POV Budapest ✺ Free Morning
On 12 September, the second day of POV Budapest, the small stage by Solinfo and the lobby will be free and open to all who are interested in Hungarian visual culture.
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Schedule
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The first program on the small stage is a roundtable conversation exploring the Hungarian type scene. Moderated by Stephan Göschl, co-founder of Vienna-based studio CIN CIN Creative Studios and host of Vienna Design Hour, this recorded session brings together a sharp line-up of Hungarian voices in type and design:
— Laura Csocsán, a Hungarian graphic and type designer based between Lausanne and Budapest, creating custom typographic work across culture, fashion, and editorial — while also distributing her own typefaces.
— UglyButUseless, a Budapest-based Hungarian duo with a self-deprecating name and a dedicated, if slightly unorthodox, love for type. Playful, bold, and often unexpected.
— János Hunor Vári, a Lausanne-based Hungarian type designer and creative director. His work is driven by experimentation, unusual tools, and a speculative approach to visual language. He’s also the founder of Dunno How to Write — a type collective, periodical, and exhibition series.
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The roundtable conversation will be followed by a presentation by Luca Patkós about her project, CSŐ! which plays a vital role in preserving Budapest’s neon heritage — keeping its visual poetry alive, one handmade letter, one glowing curve at a time. She’ll deep dive into the history of Hungarian neon signage — from the designers behind the glass to the political context and everyday brilliance these signs brought to the streets.
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Last but not least, Balázs Csapó—founder and lead architect of Paragram—will take the small stage to share insights into the revitalization of Budapest’s metro stations over recent decades. This monumental, complex project bridges past and present, drawing a visual and conceptual connection to the boldly innovative station designs of the 1970s and 1980s. The goal was to create stations with distinct identities that, while unique on their own, come together to form a cohesive and harmonious whole.
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The program is free, but registration is required: https://www.povbudapest.com/tickets
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National Dance Theatre
On 15 February 2019, Budapest's unique new cultural arena opened its doors: the new National Dance Theatre in Millenáris Park. The building, equipped with the latest theatre technology and featuring unique architectural solutions, offers two theatre halls and a chamber hall for dance lovers, as well as rehearsal rooms for professional dancers. The foyer of the building will also become a community space open to visitors to the park, giving Millenáris the opportunity to become even more part of the capital's bloodstream.