Danmarks Designskole
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The Danish Design School (Danish
: Danmarks Designskole. often often abbreviated as DKDS) is an institution of higher education in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, offering a five-year design education consisting of a three-year bachelor
programme and a two-year master
in design
as well as conducting research within the fields of arts, crafts and design. From 2010 The Danish Design School also
In 2011 The Danish Design School moved to Holmen
in Copenhagen to prepare a merger with The School of Architecture and the School of Conservation both part of Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
In 2011 the school relocated to Holmen
to prepare a merger with the School of Architecture of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
in Copenhagen: Philip de Langes Allé 10, DK-1435 Copenhagen C
In 2010 the school merged with the Glass and Ceramic School on The Island of Bornholm, and is now offering a three-year programme in ceramic and glass.
The school traces its roots to the late 19th Century. In 1990 various institutions, the oldest founded in 1875 (The School of Drawing and Art Industry) and others from the 1930s (The School of Interior Design and The School of Arts and Crafts), were merged under the new name of Danmarks Designskole. It has since changed from being an independent institution to functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture http://www.dkds.dk/skolen/Skolens_Historie. Danmarks Designskole is one of two Danish design schools organized under the ministry of Culture, the other being Designskolen Kolding
in Kolding
. A majority of professional Danish designers have graduated from one of these two schools.
In 2007 - 2009, it hosted the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
, a postgraduate school and consultancy which focuses on the area of Interaction Design.
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
: Danmarks Designskole. often often abbreviated as DKDS) is an institution of higher education in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, offering a five-year design education consisting of a three-year bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...
programme and a two-year master
Master
Master or Masters are terms denoting some kind of rank or status, and may refer to:-Ranks and titles:* Master craftsman in the Medieval guilds* Master , a title...
in design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
as well as conducting research within the fields of arts, crafts and design. From 2010 The Danish Design School also
In 2011 The Danish Design School moved to Holmen
Holmen
Holmen is a Swedish company which bases its business in the pulp and paper industry. Holmen's main products are newsprint and magazine paper for newspapers, magazines, directories and advertising prints...
in Copenhagen to prepare a merger with The School of Architecture and the School of Conservation both part of Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
History
The Danish Design School traces its roots back to the foundation of the Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen in 1875. Upon a merger in 1930, the school changed its name to Kunsthåndværkerskolen (English: The School of Arts and Crafts) and after several further mergers with other schools it received its current name in 1991 and moved into the former main building of the Finsen Institute at Strandboulevarden.In 2011 the school relocated to Holmen
Holmen, Copenhagen
Holmen is an area in central Copenhagen, Denmark. In spite of its name, deceptively in singular, Holmen is a congregation of small islands, forming a north-eastern extension of Christianshavn between Zealand and the northern tip of Amager....
to prepare a merger with the School of Architecture of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Location
In 2011 the The Danish Design School moved to HolmenHolmen
Holmen is a Swedish company which bases its business in the pulp and paper industry. Holmen's main products are newsprint and magazine paper for newspapers, magazines, directories and advertising prints...
in Copenhagen: Philip de Langes Allé 10, DK-1435 Copenhagen C
Education
The educational programme spans 5 years, divided into a 3-year bachelor programme and a 2-year master programme. Specializations currently on offer include fashion design, digital interaction, industrial design, ceramics and glass design, furniture and spatial design, production design, textile design, and visual communication http://www.dkds.dk/Uddannelsen/specialer. The school carries out both basic as well as practice based and applied research, and is a member of the Danish national Center for Design Research http://www.dkds.dk/Forskning.In 2010 the school merged with the Glass and Ceramic School on The Island of Bornholm, and is now offering a three-year programme in ceramic and glass.
The school traces its roots to the late 19th Century. In 1990 various institutions, the oldest founded in 1875 (The School of Drawing and Art Industry) and others from the 1930s (The School of Interior Design and The School of Arts and Crafts), were merged under the new name of Danmarks Designskole. It has since changed from being an independent institution to functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture http://www.dkds.dk/skolen/Skolens_Historie. Danmarks Designskole is one of two Danish design schools organized under the ministry of Culture, the other being Designskolen Kolding
Designskolen Kolding
Designskolen Kolding is a University-level school that teaches design. It is located in the town of Kolding in eastern Jutland, Denmark...
in Kolding
Kolding
Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region of Southern Denmark . It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding...
. A majority of professional Danish designers have graduated from one of these two schools.
In 2007 - 2009, it hosted the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
The Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design is a postgraduate school and consultancy based in Copenhagen which focuses on the area of Interaction Design. It was launched in 2007 and recently completed its Pilot Year programme in an attempt to establish a full-time Masters course in the field...
, a postgraduate school and consultancy which focuses on the area of Interaction Design.
Alumni
- Poul Kjærholm
- Ole WanscherOle WanscherOle Wanscher was a Danish furniture designer. He was one of the leading figures in the Scandinavian Design movement , at a time when Scandinavian Design achieved worldwide popularity....
- Børge Mogensen
- Hans WegnerHans WegnerHans Jørgen Wegner, , was a successful Danish furniture designer who contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His work belongs to a modernist school with emphasis on functionality. He is probably best known for his chairs.-Early years:Born to cobbler Peter M...
- Nanna DitzelNanna DitzelNanna Ditzel was a Danish furniture designer.She studied at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen graduating in 1946. Her works include cabinet-making, jewellery, tableware and textiles...
- Jacob JensenJacob JensenJacob Jensen is a Danish industrial designer, best known for his work with Bang and Olufsen.-Life and career:Jensen was born in the Vesterbro area of Copenhagen in 1926. He left school after the seventh grade and completed training as an upholster...
- Kasper SaltoKasper SaltoKasper Salto is a Danish industrial designer, most known for his furniture designs. He is the grand son of painter, ceramist and writer Axel Salto.-Biography:...
- Louise Campbell
- Cecilie ManzCecilie ManzCecilie Manz is a Danish industrial designer. She is considered one of the leading Danish furniture deisgners of her generation.Her work of includes furniture, jewellery, lamps and sculptures. Her Mikado table has been included in MOMA's design collection.-Biography:Cecilie Manz was born Denmark's...
- Jonas Hecksher
- Baum und PferdgartenBaum und PferdgartenBaum und Pferdgarten is a Danish fashion house.When Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave began designing their collections as newly graduated designers they did so in the diverse and pulsating part of Copenhagen called Nørrebro.Today the office is situated on Vognmagergade, this is also the...