Emilie Palle Holm continues: 'It is about exploring and developing methods that respect materials, craftsmanship, the environment and time, whilst also leaving room for innovation and experimentation. New graduates must navigate a landscape in which they must grapple with economic realities, environmental demands, social expectations and new technologies. This requires a balance between tradition […]
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The new European Cultural Compass is an ambitious attempt to formulate a common European direction for cultural policy. It contains strong intentions: better working conditions for artists, increased access to culture and international encounters, and a strengthening of Europe's cultural values. But amid these ambitions, there is one area that risks disappearing from view: Crafts.
[…] 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 on board. There was talk of the ‘furniture crisis’ with the Cabinetmakers' Autumn […]
[…] machine and an alchemist’s approach and breaking with the zero-error culture, two tutors and researchers from the Royal Danish Academy aim to show the world that there is an endless number of possibilities in recycling everything from roof tiles to toilets and turning them into new building materials – without compromising on form or aesthetic.
What’s the fuss about? In the autumn of 2023, Tideland Studio exhibited a collection of 3D-printed works at the Biennale for Craft & Design in the old welding hall at Copenhagen Contemporary. The nine small figures, intricately constructed from strands of fired clay, may seem a bit peculiar at first glance. But make no mistake. […]
Textile has made a comeback as an acknowledged material, technique and culture. In international art, especially in connection with conflicts, textile appears to occupy a unique role. Countless exhibitions use clothes and textile to express identity, gender, migration and life. The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei curated the art project Laundromat in a New York […]
Sara Staunsager, MA in Aesthetics and Culture. Curator of Collections at Trapholt museum of modern art, craft and design.
[…] in these early findings were indications that the narratives associated with specific items of clothing are carriers of the emotions we attach to them in additions to materials, color, fit, price or brand. One example was the strong feeling one participant had about a sweater that was the last present she received from her […]
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[…] that the Cold War should be waged as a ‘cold peace’. During ‘the American Century’ that now unfolded with unprecedented power in economics, politics, consumer practices and culture, new American design gained a central position on the global design map, on a par with Italian and Scandinavian design. This was especially the case within […]
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[…] of large and small places where you can experience craft and design points to the lack of a venue for craft artists to exhibit across professional affiliations, materials and large formats. Part of the mapping also shows that contemporary craft and design is largely disseminated through artist-run initiatives, galleries and pop-up exhibitions at practitioners' […]