[…] months, years, sometimes a lifetime. And since Volther’s chair works well, in both visual and functional terms, and since it’s also an archetypal Windsor type with a history of 6–700 years, it was a good place to start,’ Nicolai explained, adding, ‘Rather than first having to reinvent the wheel and spending time on that, […]
[…] more we surround ourselves with nature, the better. Anker Bak addressed other key issues in our talk. Nature. Manufacturers who ought to know more about the history of the product. The significance of the product’s future life in the form of user stories. Furniture that is handed down ... With En ny værdighed, […]
Preserving calm and identity in vulnerable situations Another project is NÆRVÆR (Presence), which uses textile design to reduce the symptoms of illness. In its millennia-long history, textile has always had a functional aspect, but in this project, the two design students Josephine Bourghardt and Emma Khan Forbæk Doolan specifically take the health aspect to […]
[…] his lifetime. That is part of the reason why Wegner is now getting his own dedicated museum in Tønder. A place to present his catalogue, thoughts, design process, history. He deserves that, says Anne Blond, who is project manager for Museum Wegner and responsible for realizing the museum over the next couple of years. She […]
[…] Claire. The conceptual point of departure ofthe motifs isthe fulcrum of his art. At the same time, the vase is functional. Perry displays astrong affiliation with art history in his use ofthe classical and traditional vase as abasis for his motifs and via the retaining ofthe ornament and decoration on the surface of the […]
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[…] >K ■:i THE PATTERN INTHE CREATIVE PROCESS Amy Goldin’s closely-argued, meaning-packed article from the peri- odical Artforum. 1975. as welt as anumber ofother works oftheory and art history -primarily Gombrich’s large work on The Sense of Order- stand out byfocusing on afar broader understanding ofthe relationships among pattern, motif and ornament inaesthetic pro- duction […]
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[…] 00s inKaren Kjældgård-Larsen’s oversized version Blue Fluted Mega for Royal Copenhagen. Susanne Hangaard’s piece can be associated with the international ceramic trend that takes an interest inthe history and sym- bolic language of porcelain patterns -as exemplified by the British ceramists Robert Dawson and Paul Scott. TO EACH THEIR OWN TRADITIONS Perhaps itwould be […]
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[…] en del aftiden, havde set sådan ud, følt os smarte itiden og forladt den tid, som vialle forlader alle RETRO AND BACK AGAIN By Bjarne Kildegaard The history ofstyle isfull ofrecycling. Aesthetic forms that have long since ceased tofascinate artists, designers and consumers suddenly re-emerge inour material universe tocaptivate, fascinate and inspire. Historically, one […]
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[…] after van Duisburg, Diego Rivera, the revolutionary Mexican visual artist, decorated walls inthe Mexico and USA ofthe 1930s with figurative fables inabrilliantly coloured swarm ofdetails from the history ofthe peoples; popular monumental art that enjoyed recognition from allquarters. Even atthe Rockefeller Center inManhattan itwas Rivera who, inthe name ofprogress, paid homage tothe worker and […]
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[…] avantgarde afkunsthistoriker Louise Mazanti 58 58 Denaterialisering og kunsthåndværkets identitet 66 afcand. mag. Jannik Jepsen Dematerialization and the artist-craftsman identity 66 byJannik Jepsen, MA inDanish and art history Økonomisk støtte 71 Financial support 71 Kolofon 72 Colophon 72 BIENNALEN 2002 30. AUGUST -20. OKTOBER 2002 BREDGADE 68, 1260 KØBENHAVN K KUNSTINDUSTRIMUSEET WWW.BIENNALEN2002.DK TELEFON 3318 […]
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