:00 http://pureaustriandesign.com/textid/16920

Design legend Luigi Colani and other visionaries are expected at the Incredible Summit in Vienna on 29 June 2009. Luigi Colani, who made design history for decades and influenced and shaped entire eras of art and society worldwide, will showcase his visionary, futurist work at the Incredible Summit amp;quot;IncrediblEurope - The Power of Innovation and Creativityamp;quot; in Vienna's Kursalon.