- Theme:
- Textile
- Subjects:
- Aesthetics ●
- Communication ●
- Exhibitions ●
- International
- Material culture
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[…] during the event: The European Environment Agency hosted workshops and debates about upcycling of textiles, including presentations of serigraphy prints on reused textiles and short talks about textile manufacturing and new EU regulations, including discouraging data about how much water is used to produce a single cotton T-shirt, plastic fibres in our clothes that […]
- Theme:
- Green production
- Subjects:
- Aesthetics ●
- Artistic craft ●
- Materials ●
- Production
- Sustainability
[…] with materials and more workshop hours. Today, materials are a complex and ever-changing concept. While earlier designers were used to relating strictly to wood, steel, glass, clay and textile, today, the range of materials has undergone explosive growth to include entirely new types that behave very differently and function across the field in unprecedented ways.
- Theme:
- Student rebellion
- Subjects:
- Craft ●
- Design Schools
- Education
Rebellion The protests in Copenhagen began with a meeting in February 1969. The students, spearheaded by Kirsten Dehlholm from the Textile line, had invited representatives of the Directorate of Vocational Training and the design profession. Despite some concessions by the Directorate, the students subsequently staged a week-long boycott of classes. During the boycott, together […]
- Theme:
- Student rebellion
- Subjects:
- Design Schools
- Education
[…] people’s welfare. Among the examples are the three study projects Venter i Farver, Yuniform and Fra Form til Tekstil (Waiting In Colour, Yuniform and From Form To Textile), which spring from an interdisciplinary course in design methodology as part of the design programme, in which bachelor students develop innovative health projects in collaboration with […]
- Theme:
- Thriving
- Subjects:
- Aesthetics ●
- Exhibitions ●
- Materials ●
- Research
- Universal design
[…] new formats and creating a strong international foundation for their future careers. Now they are back in Denmark with visions and recklessness in their luggage. In Mexico, textile artist Vibeke Rohland not only found inspiration and work. She also learned how colours and symbols bind people together when language falls short. In Nepal and […]
- Theme:
- Outlook
- Subjects:
- Identity
- International
The project team behind GenJord was initiated by the Aarhus Academy of Fine Arts and myself. In addition to myself, the working group included Anne Louise Bang, textile artist and researcher of sustainable textiles; Karoline Bach Larsen and Ida Fonsleth, students at the academy; and film and TV production technician Halfdan Kruse. Together, we […]
- Theme:
- Green production
- Subjects:
- ceramics ●
- Circulation ●
- Climate
- Sustainability
[…] for contemporary crafts and design? Join us at the Biennale symposium as we explore the potentials and challenges of these new tools. Moderator: Anne Louise Bang, ph.d. textile designer, researcher, VIA University College NB! Please note that the presentations will be in English, streamed, and recorded. 'Crafted Realities' - A Deep Dive into NFT […]
- Theme:
- Crafted Realities
- Subjects:
- Artistic craft ●
- Biennale
- Digital design
"In the beginning, there was only a single goldsmith, Kirsten Pontoppidan, who had the highest sales, just as more and more textile people joined. There was always a little drama about the spaces when one wanted to expand, because textiles preferably had to be in the sun. Many of the new ideas came with […]
- Theme:
- Urban Spaces
- Subjects:
- Artistic craft ●
- Craft ●
- Exhibitions
- History
Textile designer Dorte Østergaard Jakobsen reflects on the political system built around public art in Denmark and urges crafts people and designers to take action.
- Theme:
- Urban Spaces
- Subjects:
- Art installations ●
- Artistic craft ●
- Craft ●
- Danish Arts Foundation ●
- Decoration
- Politics
