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Reunited with its tradition, the country is in full creative ferment. New talents are making their mark beyond its borders.
He is on the front line.
Christian Kroepfl, engineer, architect, furniture designer, circular design expert based in Vienna and Lustenau, aims to promote modern Austrian design artisans, artists, architects to make beauty accessible to all.World War II marked the end of this excitement, he explains. But since the 1960s, there has been an awakening. And right now, it’s a blast.”
That’s why he organizes exhibitions in Paris last November. What do they have in common? Combining function and aesthetics with a responsible approach based on three.
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Irene Maria Ganser, metal and nature
Three clover leaves, rings of a century-old tree… these are the creative materials of this Vienna-based designer. A graduate of the Marangoni Institute and the Polytechnic Institute of Milano, Irene Maria combines the foundry of art and nature, capturing the reliefs of the latter in bronze casts, transforming them into tables and other pieces of furniture.Useful, precious and sculptural.
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In Bloom, Gardens of Lights
Pop-style flowers, Madame Grès dress-style folds, drops… Bloomboom’s handmade lighting fixtures are stunning and elegant.Behind this Paris studio is Irma Birka, an Austrian trained at Berçot Studio and the Istituto Europeo di in Design, Milan, and François-Marie Gérard, a French visual artist who created scenography for Vuitton, Hermès, Baccarat, Dior. …Bloomboom shows the power of two talents from different cultures and backgrounds who are passionate about gestures and new technologies.
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Vera Purtscher, Precious Tables
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His work, sold under his brand name Vertessi, whets the appetite. And for good reason, Vienna-based architect and designer Vera Purtscher decided to specialize in tableware with the launch of her Inneres Feuer stove in 1997. The ultra-ergonomic MoonLashes cutlery inspired by Modigliani’s portraits , which required seven years of development, SinStella crystal flutes composed of with a container that slides into a stone block-style base… Vera reinvents rituals and tempts chef stars like Gabrielle Kreuter in New York.
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To discover the work of Christian Kroepfl: christiankroepfl.com
Source: Le Figaro
