The Crafts Collection promotes Danish designers who might otherwise get overshadowed. Their new wares include brilliant stacking mugs and gorgeous bikes.
American designers can only envy the support that Europeans give to their homegrown talent. And we're not talking about bloated "Design Ministries" that hoover up tax dollars. One great example is Crafts Collection, a venture sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Culture. The program offers the economies of scale--in marketing, trade-show representation, and contacts--which otherwise might elude boutique designers, no matter how great their products. (If you're curious about what's wrong with American design, the difficulty of being a young designer is a good place to start.) But with the Crafts Collection, what grabs your attention is how thoughtfully the collection is curated. Here's a selection of their newest offerings--the 13th collection produced by Crafts Collection.
The Danes have a bike culture that makes Austin and Portland look quaint,...
American designers can only envy the support that Europeans give to their homegrown talent. And we're not talking about bloated "Design Ministries" that hoover up tax dollars. One great example is Crafts Collection, a venture sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Culture. The program offers the economies of scale--in marketing, trade-show representation, and contacts--which otherwise might elude boutique designers, no matter how great their products. (If you're curious about what's wrong with American design, the difficulty of being a young designer is a good place to start.) But with the Crafts Collection, what grabs your attention is how thoughtfully the collection is curated. Here's a selection of their newest offerings--the 13th collection produced by Crafts Collection.
The Danes have a bike culture that makes Austin and Portland look quaint,...
- 8/20/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
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