[…] to introduce a craft perspective into the teaching of all nominally ‘academic’ subjects. And conversely, we should recognize that there is far more to craft than its designation as ‘non-academic’ would leave us to believe. Why do you remember the teaching of craft teaching as having been so boring? Probably, it was because your […]
[…] fordi dette netop er et af de vigtigste særkender for en uddannelse, der hviler på etkunstnerisk fundament. 113 Q&A Questions by Charlotte Jul ANNE-LOUISE SOMMER THE DANISH DESIGN SCHOOLS‘ NEW DIRECTION Anne-Louise Sommer isrector of The Danish Design School in Copenhagen. She graduated as an M.A. (research degree) in comparative literature from the University of […]
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[…] craft artists and industrial designers of the eighties are today ininfluential positions inthis country not only byvirtue oftheir output but also organizationally and as innovative forces inthe design schools. Without megastars on the design firmament the new Danish design still has ahigh reputation inter- nationally; but certainly not because ofany essential Danishness’. As citizens ofthe […]
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[…] succeed in renewing themselves so that they actually fill an ideal function?Under any circumstance there continues to be an institutionalized production of design. What the institutions (academies, design schools, museums) may include or exclude act as standards, as mechanisms that attend to the drawing up of boundaries between professional and anonymous design. Toge- ther with […]
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[…] other key figures. through asa”brand” with alarger public.” jewellery art internationally and who has an explanation ready. “In Denmark itisn’t possible today to train asajewellery designer inthe design schools. It’s apurely craft- oriented course, an apprenticeship with aperiod atatechnical school. Today this can besupple- mented with atwo-year super- structure atthe Institute ofPreci- ous Metals. The […]
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[…] exhibitors from 23 European countries were represented inagiant exhibition that had been organized on the initiative ofthe French “Société des Artistes Décorateurs” incoop- eration with the European design schools‘ organization “Cumulus”. The intention was tolet students exhibit alongside professionals inorder tocapture the experimentation that isn’t yet subject tomarket forces. The scene was thus set for […]
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[…] go beyond the fact that we need something toserve our potatoes in.” BALANCE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE The new white paper on education calls for research atthe design schools. This issomething that has been desirable for along time at the schools, and Turi Heisselberg Pedersen sees several possibilities for research inthe future. One ispurely material-based […]
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[…] see for exam- pie at Kunsthøyskolen inOslo -infavour ofindependent arts defined by the material; or whether the design concept instead isthe right heading, as we see inthe design schools inthis country. IDENTITETSKRISE Keramiker, keramisk formgiver, keramisk kunstner, stoftrykker, tekstildesigner, tekstilkunstner, væver, billedvæver, billedkun- ster, glaskunstner, glasformgiver, guldsmed, smykkekunstner, smykkedesigner, designer og nå jakunsthåndværker. Betegnel- serne […]
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[…] artist and the roles they play insociety. So itcan come asno surprise that there isalso disagreement about means and ends inthe debate about the status of the design schools inrelation tothe schools ofarchitecture -and about how we can organize research within this area. PROPOSAL FOR ACULTURAL UNIVERSITY Aproposal has been made togather research attwo centres, […]
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[…] Allé 50, 9000 Aalborg, telefon: 9813 8088 2 Forord Foreword Af/by Nina Hoboith Direktør, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum /Director, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum Hensigten med en Biennale for Kunsthånd- værk og Design er at samle, udvælge og udstille de bedste arbejder itiden. Iheldigste fald vil en stor interesse blandt kunsthånd- værkere og designere sikre en bred repræsen- tation […]
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