news
  • 15.3.2024 – 13.10.2024
    new project , exhibition

    "Water Pressure - Designing for the future" an exhibition of the MK&G Hamburg and Jane Withers Studio – looks at the water crisis from a global perspective. We were commissioned to come up with an installation celebrating water. The result "vital rain" is part of the exhibition and will stay permanently in the museums yard.
    more soon

    MKG Hamburg - Water Pressure

  • april 2024
    new project

    For the glassware company Lobmeyr we designed "ident" - drinking set No.287

    Identical shape, identical height - five individual glasses.
    The series was unveilded during Milan Design Week.

    Lobmeyr

  • april 2024 - ongoing
    factory tour

    We designed the factory tour for Laufen in Gmunden with a lot of details and small installations to guide and inform local and international guests.

    Laufen Gmunden

  • 5.4.2024 - 14.7.2024
    exhibition

    "inWastement" glass series is on show at the Klimabiennale in Vienna at the "design with a purpose" exhibition.

    Klimabiennale Wien

  • 15.9.2023 - 21.7.2024
    exhibition

    HEIMATEN. An exhibition and survey and an attempt to break with conventional takes on Heimat. the exhibition was shown at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G) in 2022. Our specially commissioned piece 'riparian cloud' is now also on show in Molfsee.

    Freilichtmuseum Molfsee

  • 01.06.2024 - 30.03.2025
    exhibition, adapted project

    A utopian insect swarm based on our 'curiosity cloud' developed with 13 children from Dresden swirls during the Kinderbiennale in the Japanische Palais. The participatory process resulted in 24 fantastic, colourful insects.

    Children's Biennale "Planet Utopia"

  • 30.05 2024 - 13.10.2024
    new project , exhibition

    All in! Re-Designing Democracy - Every aspect of democracy has been designed, therefore it can be designed differently. A new "Themis" claims in the exhibition for rights for Nature.

    Bundeskunsthalle

  • 10.05. 2024 - 23.06.2024
    exhibition

    20th anniversary international exhibition and series of events. Our glass project "access" is part of the exhibition.

    design without borders

  • workshops and talks
  • 2021
  • March

    podium discussion

    “Made-In project at MAO

    Ljubljana, SLO

  • 2019
  • April

    talk

    Icondesign talks

    Milan, IT

  • Aug

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “colourful kinaesthesia” at Boisbuchet in collaboration with Design Museum Gent

    Lesaac, FR

  • Nov

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “starter kits for public/community engagement” – social design -Aarts as urban innovation, University of applied Arts

    Vienna, AT

  • Nov

    talk

    “mischer’traxler works”, Academy of Fine Arts and Design

    Bratislava, SK

  • Dec

    workshop (3 days) & talk

    “precious tools” at The Jewellery – Linking Bodies department, Gerrit Rietveld Academie

    Amsterdam, NL

  • March

    symposium

    “postprodukt” symposium co-organised with Stephan Moritsch, Vandasye, Robert Rüf and Katrin Dankl for the NDU/man- and material culture

    St.Pölten. AT

  • 2018
  • Feb

    workshop (2 days)

    „material minds“ at Design Festival Madrid

    Madrid, ES

  • Feb

    workshop (3 days)

    „paper pulp“ at IED Madrid

    Madrid, ES

  • March

    talk

    „Hermés window display“ – project development talk

    Tokyo JP

  • March

    workshop (4 days)

    „Sustenance City and The Food Machine“ – Semester kick off workshop at the Institut für Gestaltung 1, Uni Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, AT

  • June

    talk

    Gallery Talk at the Israel Museum

    Jerusalem, ISR

  • Aug

    workshop (5 days)

    “thesis-project – development” workshop at the IED Madrid, Mastercourse

    Madrid, ES

  • 2017
  • Jan

    talk

    “mischer’traxler talks – about projects” at OTH Rgensburg

    Regensburg, DE

  • Jan

    workshop (2 days) & talk

    tutorials and mischer’traxler talks – about projects at FH Johanneum

    Graz, AT

  • Feb

    workshop (8 days)

    “pralinen produktions performance” at Kunsthochschule Kassel

    Kassel, DE

  • June

    talk

    Gallery Talk at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, ISR

  • Aug

    workshop (10 days) & talk

    “MAD Summerschool – Biorevolution”

    Sigulda, LV

  • Aug

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “motion made – objects made by movement” at Boisbuchet

    Lessac, FR

  • Oct

    workshop (5 days)

    “thesis-project kick-off” workshop at the IED Madrid, Mastercourse

    Madrid, ES

  • Oct

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “filzseitig” – workshop with industrial felt at FHNW / industrial design course

    Basel, CH

  • 2016
  • May

    panel discussion

    “who designs Austria”

    Graz, AT

  • May

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at Jerusalem Design Week

    Jerusalem, IL

  • May

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at Hands On Symposium

    Bergen, NO

  • June

    talk

    “artist talk-tour” at Neues Museum Nürnberg

    Nuremberg, DE

  • July

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “designing an encyclopaedia of unique objects” at Domaine de Boisbuchet

    Lessac, FR

  • Oct

    workshop (5 days)

    “from abstract to specific” at IED Madrid

    Madrid, ES

  • Oct

    workshop (2×2 days)

    “from abstract to specific” at KHIB University

    Bergen, NO

  • Nov

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – LeveL and Volumes” at the Goods Shed

    Perth, AU

  • Dec

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “fantastic realities” workshop organized by form

    Albany, AU

  • 2015
  • Feb

    workshop (3 days) & talk

    “from abstract to specific” at University of the Arts, Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, US

  • Mar

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at Sota – School of the Arts, Singapore

    Singapore, SG

  • Apr

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at jour fix, Burg Giebichenstein

    Halle, DE

  • Jul

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “it takes more than one” at Domaine de Boisbuchet

    Lessac, FR

  • Sept

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – the idea of a tree” at 19 Greek Street

    London, UK

  • Sept

    talk

    Gallerytalk curiosity cloud

    London, UK

  • Nov

    workshop (3 days) & talk

    “misusing houshold items” at FHNW Masterstudio Design

    Basel, CH

  • 2014
  • Jan

    workshop (3 days)

    “not at home” at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule

    Halle, DE

  • Mar

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – methods-motion-matter” at Grafill Gallery, HQ

    Oslo, NO

  • Jul

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – the new radical” at Vitra Design Museum

    Weil am Rhein, DE

  • Jul

    talk

    “(mis)-using what is there” Open Design-Conference Barcelona

    Barcelona, ES

  • Aug

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “phantastic realities” at Domaine de Boisbuchet

    Lessac, FR

  • 2013
  • Feb

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at HFG Karlsruhe

    Karlsruhe, DE

  • May

    talk

    Maiworkshop “Produktion 310513” at Kunstuniversität Linz

    Linz, AT

  • May

    talk

    “the natural with the artificial” at designtransfer, UdK Berlin

    Berlin, DE

  • Jun

    workshop (5 days) & talk

    “local production line- building a little manufactory” at Domaine de Boisbuchet

    Lessac, FR

  • Aug

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at Designandelen, Spinderihallerne

    Veijle, DK

  • Aug

    talk

    “mischer’traxler – selected works” at Krabbesholm Hojskole

    Skive, DK

  • Sept

    workshop (1 day) & talk

    “everyday quantities” + selected works at Design Forum during Bratislava Design Week

    Bratislava, SK

  • Sept

    workshop (3.5 days)

    “re-production” at New Design University, St. Pölten

    St.Pölten, AT

  • Oct

    workshop

    hands-on-low-tech furniture construction at MAK Design Nite

    Vienna, AT

  • Oct

    workshop (5 days)

    “from abstract to specific” at IED Madrid

    Madrid, ES

  • 2012
  • Mar

    workshop (3 days)

    at University for Applied Arts

    Vienna, AT

  • Mar

    workshop (5 days)

    “weather project” at Krabbesholm Hojskole

    Skive, DK

  • Apr

    talk

    TEDxNAPLES

    Naples, IT

  • Apr

    talk

    “selected works” at Royal College of Art

    London, UK

  • May

    workshop (4 days)

    “everyday quantities” at IED Madrid

    Madrid, ES

  • May

    workshop (3 days)

    at University for Applied Arts

    Vienna, AT

  • Jun

    external critique

    at Hochschule Luzern

    Luzern, CH

  • Aug

    workshop (5 days)

    “(trans)formed nature” at Domaine de Boisbuchet

    Lessac, FR

  • Sept

    workshop (2 days)

    at UNIBZ – Learning festival

    Bolzano, IT

  • Oct

    talk

    “selected works” at VDW Labor

    Vienna, AT

  • 2011
  • Feb-Jun

    teaching

    Semesterproject “Natur als Inspiration” at New Design University

    St.Pölten

  • Apr

    workshop (5 days)

    “naturally combined” at RIOT studio

    Naples, IT

  • Sept

    panel discussion

    at Experimenta Design Lisboa

    Lisboa, PT

  • Dec

    workshop (3 days)

    project kick off workshop – public christmas lights at Hochschule Luzern

    Luzern, CH

  • Dec

    workshop (2 days)

    at University for Applied Arts, Vienna

    Vienna, AT

  • Dec

    talk

    TEDxBERLIN

    Berlin, DE

  • 2010
  • Feb

    talk

    at Kingston University London

    London, UK

  • Nov

    workshop (2 days)

    at InResidence

    Turin, IT

  • Dec

    workshop (5 days)

    “Design-Zirkus” at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule

    Halle, DE

  • 2009
  • Dec

    talk

    “the idea of a tree” at Energy festival, Ricx Gallery

    Riga, LV