[…] and Anny Wang is a trained designer, but they have abandoned the idea of classical working methods, creating a shared hybrid practice. In addition to their formal education, they consider themselves self-taught in the digital. They have spent many hours watching tutorials online and delving into various forms of hardware and software, experimenting. So, […]
[…] future is meeting the students. The students want to move in a new direction, and they are actively doing it. That is also why current developments within education and research are so important, including DSKD Design School Kolding’s new interdisciplinary MA, Design for Planet and its involvement in the three-year Erasmus+ project FashionSEEDS (Fashion Societal, Economic […]
[…] about crafts in this context is their intimate and literally hands-on relations to materials. Knowing and understanding the material has always been a key element of craft education and practice, which holds great potential as a source of learning for design. The irony is that design education ever since the 1950s has struggled to […]
[…] they use their entire brain when they do this, compared to doing maths problems on paper, which only activates parts of the brain.’ In recent years, Danish education policy has increased the focus on physical activity in schools, and that is great, says Anne Kirketerp. However, it would be nice to see a similar […]
[…] development of new digital tools has influenced the field of craft and its approach to materials, form and aesthetics. PhD Anne Louise Bang offers some insights into the digital journey of design education and a look at some of the methods and digital tools shaping practices and approaches in craft now and in the future.
[…] interactions. In a look at how makers and designers contribute to the public space, the present theme offers reflections from practitioners, advisors and representatives from research and education. Anna Rikkinen, project manager in the Finnish organization Ornamo, has investigated the role and value of crafts in construction in a study that ran from 2018 […]
[…] professionalised design process that has taken place since the mid-18th century. We should educate our young generation in design understanding, let design play a greater role in education so that it is not just a practical subject. Design can be integrated into subjects such as Danish, biology and maths, in history through poster design, […]
[…] acquiring an international degree leading to several collaborations. For Anders, London became a strategic opportunity to study at the Royal College of Art, earning him an international education. He has a solid CV of exhibitions in the Nordic countries, Germany and South Korea, which altogether opened the door to a permanent teaching position as […]