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Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn’t have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]

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The adorned human

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Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn’t have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]

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[…] They have some very special skills that DR needs to make the program. But the program is nothing without the participants. Participants who have completed long higher education studies and are therefore professionally practicing designers. Often, the designer must negotiate for a proper contract themselves, but when a state-funded institution like DR or numerous […]

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[…] made from local clay and seashells. We also used local plants, such as stinging nettles, for textile dyeing and weaving. The students thought that was fun. Our educational goal was for the children to learn about patterns and repetition, for example the repetition of a pattern in different glazes. Does it make a difference […]

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[…] momentum? The new government that recently came into office in Denmark aims to encourage more young people to choose vocational training and careers. The new Minister of Education even wrote a book about ‘knowledgeable hands’. It will be interesting to see whether the policy statements are backed up by professionally qualified action, so that […]

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Dignity for all

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[…] of human dignity. Inclusion and diversity have rightly become key organizational topics: how can we make sure everyone has equal access to the labour market, culture and education? The designed material world is an equally important element in our efforts to dismantle handed-down barriers and privileges. In either case, a good way to improve […]

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Digital natives The students accepted into our textile education programmes today are mainly motivated by a passion for and curiosity towards the craft of their field. Craft is best learned through an introduction to the analogue textile tools and the techniques of weaving, printing and knitting. The slowness of these techniques helps the students […]

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[…] and has lived in Aarhus since 1998. She holds a degree in Aesthetics and Art Theory from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, from 1995 and completed her education in ceramics at Design School Kolding in 2006. She has received awards both in Denmark and abroad; most recently, she was awarded the Danish Arts Foundation’s […]

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DANSK KUNSTHÅNDVÆRK OG INDUSTRIEL DESIGN 46. årgang nr. 1 Februar 1975 Indhold: Side o* Bruno Mathsson er blevet tildelt Nordisk Kunsthåndværker-og Designerpris Noget om foreningen * Foreningens nye vedtægter Andre pristildelinger 8 O 3 3* 4 8-9 S Annonce jm. jk Det er ikke blot penge og papir, man henter i banken. Også i fiskeriet […]

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Biennalen

2011 Issue #

[…] or message over technical perform- ance, which isthus relegated to second place. Sloppy craft, which ismainly seen among the younger genera- tion, reflects certain changes in the education system, which has adiminishing emphasis on technical skills. SCANDINAVIAN MODERN? A piece such as Marianne Krumbach’s 7Trees, agroup of nature-inspired stoneware shapes, isfar from amas- terpiece […]

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