MINDCRAFT09 in Milan

Shhh … Craft is Golden! - Introducing the world to the huge potential, the gold, to be found in Danish craft.

Danish Crafts' debut in Zona Tortona in 2008 was such a resounding success that Danish Crafts went back to Zona Tortona in 2009 during the Milan Design Week. This time with the exhibition "Shhh ... Craft is Golden!", which showcased 12 of Denmark's finest craftspeople and designers. The exhibition was curated and designed by Danish architect Karen Kjærgaard.

MINDCRAFT09 was on display 21 through 26 April 2009 at Spazio Vuoto, Via Savona 55/a, Zona Tortona.

The works

12 craftspeople and designers from Denmark's absolute elite present 12 completely new works. The works on display represent more than just material and technical skill - the works are as much an artistic comment to the world we live in, and they all present the beholder with content rather than surface.

Bunch of boxes by Ditte Hammerstrøm

A series of small boxes that combine to make up a set of hanging drawers. A piece of furniture for small keepsakes and therefore a piece of furniture that can always be expanded with additional boxes as needed. Bunch of Boxes is made of lacquered wood and rope.

Circle Light by Astrid Krogh

A light mobile or light ornament. The light mobile spins around its own axis, slowly changing colour. It is made with LED lights in laser-cut aluminium with glued-on acrylic fronts, where the LED technology is concealed inside the form itself.

Feminoir by Christin Johansson

Based on the notion of creating a pissoir or urinal for women. Feminoir is handmade in earthenware, which is fired at 1,100 degrees Celsius and subsequently polished and coated with car paint.

GoldJewelleryGoldJewelleryGold... by Kim Buck

Finger rings in fine (24-carat) gold. Through use, the shape of the rings will be deformed beyond recognition due to the softness of pure gold. The shape will be lost over time, and the owner is left with the raw material - pure gold.

Hot Water Bottle by Ole Jensen

A soft container that can be filled with hot water and placed on or near the body. It is typically used to ease stomach or muscle pain. The product is made in natural rubber and the stopper is handmade in gold-plated brass with a screw thread closure.

Pluralis by Cecilie Manz

A chair in the plural form! In Cecilie Manz' own description, PLURALIS is "an archetypal chair with an appendix, the two elements fused and inextricably linked. A chair composition for three persons."

Silence! - In the event of a divine presence by Louise Hindsgavl

For the 2009 Mindcraft exhibition, Louise Hindsgavl has created five large porcelain figurines. Three of them are suspended from ropes, while the remaining two observe them in silence.

Splatterplatter by Louise Campbell

Louise Campbell's dinnerware, Elements, provides the framework for the intense splatter project, as Splatterplatter uses a very large and highly detailed mould from Elements.

Starshot Implosion by Martin Kaldahl

Starshot Implosion is a complex ceramic object, a form encounter between a segment of a tree branch and a dynamic digital form based on a simple star.

Tied Power by Steen Ipsen

Modelled stoneware with a black high-gloss glaze and red leather. In this work, which is constructed from spherical shapes, Steen Ipsen aims for an expression of forceful vitality.

Wet Bell by Salto & Sigsgaard

An untraditional pendant lamp made in steel and aluminium, where a sheet of aluminium has been pressed, and a steel pipe bent to produce the end-result.

Woody Benchmark by Christian Flindt

Consists of sketches and casts in wood and polyurethane plastic. The legs were milled in wood and then stuck into the plastic mass. The result is a soft and comfortable bench.

	Bunch of boxes by Ditte Hammerstrøm A series of small boxes that combine to make up a set of hanging drawers. A piece of furniture for small keepsakes and therefore a piece of furniture that can always be expanded with additional boxes as needed. Bunch of Boxes is made of lacquered wood and rope.
	Circle Light by Astrid Krogh A light mobile or light ornament. The light mobile spins around its own axis, slowly changing colour. It is made with LED lights in laser-cut aluminium with glued-on acrylic fronts, where the LED technology is concealed inside the form itself.
	Feminoir by Christin Johansson Based on the notion of creating a pissoir or urinal for women. Feminoir is handmade in earthenware, which is fired at 1,100 degrees Celsius and subsequently polished and coated with car paint.
	GoldJewelleryGoldJewelleryGold... by Kim Buck Finger rings in fine (24-carat) gold. Through use, the shape of the rings will be deformed beyond recognition due to the softness of pure gold. The shape will be lost over time, and the owner is left with the raw material - pure gold.
	Hot Water Bottle by Ole Jensen A soft container that can be filled with hot water and placed on or near the body. It is typically used to ease stomach or muscle pain. The product is made in natural rubber and the stopper is handmade in gold-plated brass with a screw thread closure.
	Pluralis by Cecilie Manz A chair in the plural form! In Cecilie Manz' own description, PLURALIS is "an archetypal chair with an appendix, the two elements fused and inextricably linked. A chair composition for three persons."
	Silence! - In the event of a divine presence by Louise Hindsgavl For the 2009 Mindcraft exhibition, Louise Hindsgavl has created five large porcelain figurines. Three of them are suspended from ropes, while the remaining two observe them in silence.
	Splatterplatter by Louise Campbell Louise Campbell's dinnerware, Elements, provides the framework for the intense splatter project, as Splatterplatter uses a very large and highly detailed mould from Elements.
	Starshot Implosion by Martin Kaldahl Starshot Implosion is a complex ceramic object, a form encounter between a segment of a tree branch and a dynamic digital form based on a simple star.
	Tied Power by Steen Ipsen Modelled stoneware with a black high-gloss glaze and red leather. In this work, which is constructed from spherical shapes, Steen Ipsen aims for an expression of forceful vitality.
	Wet Bell by Salto & Sigsgaard An untraditional pendant lamp made in steel and aluminium, where a sheet of aluminium has been pressed, and a steel pipe bent to produce the end-result.
	Woody Benchmark by Christian Flindt Consists of sketches and casts in wood and polyurethane plastic. The legs were milled in wood and then stuck into the plastic mass. The result is a soft and comfortable bench.