[…] on crafts and design. Where and how is contemporary crafts and design established in the city’s space? What actors are behind it? What can we learn from history? Woodwork in the island city In a research project at the Royal Academy, Professor MSO Kirsten Marie Raahauge has examined what happens to cities when welfare […]
[…] on crafts and design. Where and how is contemporary crafts and design established in the city's space? What actors are behind it? What can we learn from history? Woodwork in the island city In a research project at the Royal Academy, Professor MSO Kirsten Marie Raahauge has examined what happens to cities when welfare […]
[…] the current house artist selection, we have seen projects that pay tribute to nature, challenge the body, or delve into colors and materials. Some highlight sustainability, local history, or identity, while others create local cohesion in "village projects" and try to create meaning in the lives of vulnerable children and young people in "city […]
[…] two years earlier. The project was structured as a three-day art workshop for students in years 7, 8 and 9 in collaboration with Danish, Social Studies and History teachers. Prior to the workshop, the students had read the Danish writer Pia Tafdrup’s poem ‘Seven Dresses for Visibility’ from 2011 and the Norwegian writer Nordahl […]
[…] a connection between physical and aesthetic sustainability. The whole process of recycling materials also represents a consumption of resources, so the sustainability aspect of a long lifespan is not insignificant,’ says the established designer, furniture maker and teacher, whose opinions and perspectives illustrate that history tends to repeat itself – but always in new ways.
[…] the Accessory Design programme and chair of the Student Council, she is sitting down with Formkraft for a conversation about the student rebellion in Danish design schools. Director of Education Eva Kappel, Design School Kolding, and Professor of Design History Anders V. Munch, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), are also present to offer their perspectives.
[…] be based on science, practice and artistic development – that is our purpose. We cannot simply decide to drop the academic disciplines. We have to teach design history, aesthetics, theory, the whole underlying method of design. Contemporary designers need great workshops skills as well as an academic, analytical approach to their work. We are […]
[…] months, years, sometimes a lifetime. And since Volther’s chair works well, in both visual and functional terms, and since it’s also an archetypal Windsor type with a history of 6–700 years, it was a good place to start,’ Nicolai explained, adding, ‘Rather than first having to reinvent the wheel and spending time on that, […]
[…] more we surround ourselves with nature, the better. Anker Bak addressed other key issues in our talk. Nature. Manufacturers who ought to know more about the history of the product. The significance of the product’s future life in the form of user stories. Furniture that is handed down ... With En ny værdighed, […]
Preserving calm and identity in vulnerable situations Another project is NÆRVÆR (Presence), which uses textile design to reduce the symptoms of illness. In its millennia-long history, textile has always had a functional aspect, but in this project, the two design students Josephine Bourghardt and Emma Khan Forbæk Doolan specifically take the health aspect to […]