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 […]
[…] Eken, shared that as both an architect and a jewellery artist, she works on multiple scales and sees elements of jewellery everywhere, just as she also finds urban elements in her jewellery. "Is it a ring - or is it a pavilion? Is it a weather vane, or is it a pendant? An earring […]
On the occasion of Architecture Year 2023, Formkraft explores crafts and design in urban spaces, public spaces, and built environments. The theme publication provides space for the latest research and work on crafts and design. Where and how is contemporary crafts and design established in the city’s space? What actors are behind it? What […]
On the occasion of Architecture Year 2023, Formkraft explores crafts and design in urban spaces, public spaces, and built environments. The theme publication provides space for the latest research and work on crafts and design. Where and how is contemporary crafts and design established in the city's space? What actors are behind it? What […]
[…] Library from 2014 by the Scottish artist Katie Paterson. The latter is a time-based project that addresses the narrative aspect in relation to a broader site-related and urban development project. Benandsebastian’s Silent Parties is based on eight historical court cases where animals and robots were involved in legal disputes, that is, court cases in […]
[…] order to get an aesthetic and unique expression on a building that can stand for hundreds of years. 'It is an affordable way to give a building identity and aesthetic added value. As humans, we need to feel embraced by the place we live. We can feel a sense of belonging to a building […]
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.
In early 2022, the Ebeltoft Glass Museum welcomed a new director, art historian Mikkel Elming, who has since initiated extensive changes at the museum. Just over a year later, the museum has premiered a new exhibition featuring Studio ThinkingHand, a new name, a new visual identity, and, notably, a new exhibition strategy.
[…] covers, nails, rusty cogs and so forth. Nicolai Appel, who took over Galerie Metal in 1999 together with Kennie Falk, Lars Glad and Castello Hansen, focused on urban structures and flows, while Pernille Mouritzen was driven by fascination with cityscapes. The other main figurative approach of the time tended towards the absolute negation of […]
