Just like the hydrangeas in Olga Wisinger-Florian’s work that went under the hammer in the most recent auction at the im Kinsky, the art market is blooming even in this period of crisis. We cast a glance behind the scenes of the Viennese auction house …
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With Celinde, a range of coffee tables with cross-shaped legs and an integrated serving tray, Lukas Klingsbichel celebrates urban coffee culture and becomes part of the World Wide Things Collection, a selection of design objects taken from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Here, the designer talks about his favourite pieces in the collection …
Robert Comploj is a master of glass art. He learned the craft of glassblowing from the glass masters of Murano. Each of his glass objects, which can be purchased in the GLASHÜTTE COMPLOJ studio in Vienna, is a handmade unique piece …
Kruder und Dorfmeister: new studio album “1995”
“Johnson” is the opener of the new studio album “1995” by Kruder and Dorfmeister – named after a sample by blues master Robert Johnson …
New label La Katz creates classic and timeless silk items, which is perfect for both indoor and outdoor wear. For label founder Laura Sänger, beauty and quality need to work hand in hand, and so she insisted on local production …
Fresh, healthy and conscious – it’s under this motto that the Bergland Design and Wellness Hotel in Sölden started its Regional 200 initiative, which requires all goods to be locally sourced …
Artist Martin Grandits is known as the “King of Irony”, and gives things like food, logos and beer garden benches a whole new meaning. We talk to him about value and being valued in life and in art.
Michael Kovacek is one of the founders of the Viennese auction house im Kinsky and, as he will tell you himself, has dedicated himself “body and soul” to art. We discuss the thrill of the auctions, the passion for collecting and why record prices are always worthy of making the headlines …
The women at the Kinsky aren’t shrinking violets! Whatever different art periods they may come from, they’re confidently looking out into the world …
While we were having to get along by ourselves or with our families, Seven North was sharing simple and delicious recipes on Instagram, with “Eggplant lines”, tahini sauce, “Melting Spinach Steams” and espresso Martinis aiming to bring some of this dynamic, somewhat chaotic atmosphere into kitchens around the world …
What’s the quickest way to head south on holiday? Fly on the Hotel Lemongarden private jet with their partner Goldeck-Flug directly to the island of Brač, where your spirits will still be soaring high even after you’ve landed …
Özlem Tuna is a designer in Istanbul, where she takes inspiration from the city, its crafts, its materials, life on the historic peninsula, and the hustle and bustle of the Grand Bazaar. But it all started in her home town by the sea in Anatolia, where dreams of the future were shaped out of mud and dough …
As the way to the sea is becoming difficult due to travel restrictions, a trip to the local mountains is proving more and more attractive. Artists have always found inspiration in the call of the mountains. Auction house im Kinsky has gathered some real and imaginary places for a journey into the mountains for you …
Doing battle à la kitchen impossible were Michelin-star vegetarian chef Paul Ivic and restaurateur Sepp Schellhorn during quarantine time …
Felix Muhrhofer is an interior designer and artist working on projects around the world, and for him, terrazzo is more than simply a material. The stones he uses shape his work and turn each piece into a one-of-a-kind article. They also leave a trace of a memory in the finished items that is retrievable with merely a glance …
Summer ist the perfect time to entertain friends. The auction house im Kinsky offers some wonderful objects in its after-sale to enhance your dining table or dining room. Tables, dishes or decoration – every piece has been made by well-known masters …
This soap dispenser is the epitome of timelessness and flawless design. Precious metal finishes, top quality craftsmanship and seamless functionality – every aspect of this exclusive soap dispenser is quality you will be see and feel. Give your bathroom the beauty it deserves!
Demand for historic tiles goes well beyond faithful restoration work. This is why Viennese building construction engineer Philipp Schleidt decided to specialize in reproductions based on the original manufacturing techniques. With 30,000 historic original tiles serving as a constant source of inspiration in the company’s warehouse …