Corina Forthuber

Univ.-Prof. of Design & Technology⋅Department of Fine Arts & Design

Corina Forthuber is a freelance designer and professor in the Design: Technology.Textiles programme at Mozarteum University Salzburg. Based in Vienna, she works with her studio on projects at the intersection of objects, space, culture, and society. Participation is at the heart of her design practice.

Corina Forthuber (b. 1979) studied Interior Design at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, having previously completed her training at the College for Arts, Crafts and Design at the Glass School Kramsach in Tyrol. She worked as an artistic assistant in the Interior Design programme at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and later as a university assistant in Space & Design Strategies at the University of Art and Design Linz. She has also held lectureships and led workshops at universities and cultural institutions in Halle, Linz, Vienna, St. Pölten, Venice, and Istanbul.

After working in architectural practices in Halle, Leipzig, and Paris, she founded her own studio in 2010 and has since developed a wide range of independent projects. Corina Forthuber creates clear and thoughtful concepts with intelligence, humour, and a strong sense of purpose. Her work reflects a commitment to design as a means of communication and social engagement.

Since 2018 – University Professor of Design (Technology) in the Design: Technology.Textiles programme (Secondary Teacher Education), Mozarteum University Salzburg
2018–2019 – Teacher of Interior and Surface Design, HTBLuVA Spengergasse, Vienna
2017–2019 – Lecturer in Participatory Design, Management by Design programme, New Design University (NDU), St. Pölten
2014–2018 – Lecturer in Social Design Strategies and Foundations of Design, Space & Design Strategies programme, University of Art and Design Linz
2014–2017 – University Assistant, Space & Design Strategies programme, University of Art and Design Linz
2014 – Relocation of the Corina Forthuber studio to Vienna
2013 – Freelance collaborator, Steinert & Bitterling Interior Architecture, Leipzig
2010–2013 – Artistic Assistant, Interior Design programme, Department of Design, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
2010 – Founded the Corina Forthuber studio, Halle (Saale)
2009–2010 – Project Manager, Complizen Architecture, Halle (Saale)
2007 – Freelance collaborator, Encore Heureux Architecture, Paris
2004 – Assistant to the Artistic Director, Thalia Theater Halle, Children's and Youth Theatre, Halle (Saale)
2000–2008 – Studies in Interior Design, Department of Design, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
1998–2000 – College for Arts, Crafts and Design, Glass School Kramsach, Tyrol

2018 Kabinenmuseum Concept & Exhibition (Alpenschwimmbad zu Ortsgeschehen, Wattens)
2018 Das Bad ruft! Installation and reading (Alpenschwimmbad zu Ortsgeschehen, Wattens)
2018 Volksherrschaft im Garten - Jenseits der Natur, participatory project with Club Real, Vienna
2017 Museum der ungebetenen Gastgeschenke, participatory exhibition project for the Festival of Regions, Marchtrenk
2017 Fake Covers for Fake Music, album covers featuring architectural and product design themes, Vienna
2017 Modulare Küche, Vienna
2016 Installation Bellevue for the exhibition Gedenken Raum geben, Grassimuseum Leipzig
2016 Glurns im Glück, participative exhibition project with Adrian Luncke, South Tyrol
2015 - 2017 Textildesign - vom Experiment zur Serie, exhibition design for a travelling exhibition in: Volkspark Halle, Bauhausarchiv Berlin, Schloss Pillnitz Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden
2015 Castle Encyclopedia - illustrations for a publication edited by Dr. Prof. Matthias Noell
2014 Faire Produkte - Design of sustainable products for Re-Use and Jugend am Werk, Graz
2014 Kollektion:Kinderkosmos - Design of furniture for the educational sector, Halle/Saale
2013 Zärtlichkeiten im Bus - Set design for a mobile music show on MDR, Leipzig
2012 Paper-Up - exhibition and shop design for TAKUMI Berlin, DMY Berlin
2012 Verantwortung - exhibition design for the women designers forum, gallery "chez Linda" Hamburg
2011 Zu Gast bei Graf Dracula - director and concept development at the Thalia Theater Halle
2010 Kinder.Küche.Kommt! - participatory mobile kitchen project for children at the Thalia Theater Halle

2020 Crossings, Galerie Kramsach (Kollektion:Kinderkosmos and Museum der ungebetenen Gastgeschenke)
2019 Fake Covers for Fake Music in the Hilbert Raum, Berlin (Gel and Hilling)
2019 Schonzeit, Museum Wattens, Wattens (das Bad ruft! and Kabinenmuseum)
2017 Fake Covers for Fake Music, Odeon Theater, Vienna (Gel and Hilling)
2017 Gedenken Raum geben, Grassi Museum , Leipzig (Bellevue)
2016 Museum Sabrado Dr. Jose Lorenco, Fortaleza/Brazil (Not Welcome)
2014 Fantastisch in the Kunststiftung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale (Kollektion:Kinderkosmos)
2014 Heimat - Halle Neustadt, Stadtmuseum Halle (HaNeu-Light)
2007 Salone del Mobile, Milan (Parasiten + Hybride)
2006 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Halle (Parasiten + Hybride)
2005 Schöner Arbeit project, Halle (Ha-Neu Collection)
2005 Summer School in Halle Neustadt (Schuss/Gegenschuss)

2018 – Spazio Possibile, participatory workshop for get involved IV, Architecture Biennale, Venice
2017 – Making Your Own Wrapping Paper, workshop at the Museum der ungebetenen Gastgeschenke, Festival of Regions, Marchtrenk
2016 – Not Welcome, workshop and exhibition on welcoming culture, Museo Sobrado, Fortaleza
2013 – Dance–Black–White, workshop for an exhibition concept, Textile Design programme, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
2013 – Eating / Playing / Sleeping – 3 Storyboards in 3 Days, workshop, Game and Learning Design programme, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
2012 – to link – Textile Interventions in Public Spaces, workshop, Textile Design programme, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2012 – Paper Up – Paper Products in Space, workshop, Textile Design programme, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
2010 – Mahlzeit!, workshops for Kinder.Küche.Kommt! in schools and public spaces, Halle
2010–2014 – Weekly design course for children aged 6–14, Pele-Mele Creative School, Halle (Saale)
2005 – Schuss/Gegenschuss, participatory workshops for Sommerschule Neustadt, Thalia Theater Halle and Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, Halle-Neustadt
2004 – Workshops with children on the planning and construction of Children's City Halle, Halle (Saale)

2021 – How to Make? How to Think? How to Live?, contribution to the conference New European Bauhaus: Towards a Bauhaus School Europe – Workshops for the Whole Earth, European Forum on Education-Oriented Design Making
2018 – Participatory Exhibitions, lecture, Exhibition Design programme, FH Joanneum, Graz
2017 – Lecker Dorf, symposium Culture in the Village / Village Culture, Association of Tyrolean Cultural Initiatives, Wattens
2017 – Glurns im Glück, symposium City.Country.Finish. (Stadt.Land.Schluss), Marktoberdorf, Allgäu
2016 – Lecker Dorf, vacancy conference Vacancy and Tourism (Leerstand und Tourismus), St. Corona

2018 Studio grant at the Egon Schiele Center in Krumau, Upper Austria art collection
2016 Curator grant at GAP, Glurns Art Point, South Tyrol
2016 Studio grant in Paliano, Upper Austria art collection
2013 Working grant from the Kunststiftung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt for Kollektion:Kinderkosmos
2010 Format grant from Thalia Theater and Deutsche Bank Foundation for Kinder.Küche.Kommt!

2013 1st place for the set design of the MDR Nachmittags mit Steinert & Bitterling (realisation)
2007 Marianne Brandt award for the design of the Burg-Design shop
2006 IF Concept award for the design of the Burg-Design shop at the Cologne furniture fair
2005 1st place for the design concept of the Burg-Design shop (realisation)
1998 1st place for designing the Knewledge Prize (state prize), annual award