Greenlandic jewellery designer When Karen Fly describes her educational path, it starts with a story about freeing herself from a certain idea of what jewellery can and should be. 'I didn't know that you could decide what jewellery should look like. That it didn't have to be like the ones in the shop,' she […]

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[…] at repairing, and some things should be passed on. What value does it hold, to whom and in what condition? There is a general need for sustainability education.’ Nina Husted Erichsen, head of programme at the Royal Danish Academy – Bornholm, pointed to the siloed character of sustainability efforts. She sees great potential in […]

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[…] Paulsen is head of the secretariat for Maker’s Island Bornholm; Marta Gasparin is head of research for Hephaestus, a four-year EU Horizon project that involves institutions of education and organizations from several countries. One of the most recent initiatives in this project is the partnership between Maker’s Island and BOFA to establish ‘Future of […]

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Blind Growth?

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[…] Hans Reitzels Forlag, . s. 723 - 751 Other sources https://www.thefabricant.com/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2022/11/30/gucci-enters-the-metaverse/ https://www2.deloitte.com/dk/da/pages/brancheanalyser/modeanalysen.html Terkildsen, M. & Pedersen, L. (2023) Inclusive Design & Fit Management, Kapitel i Sustainability in Creative Industries – Perspectives from the field of education and business, editors Østergaard, T., Bang A.L: & Clausen, R.T.J., 1. udgave, 1. oplag, 2023, Frydenlund, ISBN 978-87-7216-596-7

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Anne Mette Larsen Born 1961, Aarhus, DK Education: Aarhus Art Academy, weaving/painting, 1995-99 She has participated in numerous juried exhibitions in Denmark and abroad. This includes the Craft & Design Biennale 2011 at Koldinghus, where she received the Biennale Prize. Anne Mette Larsen will also exhibit at the Johannes Larsen Museum in March 2024. […]

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[…] in this new departure with postmodernist influences, Danish gold- and silversmiths naturally drew significant inspiration from the global melting pot of jewellery art. At the same time, education at the Danish College of Jewellery and Silversmithing had an almost exclusively artistic slant, and many of its students undertook supplemental studies in the Netherlands or […]

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Still a Bit Ahead

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Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn’t have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]

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The adorned human

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Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn’t have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]

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