Can you equate locally produced with sustainability? How do craft and design micro-businesses work with green solutions? And is it enough to think circular economy?
CF: In that light, the current focus on the experience economy, for example, is not a sign that aesthetics have taken on a more prominent role? VR: In my opinion, the experience economy is more about commodification, it is a way to capitalize on the human sensory system. Perhaps, it shifts the focus from […]
[…] thanks to the large international art market. Excavation, collection, and sale of antiques became an organized trade and a lucrative source of income in the terrorist group's economy, where individual items could be sold for up to $35,000. Desperate citizens who had lost all other means of livelihood contributed to digging up and reselling […]
Throughout, the construction process has been based on choices that demonstrate how design can produce appealing design objects based on a circular economy. Both the renovation of the old rococo building and the elegant newbuilt pavilion in the park may be seen as forward-looking strategies for sustainable design. Designmuseum Danmark operationalizes future design strategies […]
[…] an interactive installation by Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm and ARTificial Mind, we can engage in conversations with five AI agents representing future generations' perspectives on love, the universe, economy, technology and nature. The AI agents are trained on different datasets about the future - from scientific reports to science fiction literature - developed in collaboration […]
[…] of their skill set. Many are interested in different career paths. Some might have a dream about pulling the plug for a while, rely on a barter economy or find a new relationship between economy and society. I think we’re going to see a lot of deeply committed students in the coming years. We’re […]
[…] with visitor centres or museums of cultural or natural history, which are the main institutions we work with at JAC studios, we often hear terms like ‘experience economy’, ‘Instagram moments’ and ‘wow experiences’. There is a desire to join the experience economy and to build a success that is reflected in increased attendance numbers, […]
[…] region. Røros was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List due to the copper and chrome mines from the 18th century, which played an important role for the economy of Denmark-Norway. I studied the geology and the natural materials in this area and the waste materials that the extraction produced. I work with local authorities […]
[…] at developing ideas, creating a whole, expression and story. My experience as a ‘new professional’ is that there is more prestige in the title of artist, more economy and recognition than the title of craft artist. I see this reflected in the fact that it is ‘easier’ to gain access to foundations, galleries and […]
[…] a former farmer myself and know that wool is something you, so to speak, get 'dumped on you' when it comes from smaller herds because there's no economy and logistics for its use - especially when it's wool from breeds that aren't bred for wool but maybe are some more robust types typically used […]
