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 […]
This year's KH Award 2025 has been awarded to Professor Ole B. Jensen from Aalborg University for his recently completed research project on exclusionary design and social marginalisation in urban spaces. This year's prize was designed by the design agency Le bureau and was presented on 9 October.
[…] 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.
[…] Year's speech, His Majesty the King pointed out the value of good craftsmanship – the skills that have been refined over generations and continue to create both identity and livelihoods. But manual labour does not come naturally – it requires training, time, diligence and commitment, which we at Danish Crafts & Design Association are […]
