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Viennese coffee house culture

Uta Meeder

Unique, rich in tradition and since 2011 a UNESCO intangible world cultural heritage site - the approximately 500 coffee houses in Vienna today not only shape the cityscape, but have also had a maj...

News from BENNY: New quality - new standards

Maria Guelguisser

Benny is now available in even higher quality and has thus celebrated its entry into the Japanese market! And not only that: To back it up with scientific results, our BENNY cutting board took par...

Unifying table culture: Porcelain KAYA by MAOMI

Maria Guelguisser

12 o'clock sharp. Lunch break. The heat of early summer hangs over the craft workshop. The chef rings the gong and the 80 or so employees sit down in small groups on low chairs. Bowls of sauces ar...

New MAOMI product: The Phone Home SLEEPING BEAR

Uta Meeder

A place for everything puts everything in its place The Phone Home SLEEPING BEAR by MAOMI Mental balance is closely related to the way the environment is designed. We have a place for our dishes, a...

OFURO. Water in its most beautiful form

Uta Meeder

There is a lot of precise handwork in this Japanese wooden bathtub: selecting the wood, measuring, sawing, milling, assembling it in a steel hoop for testing, joining the base and sides, clamping,...

MAOMI | BUNGALOW K

Uta Meeder

This bungalow from the 1960s was completely gutted and renovated. We advised the clients during the planning phase. Our design concept encompasses the lighting and spatial situations in the entr...

MAOMI | LOFT A

Uta Meeder

In this former workshop of a company building dating back to 1922, a living space with a kitchenette and three adjoining rooms was created. To visually connect the spaces, white oiled oak parq...

MAOMI | GUESTHOUSE U

Uta Meeder

The guesthouse's living concept is tailored to the needs of a single person living in the city for a limited period of time. Structural measures included the complete gutting of the apartment,...

MAOMI x mehrarchitektur | HOUSE O

Uta Meeder

HOUSE O | ENTRANCE The entrance hall on the second floor of a terraced house was to be made brighter and more spacious, utilizing unused space. Despite its south-facing orientation, the area wa...

MAOMI x mehrarchitektur | HOUSE W

Uta Meeder

HOUSE W | ENTRANCE The idea: to create a kind of entrée in the entrance area of ​​an old terraced house dating back to 1910. The exposed, original terrazzo flooring is conveyed by the subsequent...

MAOMI x mehrarchitektur | HOUSE G

Uta Meeder

HOUSE G | ENTRANCE To more clearly separate the living room, dining area, and kitchen on the ground floor, as well as to provide more natural light in the entrance area, this project replace...

MAOMI | ROOM R

Uta Meeder

This room is the largest of several children's rooms and serves as a common room. The original central light source has been replaced by two ceiling lights, which both evenly illuminate the ro...