In spring 2022, growing dissatisfaction among the students in Danish design schools came to a head. At the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, the design students held a demonstration, and a lengthy letter of complaint garnered more than a hundred signatures. The major newspapers printed op-eds and letters to the editor on the topic, and […]
Across Denmark, museums, exhibition spaces, galleries and pop-up formats showcase crafts and design. Either as permanent formats or as temporary or perspective-orientated inclusions. Charlotte Jul has mapped the crafts and design scene in Denmark.
[…] more enduring, they reflect a field shaped by reform movements and professional positioning and repositioning. Terms such as art industry, arts and crafts, skønvirke, applied art and design represent different perspectives and ambitions but have often sought to cover an equally broad scope. Today, ‘art industry’ sounds dated. Between the 1870s and 1900, the […]
More workshop time, more in-depth learning, more specific design skills – those were the demands from the students when a revolt broke out in the Royal Danish Academy’s School of Design in the beginning of 2022. Here, the Dean of Design offers her perspectives on the source of this dissatisfaction. What do the students […]
Danish design schools have undergone several major cutbacks, reforms, and political pressure. But does this mean that Danish newly graduated designers are overlooked due to lack of qualifications? Formkraft has asked Henrik Vibskov, who collaborates with several young designers
The tone was confrontational in April 2022, when students at Design School Kolding followed up on the rebellion among their fellow students in Copenhagen with an opinion piece titled ‘Academization is threatening our professional competence’ in the national newspaper Politiken. Ultimately, however, the article led to a broader and more inclusive dialogue between the […]
[…] development of new digital tools has influenced the field of craft and its approach to materials, form and aesthetics. PhD Anne Louise Bang offers some insights into the digital journey of design education and a look at some of the methods and digital tools shaping practices and approaches in craft now and in the future.
Danish Crafts & Design Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary and stepping up its political efforts. For at the heart of the narrative of Danish crafts and design lies a sector that is still fighting for recognition, better conditions and a place in cultural policy. Charlotte Jul has spoken to four key figures in […]
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Mindcraft was conceived in 2008 with an ambition of putting Danish design on the world map. Over the past 13 years, that ambition has been fully accomplished, and the exhibitions in Milan in particular have played a key role in promoting Danish craft and design. In 2019, the concept was taken over by the […]