Wang & Söderström. Biennalen 2023. Tableau

Theme:
Crafted Realities

How are the infinite and impactful possibilities of the digital realm utilized? Formkraft explores what the digital state means for the craft and design sector. How can craftsmen and designers best harness the new digital tools, and what pitfalls should they avoid?

The theme: Crafted Realities will be presented at the Biennale Symposium on November 1, 2023, at the Royal Academy. It is possible to listen online. Read more here.

Editorial

Crafted Realities – A World of Possibilities

By Anne Louise Bang, phd, tekstildesigner og forsker & Helle Dyrlund Severinsen, cand. mag.

The digital evolution is in overdrive, opening up a world of possibilities and associated pitfalls. Formkraft investigates what the digital landscape means for the craft and design sector.

Astrid Skibsted og Michelle Yi. Biennalen 2023

Portrait

A Tactile Revolution

By Majken Overgaard, curator and writer

"Sensation is not limited to the physical world. It can transcend the physical and the digital. The digital has not yet fulfilled its full potential – that's what we want to contribute to." Read the interview with Wang & Söderström

Wang & Söderström

Article

Tideland

The Perfect Copy: ‘The Stolen Collection’

By Stephanie Strøyer, MA in Art History and former appraiser at Bruun Rasmussen Art Auctions. Art historical consultant on the project 'The Stolen Collection' by Tideland Studio.

Metaverset. Louise Koch

Crafting the Metaverse

By Louise Koch, designer, cand.pæd. MA

Interview

The digital art scene is more democratic, accessible, and personal: ‘Here, there is no reverent whispering.’

By Michael Kirkeby, journalist

The digital art scene has significantly fueled the emergence of new enthusiastic art collectors. But who are they? Why do they buy digital art, and what opportunities does the latest technology bring? Formkraft has visited a dedicated art collector for a conversation about the digital art world.

Viola-Rama-Synthetic-Muse-21

Exhibition Review

Biennale for Craft & Design 2023

By Mikkel Hammer Elming, director of Glass (Glasmuseet Ebeltoft)

Mikkel Hammer Elming was a part of the prize committee at the opening of the Craft & Design Biennale 2023. Here, he shares his thoughts on his experience of the exhibition, the theme, and the considerations the prize committee had when choosing this year's recipient of the Biennale Prize of 100,000 DKK. The Craft & Design Biennale 2023 explores digital technologies under the theme 'Conversion'. The exhibition is on display at Copenhagen Contemporary until 12th November.