[…] digitally from locations in several countries. This ironic point reflects a core aspect of the theme: nothing is more sensuous and tangible than crafts. That quality requires materials, people and methods to come together physically in the workshop, and yet, the field cannot escape the digital conditions of our current time. Everyone is bound […]
Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself in a world where profit, volume, and quick turnover dictate most things? And is it time to seriously move on from traditional materials like gold and diamonds, which are haunted by dirty production conditions - a path that several Danish jewelry artists have already embarked on?
[…] Professor MSO Kirsten Marie Raahauge has examined what happens to cities when welfare services disappear. In the present theme, Raahauge writes about the post-welfare city in a materialistic context. The case study is Tønder, which, with its 18th-century woodwork, historical welfare institutions, its time as a welfare city, and its recent urban renewal, is […]
[…] Professor MSO Kirsten Marie Raahauge has examined what happens to cities when welfare services disappear. In the present theme, Raahauge writes about the post-welfare city in a materialistic context. The case study is Tønder, which, with its 18th-century woodwork, historical welfare institutions, its time as a welfare city, and its recent urban renewal, is […]
For many years, crafts and design critique has been relegated to the lifestyle sections of major media outlets. What does that mean for our debate culture and the general understanding of the area? Have the focus on climate change and calls for sustainable production produced a momentum for elevating design critique to the category […]
Which opportunities and consequences does the digitalization of society have for our material understanding? Consumers simply do not see the physical and social consequences, environmental impact and waste of manufacturing and thus lose the ability to choose the highest quality and most necessary products. "We need craft makers and designers to act as ‘superusers’ […]
[…] we miss the big stage where craft artists and designers can frolic freely with a perspective on both the past and the future. A stage that can manifest and communicate the potential that does not have to take into account political discourses and museum obligations, but can focus solely on form and the cross- material potentials.
Based on Greenlandic craft traditions, textile artist Julie Bach creates works that combine history, body and sensation. In Puggut Anernerat / Breathing Membranes, she shows how art can bring forgotten techniques and materials into a contemporary context.
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[…] the global average, which is 12 tonnes. According to Circle Economy, we need to reduce this figure to eight tonnes to reach a globally sustainable level of material consumption. The report also highlights the fact that only 4% of the materials we use in Denmark is reused or recycled. That does not mean that […]
In the Western world, we live in a culture that is not just characterized by abundance, consumption and climate and resource challenges but also has a firm belief that design is a force for good! Design promotes innovation and creativity, thus contributing to economic growth, and in addition, most of us imagine that design […]