Danish Arts Foundation - Copenhagen - Until 16-8-2015

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Designmuseum Danmark
Bredgade 68/1260 København K

Selected pieces from the Danish Arts Foundation’s Jewellery Collection

Until 16th August 2015

Gold, gems, and handicrafts

Since 1978, the Danish Arts Foundation has purchased jewellery by the most acknowledged and experimenting jewellery artists in Denmark. This small exhibition will show 153 of the almost 300 pieces of jewellery, which the collection counts. A unique aspect of jewellery is that it is designed to be worn. Jewellery from the Danish Arts Foundations is part of the loan scheme, which was launched in 2007, where individuals taking part in a public event can borrow a piece of jewellery for the occasion. In this way, the jewellery can be on display and worn at the same time.
A piece of jewellery is a personal expression, which is why the exhibition shows many different jewellery forms and ideas. At the same time, the exhibition shows how jewellery design has developed over time. The designers represented are a mix of different cultural and educational backgrounds and they define themselves in different terms – both as designers, craftsmen and jewelers. The presented jewellery invites us to think and reflect about what a piece of jewellery is and what it can be.

New exhibition furniture for the jewellery collection

The 153 jewellery pieces from the Danish Arts Foundation are presented in a new exhibition case, which is specially designed for the jewellery collection as the winning piece of a competition from 2013, where the Danish Arts Foundation invited five Danish designers to compete. Designer Søren Ulrik Petersen won the competition with his project ICECUBES, which can now be explored in this exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark.

About the Danish Arts Foundation’s Jewellery Collection

Since 2007 the Danish Arts Foundation has purchased jewellery from some of the best jewellery designers in Denmark. While supporting the artists, their work is occasionally put on public display to promote Danish jewellery design in Denmark and abroad.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm, Wednesdays 11 am- 9 pm, closed Mondays

Admission: 100 DKK

http://designmuseum.dk/en/udstillinger/153