[…] -who previously had played aleading role at Bauhaus -disap- peared from the school’s workshops. Dennis Dahlqvist isatrained journalist and holds adoctorate from the Depart- ment of Art History at Stockholm Uni- versity. Dennis Dahlqvist has worked as an art, architecture and design critic in various contexts and isthe initiator of the unofficial art fair […]
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[…] is only asurface finish. The gap between artist- craftsmanship and industrial design seems to be growing ever wider -sadly for the latter. infer anything from the design history ofthe last 150 years itisthat successful production isinthe great majority ofcases created by an artist or craft artists. Danish artist-crafts- manship isstrong atpresent; there isgreat potential […]
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[…] bepractically measurable. Ialso included external parameters like noise, room temperature and the quality ofthe light, aswell asthe passage ofthe year inthe form ofthe date and time.’ ‘The history oftextiles shows that new techno- logies generate new products and new forms ofexpression. So Iwant toexplore whether the computer can take me innew directions and create […]
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[…] as ac- cessible as possible, but aims atamore intuitive kind ofcommuni- cation. The installation exhibition often draws attention toits con- structed character, for example by referring tothe history ofthe museum institution orthe exhibition techniques ofearlier times. As aresult ofthis itrisks appearing tohave an elitist character, although this isfar from always the case. Among recent […]
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[…] tomeasure ourselves against others and ascertain that we have access topleasures that others do not. Luxury isrelative, like poverty. The official ofself-discipline, forget others, do what we History isrich ininsane luxury. Attimes it reasonable. Luxury approaches the sinful. Our resembled attempts tobreak world records: inner puritan gets abad conscience when we enjoy things too […]
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[…] pro- duced many excellent utility articles, among other things asingle table service (“Gudrun”), in cream-coloured faience with excellent forms, it is still awholly new chapter in the history of Danish ceramic that A/S. Fuur- strøms Faience Works have commenced the production of both faience services and ornamental objects of quality beyond the usual. Hitherto […]
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[…] asavalidation of authenticity -comes alive with the new technology. The unique piece materialises only the very moment itisused, and hence isemancipated from its deep rooting intime and history. When the new technologies have not found favours with unique craft work tothe degree that they have with art and design, itisnot an expression oflacking interest, […]
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Anders V. Munch, professor of design history, University of Southern Denmark in Kolding
[…] one of the last of the great intellectuals of Perhaps the ability to provide cultural grounding and understanding applies in particular to the classic crafts. Through- out history, mankind has created things for practical use, admiration and worship. Inthe future, this historical body ofwork, rooted inthe dimensions and potentials ofthe human body, may become […]
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[…] traditionel billedkunst. Dermed kan vi gennem formule- ring af frygten indkredse det specielle ved kunsthåndværket. The fear of domestic things A look at Modernism, its art and history as it has permeated the art world and our view of art throughout most of this century, shows that one of the major taboos in this […]
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