„Artists' Collection“
"Ironimus" Gustav Peichl
LIMITED EDITION
Initiated by Elisabeth Gürtler in 2009, the Artists’ Collection is a charitable project that brings together Austria’s most famous cake and one of the country’s most eminent artists every year.
This year, you can treat yourself to one of 1,000 Original Sacher-Torte cakes packaged in an exclusive limited-edition wooden box designed by architect Gustav Peichl – also known under the pseudonym of “Ironimus” as Austria’s leading satirical cartoonist.
Excellent taste meets great art, and culinary delight inspires a unique design.
By purchasing from the Artists’ Collection, you will be helping to support a worthwhile charitable project together with Gustav Peichl and the Hotel Sacher: all proceeds go to the EMCO project for the post-operative care for children – run by the association “Unser Kind” (Our child), this provides funding for research into the neurological, cognitive and psychological outcome of children whose survival is dependent on a heart-lung machine.
Gustav Peichl: the internationally renowned architect has designed many major projects in Austria and Germany
Gustav Peichl’s well-known buildings include the regional studios of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, the Kammerspiele theatre in Munich, and the Museum of Caricature in Krems, Lower Austria. As a caricaturist, “Ironimus” has been working for the quality papers “Die Presse” (Austria) and “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Germany) for 50 years. His New Year’s Eve programme of cartoons on Austrian TV also enjoyed great popularity. The holder of numerous awards, Gustav Peichl taught at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna where he also served as rector (vice-chancellor); he has also held visiting professorships at institutions such as Harvard University in Boston, among others.
Grand Austrian State Prize, Mies van der Rohe Award; participation in the Kassel documenta, the Milan Triennale, and the Venice Biennale. Member of the Austrian Art Senate, honorary member of several international schools of architecture.
Peichl’s caricatures are distinguished by their subtle criticism of politics, art and society.
Neurological outcome in children after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Children suffering from life-threatening heart and lung diseases depend on a special type of heart-lung machine (ECMO) while in intensive care. These children have a high risk of long-term neurological effects as a result of lack of oxygen and impaired blood circulation in the brain occurring prior to and at the beginning of this form of treatment. In this study, extensive internal and developmental neurological examinations, including an EEG and psychological tests, are carried out to assess the children’s psychosocial satisfaction and their condition in relation to their age and development status. These post-operative examinations help to explore future measures for preventing neurological damage in ECMO patients.
Get your Original Sacher-Torte „Artists' Collection“
Further information:
Hotel Sacher Wien
Christine Koza
Tel. 01/51456-814
E-Mail: ckoza@sacher.com
