Recap: HEPHAESTUS symposium 2025
The HEPHAESTUS Symposium 2025, held in Bornholm, Denmark, brought together researchers, practitioners, and artists to explore the transformative potential of craft in contemporary society.
Author: Hephaestus team
HEPHAESTUS Symposium – Session 3: Crafting Social and Economic Futures
Symposium Day 2 @Møbelfabrikken, Nexø. Presentation Session 3: Crafting Social and Economic Futures.
HEPHAESTUS Symposium – Session 2: Craft, Heritage, and Aesthetic Inquiry
Symposium Day 1 @ Møbelfabrikken, Nexø. Presentation Session 2: Craft, Heritage, and Aesthetic Inquiry.
HEPHAESTUS Symposium – Session 1: Philosophies of Craft and Organizing
Symposium Day 1 @ Møbelfabrikken, Nexø. Presentation Session 1: Philosophies of Craft and Organizing.
HEPHAESTUS – Datafying Craft/Crafting Data: capturing the invisible movements over borders
In the framework of the Datafying Craft/Crafting Data exhibition in Gothenburg, the HEPHAESTUS project team embarked on a unique and thought-provoking experiment...
The aesthetics of sustainability: Craft, innovation, and the future of materials
How does the concern for sustainability affect our taste and idea of quality? This question lay at the heart of the second panel...
Project Ødeland: Reimagining waste, redefining aesthetics
What role does sustainability play in aesthetic practice? This powerful question framed a panel discussion held during the exhibition Ødeland at Officinet, Copenhagen in March 2025.
The 2025 HEPHAESTUS Symposium – Research, Directions & Creative Practices
On behalf of HEPHAESTUS, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and Bornholm’s municipal waste management pioneer BOFA...
HEPHAESTUS develops art & research collaboration with the Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft
Over the coming weeks, we will explore craft futures through encounters between artistic craft and data, experiments with co-craft methods...
D20 Art Lab at Röhsska Museum of Design in Gothenburg
At the Röhsska Museum of Design in Gothenburg, Sweden, visitors can explore multiple stations highlighting the intersection of craft..