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Exhibition on the work of designer Louis Lucien Lepoix, who created the BIC lighter, the Puck Maxi, the forearm crutch and designed for Bugatti, Steyr,..., at designforum Wien The exhibition shows that the successful designer's work wasn't always easy. Rejected designs, such as the outfits for the Concorde flight attendants, to realized designs for the interior of the Concorde, or the BIC lighter, designed by Lepoix and produced to this day, are also part of the exhibition, as is the wind turbine LEPOiD, which found no manufacturing partner in the year of its creation in 1981. But Lepoix didn't let the setbacks stop him... Petra Fagerstrom impressed the jury of the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize at the Festival d'Hyères with her creation made from upcycled car materials Mercedes-Benz has awarded the company's 3rd Sustainability Prize to Petra Fagerstrom, who was selected by the jury of the fashion competitions at the 38th International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories in Hyères. The designer studied fashion design at Parsons in Paris and was recently invited to join the group of young designers supported by the Swedish Fashion Council... Where Ferry Porsche tested cars and Ferdi Porsche runs new 'Mankei' hut: Exhibition of Austrian design history and visions for the future at Grossglockner High Alpine Road The guests celebrated the opening of the exhibition 'Driven By Dreams - 75 Years of Porsche Sports Cars' in the new 'F.A.T. - Mankei' hut, a hotel and cafe-restaurant at the completely renovated old 'Mankei' inn on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. 'Mankei' is a dialect word for the Grossglockner typical 'marmot'. The hut was opened in May... Lamborghini presented the 'Iron Dames' team dressed in bright pink racing suits, ready to compete with men The 'Iron Dames' project was initiated by entrepreneur, race driver and co-founder of the Italian racing team Iron Lynx Deborah Mayer. Since 2022, Deborah Mayer has been president of the FIA's Women in Motorsport Commission (WIM). The Iron Dames project includes drivers, mechanics, engineers and managers... adidas Five Ten presented on occasion of the new pedal shoe 'Sleuth DLX Canvas' the video 'Danny Do a Wheelie' by bike athlete Danny MacAskill showing the diversity of today's riders On occasion of the launch of the adidas Five Ten 'Sleuth DLX Canvas' from the range of flat pedal shoes designed especially for biking with grippy rubber sole (developed originally for rock climbers), the brand supported the short film 'Danny Do a Wheelie' by Scottish street trials and mountain bike rider Danny MacAskill... Tractor and bicycle tour programme Spring/Summer 2022 for the exploration of the grapes and apricots region of Poysdorf in Lower Austria The region of Poysdorf in Lower Austria is known for its agricultural activities which are promoted since 2007 by Vino Versum Tourismus with focus on the cultivation of grapes, wine and apricots. Poysdorf is the country's largest apricot growing area which can be explored this year via special tractor rides. The dates for the guided tours... Help transports for Ukraine from the streets to the railway: Truck route for the aid project by Ewa Herzog X Marina Hoermanseder is continued on the tracks of Deutsche Bahn At the end of February, German based designer with Ukrainian roots Ewa Herzog and Austrian in Berlin based designer Marina Hoermanseder teamed up for the aid initiative together with Ukrainian truck drivers who brought the goods for the Ukrainian population from Germany and Austria to cities like Kiev, Lviv, Lutsk or Kharkiv. According to the latest media release, around 600 tons of goods like medicines for hospitals, warm clothing, hygiene items and food were delivered in the last weeks... The first direct train from Sweden, Denmark to Austria arrived in winter sports regions like Kitzbühel and Zell am See Recently, Zell am See presented tips for climate friendly traveling with a selection of special trains on European rail routes such as from Sweden, Denmark to Austria. Now, the first direct train of the railway company Snälltåget for travelers from Sweden over Denmark to Austria arrived in winter sports regions in Tyrol and Salzburg... Tips for climate friendly traveling: The RailJet from Vienna or the Alpen Express from Amsterdam are two of six trains on European rail routes presented by Zell am See-Kaprun Recently, Zell am See-Kaprun started the Après Ski alternative initiative at selected gastronomy locations with the pandemic-adapted safety concept 'Après Chill' with two main differences to Après Ski especially concerning music and dancing. Now, the region - which is also one of the country's climate and energy tourism focus regions - presented its latest practicable implementation of one of Austria's goals. This time it's the reduction of the CO2 footprint with measures like mobility services which make car-free holidays more comfortable than driving your own vehicle from Vienna or Munich to the hotel and every day of the holidays to the slopes...
Poster art series with five artistic perspectives on the new hybrid-electric interpretation of the Lamborghini Countach from the 70ies The latest artwork of the Lamborghini Countach poster series is the one by Italian multidisciplinary artist LRNZ (Lorenzo Ceccotti) who created a visual dialogue with the form of the car and set it in relation to the font 'Eurostile Extended 2 Bold' designed in 1962 by Aldo Novarese. The typeface is strongly associated with sci-fi media content and was for example used for the movie...
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Overnight train journeys are a trend in Austria. Veuve Clicquot organizes special 'Solaire Journeys' such as from Vienna to Reims The train hype continues in Austria. The latest travel special that reached Fashion.at is a kind of 'haute voyage'. The journey starts in Vienna and takes passengers aboard Belmond's 'Venice Simplon-Orient-Express' train... Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix program with live performances by musicians such as Bishop Briggs, Tiësto and catering by Wolfgang Puck and Do&Co Details about the highlights of the extensive entertainment program with live music by Bishop Briggs, Mark Ronson, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Tiësto, to name a few from the lineup, and the club locations along the circuit of the first Formula 1 Grand Prix since the early 1980s are published online... Denim Tears designer Tremaine Emory interprets black biker culture with symbols representing Native America and the African diaspora for Levi's new collection In mid-September, the new 'Levi's® X Denim Tears' collection designed by former Supreme creative director Tremaine Emory was launched. Denim Tears founder and designer Tremaine Emory, who has already collaborated with prestigious brands - most recently Dior in July 2023 - introduces the collection, which offers a glimpse into American history... Swiss bag label Freitag's truckspotters and circular sourcers selected materials like reflective truck markings for bike-friendly, repairable bags and named them after famous female engineers Just in time for the first foggy days of the season, the Swiss bag label Freitag has launched the bag series 'Reflected Bag'. According to the press release, each bag is named after an important female engineer in world history... Austria's largest digital marketplace willhaben pays tribute to the start of 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1' and presents some pieces related to the cult movie series Willhaben, Austria's largest digital marketplace with focus on second-hand goods and one of the country's pioneers in the use of AI, presented a special collection of pieces on occasion of the release of Tom Cruise's latest 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' movie... Activities of the folding bike manufacturer Vello at the Argus Bike Festival Vienna and the Milan Design Week Vello summarized the public funding possibilities in Austria, which for folding bikes are tied to the possession of an annual ticket for public transportation, such as the annual ticket for the Wiener Linien or the climate ticket... The electronic regulations of Austria's most prominent winter rallye 'Planai Classic' (12 - 14 January) The national meteorological and geophysical service ZAMG forecast from 8 January showed rain and snow for Thursday the 12 January in the Ennstal in Styria. The best conditions for a slippery road! An additional challenge for the drivers is the fact that their street-legal cars were built before 31 December 1972 which means less technique for preventing or balancing driving errors. The electronic regulations are described closely... Sports star, fashion entrepreneur, developer of skis Marcel Hirscher participates in the motorcycle offroad challenge Red Bull Erzbergrodeo from 16 to 19 June in Styria, Austria Marcel Hirscher is with several Olympic medals and winner of numerous world cups, world championships the most successful athlete in the history of alpine ski competitions. After he ended his active career as professionell ski racer, he co-founded 'The Mountain Studio' brand of performance wear for skiing, outdoor activities, travel and founded the company 'Van Deer' where he develops skis which are used by a growing team of athletes. Now, the since 1995 every year held Red Bull Erzbergrodeo event announced that motorcycle enthusiast Marcel Hirscher joins on a Husqvarna TE 300 as one of around 1500 riders the offroad sports challenge at the mining area 'Erzberg' in Styria... Movement, sports, safety are topics in Austria. MAK Museum of Applied Arts Vienna included woom children's bikes known for their safety features in the collection. Safety is a theme for the co-founder of the Austrian company woom and designer of the woom children's bikes Christian Bezdeka who calculated from statistical data geometrical proportions in relation to age and body height for the design of a child-friendly bike frame. At the beginning of May, the woom bikes were added to the collection of the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts Vienna. It's announced that the bicycles will be on display together with approximately 500 objects in the 'MAK DESIGN LAB' on around 2.000 square meters for showing design with impact on a positive change... Wineries from the World Heritage Cultural Landscape Wachau invite to the special wine tasting days 'Wachau Wine Spring' Since the beginning of the pandemic, it's the first 'Wachauer Weinfrühling' (Wachau Wine Spring) event that's organized together with more than 100 vineries and an elaborated mobility concept with busses, trains and ferries on 30 April and 1 May. After the events in 2020 and 2021 had to be postponed, participation this year reached a record number of 111 wineries. The Wachau has due to its cultural landscape with focus on viticulture World Heritage status. The culture of vine is also in the focus at the tasting of the agricultural products of the region which are produced under quality criteria and labels such as Steinfeder or Smaragd which apply exclusively to vines grown in the Wachau...
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