[…] Renewal is imperative. And that makes sense. Both the renewal and the fact that Kastoft and Kongskov are now the ones who continue the proud tradition. They have been involved in the project throughout, and they have the network to maintain the momentum. Asked about the national and international impact of Mindcraft, Kastoft replies:
Design writer Sisse Bro visited the ceramics fair in Brussels, where Danish and international artists and craftspeople meet in a ceramic crossroads.
Artist residencies, international exhibitions, inspirational travelling, jobs, and collaborative projects. Danish craft artists and designers have a great tradition of looking abroad for development, collaboration opportunities and insight. Both in their own practice and in understanding the world's different materials, techniques and cultures. As early as the 1950s, Sigvard Bernadotte and architect Acton Bjørn […]
What is it like to build an international career and return to Denmark after 24 years abroad? Anders Herwald Ruhwald and Marie Herwald Hermann talk about their individual and joint journey to the USA and back again.
[…] title of adjunct professor at Design School Kolding. He collaborates with young designers, both as interns, assistants, and in other roles. Formkraft has spoken with Vibskov to gain an established designer's perspective on working with newly graduated Danish designers. However, for him, it makes more sense to consider the whole matter from an international perspective.
[…] and trade fairs to market their products and designs. These exhibitions often enjoyed intense media attention and coverage. During the 1950s, Danish design and craft also attracted international attention in the big travelling exhibitions Design in Scandinavia in 1954–57 and The Arts of Denmark in 1960–61, but the most prestigious design manifestations of the […]
[…] Here, the focus was still on the Danish furniture tradition, which everyone related to and which gradually became a burden without radical renewal possibilities. Danish designers were internationally inspired and came up with new expressions; provocative, organic, openings towards new materials and style games with the monumental and the decorative. Unfortunately, manufacturers were rarely […]
[…] global issue, where precious cultural heritage is unabashedly sold to the highest bidder. A trade chain that extends from terrorist groups in the conflict-ridden Middle East to international market platforms like eBay, before disappearing into private art collections and out of history – perhaps forever. The nine figures are replicas of real artefacts: historical […]
[…] University. Bojesen holds a degree in textile and material design from The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås. Emmanuel Martini is a French/Belgian fragrance and candle designer with international experience and a studio in Copenhagen. Martini works as an independent perfumer after training with French perfume composition houses, specifically in Grasse and Manosque. Martini became […]
Maria Lind thinks curatorially and in her work as curator and director of Kin museum för samtidskonst in Kiruna, she tries to connect the local roots of northernmost Sweden with international movements in art and artistic crafts. She is committed to giving the hand as much space as the heart and brain.
