10th anniversary of design het: budapest design week 2013

10th anniversary of design het: budapest design week 2013
detail of bracelet by réka lőrincz
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celebrating its 10th anniversary, ‘budapest design week 2013′ marks the growing interest in design in hungary. this year’s event was based on the theme of ‘crossovers’, and the guest of honor was italy — highlighted by the presence of michele de lucchi and several special activities and presentations of italian design. the hub of ‘design het’ is appropriately located at the ‘design terminal’, a converted bus station, where samu szemerey has curated a visual discussion of creative endeavors and their boundaries and overlap among storytelling, craft, nature and technology. from here the festival spread out into the city with galleries and venues hosting openings, various walking tours, restaurants participating with special menus, public participatory workshops, and open design studios. 

storytelling – bedclothes by orsolya csík
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the exhibition curated by samu szemerey discussed the overlap of creative endeavors basis storytelling, craft, nature and technology. 

nature – construct/ atlantes shoes by julia káldy
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craft – westeinde typeface by ádám katyi
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technology – cement couture handbag by ivánka studio
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at the ‘yes no black white’ opening, three jewelry designers  — réka lőrincz, flóra vági and ádám kristián — presented their recent collections of wearable art created for design week. the event was hosted at the brody studio.

 
earrings by réka lőrincz
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bracelets by réka lőrincz
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brooch by flóra vági
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ring by flóra vági
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pins by ádám kristián
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local restaurants participated in design week with menus serving up local specialties with a twist, or italian-influenced dishes honoring this year’s host country. fruccola is one such eatery, where the hearty quality of the organic food and juices they serve is reflected in the restaurant’s design. herbs grow up the wall from paper take away containers. owner petra saás designed lampshades made of compostable cutlery (shown below), which finish the luminaires above eating areas and the service counter.

lamp at fruccola cafe on kristof ter in budapest, one of the restaurants serving a design menu
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several city tours were offered during design week. budapest100 let design week participants behind the scenes of local industry landmarks and energy resources including the kelenföldi thermal power station.

 
budapest100: tour of the kelenföldi thermal power station
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budapest100: tour of the kelenföldi thermal power station
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in its ninth edition of celebrating local and central european creativity, MEED/madeinhungary exhibition was held at the VAM design center, organized by szilvia szigeti and tamás radnóti. this was the second year of collaboration by ‘meeting of european and central eastern european designers’. all of the textiles, furniture, and industrial creations were made by hungarian, czech, polish and slovakian designers.

motofocker ‘cargo-scooter’ blends delivery truck and two-wheeler. read more in designboom’s article here
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X-it system by daniella koós at MEED/madeinhungary exhibition
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local organization hosszúlépés researched and led a ‘street food walk for gastro fans,’ covering the history of culinary design and culture in europe and budapest. hard hit by the economic crisis, many hungarians find it easier to splurge on a meal out than on other forms of art. thus, gastronomic culture booms in the capital.

 
szimpla is one of the most popular ruin pubs in budapest. for more info on ruin pubs read about amoeba group’s szoke gergely ankert.
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budapest bike rack outside of szimpla in the seventh district is made of old bicycle rims
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a local butchery is a usual hang out for the men of budapest. here they have their meat-heavy lunch, and stay to play cards and talk afterwards. the shop also sells honey.

 
honey sold here
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patrons of an impromptu bar can lounge at the renovated plaza by the danube
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street art exists in unexpected corners of the city
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on the tram to design terminal
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contributors:

patron and main sponsor: hungarian intellectual property office
leading professional partners: hungarian design council
design terminal
organizer: hipavilon nonprofit ltd.
project leader: judit osvárt
curator of the opening exhibition: samu szemerey
co-curator of the opening exhibition: éva tornyánszki
project managers: zsófi ginter, erzsébet rubóczki, éva tornyánszki
project assistants: rita szerencsés, linda meinhardt
design: josé simon / simonsays.hu
web programing:
 farm stúdió
communication, pr:
 natália fábics
assistant (communication, pr): andrea veres
editors of the program brochure: natália fábics, zsófi ginter
open studios portrait photos:
 dániel őry
official event photos: balázs mohai