The Domenig Haus
We were shopping at Favoritenstrasse when this unusual construction hit me in the face, at number 118. “It is a bit scary”, Martina said to me, as if she was avoiding to look too much. I agree. “And do you like it?”, she asks me. Well… I don’t know, but it is for sure something extraordinary! The building known today as Domenig-Haus, hosted in the past a branch of the Zentralsparkasse Bank and was built between the years 1975 and 1979 by Austrian... Read More
Greek Soap
Studying the culture and habits of several areas all over Greece Aphrodite Cosmetics found that most of the homemade remedies that greek people prepare to effectively treat health problems or skin sensitivities were based on the Olive oil and the wild herbs. Based In Crete they produce several varieties of Olive oil skin/ face/hair care products and Aphrodite’s collection is specially made to satisfy the whole family. From babies to our very senior population. Read More
Underberg: “It all depends on the herbs”.
Underberg is produced by a family business in Germany and sold in these single-portion 20 ml bottles designed by Emil Underberg in 1949. The mini-bottle is protected by a straw paper sleeve with the Underberg label glued on it. All of its elements, including shape of the bottle, color, packaging and the Underberg name are trade marked and copyrighted and, according to wikipedia, the company has successfully defended its rights in over 1,200 court cases against other manufacturers. Underberg... Read More
The Morning Line – Vienna
Riding the Straßenbahn on my way to the Belvedere Museum I got pretty curious about a huge fractal structure I saw standing at Schwarzenbergplatz. On the way back I felt like having a closer look on what would be the Viennese edition of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary’s (T-B A21) “The Morning Line“. Described as a A sonic pavilion by Matthew Ritchie with Aranda\Lasch and Arup AGU, this collaborative work between artists, architects, engineers, physicists,... Read More
What thrilled me at the Leopold Museum
The Leopold Museum is located in Vienna, Austria, at MuseumsQuartier. This place is new, it was established in 2001 on the basis of the former private art collection of Rudolph and Elisabeth Leopold. It houses the world’s largest Schiele collection and many works from Gustav Klimt. The museum’s marketing material has such a modern appeal and Schiele’s self portraits on it’s folder, in it’s facade and on it’s ticket to get in brought me the... Read More
Safe European Home
Roma, Romani, Gypsies. 10 to 12 million living in Europe, but still, Europe’s largest minority’s Integration is a challenging task. It was a sunny day and the exhibition “Safe European Home?”, by Delaine Le Bas, was standing right by Vienna’s Parliament house. I didn’t go through the whole thing, I was in a hurry, but there are some photographs of interesting environments of the installation, as it follows. . . For more information, please check the .pdf (with... Read More
