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 […]
[…] now decided to move back to Denmark. Partially, at least, since they want their children to experience the privilege of understanding multiple cultures and acquiring a hybrid identity. Partially, because they are going to maintain their careers and studio in Chicago. Marie is a tenured professor at the Art Institute of Chicago; her job […]
[…] across the board.’ The desire to get out and about has shaped Sia Hurtigkarl's practice right from the start. She holds a bachelor's degree in Man & Identity from the Eindhoven Design Academy. The programme had a very international environment. That was the challenge, but also the reward of studying at that particular academy: […]
Theme: Diversity versus Standard Through craft and design, we can stage ourselves and create the identity we want. What stories do contemporary artisans and designers have to tell? In the coming months, we'll be looking at both the many stories that crafts help tell and the standardised design solutions that are designed to […]
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Rings called "Voices" take inspiration from the classic signet ring design and draw upon the colors, lights, advertisements, and capital of Rådhuspladsen. These rings convey a sense of masculinity and power, with fragments of logos leaving their mark on the wearer, perhaps without immediate recognition. The interpretation of The Black Square on Nørrebro comes to […]
[…] other jeans.’ Anthropologist Mark Vacher calls this diasporic longing. We talked about missing clothes, wearing the same clothes from home in order to hold on to one’s identity and memories, encountering the huge amounts of used clothes donated by Danes and wearing clothes that once belonged to a stranger. These conversations were carried by […]
[…] focus on developing glazes with life and depth. Glazes you can gaze into and which highlight the impurities of natural raw materials – their characteristics and visual identity. But to me, the weight itself is also an important part of the piece. Throughout art history, vision has been regarded as the principal sense of […]
Climate adaptation, aesthetics, community engagement, identity, urban development, quality of life – it all comes together in the plans to make ceramics a visible part of the Danish town of Middelfart. Travelling the new ceramics route.
