A N I N T ERVIEW WI T H
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What inspires you? It’s everyday life which very often shows small phenomena or even just a small detail or movement of a person. Some of these observations sometimes pop up and can lead to an idea. Your life philosophy? Hunting for the realization of ideas and enjoying my private life. I like to keep it modest and dislike posing or feeling superior. I am really sceptical about capitalism but it still eats us and takes us away.
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Which music can’t you live without? The second recording of Glenn Gould playing the Goldberg Variations (J.S. Bach) calms my mind and brings inner peace within seconds. I guess there is no medicine which could work as good and fast for me ;-)
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your favorite restaurants? I like the restaurant Flein (1090 - Boltzmanngasse 2) - it’s a small house in a park of a nice city mansion, where they once cooked the food for the owners of the property. Most of the time the food is really good and it has a nice garden with big trees to hide. What IS YOUR favorite café? One of the most famous coffee houses is Café Prückel (1010 Stubenring 24) - it’s always crowded but it has a wonderful original 50s interior which creates a great atmosphere. The pastries are very delicious. What are your favorite places to relax and escape? A bit outside of Vienna (you need a car) you’ll find the Meierei Füllenberg (2532 Heiligenkreuz - Füllenberg 5) in the middle of the forest with nice meadows (Meierei was dairy farm). It’s very simple and modest but really wonderful. It’s a real hidden gem and not easy to find.