Norwegian Crafts

Norwegian Presence Contemporary crafts and design, Zona Tortona, Milan 17-22 April 2018 Learn more

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Adornment and Gender: Engaging Conversation Learn more

In this interview Pearla Pigao talks about "sound pictures", how music and weaving plays together in her work and about making the viewer the composer Learn more

In this interview Sigve Knutson talks about drawing as tool, material experiences and his search for our collective memory Learn more

New book out now: Documents on Contemporary Crafts no.5: Material Perceptions Learn more

Deadline May 1! Apply for support for international research and networking Learn more

Projects

Norwegian Presence 2018

Contemporary crafts and design, Zona Tortona, Milan 17-22 April 2018 Fairs

Adornment and Gender: Engaging Conversation

The residency will examine the role that jewellery, fashion, tattoos and other forms of body adornment play in individual expressions of gender. Residency

Doing the Theory

7 March 2018, Lovelace Hotel, Munich, in collaboration with Current Obsession Seminars

Book launch

Conversation and book launch, The Royal Norwegian Ambassador's Residence, London, 23 February 2018 Seminars

Curator in Residence

Namita Gupta Wiggers spent one month as Curator in Residence with Norwegian Crafts in the autumn of 2017 Network

Articles

André Gali takes a brief look at object-oriented ontology and contemporary crafts

After the End of French Philosophy

Stian Korntved Ruud - An inventor of curious things

In this interview Stian Korntved Ruud talks about his fascination with manufacturing techniques, the properties of materials and exploration of sound Interview

Lillian Tørlen - Meeting the public where they are

In this interview Lillian Tørlen reveals her thoughts on materials, vases and the importance of the exhibition site Interview

Sigve Knutson - The amateur craftsman

In this interview Sigve Knutson talks about drawing as tool, material experiences and his search for our collective memory Interview

About

Our principle aim is to strengthen the position of Norwegian contemporary crafts internationally.

Opportunities

Opportunities

Publications

Norwegian Crafts Paper 1: Contemporary Jewellery

A Norwegian Crafts publication that offers articles on contemporary jewellery with focus on Tone Vigeland. View all publications

Documents on Contemporary Crafts no. 5: Material Perceptions

A Norwegian Crafts production that offers critical reflections on materialism and perceptions View all publications

Press

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