The architect and designer Martin Mostböck designs furniture, houses, interiors, everyday objects and is a border crosser between disciplines. In the exhibition “The Chairman” at the designforum Steiermark, Mostböck shows designs that were created in the last two decades. On display are armchairs and furniture that stand in the field of tension between art and serial product. Among other things, excellent museum pieces will be presented. But small series and serial products of individual pieces can also be studied in the show. In this way, it is possible to trace the wide world between experiment, craft, industry and sustainable design. The exhibition shows how connections between different areas are entangled and flow into the design process. Mostböck thereby attempts to make these invisible connections visible.

Architect and designer Martin Mostböck designs furniture, houses, business interiors, everyday objects and is a border crosser between disciplines. Mostböck renounces superficial styling, he gets to the bottom of things with his designs. In doing so, he seeks and finds the authentic. He compares his approach to design with that of a constructor who seeks out ideas that he wants to make not only visible but also tangible for other people. For him, architecture means a joint journey at the end of which everyone is happy, and he compares planning a house with working on a tailor-made suit. The architect must be able to read the thoughts of his client. Only in this way can an object with soul be created.