According to Marianne Skjulhaug, rector of KHiO, the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norwegian design education has had good financial frameworks and working facilities until now. Additionally, the academicization of artistic design education has strengthened their status and importance, says Irene Alma Lønne, rector of AHO, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. […]
The academization of Danish craft and design education has been met with much criticism, especially from students. However, if you ask Troels Degn Johansson, former associate professor and head of department at the Royal Danish Academy, academization has improved the education in several areas.
Interview with Tim Ingold Imagine education without any division between crafts and academic learning. Or how about seeing craft as poetry, whether it is expressed materially, verbally or digitally? These are some of the new ways the anthropologist Tim Ingold invites us to think about education and craft. Or as he says: ‘Craft is […]
Rebecca Lajboschitz has mixed parts of several educations to create her own path as an artist. Today, she draws from various crafts and embarks on intuitive detours when creating jewellery, art, sculptures, or diving into larger projects.
[…] beginning of 2022. Here, the Dean of Design offers her perspectives on the source of this dissatisfaction. What do the students actually need? What promises does design education need to keep? Can create a better design programme together? And what might the future of the profession hold? Dean Mathilde Aggebo talks about design education […]
[…] Her er regeringens uddannelsesreform: Op mod hver tredje kandidatuddannelse skal kortes ned eller laves om, Altinget (2023) - in Danish only Rector of the Royal Danish Academy Lene Dammand Lund, Rector of the Aarhus School of Architecture Torben Nielsen, Rector of the Design School Kolding Lene Tanggaard, Significant challenges with shorter artistic educations, Formkraft (2023)
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The Danish government's education reform will deteriorate the artistic education that enables students to use their hands with their heads! The entire foundation for Denmark's reputation as a leading design nation, and as a country with the most talented and innovative architects, is at risk of crumbling, according to the rectors of the three […]
[…] printed op-eds and letters to the editor on the topic, and across the media, there was widespread debate. But what did the students want? And what was the outcome of the protests? Formkraft gives the floor to both students and design schools and takes a look at current education possibilities for craft makers and designers.
Stine Krag, MA (Education) in Educational Philosophy
The job as an assistant is a huge developmental opportunity after completing education, designer Sally Bjerre Gaarde explains. Formkraft explores how contemporary designers and artisans acquire knowledge.
