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TRENDLETTER 9-December-2021


Which leisure activities are currently allowed during lockdown in Austria? And how easy is it for Viennese to reach slopes for skiing? Sports activities are recommended during lockdown. Open air fitness is allowed - starting from walks to running, gymnastics in public parks or skiing. Almost two thirds, more than 60% of the Austrian landscape is mountainous. The geography of the capital city Vienna is absolutely different to the largest part of the country. Which means that also leisure activities in the Alpine regions are naturally different to the ones practised in the flat landscape of the capital which is lying in the Vienna Basin between the Alps and the Pannonian Basin. While Viennese walk or run 20 kilometers through the Prater, Styrians or Tyroleans also use their environment around them in the best way - and in winter, the population prefers the slopes of the mountains for skiing. But as mentioned before; Vienna is located near the beginning of the Alps...


Indoor pool, spa for holistic environment experience: 'Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus' won the Austrian State Prize in Architecture and Sustainability 2021 For Viennese, Salzburg is a great destination for a short trip over two or three days to visit museums, for shopping, culinary and for recreation such as possible at the public bath and therapeutic treatment area 'Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus'. The architects, Vienna-based Finnish-Austrian architect office BERGER+PARKKINEN received for the energy efficient and ecological quality construction of the building one of four Austrian State Prizes in the category 'Architecture and Sustainability' which focuses under Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler on exceptional achievements in the field of sustainable construction and renovation...


Salzburg snowsport region Zell am See-Kaprun presents safety measures, new alcohol-free 'Alpine Glow' cocktail and digital map of 'Après Chill' locations In the last few days, first the country's and then the federal states' opening dates of gastronomy and hotels changed several times. In Salzburg, it's now (and very likely finally) the 17th December that hospitality services are allowed to open again. Après Ski in the form known as dancing and partying to loud music until the morning is still not allowed. But après events are not generally prohibited; they just have to follow special rules. Zell am See-Kaprun developed a new pandemic-adapted safety concept and named it 'Après Chill' with two main differences to Après Ski especially concerning music and dancing...


Austrian Green Events Award 2021 winning Windrad Festival announced the lineup of the upcoming online music concert on 9 December 2021 Recently, the names of this year's winners of the Green Events 'nachhaltig gewinnen!' Awards by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology were made public. The awards are handed out to organisers of sustainable events in categories concerning sports, culture and festivities. For the first time, participants had the chance to submit projects to the special category 'Ideas competition for virtual green events'. Among the winners, the first ever wind turbine festival 'Windrad Festival' which happened on 30 April 2021 via online videos showing acts by Austrian musicians filmed at various windmills in Austria...


Music tip from Vienna: Soulful single 'A Little Love' from the new Christmas EP by Austrian singer, songwriter Cesár Sampson The new EP 'A lovely little Christmas' by Austrian producer, singer, songwriter and dancer Cesár Sampson, who is known from Dancing Stars, The Masked Singer or the Eurovision Song Contest, was released recently. Part of the EP with cover versions of classics like Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' is Cesár Sampson's latest new song and Fashion.at's favorite track 'A Little Love'. The singer mediates with the new EP a kitsch-free soulful Christmas mood...


Austrian company Neubau Eyewear received German Design Award 2022 for the sustainable design of the special sunglasses edition 'Lotte & Hans' The German Design Council presented the German Design Award 2022 winners in the categories Excellent Communication, Product Design and Excellent Architecture. It's the 10th anniversary of the German Design Awards honoring projects, products, architecture, companies which are representing new design strategies as answers of existing and upcoming challenges for a better future. One of the 'Gold' winners is the Austrian company Neubau Eyewear for the special edition 'Lotte & Hans' which was launched earlier this year on occasion of World Oceans Day as a statement for climate and environmental protection...


MKG Hamburg exhibition 'Dressed' follows role models, pioneers for telling the story of 200 years of fashion and emancipation The arts and crafts museum MKG Hamburg presented the programme 2022 with previews of exhibitions such as 'Dressed' about fashion and social changes over 200 years. For the exploration of society and especially the role of women, MKG uses as 'red thread' clothing and accessories worn by extraordinary women, role models in their times from the early 19th century until nowadays. Even when the presented women were according to the press release not selected after the criteria status or celebrity, the dramaturgical red thread is mainly a luxurious one...


Fashion.at's editorial selection of 'Top Music Videos 2021' The editorial selection of the 'Top Music Videos 2021' videos follows the same principle as last year. The five best videos are introduced with keywords, starting with 'Best outfits in a dance performance', followed by 'Political message communicated with wit', 'Sensitive approach to the situation of young persons', 'Norms, tolerance and self-acceptance', 'Judgment and colonialism'...


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9 Dec 2021 - Pantone revealed the Color of the Year 2022: Very Peri - a warm, dynamic blue with violet red undertone. Pantone about the new color Pantone 17-3938 Very Peri "We are living in transformative times. As we emerge from an intense period of isolation, our notions and standards are changing. ..."

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6 Dec 2021 - Article on NPR: Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth's opera 'Orlando' (premiered at Vienna State Opera) won the 2022 University of Louisville 'Grawemeyer Award' for Music Composition

 

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