The development of new digital tools has influenced the field of craft and its approach to materials, form and aesthetics. PhD Anne Louise Bang offers some insights into the digital journey of design education and a look at some of the methods and digital tools shaping practices and approaches in craft now and in […]
The digital art scene has significantly fueled the emergence of new enthusiastic art collectors. But who are they? Why do they buy digital art, and what opportunities does the latest technology bring? Formkraft has visited a dedicated art collector for a conversation about the digital art world.
The exhibition ‘ Digital Echoes’ is a study in openings. Drua Sif Simone Albrechtsen is a programmer, designer, maker and artist all rolled into one. She works with digital knitting and creates objects that open up to the viewer in terms of form, while also opening up our understanding of what digital knitting can […]
"Sensation is not limited to the physical world. It can transcend the physical and the digital. The digital has not yet fulfilled its full potential – that's what we want to contribute to." Read the interview with Wang & Söderström
[…] he shares his thoughts on his experience of the exhibition, the theme, and the considerations the prize committee had when choosing this year's recipient of the Biennale Prize of 100,000 DKK. The Craft & Design Biennale 2023 explores digital technologies under the theme 'Conversion'. The exhibition is on display at Copenhagen Contemporary until 12th November.
How can the artistic working process be optimized with digital tools? Louise Koch guides artisans and designers to develop, design and create new products with AI, blockchain, Virtual Reality, 360 films, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality.
The digital evolution is in overdrive, opening up a world of possibilities and associated pitfalls. Formkraft investigates what the digital landscape means for the craft and design sector.
Which opportunities and consequences does the digitalization of society have for our material understanding? Consumers simply do not see the physical and social consequences, environmental impact and waste of manufacturing and thus lose the ability to choose the highest quality and most necessary products. "We need craft makers and designers to act as ‘superusers’ […]
A revival of the tangible and sensuous? The pervasive cultural and educational potential of craft in society was a key theme at the University of Southern Denmark’s conference on craft in a digital age, which was held virtually on 20 January.
One example is designer Sara Martinsen, whose digital encyclopaedia Phytophilia provides knowledge about how plants and vegetable fibres can be used for aesthetic and practical purposes in design and architecture.