[…] variety of materials and formats, including Mette Colberg’s windows, Frederik Gustav’s Balancing Game with wood and pebbles, Marlene Klok Mikkelsen’s digital meditation parody and Liv Marie Rømer’s textile. Small, hybrid forms dominate this year’s Biennale, probably as a reflection of the simultaneously physical and mental compression during a strange year, and one misses the […]
[…] initiatives, including EU directives and Danish Parliament’s decision to reduce greenhouse gases by 70 per cent by 2030. Other important initiatives are driven by the fashion and textile industry itself and by critical NGOs such as Fashion Revolution and the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion. And generally, most industries are working on transitioning; however, […]
[…] former factory on Amager, which once housed the city's production. The view through the window behind him is anything but natural, but inside he has decorated with textiles dyed with ochre, tiles glazed with ochre pigments and cardboard in grey-brown, yellowish and reddish shades. His interest in surfaces, materials and old traditions arose when […]
[…] can use both their heads and their hands, as His Majesty the King emphasises in his New Year's speech. When we think of craft traditions – glassblowing, textile printing, ceramics or wood and metalwork – it is not just about preserving the past. It is about seeing how new knowledge and technology can be […]
[…] therapy can be one of the great ideas of 20th century medicine. Am J Occup Ther. 1962;16:1-9. Reynolds F. (2004). Conversations about creativity and chronic illness II: textile artists coping with long-term health problems reflect on the creative process. Creativity Research Journal, 16(1):79–89. Reynolds F, Vivat B, Prior S. (2008). Women’s experiences of increasing […]
[…] Special Economic Zones, it is difficult to see the material flows and their environmental impact. To take a local example: Here in Oslo, there used to be textile mills and other types of manufacturing industry along the Aker river running through the city. This meant that people had a relation to how stuff was […]
[…] how function, materials, and concept all play a role in the selection. One of the newest works is Sun Disc (2025), an acoustic panel by architect and textile object researcher Cecilie Bendixen. The work combines function and aesthetics and was donated by the C. L. David Foundation. Another example is the Järpen lounge chair, […]
[…] also open up to craft artists and designers. This is not happening, despite the fact that more and more visual artists are expressing their artistic practice in materials such as textiles or ceramics. The recent Venice Biennale manifested exactly this trend, with a preponderance of textile works that focussed on craft artists and local crafts.
[…] point of departure at Design School Kolding (DSKD), where she is a teaching associate professor and thus has first-hand insight into the mindset of the new craft makers and designers. At the school, the new generation of makers and designers generate new potentials for the textile field that we can all learn from. Read article
[…] her point of departure at Design School Kolding (DSKD), where she is a teaching associate professor and thus has first-hand insight into the mindset of the new craft makers and designers. At the school, the new generation of makers and designers generate new potentials for the textile field that we can all learn from. Read