Ever wondered what that retro small building is in the middle of Gödör? It looks useless, for some strange reason renovated, there are skateboarder guys wooshing back and forth in front of it and sometimes you can catch some exhibitions inside. It is our Design Terminal!
And have you ever thought that th graffity is and three windows in the street of the synagogue hide a design shop and silk screenig atelier?Discover Hungarian Design Part 1.
We had our last “Séta Van!” free walking tour on 19th December and I made my guests open their eyes on the current Hungarian Design life which I have to admit, remains even hidden for many local people. We met at the Design Terminal (District V Erzsébet Square, next to Gödör) which has been struggling for it’s official existence since 2003. The building complex used to be the main bus terminal in Budapest. Later on it was relocated and it stood empty till the glorious idea of housing the Design Terminal. It’s supposed to be the venue of the Hungarian design and graphic design life but we are still waiting for the opening ceremony for some bureaucratic reasons. Maybe in 2011. Fingers crossed Design Terminal!
We, the "design-walkers" aren’t the only people who noticed this diversity of the Hungarian design life. In recent years, this line has attracted more and more national and international attention. Several events are organized every year trying to introduce the works and achievements to the public. The “Golden Drawing-Pin Prize and Exhibition” (born to honour the works of the creators who work in the graphic design) and the „Goetheorie Exhibition” are now housed in the Design Terminal as the “Graphifest”. The gates are open until the 9th January. (You can still catch it up! :)
If you move on, just a few streets away, in District VII Rumbach Sebestyén Street 10, you’ll find „Printa Academy”. The name of the shop refers to the word: print art. Owners and operators Zita Majoros and Claudia Martins are well respected in the artist circuit in Budapest. Majoros is a graphic designer, Martins is a professional photographer and print-maker interested in eco-design.
This is a multifunctional place: when you enter in you’ll find yourself in a free wi-fi café, in a gallery, in a silkscreen workshop and in a shop where everything is centralised around screen-printing.
Printa gallery, celebrates its first year, presenting a collection of limited edition of Hungarian artists, a selection of watercolour painting, street art, photograms, drawings and graphic art. Their aim is to blur the boundaries between art categories and make contemporary art affordable for everyone. Artists: Baranyai András, Budha Tomi, Eperjesi Ágnes, Mécs Miklós, Szabó Klára Petra, Szíj Kamilla, Stark Attila.
We even managed to have a look in the workshop where they organise silkscreen introductory courses on every first Sunday of every month. You can even rent the studio (only recommended if you are experienced in screening techniques and you don’t need any assistance)!
Oh, and they have one of the best coffees in town!
Also see:
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Hungarian design nagyobb térképen való megjelenítése
Füleki Zsófi
Wanna discover more on design in Budapest? Feel free to contact us on budapest@underguide.com and we will find you the right guide and route
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