INFO

Passionswege is a format introduced by the Vienna Design Week which brings international and Austrian designers together with Vienna’s craft-based businesses. This dialogue takes place away from the commercial pressure of normal working relationships and enables the curated pairs of artisans and designers to focus on the passion in their work: They experiment, share knowledge – and jointly arrive at unexpected solutions that are exhibited in the places in which they were created, which are often authentic Viennese shops and workshops.

For this project I’ve collaborated with the Viennese chandelier manufacturer Bakalowits. Over the period of three month we worked on a series of objects which were exhibited at Bakalowits’ shop during Vienna Design Week in 2022.

I’ve spent a lot of time at their workshop in the 10th district in Vienna and hat deep insight into the metal working craft.

I came up with a scenography for the space and we changed the shop completely for the time of the exhibition. For the setup of the room I focused on elements that are usually not visible for the customer when they buy a chandelier: the wrapping, packing, shipping and assembling. That’s why I wrapped most of the chandeliers in the shop.

Credits

Concept, Design, Scenography: Anna Zimmermann; In collaboration with: Bakalowits; Photography: Lea Sonderegger