#creative scene

Cutting Edge Conceptual Design: Video Portrait of Ania Rosinke & Maciej Chmara, Vienna

In Vienna, we visit conceptual designers Ania Rosinke & Maciej Chmara, who prove that function, aesthetic and a sense of humor can go hand in hand. Their designs are inspired by socio-cultural themes and equipped with an ecological consciousness and a clear design language.

We find out more about their influences and how they define functionality, on Freunde von Freunden.

In collaboration with departure we look into Vienna’s creative scene. Find more about our series with departure here.

"You're never going to love me, are you?" I say into the telephone, the dial tone reminding me that I have not, will not, dial your number. I imagine you sighing on the other end of the line for the umpteenth time. 

"It's not you," you'll say, and I'll laugh, threaten to hang up. I've heard that one a few times before. 

"Listen Katie," you'll go on. "Everything about you screams to be loved and adored." You pause. 

"Is that the problem?" I butt in. 

"No," you begin again. "It's not the problem. It's why you're still looking. You're hung up on me, and other people who don't want to love you, they just want to fuck you." 

I laugh, but fucking is a touchy subject. 

He goes on. "Everything about you is wonderful. And there will be someone, some day, who laughs at all your bad jokes, who will appreciate your silence in the morning and, well, your silence at night. There's a guy who will know that "two sugars please" really means three. Someone who will keep you up at night, and you won't mind, who won't be intimidated by your parents or try to sleep with your sister. You don't need a backseat driver, or one with baggage (even the Luis Vuitton kind), one who will wake you up before eight or judge you for how much sugar you put in your coffee." 

I'm shaking my head, and I know he can see it through the phone. 

"Find someone who doesn't touch you while you're sleeping, because I know how much you hate that." 

"Seriously?" I say.