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When designers and architects shape our society, universal design is the key concept that expands the ‘one size fits all’ elastic to match the full diversity of users’ sizes, needs and functioning. Universal design is the principle of accommodating everyone. But how can universal design be incorporated into art projects?
[…] depends not only on the results or progress achieved, but just as much on how its achievements have been documented, interpreted and communicated. Lars Dybdahl received the Design Council's Honorary Award in 2024 for his enormous commitment to this! In this interview, Lars Dybdahl explains why Danish craft and design are an important part […]
Kolding School of Design combines awareness of materials, sustainability and innovation in a programme designed to equip the designers of the future to play an active role in addressing the challenges facing society and the planet. Karen Marie Hasling and Morten Krogh Petersen discuss the school’s development – and how they are preparing the […]
We must remember crafts and the aesthetic dimension when creating a new Danish design policy. That is the opinion of Christina Melander from the Danish Design Centre, who believes it is indisputable that good design makes a difference for companies, organisations and the public sector. A new crafts and design policy should encourage more […]
We live in a society built on consumption—but where do the raw materials come from? And what happens to our understanding of products and materials when production is removed from local communities? Material flows, design history, and craftsmanship intersect in an interdisciplinary conversation between Associate Professor Ingrid Halland and Professor Kjetil Fallan.
It is completely wrong that Denmark has not had a new design policy since 2007. That is the opinion of Carina Christensen, who calls design and craftsmanship an essential social competence that can help solve many of the challenges of the future. As principal of Design School Kolding, she urges politicians to get started, […]
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What will a new generation of designers carry forward, and what is worth preserving? Maria Bruun and Lærke Ryom discuss materiality, sustainability and the designer’s role in an age characterised by speed and screens.
Urban infrastructure and wayfinding systems are an important aspect of the city scene. Street signs, type design and characteristic objects on local street corners can serve as identity markers for cities and citizens alike. PhD fellow Matthias Horneman-Thielcke and museum curator Pernille Stockmarr offer insights into the background of Designmuseum Danmark’s new outdoor exhibition […]
In the summer of 2022, new design exhibitions opened in both Copenhagen and Oslo. Norway’s new National Museum seeks to embrace the full scope of the design concept, while Designmuseum Danmark focuses purely on – and renews – the aesthetic form.
Dark design is not just about homeless people losing places to bed down for the night; it is equally about a loss of breathing spaces in the city. Professor Ole B. Jensen of Aalborg University heads the four-year research project ‘Dark Design: Social exclusion in urban places’. In this article, he discusses the project […]