The Norwegian crafts field is focusing increasingly on academic theory and discourse. As an instantiation of this development, Marit Øydegard chairs a round table discussion with Jorunn Veiteberg, Knut Astrup Bull and Jørn Mortensen, on the question of how contemporary crafts are viewed as a distinct field of practice or in relation to fine art. Read more
Richard Sennett's book 'The Craftsman' is becoming an important reference for thinking about crafts in a broader sense. Art critic Kjetil Røed discusses the book as a useful toolkit for further thinking on the relation between the head and the hand. Read more
On 16 November 2011, the Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts and the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo held the seminar ‘Home as a Historical and Contemporary Context for arts and Crafts’. Senior Curator Knut Astrup Bull’s lecture at the seminar investigates Kantian and materialist aesthetics in light of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. The lecture is here published in full. Read more