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The Städel Museum in Frankfurt offers a first look at the exhibition 'Mirror Of Thoughts' by the Vienna-based artist duo Muntean/Rosenblum, focusing on places of transit and young people The collection of artworks by Muntean/Rosenblum presented in 'Mirror Of Thoughts' at the Städel Museum showcases various places of transit, such as shopping malls, airports, hotels, and offices, with young protagonists lost in thought or engaged in mundane activities. The titles of the exhibited works have a significant meaning in relation to the scenes depicted. For example, the title 'Mirror Of Thoughts' suggests...

Synchron Stage and the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna collaborated to perform women's compositions based on sheet music found primarily in the Austrian National Library Two years ago, the idea of bringing to the stage the often overlooked contributions of female composers to Austrian music history led to the project 'Hidden Harmonies', with the aim of researching the works of female composers who once lived in Austria, to be performed in a first step in cooperation with the Piano Chamber Music Program of the mdw, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna...

Cytara's Quiz Fashion.at's AI chatbot Cytara asks random questions. Only the first question is already known: "During which period did interest in costume begin to grow in Central Europe, leading to research on costumes and the publication of costume books and fashion journals?"

Running to the rhythm of 'Tarantula Galopp' by Joseph Lanner and to 'Where Do I Begin', interpreted by Conchita Wurst! Wiener Symphoniker Spotify playlist revealed with preview of the Vienna City Marathon route The Spotify playlist for the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday, April 21, featuring music performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Wiener Symphoniker, was announced with a press release. The music will be played at one of the special sections of the route of this year's marathon, the so-called Vienna Symphony Mile, strategically positioned around the Lusthaus on Prater Hauptallee. Another notable highlight is the hospitable atmosphere along Linke Wienzeile, where spectators can visit one of the cafes along the street...

When did custom tailoring become fashion? Three museums in Austria explore the art and culture of the Renaissance and draw parallels to the present. The Renaissance was a time of upheaval, marked by new developments and a growing interest in discovery and knowledge through science. This year, three Austrian museums offer the opportunity to learn more about different aspects of the Renaissance and draw parallels to the present. The exhibitions are not costume shows, but they will give insights into Renaissance fashion - such as the fashion of Italian architecture - and thinking. The art history museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (KHM) has marked the beginning of the 'Year of the Renaissance' with the opening of the exhibition 'Holbein.Burgkmair.Dürer.Renaissance in the North...

First preview of the MQ Vienna Fashion Week 2024 with campaign images by photographer Sasa Felsbach and daughter Callas as model The Viennese fashion scene doesn't just look like one big family. The photographer and the model of the MQVFW24 campaign are the mother-daughter team of Sasa Felsbach, who photographed her daughter Callas in fashion pieces by Sabine Karner, and Nicolas Dudek, who recently collaborated with Humana to create couture pieces from vintage clothing...

20-point maintenance plan for e-bikes! Upway launches refurbished e-bike marketplace in Austria The marketplace Upway is available in France, Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany and since March 12th in Austria. Unlike platforms that merely facilitate transactions, the company guarantees quality by subjecting each e-bike to a rigorous 20-point maintenance plan carried out by professional bicycle mechanics. The maintenance plan differentiates between electrical components such as motor and pedal assistance, lights and mechanical components such as brakes and tires...

Austrian Fashion and Tuscan Style. Lena Hoschek presents traditional dresses and ready-to-wear fashion inspired by the famous Italian landscape and culture Austrians have a passion for Italy. Italian cuisine and culture are strongly associated with la dolce vita and the lightness and playfulness of Made in Italy design and art. Just the thought of visiting Italy is like a short vacation. The rich art history and scenic beauty of Tuscany, its palaces and its frescoes, inspired two collections by Austrian label Lena Hoschek, known for incorporating the country's traditional clothing into fashion items that bridge cultures and styles...

The Austrian State Prize jury selected the finalists. Shortlisted products for the Staatspreis Design 2024 include trains, a sailboat, bikes, an e-scooter, firefighters' gloves, AI binoculars,... Fashion.at looked through the shortlist for the Austrian State Prize 2024. The products range from trains, a sailing boat, bicycles, e-scooters, rollators to AI binoculars and seating solutions for public spaces or a guidance system for a museum. The shortlist was published after the jury met in Vienna to select the finalists. The State Prize for Design, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary...

A wedding dress reveals the hidden sides of the fashion industry in the theatrical play 'Lacrima,' which will have its world premiere at the Wiener Festwochen in May Fashion.at looked through the program book of the Wiener Festwochen and stopped at the entry for the world premiere of the theatrical production 'Lacrima', a play about a dress and the globalization across continents for the production of individual luxury haute couture items. 'Lacrima' is written and directed by Caroline Guiela Nguyen...

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28 Mar 2024 - 'The Himalayan Symphony' Austria x Bhutan fusion cuisine recipe generated by Google's Food Mood AI. Fashion.at visited the new 'Food Mood' recipe generator on Google Arts & Culture, created by artists-in-residence Gaël Hugo and Emmanuel Durgoni. The generator is an experiment powered by Gemini 1.0 Pro via Vertex AI. Fashion.at tried the random country pairing until Austria appeared. The random pairing was Bhutan. The recipe with the poetic musical name 'The Himalayan Symphony' was delivered with a list of ingredients, preparation instructions and a matching, very realistic picture of the meal. A scrollable bar displays ingredients with links for more information. The recipe tool allows individual country selection and additional filters such as vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free.

28 Mar 2024 - Music video 'Next Semester' by Twenty One Pilots, ablum 'Clancy' (out on May 17). On Genius.com the song is interpreted as a story about difficult years of youth in which one searches for one's own identity. The street in the video plays a symbolic role; but the interpretations are open.

27 Mar 2024 - Cuisine Trends. Unilever Food Solutions presented eight Future Menus 2024 trends from chefs for chefs with recipes and recommendations, such as tips for implementing AI and low waste cuisine.

26 Mar 2024 - The Städel Museum in Frankfurt offers a first look at the exhibition 'Mirror Of Thoughts' by the Vienna-based artist duo Muntean/Rosenblum, focusing on places of transit and young people

26 Mar 2024 - Music dance video for the 2011 chart topper 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Gotye (from the album 'Making Mirrors'), performed by the Netherlands-based CDK Company, which focuses on dance training within a collective, received nearly 4.3 million views on YouTube in almost a month.

25 Mar 2024 - Synchron Stage and the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna collaborated to perform women's compositions based on sheet music found primarily in the Austrian National Library

24 Mar 2024 - Trendletter 24-March-2024: Vienna Fashion Week Campaign; Photo Exhibition; Renaissance Fashion & Thinking;...

Shoe Trend. The new Ludwig Reiter women's collection for Spring/Summer 2024 features classic styles such as gardener boots and hybrid low-shoe sandals in chili red. Ludwig Reiter is known for references to art and classical music, such as the most recent making-of video, which featured the musical piece 'Sicilienne' composed by Maria Theresia Paradis, a contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This year's trend color, red, is introduced with a quote from the German poet and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...

Trend for fruit trees in the garden or on the balcony: Austrian Tree Nursery Association selected columnar apple tree as Plant of the Year 2024 Three years ago, the board of directors of the Vienna-based Austrian Tree Nursery Association decided to select the columnar apple tree as the Plant of the Year 2024. The three-year lead time in the selection process is due to the fact that the planting of woody plants requires a two-year lead time. Normally, the decision is made one year in advance, as Fashion.at was told in a phone call. The reasoning behind the decision was that the fruit tree reflects the...

Works by Madame D'Ora, photographer from Vienna, presented in the MK&G Hamburg exhibition 'Fragile Beauties: Lace in Fashion and Photography' The exhibition 'Fragile Beauties: Lace in Fashion and Photography' at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MK&G) Hamburg focuses on the work of Madame d'Ora, a renowned fashion photographer from Vienna in the early twentieth century. It's announced that the exhibition will offer an exploration of the delicate allure of lace and its representation in both fashion and photography...

Salzkammergut traditional clothing in a campaign about local and global diversity. Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh created art project 'Åndas Beer' in cooperation with the brewery Schloss Eggenberg. The European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut presented the collaboration of the Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh with the private brewery Schloss Eggenberg, one of the official partners of the European Capital of Culture. The artist, known for his sound and culinary art, created the beer 'Åndas'. The word is a dialect form of the German word 'anders', which means 'different' in English...

Salzburg Insight: Traditional Clothing, Alpine Fashion Fair 'Fesch' presented the Trachten Trends Autumn/Winter 2024/25 Time passes fast. It seems like only a few months ago that Fashion.at visited the Spring/Summer 2024 trend show at the 'Fesch' trade fair for traditional clothing and alpine fashion in Salzburg. Now, after the new Trachten Trends Autumn/Winter 2024/25 were presented at the latest trade fair, Fesch sent out the trend guide introducing eight key trends...

Thoughts on a fundraising t-shirt by Fashion.at publisher Karin Sawetz Fashion.at publisher Karin Sawetz thought about a new fundraising campaign for the magazine and came up with the idea to print a QR code on t-shirts for donations via PayPal. But the question that put an end to Karin Sawetz's dream of raising money with a t-shirt...

Fashion.at's walk past the 'Geldscheisser' sculpture and packaged and new attractions in Vienna's Prater, which is currently in a state of flux. The first 'artwork' that caught Fashion.at's eye was the life-size sculpture of the 'Geldscheisser', which can be translated as 'money pooper'. The 'Geldscheisser' is a symbol of good luck and can be found on Christmas trees as well as New Year's figurines - or, in the case of the sculpture, as a manifestation of the derogatory humor that runs through the Viennese dialect. The word Geldscheisser is used in the phrase...

Recipe for an afternoon dessert: Fruit Omelet à la Fashion.at with marzipan The Fruit Omelet à la Fashion.at is an interpretation of the classic omelet and the Austrian dish 'Kaiserschmarrn', a pancake with raisins, which has a thicker consistency and is more fluffy than a normal omelet. Instead of raisins, Fashion.at took a potpourri of fruits from the kitchen - strawberries, blueberries, grapes - and marzipan...

Second-hand booms and turns into couture. Social business Humana Austria is expanding its chain of second-hand stores and teamed up with the country's youngest designer, Nicolas Dudek. Second-hand clothing is booming worldwide as an alternative for those who want to change their wardrobe more often and in a way that conserves resources without creating waste. The social business Humana is a pioneer in sustainability by establishing a cycle that starts with the professional collection of clothing and ends with the offering of used fashion items in its stores. Now, Humana has launched a collaboration with Austria's youngest designer to ever participate in Vienna Fashion Week, 17-year-old Nicolas Dudek...


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