Valentine
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Martin ZopfAlumnivita
Born 1982 in Vienna. Finished school at the HBLA Herbstraße in 2003. Since 2004 student of Industrial Design at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, in the studios of Borek Sipek, Ross Lovegrove, Paolo Piva and Hartmut Esslinger. contact
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Valentine , Bösendorfer Tamagotchi , Space Luggage , Crowdsourcing |
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Pia WeitgasserAlumnivita
I was born in Salzburg / Austria, on December 23th 1985. I graduated from the Bundesrealgymnasium in Salzburg.In 2005, I started studying at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. I am now in my junior year. My experience includes an internship at Design a Storz, Zell am See.
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Interactive Table Cloth , Valentine , Nutrition Gadget , Diabetes Gadget , na:vi , Babyfon |
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Anton WeichselbraunStudentvita
Born (7-10-1986) and raised in Vienna, Austria. Lived in Santa Barbara, California from 1998 to 2001, returned to Vienna and completed High School in 2004. A year of civil service as a paramedic followed. After that, courses taken at the University of Economics for two semesters before being accepted to the University of Applied Arts in Vienna in 2006. Interests: design, playing music, cooking, automobiles. contact
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Rockpiano , Interactive Table Cloth , Valentine , Kaputt.R , DiGuitar , Liability to the Top |
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Julia KaisingerStudentvita
I was born on the 12th of May 1987 in Ried im Innkreis, Austria. In 2006 I graduated at the Higher Technical School for Graphic and Design in Linz. In between I did some internships in different graphic agencies. Afterwards I started studying Architecture on the Technical University in Vienna. Since 2007 I am student of industrial design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. contact phone: +43 (0) 650 213 13 23
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Valentine , Third Space , Robotic Healthcare , SolAir concept car , Library of gOld , Agria |
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A tribute to the late Ettore Sottsass and a prieview of „Open Source Design“, our assignment for Summer 08, is the reinterpretation of Olivetti´s legendary portable typewriter “Valentine“.
Created in 1969 by Sottsas in collaboration with Perry King Valentine is a strong manifestation of Sottsass´ claim that design should not merely be functional but additionally be attractive and emotionally appealing.
Transposing this concept to meet the demands of our digital era led to a kind of cultural recyling. Valentine´s attributes were interpreted in a stylistic and very functional level.
The typewriter´s heritage induced for instance the use of a flexible display. Thus, the monitor ceases to be the the formgiving factor allowing the keybord to determine the overall dimensions.
