{"id":17874,"date":"2019-10-02T05:14:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T04:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=17874"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:17:31","slug":"blickfang-design-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/blickfang-design-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Blickfang design fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/blickfangsmall1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/blickfangsmall1.jpg\" alt=\"BlickFang poster\" class=\"wp-image-37223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/blickfangsmall1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/blickfangsmall1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a certain joy to be had when form and function combine in a manifestation of creativity. In other words, who doesn&#8217;t like a well-designed product? And the Blickfang design fair is full of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International fair featuring independent designers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wide variety of products to see, discuss, and buy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosted at the MAK Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026 dates: Nov 6-8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a 2-hr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AnEvent\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* for your Vienna stay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/november\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18641\">Vienna in November<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/#design\">Design exhibitions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/vienna-design-week\/\">Vienna Design Week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Showcase &amp; shopping<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/blickfang.jpg\" alt=\"Blickfang interior view\" class=\"wp-image-51896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/blickfang.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/blickfang-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Inside the fair; press photo \u00a9 Dominik Geiger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna&#8217;s relationship to design has not been without creative conflict. Especially around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">early 20th century<\/a>, when the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/otto-wagner-in-vienna\/\">Wagner<\/a>, Hoffman and Loos sought to lead Austria away from the excesses and banality of the past. But then I studied biology, so don&#8217;t take my word for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, excellent and innovative design is no stranger to the city, making Vienna a suitable Austrian host for the annual Blickfang design fair on the premises of the central MAK museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna forms just one tasty alternative in Blickfang&#8217;s menu of design events, with similar fairs in Switzerland and Germany. They also run an international shopping platform featuring independent designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re talking broad perspectives, an eye for quality, and more than a hint of sustainable practices. And Blickfang&#8217;s fair reflects these characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standards are high: exhibitors must convince a specialist jury of their worth, much like the concept applied to Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/karlsplatz\/\">Karlsplatz Christmas Market<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blickfang.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to Blickfang\" class=\"wp-image-52481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blickfang.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blickfang-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The MAK museum provides the venue for Blickfang)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is an event full of unique, quality, and rare items (all of which you can also buy, incidentally): fashion, home accessories, jewelry, furniture, and more&#8230;.I found everything from flower pot holders to cribs and fine art wallpaper on my visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many designers are themselves on hand to explain their products and philosophies to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frankly, Blickfang already had me convinced at the entrance, thanks to the exquisite chocolate designs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chocome.at\/\">ChocoMe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two floors then followed, each with bright, open galleries and dozens of stands, all exuding a sense of style sadly not shared by this unkempt writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll admit to a particular fondness for timber products. For example, the quite beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuttingbrothers.de\/\">Cutting Brothers<\/a> 3D wooden maps or the solid oak custom drinks cabinet built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood4ever.cz\/english\/\">WOOD 4 EVER<\/a>. Though a special mention also goes to the mesmerising artwork and kinetic drawing machines of <a href=\"https:\/\/robertbalke.de\/\">Robert Balke<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A home of design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The location could not be more apt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mak\/\">MAK museum<\/a> enjoys the full title of&#8230;the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts \/ Contemporary Art. Design is a huge component of that description, with a Design Lab permanent exhibition, for example, and areas dedicated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-werkstatte\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28911\">Wiener Werkst\u00e4tte<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the record, the MAK counts as one of my favourite museums; their exhibitions usually delight and inform in equal measure. So consider a double dose of design inspiration by visiting the event and then the actual MAK museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 Blickfang takes place from November 6th to 8th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening times last time out were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Midday to 8pm (Friday)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10am to 7pm (Saturday)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10am to 6pm (Sunday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find current details, tickets (and ticket info) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blickfang.com\/\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and should you wish to discuss what you saw in suitable surrounds, then pop into one of Vienna&#8217;s traditional coffee houses: try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-pruckel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10344\">Caf\u00e9 Pr\u00fcckel<\/a>, for example, on the other side of the main road from the MAK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Blickfang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply follow the travel tips at the bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mak\/\">MAK overview<\/a>. This particularly central location lies on the Ringstrassen boulevard that forms the edge of Vienna&#8217;s old town centre. The nearest subway and tram stations (Stubentor) are right opposite the MAK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that the event hall has its own entrance; go around to the right if facing the main entrance to the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address:  MAK Exhibition Hall, Weiskirchnerstra\u00dfe 3 , 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1G1JqCaIFJT9xk7v01SX4IL93otIsKj2D\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International independent designers combine form and function in creative ways for you to browse and\/or buy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17874"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87299,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874\/revisions\/87299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}