Weaver Sanne Ransby talks about her inspiration and how textiles can contribute with humanity, aesthetics and a practical function in public spaces. Her works are represented in Østre Landsret in Copenhagen and in Generationernes Hus on Aarhus Ø.
CRAFTVÆRK Dataspejlet is part of the 3 ½-year research project CraftVærk, which is a collaboration between Trapholt, Birgit Eriksson, professor of Aesthetics and Culture at Aarhus University, and postdoc Tina Hove Sørensen. The project follows two co-created works of art, of which Dataspejlet is one, and receives financial support from Velux Fonden’s Museums Programme. […]
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 […]
The theme of the first issue is durability and staying power. This topic is closely related with aesthetics, function, wearability and use and calls for an essential green transition in the way we produce and consume. Despite many good initiatives, we do not hear much about what craft makers and designers can contribute. What […]
[…] design, we are investing in the future. We are investing in people who can combine creativity and skill, and we are investing in a society where quality, aesthetics and sustainability are not the exception but the norm. Danish crafts and design can create opportunities for everyone. Let 2026 be the year when even more […]
[…] circular approach to materials and recycling: Can materials, for example, move across industries with the phrase ‘one man's waste is another man's treasure’ as a guiding principle? Aesthetics as a variable parameter in material-driven design is also examined. If the starting point is, for example, discarded textiles, one must embrace their textures and colours, […]
[…] founder and owner of the research laboratory Farmen, where she develops new approaches and methods to promote sustainability and address the biodiversity and climate crises, grounded in aesthetics. With its three hectares of land, Farmen serves as the physical development site for Marie Markman’s interdisciplinary research projects, as well as for her advisory work […]
[…] era’s well-known architects and practicing artists like Arne Jacobsen and Axel Salto led the way—due to their gender. The women, however, were far superior in technique and aesthetics, as they were primarily the ones who shaped the textile printing craft with figures like Marie Gudme Leth and the Danish Calico Printing Works, established in […]
[…] craftsmanship. That also means we prioritise works that experiment with techniques or perspectives that aren’t yet represented in the collection.' For Sandra Blach, it’s not just about aesthetics and technical skill, but about expanding the perception of what glass can be as an artistic medium. As such, the museum increasingly opens its doors to […]