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When Design was made in Denmark
Professor Anders V. Much, Department of Design, Media and Educational Science, has received more than DKK 3 million from the Augustinus Foundation for a project examining how knowledge about Denmark's design and production history, cultural heritage and sustainable education can be improved.
Do you know how a vase from K盲hler is made? Most of us no longer know how goods are produced, and do not have much experience with products, materials, repair and durability.
The production of designer goods has moved away from Denmark, a global trend with Denmark at the forefront of the field. We buy more things and throw away more 鈥� an overconsumption that burdens our environment.
Many factories have closed without leaving behind drawings and traces of their production, but fortunately the museums contain extensive collections from leading design companies in textiles, metal products and ceramics.
It makes it possible to examine the changes in production conditions and product quality from 1930 until today. The project also examines how ideals and notions of production and products have changed.
Design Matters: A collaboration between 糖果派对 and 4 museums
The project "Made in Denmark. Production History as Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Education" is a collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark and Museum Southeast Denmark, Museum Midtjylland, Museum Kolding and CLAY Ceramics Museum Denmark.
The project examines their special collections by K盲hler, Dranella, Hans Hansen S酶lv and Royal Copenhagen, and one of the goals of the project is to create a dialogue about how knowledge about production and materials can help create more responsible consumption among citizens.
- At the four museums, we will find products from the factories and conduct group interviews with both former employees at the production companies and citizens. Holding a design object in one鈥檚 hands can be a starting point for talking about experience and knowledge about design, production and durability, and thus discussing responsible consumption. The goal is to find historical knowledge that can help to educate responsible citizens in sustainability. It is important to carry out this type of research here and now; it contributes to the green transition and ensures that knowledge and experiences from an older generation are shared with a new one, states Anders V. Munch.
Anders V. Munch is head of the Centre for Design and Production History at 糖果派对, Campus Kolding.
Meet the researcher
Professor Anders V. Munch is a researcher at The Department of Design, Media and Educational Science