The exhibition ‘Digital Echoes’ is a study in openings. Drua Sif Simone Albrechtsen is a programmer, designer, maker and artist all rolled into one. She works with digital knitting and creates objects that open up to the viewer in terms of form, while also opening up our understanding of what digital knitting can be. […]
The creative duo Wang & Söderström is creating new dimensions for perception through their installations that span digital and physical realms. I meet them on a rainy December morning for a conversation about their ambitious project, where they aim to create alternative experiences of the digital. For them, the digital and physical spaces are […]
At Lundsgaard Estate in Kerteminde, 32 artists and three curators have put textile art at the centre of the exhibition ‘This New World - Mostly Textile’. With 40 works and four site-specific installations, the potential of textiles as both an artistic and social medium is explored in an exhibition that balances the historical with […]
[…] symbolic meaning - becomes a central element that connects all aspects of the exhibition. The exhibition, which runs until 26 April at TIL:VÆRKS, is created by the artisan group Blå Hånd (Blue Hand )- a group that has been exploring and developing their practice in a close creative community since their formation after a […]
[…] material research. Wood, textiles, clay and steel are all present in the works in the exhibition – and even a mixture of pig's blood and sawdust in Paulina Delhaes-Heinz's cutlery set "Sang durci", which sends my thoughts in the direction of Dadaist explorations of what art and everyday objects are, can be and should be.
When a craft artist or designer has their work included in a museum collection, it represents significant recognition. But who actually decides what belongs in a museum – and how does the process work? Formkraft takes a closer look at the selection processes at four Danish museums of craft and design.
Tema: UDSYN Artist-in-residence, udstillinger og konkurrencer i internationale sammenhænge har alle dage været en del af kunsthåndværkernes og designernes dna. Hvilke fortællinger drager de ud med? Hvilken viden tager de med sig hjem? Læs tema
[…] island of Bornholm one afternoon in May. Jacob and Nina are both tutors at the Royal Danish Academy’s Institute of Architecture and Design, where they carry out artistic research: Jacob, with a focus on architecture at the Holmen campus in Copenhagen; Nina, with a focus on glass and ceramics in the academy’s campus on […]
[…] modern consumers’ eyes to the life of materials. Bennett’s theory will be briefly introduced in this text, because she calls for a break with the notion of articles for everyday use as dead and inanimate. Our general tendency to separate life and matter causes us to ignore, for example, the tendency of waste to […]
[…] down for the night; it is equally about a loss of breathing spaces in the city. Professor Ole B. Jensen of Aalborg University heads the four-year research project ‘Dark Design: Social exclusion in urban places’. In this article, he discusses the project and shares some reflections for designers and craft makers experiencing ethical design challenges.