Ole Akhøj. Anne Tophøj. Heavy Hand.

Peach Corner: Anne Tophøj. Heavy Hand. Fotograf Ole Akhøj.

Theme:
Scenes of crafts

The arts and craft industry is calling for an art centre dedicated to contemporary crafts and design. With this theme, Formkraft focuses on craft exhibition spaces and curators. What is the importance of small and large venues? Who curates craft artist and design exhibitions? How do the craft artists themselves get out of the limelight?

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Art centre with a duty to communicate? By Charlotte Jul

Mapping: Where to experience craft artists and design in Denmark By Charlotte Jul

Interview:From William Morris to Sustainable Goals: Lars Dybdahl on the role and potential of Danish design in society

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Speakers Corner

Art centre with an obligation to communicate?

By Charlotte Jul, freelance skribent, redaktør og kurator

Denmark lacks a scene that purely exhibits craft and design. We have several museums and galleries dedicated to the field, but we miss the big stage where craft artists and designers can frolic freely with a perspective on both the past and the future. A stage that can manifest and communicate the potential that does not have to take into account political discourses and museum obligations, but can focus solely on form and the cross-material potentials.

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Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk & Design 2023

Article

Mapping: Where to experience crafts and design in Denmark!

By Charlotte Jul, freelance writer, editor and curater

Across Denmark, museums, exhibition spaces, galleries and pop-up formats showcase crafts and design. Either as permanent formats or as temporary or perspective-orientated inclusions. Charlotte Jul has mapped the crafts and design scene in Denmark.

Fotograf Ole Akhøj. Keramik.

Exhibition Reviews

Til værks. Blå hånd. Fotograf Laura Stamer

Gesamtkunstværksted

By Marie-Louise Høstbo, Kreativ konsulent, Arkitekt MAA

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Udstillingsdesign
Fotograf - Jan Søndergaard
Hello the Roses

Jewellery between worlds

By Mette Saabye, jewelry artist and freelance writer

Christina Schou Christensen. Soft Sinks I+II, Nectar I+II, Molten Granite I+II, Molten Waste, 2025. Foto Christoffer Askman.

Waste as decoration

By Torben Weirup, art and architecture critic

Interview

From William Morris to Sustainable Goals: Lars Dybdahl on the role and potential of Danish design in society

By Marie-Louise Høstbo, arkitekt MAA, dansk design- og arkitekturspecialist, forfatter og fotograf

It is said that the status of a field depends not only on the results or progress achieved, but just as much on how its achievements have been documented, interpreted and communicated. Lars Dybdahl received the Design Council's Honorary Award in 2024 for his enormous commitment to this! In this interview, Lars Dybdahl explains why Danish craft and design are an important part of our society and what role he sees craft and design playing in the future.

Akiko Ken Made. Cursive. 2024. Fotograf Ole Akhøj