Part of Stadtarbeit at Vienna Design Week 2024, Kiosk T//Waste is a mobile kitchen that takes rescued ingredients—discarded from local businesses—and transforms them into delicious vegetarian meals.





                      Kiosk T//Waste tackles the hidden problem     of                         food waste in commercial kitchens, and invites the                  
public to rethink what is classified as             waste within kitchens,  all while tempting your taste buds.



                                       Follow the kiosk as it hops between locations—cook, eat, sit with us, or tune in to live radio shows with Elevator Radio!                 The kiosk mobile kitchen is made possible with the support of Chmara Rosinke’s ‘Mobile Hospitality’ and Caritas.

T//WASTE
    @ Vienna Design Week ‘24

The Kiosk                                                                                          

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Saturday, 21 September


Kiosk I: Archiving

Venue: Wien Mitte The Mall
Landstraßer Hauptstraße 1B

11am-5 pm

Design partner: Chmara Rosinke In the heart of Vienna's third district, Wien Mitte, the city’s largest mall, welcomes thousands of visitors daily to its shared spaces. Within this space, Kiosk T//Waste turns the spotlight on industrial kitchens, some of the biggest contributors to the food waste crisis. Located at the mall's entrance, we rescue ingredients from various industrial sources, ranging from supermarket sandwich bars to pre-prepared fast food. Through our archiving system, these ingredients are given new life, reimagined onto our plates.


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Sunday, 22 September


Kiosk II: Discussion and Recipe Building

Venue: Arenbergpark 
Flakturm Arenbergpark, Dannebergpl. 9

12pm-4 pm

Design partner: Chmara RosinkeBefore we start cooking, we focus on building recipes that encourage a more mindful approach to what’s in our fridge. This last happening will look to our kitchens at home and explore how we can reduce waste within our own meals. At our pop-up installation in the park, we will host spaces for open discussion exploring food waste systems and how we engage with the food waste issue on a personal level.

We invite the public to see ingredients in a new light through recipe building - finding creative ways to use every item, reduce waste and make the most of what we have whilst still enjoying delicious meals!



 

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Saturday, 28 September


Kiosk III: Cooking

Venue: Rochusmarket
Landstraßer Hauptstraße 03

12pm-4 pm

Design partner: Chmara RosinkeDiscover the freshest produce from local organic farms and engage in a sustainable food system at Vienna’s own Rochusmarkt, where our final kiosk will take place.

Kiosk T//Waste invites the public to taste vegan appetisers that are made from rescued ingredients from The Wien Mitte and the neighbouring third district surroundings throughout Vienna Design Week. Join us as we explore how repurposing "waste" can transform both our kitchens and our city spaces.




Community Cooking Class with Caritas                                    



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Friday, 27 September


Community Cooking Class with Caritas

Venue: Kulturhaus Brotfabrik
Absberggasse 27/3

10am-2pm

Price: Free upon registration

More information on Caritas here. “Cooking, Eating and Living Together” is the motto of the Caritas community kitchen in the Objekt 19 of the Brotfabrik Vienna.

The community kitchen aims to provide space for a variety of different events surrounding healthy eating and cooking for the residents of the neighborhood. Caritas is holding a special occasion for Vienna Design Week and inviting the public to take class in their ‘no-waste’ classes!



Image by Brotfabriek Wien


Surprise “Dinner” (and you’re all invited)!                                        



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Saturday, 28 September


Surprise “Dinner”
Venue: Design in Gesellschaft
Engerthstr. 124, 1200

6pm-8pm

Donation based entry To wrap up Vienna Design Week, T//Waste invites you to a surprise dinner that will challenge everything you think you know about food. This experience contrasts the typical fast-paced, mass-produced meals found in shopping malls, offering instead a slow, mindful approach that reimagines common ingredients in unexpected ways. 

In collaboration with Cucina Alchimia and Design in Gesellschaft (Julia Schwarz and Philipp Loidolt-Shen), we’ll take you where nothing is quite what it seems. Be ready for ingredients disguised in ways—and a dining experience thats broken into pieces. Curious? Join us!

The ingredients for this dinner were gathered from Wien Mitte The Mall during the duration of Vienna Design Week.


Image by Cucina Alchimia


Live schedule of broadcasting of Elevator Radio during Vienna Design Week 📡



Each episode will be will be aired live on elevatorradio.network and accesible on the radio’s archive.

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Monday, 23 September


Episode 1: Social Design x Food

Venue: University of Vienna Botanical Garden 
Rennweg 14

2pm-3pmFood is more than just nourishment. It's a social connector. This heartwarming episode explores the inspiring work of designers, restaurants, and organisations based in Vienna, which use food as a tool for building communities and fostering social connections in their communities.

Guests: 


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Wednesday, 25 September


Episode 2: Vienna’s Food Design

Venue: Karl-Borromaus-Brunnen
Karl-Borromäus-Platz 1
 
2pm-3pm
 Vienna, a city renowned for its culinary delights, is also at the forefront of sustainable food innovation. In this episode, we explore the exciting world of food design, where creativity meets conscience. Discover how innovative approaches to food production and consumption can help combat waste, preserve local traditions, and nourish both our bodies and planet.

Guests: 

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Friday, 27 September


Episode 3: Designing Waste?
Venue: Kulturhaus Brotfabrik
Absberggasse 27/3

2pm-3pmFrom the grand scale of business practices to the individual choices we make, we'll explore how design can reshape malls or retail spaces into sustainable spaces. We'll discuss practical steps for reducing personal waste, and how organisations in Vienna have been combating it. 

Guests: 

Image by Elevator Radio


T//Waste @Vienna Design Week Headquarters                        



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20-29 September


The Headquarters

Venue: Landstraßer Gürtel 51
1030 Wien

Opening hours daily from 11am-8pm (except Saturday, 21.09. until 10pm)
 Join us at the festival headquarters for an exclusive sneak peek into our food waste research, presented in a dynamic archive format. View our in-depth findings and explore the complete schedule of our exciting events throughout the week. Don't miss the chance to experience the innovative projects and vibrant happenings brought to life by the Stadtarbeit Award.



                                                                        
                           


The T//Waste collective, based in the Netherlands and Austria, works at the intersection of social design, sustainable food systems and community building. The work of the six-person team is based on the belief that food is a tool for engaging with cultures, social groups and languages. 

Our names: Nabila Ernada, Phoebe Hotopf, Elna Aurand, Nomi Toirkens, Violeta Perez and Caroline Holper. 

Reach out to us and be part of the conversation on how we can creatively rethink and reduce food waste. Contact us via !

This project is supported by Stadtarbeit’s Erste Bank Social Designpreis