AUT NOW

100 × Austrian Design for the 21st Century

18.9.2024—18.5.2025
RIESS AROMAPOT at the exhibition at MAK Contemporary

Even now the 21st century is still synonymous with the future—and nowhere more so than in design.

New social challenges and innovative ways of organizing work have had as much of an impact on the design of objects as updated production techniques, marketing opportunities, and distribution channels. In this MAK exhibition 100 select objects—from furniture, domestic appliances, tools, and lighting, to consumer electronics, toys, and designs for personal care, health, sustainable mobility, and collaboration with robots—symbolize the diversity and innovation in Austrian product design since the turn of the millennium. They are role models for design quality with regard to functionality, technological innovation, saving resources, and ergonomics, as well as in terms of the products’ humor, charisma, and emotional content. In the 25 thematic categories—from A for “Alpine” to Z for “Zeitgeist”—there are surprising and exciting things to be discovered in familiar objects.

Catalogue is available at MAK DESIGN SHOP:
https://www.makdesignshop.at/collections/mak-ausstellungskataloge/products/aut-now

Curatorial Team
Vandasye (Georg Schnitzer, Peter Umgeher); Sebastian Hackenschmidt, Curator, MAK Furniture and Woodwork Collection; Marlies Wirth, Curator, Digital Culture and MAK Design Collection

Curatorial Assistance
Felix Kofler, MAK Design Collection

Assistance
Judith Huemer, MAK Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Bettina Biebl, Intern

Exhibition Design and Graphic Design
Vandasye (Georg Schnitzer, Peter Umgeher)

The exhibition AUT NOW is a project of the MAK in context of the Vienna Design Week 2024.

Participating designers and manufacturers
Lukas Angst, Robert Vierlinger (KEEGO) / Siepe GmbH
ante up (Hauke Unterburg, Benedikt Stonawski)
Antenna Design (Masamichi Udagawa, Sigi Moeslinger) / Knoll, Inc.
Arge2 (Georg Kaserer, Michael Spindler) / Hussl Sitzmöbel GmbH & Co. KG
Clemens Auer / Johann Seidl
aws designteam (Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky) / Ottobock HealthCare
Georg Baldele
Lena Beigel
Victoria Berger, Lisa-Marie Halwax, Philip Kohlbecher / Erwin Mach Gummitechnik
Billo Bikes (Christoph Wimmer)
bkm design working group (Stefan Moritsch, Kathrina Dankl, Fritz Pernkopf, Katharina Bruckner)
Blue Danube Robotics GmbH (Petra Kaindlstorfer)
bonpart / DANIEL édition
breadedEscalope (Sascha Mikel, Martin Schnabl, Michael Moser)
René Chavanne / JUSTINCASE Trading GmbH
Copa (Alfred Burzler, Thomas Exner) / Transparent Design Handels GmbH, schulteswien
Kathrina Dankl, Lisa Hampel / Hermann Viehauser
Marco Dessí
Patrycja Domanska / GOODGOODs
dottings Industrial Design (Sofia Podreka, Katrin Radanitsch) / RIESS KELOmat GmbH
Katharina Eisenköck
Element Design / Vetropack Austria
EOOS / Laufen
Thomas Feichtner / Haidlmair GmbH
Martin Feiersinger / Ing. Franz Plank GmbH
Andreas Feldinger
Juliane Fink / Land- und Forstwirtschaftliche Fachhochschule Hatzendorf
formquadrat GmbH / SWAROVSKI OPTIK AG & Co. KG
Hannes Frech / Bioblo Spielwaren GmbH
Joey Fulterer
gloryfy – unbreakable eyewear
Gmundner Keramik
GP designpartners / MAM Babyartikel GmbH
grafisches Büro / feinedinge porzellanmanufaktur gmbh
Christoph Gredler / Leica Camera AG
Alexander Gufler / TON a.s.
Sandra Holzer / GOODGOODs
Stephanie Hornig / Hartwig Hornig
Megumi Ito / Altmann & Kühne
Dejana Kabiljo / Kabiljo Inc.
KIM+HEEP / we-make-things
Benedikt Kirsch, Katarina Schildgen / Tukluk GmbH
KISKA Brand & Design / KTM Sportmotorcycle GmbH
Louisa Köber, Marie Mattner / Umbra
Sofia Kocher / Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
Julia Landsiedl × magdas design / Caritas Werkstätte Lanzendorf
Wolfgang Lässer / Klaus Häusler
Tina Lehner / Laszlo Eckhardt (Compwood Products Kft)
Matthias Leite-Gürtner / woom GmbH
Ulrike Leitner / Gruber Kartonagen GmbH
Heinz Lichtenegger / SEV Litovel s.r.o.
LUCY.D (Barbara Ambrosz, Karin Santorso) / TREWIT
Nina Mair / Dade Design
Sebastian Menschhorn / J. & L. Lobmeyr
Mindful Design and Craft (Petra Wieser) / Hermann Seiser Manufaktur
mischer’traxler studio (Katharina Mischer, Thomas Traxler) / Vetreria Simone Cenedese, Eugenio Panizzi (für Galerie Punta Conterie)
mo° sound (Ronald Jaklitsch) / mo° sound, AGB Elektro spol. s.r.o.
Martin Mostböck, AID ArchitectureInteriorsDesign / viabizzuno spa
Rainer Mutsch / Carl Suchy & Söhne mit Therese Wibmer und J. & L. Lobmeyr
Bernhard Neuwirth / Brevillier Urban & Sachs GmbH & Co. KG
Numen / For Use / ClassiCon
Paris Maderna / MCS.bike | Maderna Cycle Systems
Permanere – Verein zur Erforschung und Entwicklung nachhaltiger Produkte und Lösungen (Peter Knobloch, Billie Rehwald, Daniel Kloboucnik, Bernhard Ranner)
Peschke Design (Matthias Peschke, Peter Kalsberger) / AKG Acoustics GmbH
Horst Philipp / Whisperwool – Tante Lotte Design GmbH
Célia Picard, Hannes Schreckensberger
Johanna Pichlbauer
Natalie Pichler / Grüne Erde GmbH
Karl Emilio Pircher mit Fidel Peugeot / Lomographische Gesellschaft
POLKA (Marie Rahm, Monica Singer) / Vöslauer Mineralwasser GmbH
Ferdinand A. Porsche / CHROMA Messer GmbH & Co. KG, Garwick Industries Ltd.
PPAG architects (Anna Popelka, Georg Poduschka) / Deurotherm Polyurethan-Isolierungen GmbH
Talia Radford
Patrick Rampelotto, Fritz Pernkopf / Quinze & Milan
Frank Rettenbacher / Philips, TP Vision
Robert Rüf / TREWIT
SALZ Design OG / USound GmbH
Johannes Scherr / Rafael Kubisz
Klemens Schillinger / Andreas Speiser, Becker Guss
Julia Schwarz
Soda Designers (Nada Nasrallah, Christian Horner) / Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten GmbH
Robert Stadler / Bitossi Ceramiche
Philomena Strack
Studio Barbara Gollackner / Studio Barbara Gollackner mit Peter König
studio högl borowski / SelfDelve
studio MARCH GUT (Christoph March und Marek Gut)
studio novo GmbH (Nik Pelzl) / ORTOVOX Sportartikel GmbH
studio RE.D (Kerstin Pfleger, Peter Paulhart, Alexander Liendl) / REDUCE.DESIGN
studiotut (Marie Nemeth, Silvia Stocker) / Tischlerei Bereuter
Ursula Futura GmbH (Kathrin Schaden) / Zdeněk Kunc, Novotný Glass
Valentinitsch Design / base.energy handelsgmbh
Vandasye (Georg Schnitzer, Peter Umgeher)
Vera Wiedermann Keramik / RIESS Emaille
Valentin Vodev / VELLO BIKE
Georg Wanker / PIEPS GmbH
WERKKARTE / Adnan und Andrea Nakičević
Christoph Wimmer-Ruelland / Christoph Wimmer-Ruelland, Hermes Novak
Nadja Zerunian, Sarah-Linda Forrer / Wodek Przyggoda
zeug Design GmbH / ruwido austria gmbh
Anna Zimmermann / Bakalowits Licht Design GmbH

25 Categories
Alpine—Circular—Compact—Concept—Craft—Design parlant—Do-Easy—Empowerment—Human–Machine—Invisible—Joints—Lo-Tek—Luxury—Material Opportunities—Participation—Possible Tools—Pre-Product—–Reduction—Re-Typification—Subtle—Super Normal—Tuning—Update—Viennese Postproduction—Zeitgeist
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