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Upcoming WorkshopTalk

Circular Design Rules

Thy 9 Dec 2025
18:00 – Workshop
19:00 – Round Table

Free admission. Partial attendance is also possible.

designforum Wien
Museumsplatz 1/Hof 7
1070 Wien

(1.1) Round Table – Circular Crafts

Stretched between time, place, and value, and in dialogue with the principles of slow, narrow, and close, a conceptual space for Circular Crafts emerges—an applied engagement with circularity, sustainability, and resource stewardship at the intersection of craft and design.

co/rizom and the IDRV first invite participants to a work session using the Circular Crafts Canvas. This is followed by an open discussion with invited guests and space for exchange with all who wish to contribute.

Open Round Table with:

Carl Auböck (AUBÖCK)
Thomas Traxler (mischer‘traxler studio),
Georg Adam (ADAMGEORG, CO__AG),
Alina Serban (co/rizom, co/fab) und
Ronja Grossar (IDRV)