Theme: Student rebellion Formkraft gives the floor to both students and institutions and examines contemporary educational opportunities for craft artists and designers. Follow along from November 2022 – January 2023 when Formkraft takes stock of the design education in Denmark. ForewordStudent rebellionBy The editorial teamIn spring 2022, growing dissatisfaction among the students in Danish design schools came to a head. At the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, the design students held a demonstration, and a lengthy letter of complaint garnered more than a hundred signatures. The major newspapers printed op-eds and letters to the editor on the topic, and across the media, there was widespread debate. But what did the students want? And what was the outcome of the protests? Formkraft gives the floor to both students and design schools and takes a look at current education possibilities for craft makers and designers.Read forewordThemeA historical look at the student rebellion and the design schoolsBy Anders V MunchThe history of the design schools since 1969 is turbulent, which shows in many mergers and name changes. Which demands from students have been met over the years? What development have the programs undergone? Get an overview here.Read theme articleInterviewsStanding up for core professional competenciesBy Heidi Laura, journalist og forfatter, ph.d.Read interviewWhat you learn is how to learnBy Heidi Laura, journalist, writer and PhDRead interviewAt Design School Kolding, the ‘rebellion’ revolves around the balance between craft and theoryBy Nana Balle, journalistRead interviewPortraitThe academic challengeBy Charlotte Jul, freelance writer, curater and editorJohannes Foersom is a trained furniture maker and designer and one of Denmark’s most prolific furniture creators over the past 40 years. In this conversation, he looks back at his student days in light of the recent student rebellion at the Royal Danish Academy and argues that the academy ought to consider more practice-based research.Read portraitSpeakers CornerGreasy fingers and practical research help craft out of the display caseBy Hanne Brøbech Sønnichsen, chairperson, Danish Crafts & Design Association'Artistic craft is something essential and valuable that we must pass on to the next generation. Otherwise, the basic know-how and foundation for Danish design will lose its shape.' Danish Crafts & Design Association, chairperson, Hanne Brøbech Sønnichsen puts into word a central challenge for the craft and design field.Read speakers cornerReviewVoluminous jewellery, slowness and great loveBy Rosita Satell, designer and Ph.D. ’Let time stand still and take in your surroundings’ is the message at gallery RVNHUS in Kolding. Here, no less than 19 jewellery artists exhibit work of the highest international standard.Read review
