METABOLISM Wien.Manufaktur.Porzellan 1. 12. 2014 – 7. 2. 2015 In collaboration with the ceramic studio of the University for Applied Arts and supported by the Vienna Tourism Board, the creative project 'Metabolism' was initiated. Students from all disciplines were invited to design, develop and paint porcelain using Vienna as the theme. 25 students from five disciplines joined and the porcelain pieces will be part of an exhibition at the Porcelain Museum at Augarten. Similar to the process of metabolism, the prototypes designed for the exhibition will artistically deal with the topics of transformation, stored information, emotions and experiences.The Porcelain Manufactory Augarten, as the driving force behind the project, supplied information and materials. Diverse exhibition objects show moments in time during the creative process and two projects were accepted into the Porcelain Manufactory's collection while one project was given an award by the Vienna Tourism Board.
The summer exhibition Swinging Teatime - porcelain and drafts of the porcelain manufactory in the fifties - was a huge success with the public. Pastel colored porcelain as well as understated black and white designs with new shapes and upbeat, innovative decors were embedded in a presentation that captured the zeitgeist and tension of the 50s. The exhibition attracted many visitors to the Porcelain Museum at Augarten..