[…] happens when we make space for the future - when we combine change practices from futurology, social innovation, systemic transformation, economic sustainability theory and democratic engagement with artistic methods that engage our bodies and senses to explore what might come? What if, instead of just discussing the future, we can stand in it, feel […]
Theme: The Changed Educational Landscape In light of the upcoming reform in the design schools' curriculum, Formkraft explores how the education in crafts and design has evolved and what it means for the field. The conversation with Henrik Vibskov highlights several aspects worth considering in the discussion about Danish design education. The design industry […]
Sara Staunsager, MA in Aesthetics and Culture. Curator of Collections at Trapholt museum of modern art, craft and design.
It is completely wrong that Denmark has not had a new design policy since 2007. That is the opinion of Carina Christensen, who calls design and craftsmanship an essential social competence that can help solve many of the challenges of the future. As principal of Design School Kolding, she urges politicians to get started, […]
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What happens to us when we experience things with our hands? When sensory perception becomes a source of knowledge and experience? Laura Astrup talks about her artistic practice and the necessity of awakening our senses.
[…] in the working processes and environment. With educational backgrounds from, mainly, the United States and Britain, unlike Danish designers at the time, they were familiar with the artistic methods of life-like perspective drawing – the vital visualization that Bjørn and Bernadotte considered an essential professional skill, both internally at the studio and in external […]
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Architecture has to adapt to the terms of the clay The ceramics route in Middelfart stands out from other Danish art routes by giving craft and craft-based art pride of place. The only global counterpart is the village of Mazara del Vallo on the island of Sicily, which is embellished with vases, decorated tiles, […]
Munkeruphus, once the home and studio of the architect, visual artist and designer Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–82), is blessed with a lovely natural setting offering sweeping views of the sea. Near the coast stands a sculpture that resembles an ordinary, everyday toilet. The view is magnificent; not least for a toilet. But of course, you […]
[…] enthusiasm I'm used to at home,’ she says. When the course was completed and the diplomas were printed, Vibeke Rohland received gifts from the participants. Arts and crafts that they had made themselves. It meant a lot to her. ‘Getting to know people with a completely different approach to arts and crafts and design […]
[…] memory. We can all recall the feeling of stroking a dog's fur or the smell of freshly baked bread. According to Wang & Söderström, there is an artistic potential to develop works that connect such sensory experiences across time and space. They believe that our sensory experiences in the physical world can enrich our […]