Panel discussion and cocktails
Catalysts of Change: Innovations at the Intersection of Design, Heritage and Technology
21 Sep 2024
| 4–6 PM
Village im Dritten 3. | Landstraßer Gürtel 51 | Vienna, Austria
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As part of the opening events for Vienna Design Week and the opening of Crafting Futures exhibition, the Centre for Creativity invites you to join us for a discussion Catalysts of Change: Innovations at the Intersection of Design, Heritage, and Technology.
We will explore how to build an ecosystem where public institutions, producers such as museums and agencies, designers, architects, and other creatives—together with companies and regional partners—can play an active role in fostering technological and non-technological innovations.
We will discuss how to establish interdisciplinary and regional collaborations that are crucial for revolutionizing materials, production methods, and technologies, paving the way toward a more sustainable, environmentally friendly, and humane future. And how policymakers can create a suitable support environment for the development of the creative sector and innovation by supporting this cross-sectorial collaborations.
By connecting designers, institutions, and creative businesses from across the region, we aim to highlight shared values and challenges within the sector, strengthening regional networks and supporting sustainable, collaborative initiatives that can leave a lasting impact on the creative landscape.
Join us to discover how dynamic partnerships between institutions, creators, and other sectors can bridge the past and present, foster social change, drive technological innovation, and shape lasting international collaborations. The panel will be moderated by Kristina Dešman and Aline Lara Rezende.
The panel discussion is organized in collaboration with the EIT Culture and Creativity community as part of the Distributed Design Platform, supported by the Creative Europe program and with the support of SKICA Vienna.
Welcome by Gabriel Roland, Director of Vienna Design Week and Anja Zorko, Head of the Center for Creativity.
Empowering Designers and Creatives
- Milica Balubdžić, Designer, Interior architect and Artist, Vienna,
- Lara Baler, Architect and Designer, Ljubljana and Milan,
- Jessica Guy, Fab Lab Barcelona,
- Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler, Mischer’traxler Studio, Vienna,
- Rok Oblak, Salto Dionys, Ljubljana.
Institutions as Catalysts of Change
- Tulga Beyerle, Director of Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg,
- Thomas A. Geisler, Director of Kunstgewerbemuseum/Design Campus, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden,
- Elisabeth Noever-Ginthör, Head of Creativity and Business, Vienna Business Agency,
- Gerin Trautenberger, Director of EIT Culture and Creativity CLC-South East & Alps,
- Maja Vardjan, Director of the Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana.
- Anja Zorko, Head of Center for Creativity
Guided tour of the VODA exhibition and cocktail
Guided tour of the Crafting Futures exhibition and cocktail
Part of the following programme:
Crafting Futures
Connecting modern design production with the rich cultural heritage of handicrafts