[…] makes another advance in the field of contemporary tableware design. åmm i- In the pattern’s clean lines and strong yet graceful contours, the full possibilities of the material are clearly expressed. Each piece is at once abeautiful form and a logical, usable tool. 310… afresh interpretation of the time- less Jensen credo … to […]
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[…] hybridization and permissiveness that have marked the fantastic expansion of the range of materials during the swan-song of the mechanical era. the involvement ofthe craft artists inthe material istoday unabated -ifnot actually strengthened. But rather than the sensitive interpretations and expositions of the nature ofthe materials ofearlier times, the strong fascination of today isperhaps […]
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[…] One can see that many visual artists are using craft art atpre- sent. For the visual artists the detour through ceramics has been a way ofunderstanding the material anew.” HOLDBARHED Peter S.Meyer, direktør for Kunstmuseet Trapholt: “Ofte erkunst- håndværket motoren, den frie del afdesignprocessen. Det tror jeg ervigtigt, når vitaler om kunsthåndværkets ressource. Designe- […]
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[…] broken down and new disciplinary content – and thus also new disciplinary concepts -are invading the subject. To name afew atran- dom, there are virtual design, non- material design, strategic design, concept design. For the artist-craftsmanship tradition these are alien ideas; but for the design discipline they are positive statements about awhole new ‘concept’ […]
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[…] chair that can belinked inrows, and 1 comes with and without arm rests. I The back curves intwo directions to provide good support inchanging side positions. The material I consumption has been minimized j and the strength maximized inboth I the steel and wood construction. Kasper Salto finished his training as acabinetmaker with Jørgen […]
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[…] the ceramic tradition and the way Imyself see it.What isthe potential ofceramics, what can itdo?” explains Ann Lilja about her attitude tobeing acraft artist with ceramics asher material and unique items asher specialty. Since her departure from the Danish Design School in1997 (the now closed-down Department ofUnique Artworks) she has worked tofind her own […]
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[…] makers represented at the biennale operate with sublime freedom in the sculptural field, combining concrete crafts skills with the artistic project. In many cases they liberate the material from regularity and rationality, exposing and processing its characteristics in the pursuit of aesthetic reflection and communicative impact, combining itwith other materials, operating with form clashes […]
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[…] consists in is that crafts must be considered an artistic practice. But the question isstill: what kind of artistic practice isit? Many people would claim that itisthe material -clay, wood, textile, glass, metal -that makes something acrafts product. The Norwegian art Design, håndværk eller kunst? Til nytte eller pryd eller handler det om noget […]
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[…] created aspace within the space, spread sand on the floor, and achieved afurther spatial dimension and fine acoustics. Along with the glass cases this gave us acertain material quality -sand and glass. -What do you think about the current exhibitions that dramatize the exhibition design itself? Idon’t think you should stage-manage design. The things […]
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[…] experiments in unique clothing. The prize committee has thus substantiated their choice: “Mutual to the three projects is, that they each in their own fashion investi- gate material and form in a restrained, analytical and visionary way, which strikes one as thought provoking and consequent.” The Biennial prize 1995 is divided equally amongst the […]
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