Design as a fundamental human capacity Professor of Design Theory and Design History at the Royal Danish Academy, Ida Engholm's new book ‘Design for the New World: From Human Design to Planet Design’ reflects a very ambitious project. It seeks to rethink design based on the coincidence of the development of the concept of […]
[…] Beyond Borders was based on old, faded Danish flags in a wide range of reds with delicate light areas, yellowed with age, which give an impression of history and lived lives. Hence, the participants used delicate shades of red in their embroideries. Iben Høj often uses deliberate choices of thread to achieve the intended […]
[…] resulting from complex, time-consuming labour reintroduce friction into our life? Development has introduced a huge distance to things – we do not know their origin, composition or history, and they exist in a space that is deliberately staged to be as blank as possible, with noiseless white surfaces. Makers place objects centre stage and […]
[…] The view of the Little Belt strait and the green ramparts of the Renaissance city, on the other hand, is exceptional and brings nature and the city’s history close. The realization of the plans for the Canal District is in full swing, here at the edge of Little Belt. Since 2009, Fredericia Municipality and […]
[…] well-oiled machines. We have seen this with The Mindcraft Project , which managed the transition to a virtual format. One wonders if this may not be due to their history as recurring physical events. A history that has given the audience certain expectations of format and content and of seeing something surprising and new. Anni Nørskov […]
[…] its ultimate form, it is a place that we did not even decorate ourselves but which was instead prepared by a stylist – a place unburdened by history. Those who try to stem the endless flow of objects and their accumulation as clutter in our homes often do so by turning to minimalism – […]
Welcome to Formkraft, Danish Crafts & Design Association’s archive and new magazine. The association has a long history, and the digitization of magazines going back to 1948 gives all of us direct access to decades of communication efforts within the field. That offers a great way to learn from the past, so that we […]