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Design Objects

8 objects by designers, studios and manufacturers from 5 countries: lights that absorb sound, surfaces that scatter it, blinds that zone a room, seating, and a sensory system for a moment of calm.

  1. No 01

    Felt pendant light · Poland

    AQfelt OVALL BALL

    Three opal glass globes beneath a slightly bent felt panel: a pendant that lights the table without dazzling anyone at it.

    AQForm
  2. No 02

    Acoustic light object · Vienna, Austria

    ACOUSTIC\LIGHT No. 1

    What is the atmosphere like in a room when light and acoustics merge within a single object?

    ATARA
  3. No 03

    Acoustic vertical blinds · Langenthal, Switzerland

    ACOUSTIC STRIPES

    The classic vertical blind, reinvented in sound-absorbing fibre: stripes that zone a room, screen a window and change its acoustics as they turn.

    Création Baumann
  4. No 04

    Wall panel · Munich, Germany

    Formfeld 1

    A relief milled by algorithm from solid maple: its surface scatters sound, and micro-perforation absorbs it, with no absorber behind.

    Formfeld
  5. No 05

    Modular sensory system · Kraków, Poland

    CalmReef

    Tune out the noise, tune into yourself: CalmReef combines acoustic performance with multisensory interaction for personalised moments of rest.

    NIOH NIOH
  6. No 06

    Acoustic pendant lights · Götzens, Austria

    Iluna

    Pendant shades of recycled PET felt that absorb sound, direct acoustics and give a precise, atmospheric light – as a cone or a round.

    Oido
  7. No 07

    Acoustic objects in hemp · Stockholm, Sweden

    Parallel Lines, Zig Zag & Shell

    Hemp, braided, folded and shaped: a wall relief by Anna von Schewen, a room divider by Synnöve Mork and a hanging pendant by Monica Förster, all made to absorb sound.

    OKKO
  8. No 08

    Acoustic seating · Vienna, Austria

    Poufolo

    Acoustic seating based on the geometry of acunic’s woven acoustic textiles.

    Sophie Luger

Visit

Ten days, two addresses. The exhibition at the Festivalzentrale by day, the MANIFESTO Bar at SEVEN by night.
The Festivalzentrale: the former Allianz tower on Hietzinger Kai
Day venue · 1130 Wien
Festivalzentrale
Hietzinger Kai 101, 1130 Wien
25 Sept – 4 Oct, daily 11:00–19:00
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Inside SEVEN Concept Space in Kirchengasse
Night venue · 1070 Wien
SEVEN Concept Space
Kirchengasse 26, 1070 Wien
30 Sept – 3 Oct, 19:00–22:30 · Sat until 24:00
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