Stories
If required: retreat The drawing “Rudolf Horacek in Mannswörth“ (1984) from the private foundation artists from gugging was the inspiration for this fancy glove puppet. The musem gugging is Austria’s center of Art Brut, and…
Posted on 8. December 2020
Healing stones in mexican extravaganza Mexico! That is blaze of colour and lust for life. Very special and traditional objects are the cuchuries, colourful bags of lovingly woven beads made by the Huicholes (engl.: healer,…
Posted on 8. December 2020
Making life colourful Whoever watched flamingos in the wild will forever be captivated by their beauty and elegance. In Europe it is in the Camargue and on Cyprus where pink flamingos still find a sheltered…
Posted on 6. July 2020
STADTARBEIT 2020 VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Project der HABERER VIENNA DESIGN WEEK der HABERER (complete work in german)…
Posted on 25. June 2020
Side table Circus Get ready for hard steel and sweet cocoa. Memories of my childhood. When I was a child every noon my grandmother used to send me to the structural steelwork engineering company right…
Posted on 11. May 2020
INSECT HOTEL „LIVING INSIDE MONDRIAN“ Austere geometry and a black rectangular pattern filled with the primary colours red, blue and yellow are characteristic for the art of dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Petra Stelzmüller, designer…
Posted on 11. May 2020
Companion in the daily routine The talisman can either be a charm, a memento or simply a loyal companion. Like their big brothers HUGIN & MUNIN the small black leathern ravens have the ability to gently…
Posted on 3. February 2020
Our lives are full of changes, big or small, and time and again drastic events call for difficult but necessary decisions. In such a case some of us have the gift to find a working…
Posted on 14. November 2019
2nd AUDIENCE AWARD Conceptual idea The initial situation was the Creative Industries Styria CIS’ open design contest of „designing a shopping bag“ for the shops of the inner city of Graz. The business initiative „Echt…
Posted on 14. November 2019
Arch DI Petra Stelzmüller: floor plan, design concept reception table and room divider with fishes colour- and light design Corporate Identity (Logo etc.) clients: Dr. Ines Folger and Dr. Doris Harringer Oberfeldstrasse 105, 4600 Wels,…
Posted on 5. September 2019
The MOUPIN Pika, [ mu:pin ] The Moupin Pikas, or Ochotona thibetana, are cute mammals with their home in the Himalayas and the Tibetan Highland. They communicate by high-pitched whistles. Their habitat are semi-deserts up…
Posted on 1. April 2019
Golden Spring For Austria’s leading artists like Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and many more the Vienna Secession with its maxime „Ver Sacrum“ (Lat. Sacred Spring) was a way to light a beacon of…
Posted on 3. March 2019
Already in her school days Petra Stelzmüller's interest in painting was distinct. And despite her decision to study architecture and her employment in various architect's offices, she developed an interest in graphics and design and…
Posted on 16. November 2018
„Studio Protest“ is a poster-competition put to tender as an open call by the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. It is supposed to call on to a critical and provocative analysis of current and personal protest-topics. Due…
Posted on 29. September 2018
JAPAN in the kitchen & in daily life KOI Fish are a carp breed. Home of the Nishikigoi, the literal translation being brocade carp, is Japan. There the insect eaters are bred as edible fish,…
Posted on 18. September 2018
Invitation for a summer flirt The exclusive summer-fan Air de Vienne® quotes two historic and traditional crafts in a remarkable way. The old Viennese petit point embroidery is „stitched“ anew via modern pixel-print. On premium-quality…
Posted on 11. September 2018
Odin‘s raven, thought and memory. HUGIN and MUNIN are the ravens of Odin, father of gods. Norse mythology tells that every morning Odin sent those ravens out into the world. They returned the next morning…
Posted on 6. September 2018
Young life first relies on the sense of touch, and it is touching as an expression of emotional attention that prevents physical and mental loneliness, a growing problem of the 21st century. The hands of…
Posted on 12. September 2017
competition RADO STAR PRIZE 2017 The sphere is a perfect shape. In free fall waterdrops almost resemble spheres. Let’s capture one instant of this fall, let’s make visible the sphere, that for all time stays…
Posted on 24. July 2017
cooperation newspaper "Presse Edition" "Petra Stelzmüller tells stories. As main characters her exceptional designer pieces captivate with form, functionality and individuality". I take objects we use in our daily routines, put some colourful soul into…
Posted on 16. June 2016
Interview with Petra Stelzmüller „In many of her designs Petra Stelzmüller’s deep love of Japan is clearly visible. As for example … “ photo@ Michel Pauty A - List…
Posted on 15. April 2016
Cute baby elephant „Look, Eleonore’s already asleep.“ The cute elephant lady Eleonore is the one to accompany your children into the land of dreams. Cuddling with her in a blissfully soft bed of clouds going…
Posted on 4. April 2016
competition stamp 2015 “man is born free but everywhere he is in chains." J. J. Rousseau 1758 Right now in the 21st century human rights are violated in a way that makes you think that…
Posted on 6. June 2015
Every woman has more than just one face. In our personalities we combine many facets. Some of them obvious, some only revealed little by little. Empress Sisi, Simone de Beauvoir and Frida Kahlo were strong…
Posted on 11. April 2015
Scented souvenirs „You are standing in front of the vast fields of purple lavender in full bloom, bees are buzzing among the blossoms, the fragrance of the Provencal herb is spread by the mediterranean breeze…
Posted on 3. September 2012
