[…] that have abuilt-in story are bound to appeal to us. Stories in- volve us emotionally and for that reason storytelling has become an essential parameter for modern economy. Itisaquestion of con- suming, and the means ofgetting people to do that isto produce dreams -storytelling becomes sto- ryselling. That the good story has always had […]
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[…] more interest was taken in technical disco- veries than in the beauty of printing. Books were made too much alike, in conformity with the hard law of economy; it was acase of cramming as many words as possible into every page so that the books could be pro- duced cheaply. The type faces were […]
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[…] recycle. However, this choice can also be associated with overall changes in society. InWestern societies, itisno longer manufacturing but the service and information sectors that drive our economy. That has hit the industrial production of ceramics, metalware and other craft-related products hard. InaDanish context, Royal Co- penhagen and Georg Jensen are obvious examples. Many […]
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[…] how craft art was slowly but surely pushed out to the periphery; at that time the imminence of World War IIprompted both rationalization processes and plan- ned- economy thinking, and the industrial forms ofproduction were undergoing rapid development. In addition the first over- view ofthe history ofdesign, Nikolaus Pevsner’s Pioneers ofthe Modern Movement, was […]
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[…] clear-cut answer to this question, because the situation is confusing. In many ways, today’s crafts is wedged between its much more powerful relatives design (which has the economy that crafts lacks) and fine art (which has the status that crafts lacks). And the confusion is not lessened by the fact that many craftsmen transcend […]
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[…] ofany ideological goals beyond the economic one; no manifestos are being issued arguing for the human rewards ofstrengthening the design area, other than the benefits tothe national economy. Or aswe could read recently inthe newspaper Politiken: ‘The owners’ plan with the (industrial design) group istodevelop its subsidiaries sothey can resell them for asmuch money […]
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[…] on everyone’s consciousness. “Give me your attention “,we say. To pay attention toothers isthe greatest and best gift. Attention isthe currency ofacommodity- consuming, play-acting society. Inthe attention economy there’s enough ofeverything -except attention. We can never get enough of And why was Iasked towrite about visibility when I’ve never said anything about the matter […]
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[…] BODYWRAPPINC.NY (see Dansk Kunsthåndværk 2/00) fits snugly into the context with awealth ofsecondary meanings inthe age ofglobalization and sustain- ability: plastic packaging from the centres ofthe global economy, the USA, Europe and Asia, re-used asthe uniform ofthis ‘civilization’: the suit and the pleated skirt. Power, signal value and consumption recycled to the limit. The […]
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[…] on society seems tobe played out. What we will beseeing from the spectator seats now iseither their death struggle ortheir ability toread developments and compete inthe new economy and interms ofthe work ofthe designer. Twenty years ago, who would have thought that anew faith inRoyal Copenhagen would come from Ursula Munch-Petersen and Ole Jensen? […]
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[…] and relevant. The pictures should beaware ofthemselves in their expression and radiate an infectious pleasure inthe material. And above allthey should husband their effects with care and economy. Material effects Asmall green shard ofglass catches the eye inthe sharp light ofa summer day on the beach. The glass has been matt-ground and reflects the […]
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