Concrete plasticity and light-beam drawings Glass artist and designer Renata Jakowleff explores ways to rethink and redefine the use of materials and techniques for different applications. Formconcrete is a new, patented technique for shaping concrete during casting. Usable in the precast element industry, the technique will provide an opportunity to create signature concrete facades and structures through […]

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[…] levels and the disappearance of fish habitats in a variety of art projects in public spaces, art institutions and galleries. The project is also tied into a concrete reality. The artists invite everyone to take action and help develop common solutions for making sure there will be fish in the ocean in the future. […]

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The November sun was filled with both inspiration and hope In addition to concrete proposals – from new regenerative materials to inclusive pictograms and community-oriented architecture for the Roskilde Festival – the exhibition also features more abstract, or perhaps rather poetic and philosophical, explorations of foundations, homes, nature and human life. How do we […]

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[…] room and explore what they need. As designers, they use their creative skills and playful approach to explore what we don't know beforehand and find out what is needed. By experimenting, they also discover knowledge that neither the user nor they themselves knew existed. They have made very concrete suggestions for this,’ explains Mette Mikkelsen.

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A higher purpose The 25 visionary projects in the ADFÆRD / VELFÆRD exhibition set a high bar. The display is liberating, concrete and impactful. Especially after Covid-19, which made us all painfully aware of the possibility of future pandemics with even more severe public health outcomes. Covid was also an eye-opener for the active […]

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[…] to enter into new relations and meanings in community with others while honouring their earlier relations. The core gesture of Becomings is the knot – both as the concrete act of knotting and as a symbol of connectedness and community. The participants are invited to tie, loosen and stretch knots in a form of co-crafting, […]

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[…] controlled its patterns via punch cards and is often considered a crucial step towards the development of the modern digital computer. When designers and artists today return to weaving and knitting, it is also a way of reactivating this historical connection – reminding us that the digital has its roots in a concrete, material craft.

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