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14th May until 13th June
Design Match-Bratislava.
House of Art – (Národné osvetové centrum),Bratislava 2008.
Opening Ceremony took place on 13th May from 6pm at the House of Art
2, Bratislava Tram: 1, 7, 13 to stop „Námestie Slovenského národného povstania“,
Night Bus: N95 to stop „Námestie Slovenského národného povstania“.
http://2008.designmatch.cz

design match
 

abstrakt - konkret - ausgezeichnet.
Mada caimes features the conteporary austrian product design show
when: from april8 th to may 4. 2008
where: red dot design museum at the "designzentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen" in Essen Germany. red-dot.org

design match

3th March – 3rd May 2008
Design Match 2008 CZE:SVK:HUN:AUT http://2008.designmatch.cz
Fair Trade Palace, National Gallery in Prague, Dukelských hrdinů 47, Prague 7
Design Match 2008 is based on common history and heritage of Austria-Hungary monarchy. History versus present production, four neighboring countries will present their design in this international match.

design match

Oct. 31.- Nov. 03. 2007
Mada caimes was displayed at the "Pure Austrian Design" Booth at the Blickfang / 100% Design at the Tokyo Designer's Week 2007 in Jingu-Gaien.

October 3rd 2007:
Mada caimes is nominated for the national design award.
The nomination for the Austrian national Adolf Loos award for design was handed over by economy minister Dr. Martin Bartenstein. Marcus Ratka played the guitar at Gala. All nominated and awarded projects including the Mada guitar are shown at an exhibition in the designforum Vienna from the oct. 3rd. 2007 to nov.8th.2007 http://www.designforum.at, www.adolfloos.at Photo© BmWA

September 10th 2007:
Willie Nelson playing MADA
Willie Nelson himself played a MADA caimes at the Ambassadors of Rock Tour at the Hard Rock Cafe New York at Times Square. This tribute concert for the SBA (Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance) at September 10th was hosted by the award-winning actors Woody Harrelson and Daryl Hannah. ambassadors of rock The hard rock café donated 10.000,- USD for the guitar to the SBA. It was signed by willie and is now displayed at the café.

September 07-09 2007:
First MusicExpo Vienna
Pros and amateurs tested one of the brandnew MADA guitars at the MusicExpo in Vienna (Stadthalle Vienna, September 7. – 9.) at the booth together with neubauer guitars

June 23th 2007:
Jan Baxant played MADA caimes with his austro-czech band THE BAXANT at the "Donauinselfest 2007, FM4-Planet-Music stage" in Vienna.

June 14th 2007:
Finally after the second generation of prototypes, development has reached the state of finishing a fully functional, charming and sexy guitar ready for product launch. The guitar was presented by one of the most outstanding austrian jazz-rockers: Karl Ritter

June 13th 2007:
Neubauer Guitars finished the initial series of Mada Caime
May 2007:
Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky presented the Mada caimes Prototype at the "Pure Austrian Design" Stand in New York at the ICFF Furniture Design Fair

January 2007:
The first Mada caimes Prototype was presented at the CES 2007 in Las Vegas by "Hemp Acoustics"

November 2006:
Andreas Neubauer finished the first playable Prototype

December 2005 :
Together with a real master of his trade, the viennice luthier Andreas Neubauer and his team from Neubauer guitars ,
AWS Designteam developeded a totally new model of a semi-acoustic electric guitar.

AWS Designteam: Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky and Ewald "Iv" Neuhofer

Neubauer Guitars: Martin Rainer, Florian Vorreiter, Gregor Riefler, Gabriel Mieth

June 2000:
Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (AWS) made the first flattop and two acustic jazz guitars as Industrial design diploma. There bodies were out of a hemp material called “zellfo” or “Hempstone”.
After his years of deeping his profession as industrial designer with partners like Head, Tyrolia, the Lomographic Society and many more, he picked up the project again.