October 18th, 2024 Award ceremony at the Künstlerhaus Vienna – Pfann-Ohmann-Preise 2024 : architect Andrea Graser and artist Christoph Luger
September 27 to October 27 exhibition@Space Changgong
Pyeonchang
GANGWON INTERNATIONAL TRIENNALE 2024 Korea
»Longing for Future« _ or What we make of our environment
openings:
Kangwon National University Art Museum
Chuncheon / Gangwon OPENING september 4th 16:00
September 4 to September 10
Space Changgong
Pyeonchang, OPENING september 26th
September 27 to October 27 [Closed Mon,Tue]
Artists: Andrea Graser & Friedrich Biedermann, Thomas Hoppe, Mladen Jadric,
Tanja Prušnik, Martin Roth, Sne Veselinović, Josef Weichenberger + Leo Fellinger
curated by Tanja Prušnik
An interdisciplinary exhibition project of the Austrian Künstlerhaus Assocoation
on invitation of Gangwon Art & Culture Foundation.
www.kuenstlerhaus.at/kuenstler
March 14 to April 30, 2024 Exhibition Longing for Future @Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma
Noesis# by Studio Okular and Friedrich Biedermann/ photo by Leo Fellinger
To coincide with the 2023 Architecture Biennale in Venice, exhibitions entitled TIME SPACE EXISTENCE, organized by the European Cultural Centre (ECC), were held at several locations. One of these was dedicated to current burning questions about sustainability and socially relevant future models under its own title “Longing for Future”.
Six architects, members of Künstlerhaus Wien and their partners are taking part: Andrea Graser, Thomas Hoppe, Mladen Jadrić, Tanja Prušnik, Sne Veselinović and Josef Weichenberger together with the photographer Leo Fellinger.
March 13, 2024/ Exhibition opening Klima.Wissen.Handeln. @ Technisches Museum Wien – exhibition which was illuminated by us
May 30 , 2023/ 6 p.m. @AIL, Postsparkasse, Vienna book presentation Light up – The potential of light in museum architecture
19 May 2023/ 6 p.m. exhibition opening @ Palazzo Bembo: Künstlerhaus goes Biennale Venice and Studio Okular exhibits the work Noesis#i together with the artist Friedrich Biedermann
4th of November, 17:00 : Lighting Design – for a better Future @ design fair https://schau.diepresse.com/ @Marxerhall, Vienna
until 27th of Febrary 2022 the exhibition Chanukka-Leuchter des Lichterfestes @Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck can be visited for which we developed and realized the exhibition and light design together with the curator Vero Schürr.
Festival of Lights from 29.11. to 6.12.2021 / The installation Chanukka- in between light by Friedrich Biedermann will be switched on step by step in the course of the Festival of Lights. Every day an additional hexagon will light up and then shine in full splendour above the balustrade of the Ferdinandeum balcony until the end of the exhibition.
26.11.2021 opening of the exhibition CHANUKKA Leuchter des Lichterfestes at Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck
25.9.2021 Let‘s talk Art! Artist Petra Gell has invited to a TALK at VIENNA DESIGN WEEK as part of her installation BOOTHS
Let’t talk art! VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, Saturday 25.9. 16:00 @ Festivalzentrale Sachsenplatz 20., Sachsenplatz 4-6
09.06.2021 DRAFT now and then – Gespräch aus der Ausstellung mit den beteiligten Künstler*innen
Heute wie damals ist das Skizzieren ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des architektonischen Schaffensprozesses. Durch den Einsatz digitaler Werkzeuge unterliegen Entwurfs- und Arbeitsmethoden in der Architektur aktuell einem starken Wandel. Tatsächlich wurde in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten die Handzeichnung, durch eine Reihe digitaler Präsentationstechniken, fast gänzlich verdrängt. Doch trifft das auch auf die Skizze zu? Ist die Handskizze – im Zeitalter der digitalen Architektur – gar eine antiquierte Methode
21.05.2021 Gespräch aus der Ausstellung DRAFT – Wie flüchtig ist die Skizze
Die Gruppenausstellung DRAFT widmet sich Ausdrucksformen der Konzeption in der Architektur am Beispiel 13 ausgewählter Positionen. 13 individuell befüllte Plexiglasboxen bilden zusammengefügt eine raumgreifende Installation. Im Zuge des Ausstellungsaufbaus werden die unterschiedlich großen Kuben in einer gemeinsamen Aktion an den Ausstellungswänden in unterschiedlichen Höhen positioniert. Lichtdurchlässig und partiell reflektierend, verkörpert das Ensemble die Flüchtigkeit der Konzeption, die erst im Zuge einer Transformation zur gebauten Realität wird.
Künstler*innen:
Isabel Belherdis, Petra Gell, Andrea Graser, Diether S. Hoppe, Thomas Hoppe, Mladen Jadric, Peter Lorenz, Joerg Nairz, Gustav Peichl, Norbert Steiner, Sne Veselinović, Dieter Wallmann und Josef Weichenberger
27.05.2020 Once again we can announce that the winner is K- Solis designed by StudioOkular! #GermanInnovationAward’20
16.02. until 20.02.2020 EuroShop2020 at Düsseldorf, Germany. It has been a pleasure for Studio Okular to be part of yesterdays opening of the booth stand by Lumitech Lighting Solutions
09.12.2019 In addition to the German Design Award 2020 the innovative luminaire K-SOLIS by KITEO andStudio Okular has been awarded with the Iconic Award 2020: Innovative Interior!
22.11.2019 German Design Award Winner 2020 – K Solis by Kiteo designed by Studio Okular
K Solis – child of the sun Design catching the sun. K-Solis combines a glass lamp and a fabric lamp and uses both characteristics for light distribution. K-Solis consists of a glass sphere and a fabric shade. The fabric spans over to different sized metal rings. The taller ring defines the overall size of the lamp. The smaller ring – is situated above the middle axis of the taller one- defines the opening. The glass sphere inhabiting the light source is pushed through the opening and deforms the fabric by its dead weight. Both fabric parts are deformed by the weight and the dimension on the sphere displaying itself on the bottom view. K-Solis is taking its final shape. The fabric becomes a luminous body displaying its characteristics. Through its translucency the contours of the PiLed sphere are slightly visible. Fabric as substrate and the light as actor. Gently the lamp gets integrated in its surrounding. Gently the biorhythmic lighting illuminates the space. Product design by Studio Okular for Kiteo www.kiteo.eu
Nov 2019 Studio Okular part of current issue @100haeuser magazine: “100 Future Objects 2020”
28.06.- 28.07.2019 Exhibition Understanding & Art and Research @MAK, Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
19.03.2019/ 19:00 Opening “Lighthouse” Wednesday, March 20 until Wednesday. April 3 @ AIL, Franz Josefs Kai 3, 1010 Vienna
21.02.2019 – 10.11.2019 Exhibition “Auf der Kippe – eine Konflikgeschichte des Tabaks” @Volkskunstmuseum @Tiroler Landesmuseum, Innsbruck; Studio Okular has been in charge of exhibition and light design.
04.10.2018/ 18:00 Exhibition Opening “Spiegel” at Galerie MESSER, Spiegelgasse 23, 1010 Vienna.
Under what light will art be displayed inside museums in the near future? The gallery MESSER gives a first idea of it…not completely by chance, because we were participating in the planning and implementation.
10.4. until 25.4.2018 Exhibition Fünf Künstlerinnen x Fünf Museen @AIL, Vienna
displaying works by the artists Friedrich Biedermann, Frauke Dannert, Gregor Eldarb, Alina Kunitsyna and Bernd Oppl. This exhibition is part of architect Andrea Graser’s research focusing the following questions „Under which light has the art work been created? What potential is hidden in future leading digital light technologies for designers, architects and artists? What influences do they have on the museum of the future?”
April 2018, Interview “Licht als Material” part of current issue of the magazine 100 Häuser/ 100 working SPACES/ “Fokus Licht”
18.03. until 23.03. Light+ Building 2018 displaying new light K-Solis and the lamp VIBE designed by Studio Okular @ Messe Frankfurt, AGORA Stand B20 (Lumitech/ Kiteo)
06.12.2017/ 18:00 exhibition opening ein Künstler/ zwei White Cubes/ fünf Museen is the beginning of the next steps in our research project dealing with the question „ Welches Licht braucht die Kunst?” An exhibition as experimental set up – displaying paintings from the series „Spectrum 2016“ by the artist Friedrich Biedermann. „Spectrum 2016“ is predicated on an analysis of lighting conditions in various Viennese galleries and museums. The colors of the painings are derived from the results of the measurements. Through the impact of dynamic light sources inside Raumlabor S3T14 “Spectrum 2016” gets alive.
25.10.2017/ 17:00 “Interdisziplinäre Lichtvermessung” – presentation of the research work that is currently taking place in Raumlabor S3T14 by Andrea Graser. This event is part of an events/ lectures series Angewandte Praxis at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna.
05.10. until 08.10.2017 Studio Okular and Kiteo display a new lamp K-SOLIS @ design district fair 2017, Vienna
05.10.2017 Light Path stops infront of Hofburg, Vienna during design district 2017
25.09.2017 “Five is Light” first images of testing phase – shopping window fashion store Trendzeit, Vienna
22.09.2017 “Good VIBErations” – 8 lamps VIBE for a great light atmosphere inside the marquee during LUMITECH’s anniversary party
22.09.2017 LIGHT PATH in on tour again; Tour starts at LUMITECH’s 20th anniversary at Jennerdorf, Austria on Friday.
Next Stop: Design District 2017, Vienna (from 5.10. until 8.10.2017)
15.05.2017 Studio Okular wins competition “Five is Light”, Vienna
27.04.2017 Temporary Raumlabor S3T14 at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna
Andrea Graser and the Institute of Architecture (IoA) under Prof. Klaus Bollinger undertake (in collaboration with Prof. Günther Leising and Prof. Helmut Leder) first studies on the impact of digital lighting on the visual perception of art inside the White Cube.
10.11.2016 Anniversary celebration – 1 year TRENDZEIT Fashion Store, Vienna
02.11.2016 LIGHT PATH on tour – from Budapest to Munich
15.10.2016 Opening – Exhibtion Melinda Esterházy @ Schloss Esterházy Eisenstadt. Buero bauer the designers of the exhibition refere to the metaphor of the stage. STUDIO OKULAR was in charge of the lighting design.
25.09.2016 Finissage – Exhibtion ROBERT LA ROCHE: Personal View at MAK an exhibition designed by STUDIO OKULAR.
01.06.2016: “100 Häuser” Magazine – lauch event at Palais Rasumofsky, Vienna – with 100 great articls about 100 faszinating houses; also included under rubric products an article about the VIBE by Studio Okular and the Light Path by Studio Okular and Friedrich Biedermann
Architekur und Bau Forum 05/2015
Manuela Hötzl im Gespräch mit Andrea Graser
Architekur aus Licht
Die Architektin Andrea Graser ist Studio Okular. Ein Okular bildet ein reelles Zwischenbild einer optischen Abbildung für das menschliche Auge virtuell ab. Der Name verweist auf die Spezialisierung des Büros: Als Designpartner von Architekten, Künstlern und Lichtfirmen arbeitet Graser an ganzheitlichen Konzepten und synergetischen Designlösungen zum Thema Licht. Aber nicht nur, selbst zwölf Jahre als Architektin bei Coop Himmelb(l)au beschäftigt, versteht sie Architektur als dynamischen Raum – ohne vom Maßstab abhängig zu sein. Von der Vibe-Leuchte über ein Geschäftslokal bis hin zu Großbauten in China reicht ihr Betätigungsfeld. Mit FORUM sprach Andrea Graser über die Bedeutung von Licht in der Planung und der Überschneidung von Kunst und Architektur….read more
04.05. – 25.09.2016 ROBERT LA ROCHE: Personal View at MAK, Vienna
Curator: Thomas Geisler
Exhibtion Design: Studio Okular
04/2016 – VIBE Lighting
Company: KITEO
Desgin: Sudio Okular
04/2016 – 09/2016 Light Path ON TOUR
Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Stuttgard, Köln,…
Artist: Friedrich Biedermann
Construction Planning: Studio Okular
Sparring Partner: KITEO
13.3.-18.3.2016 Light+Building, Frankfurt/ Main
13.3.-18.3.2016 Light Path at Luminale, Frankfurt/ Main
Events 2015
06.11.2015 Opening Party Fashion Store TRENDZEIT
