Across Denmark, museums, exhibition spaces, galleries and pop-up formats showcase crafts and design. Either as permanent formats or as temporary or perspective-orientated inclusions. Charlotte Jul has mapped the crafts and design scene in Denmark.
About the interplay of craft, design and other terms used to describe the field in Denmark.
Danish Crafts & Design Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary and stepping up its political efforts. For at the heart of the narrative of Danish crafts and design lies a sector that is still fighting for recognition, better conditions and a place in cultural policy. Charlotte Jul has spoken to four key figures in […]
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[…] and Among the Trees, all of which were carried out in 2020–21 while the Covid pandemic sent Europe into repeated lockdowns. In the article, the term ’ craft’ is used to refer to projects, where professional makers or artists work on equal terms and in equal exchange with amateur craft makers to create a […]
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 […]
'Artistic craft is something essential and valuable that we must pass on to the next generation. Otherwise, the basic know-how and foundation for Danish design will lose its shape.' Danish Crafts & Design Association, chairperson, Hanne Brøbech Sønnichsen puts into word a central challenge for the craft and design field.
Denmark lacks a scene that purely exhibits craft and design. We have several museums and galleries dedicated to the field, but we miss the big stage where craft artists and designers can frolic freely with a perspective on both the past and the future. A stage that can manifest and communicate the potential that does […]
Sara Mirkhani is a ceramist from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She points to an unfortunate hierarchisation of the arts in Denmark and points out that we must protect the professionalism that comes with the title of craft artist (kunsthåndværker).
Craft artists should have a permanent seat at the table when municipal art councils make decisions. This could be the key to integrating crafts and design more deeply into the decoration of public spaces and institutions. Since 2010, ceramicist Nina Lund has been advocating precisely for this—encouraging local politicians to recognize the valuable […]
Art can be a way to create spaces that embrace citizens in vulnerable situations. In Middelfart, designers and craft artists are developing a waiting area for the new local hospital, where everyone should feel comfortable and want to be. The project was initiated by Middelfart Municipality and the Danish Arts Foundation's project support committee […]