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Rune Fjord

Artists-in-residence for Young Audiences – what is it?
Article

[…] the target group normally moves. Therefore, "home" is also an important part of an Artists for Young Audiences project. "Home" can be local institutions such as schools, educational institutions, or cultural institutions (libraries, museums, theaters, or citizen houses), where teachers, educators, and art mediators contribute to the project. The collaboration between artists and institutions […]

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Gurlii Elbækgaard

Greasy fingers and practical research help craft out of the display case
Speakers Corner

[…] greasy fingers on. That's the verdict from a student at the Design School Kolding. Throughout the winter, Formkraft has brought thought-provoking and sometimes depressing reports about the education at the new design universities, which the schools are well on their way to developing. Unfortunately, artistic craft seems to be losing ground. That the students […]

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Kim Buck

Relationships, silver bubbles and a heart of Teflon. A conversation between two jewellery designers
Conversation

Two jewellery designers come together, bridging generations, educational backgrounds and professional perspectives. The differences are clear between 69-year-old Kim Buck and 31-year-old Klara Bloch, but a shared understanding quickly emerges in their conversation – including the realisation that jewellery only acquires its true meaning when it meets the person who wears it.

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Hot Hands - kunsthåndværk i samtidskunsten. Skovgaard Museet Viborg

Material-based art challenges the boundaries between craft and traditional art
Interview

Theme: The changing educational landscape Danish craft and design schools have been in a state of flux for a number of years. Political reforms, cutbacks, name changes, cash-strapped thinking and the climate crisis have influenced how craftsmen and designers are educated. Formkraft gives column space to different voices to get a nuanced insight into […]

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Wang & Söderström

A Tactile Revolution
Portrait

[…] 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, […]

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