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2500 WATT Charity Auction

October 1, 8. 19:00-22:00

25 contemporary Hungarian graphic artists redefined 25 industrial lamps for the invitation of Möbelkunst and Budapest Design Week. Thus the industrial design objects became unique, artistic creations. The upset price is 20,000 HUF for each piece. The charity auction is led by Nóra Winkler. The auction is public, a limited number of seats are available, so, please, arrive early! Free entry.

The material of the 2500 Watt exhibition is also available on the facebook profile of both Möbelkunst and Budapest Design Week.

Participating artists:
András Baranyai (b) / Dávid Baráth / Dániel Blik / Marton Borzak / Tomi Buddha / Dagny Nowak+Daniel Szwed / Anna Farkas / Áron Jancsó / Miklós Kiss / Károly Királyfalvi / Lehel Kovács / Zita Majoros / Diána Nagy / László Nagy / NIKON / Richárd Orosz / RASK / Balázs Szabó / Évi Szép / Dóri Sirály / Attila Stark / Gergely Szőke / Géza Szöllősi / Vince Varga / Zsolt Vidák

Organised by Möbelkunst and Budapest Design Week

DATING HG.HU STYLISTS

October 8. 14:00-16:00

Hg.hu's „dating stylists” was part of the program of last year's Design Week, as well. The professional stylists of hg.hu await all those interested in fashion between 14:00 and 16:00. As usually set at speed dating programs, stylists offer their services for children and adults, for women and men alike. Organisers give each participant a stylish notebook, in which tips from the stylists can be put down and used in everyday life.

Organised by hg.hu

Designologist Pop Up Picnic

October 1. 11:00-14:00

Soon an unusual and at the same time trendy showroom will open in CET, Budapest's new cultural and commercial centre. The store offering a breathtaking view over the Danube is a shop, a lab, a workshop and a venue of exciting programs in one, presenting a selection from international designers earlier not represented in Hungary. CET and Designologist will hopefully be for the inhabitants of Budapest what the best places of Paris, Madrid and Berlin are for Europe.
Program: exploring CET, unwrapping the opening collection, matinee about the birth of Designologist, presentation by laura osorio about pedroso e osorio, performance, DJ set, picnic basket, bubbles.
Registration is obligatory: designologist@designologist.hu

Organised by Designologist

DOES IT BECOME TO YOU? SHOW IT!

BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE ILLE-OLLA FASHION EVENT!
October 5. 18:00-22:00

At the photo shooting session participants wearing coats from the ille-olla collection are being photographed. Whether you are a romantic at heart, or sporty, whether you work in the business world or you are into arts, you will find the piece becoming to your style. If not, you can design your own coat on the www.ille-olla.hu web site. Do not forget to call your friend and help each other choosing your clothes,

Organised by ille-olla

FACADE COLOUR-GAMES

September 30.

The glass facade of Lánchíd 19 design hotel functioning as a kind of “lighthouse” on the Danube was created by young Hungarian artists. By now it has become a tradition during Budapest Design Week that the hotel shows different magnificent colours each day expressing the ever changing, unique “couleur locale” of the city.

Organised by Lánchíd 19 design hotel

FISE DESIGN DUEL

October 4. 19:00

The 3-4 member teams of FISE (Studio of Young Artists Association) artists – each member representing a different profession – have to use the materials and tools made available on the spot to prepare creative design objects related to FISE i three hours. Winners are selected on the basis of supporters' votes and can exhibit at the Gallery in the following year. The best objects might even end up being produced as FISE souvenirs. The work of the competing teams can be watched in the Gallery's shop window and the footage can later be seen on the FISE web site.

Organised by FISE

HUNGARIAN WORKING CLOTHES DESIGN

AWARD CEREMONY AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE BEST WORKS
September 30.
14:00

For the first time in the country the Hungarian Society of Textile Technology and Science (TMTE) announced a working clothes design competition, for which professional designers and students could send in their works in two categories. The aim of the competition was to find new approaches to working clothes design and to inspire and develop high standard clothing at the workplace.
Award ceremony. 6th Oct. 16:00, Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Closing ceremony: 8th Oct. 17:00, lecture of Kriszta Csala, design and art theory expert.
Further information: www.tmte.hu

Organised by TMTE

OCTOPOLY – DESIGN WISELY!

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
October 6. 18:00

Prominent representatives of the Hungarian design sphere and students participating at the workshop discuss how the workshop managed to underline the role of design in responsible and environment-conscious thinking, whether enough attention was paid to concepts and objects promoting sustainable development during the planning and the building process.

Organised by Medence Csoport, MakettLabor and Kultúrgorilla

POS1T1ON – USE unused Furniture collection 2011

October 6. 18:00-22:00

The furniture collection debuting at this year's Budapest Design Week is the result of the collaboration of POS1T1ON design studio working in the field of space and object design, visual branding and design communication and the internationally acclaimed USE unused fashion design trio. The project is a development of the design philosophy of POS1T1ON's 2010 HYPHA furniture reaching beyond functionality, focusing on sustainability and timeless design.

Organised by POS1T1ON and USE unused

SIBERIA BIRTHDAY PARTY

October 8. 11:00

One of Budapest's newest fashion curiosities, SIBERIA shoe shop is celebrating its first birthday! Anna Zaboeva's original Pleasemachine shoes were an overnight success, and SIBERIA has been filled with life. Few shops are open till 22:00 or have regular shop concerts, parties. So following on this tradition a screen printing workshop awaits customers in the shop where everyone can print his/her t-shirt with SIBERIA designs, then the party starts at 18:00!

Organised by SIBERIA shoe shop