Bornholm Symposium
June 09-11, 2025
Møbelfabrikken in Nexø, Bornholm will serve as a venue for the symposium “The Craft of Sustainability”, which adopts a multi-modal, creative approach, featuring keynote presentations, academic paper sessions, integrated PhD course, innovative methodology workshops, and participatory workshops aimed at developing a future research agenda on craft and sustainability.
The event will host discussions and presentations across various themes, including, but not limited to:
- The History of Craft
- The Philosophy of Craft
- Gender and Organizational Issues in Craft
- Sustainability and Craft Practices
Important deadlines
Sign up and booking of accommodation: 25th of January 2025
Submission of Abstract (or full paper): 15th of April 2025
PhD students must submit abstracts by 15th of May and full papers by May 30.
Folkemødet festival
June 12-14.06
Following the symposium, participants will engage in public debates at the Folkemødet festival (June 12-14.06) to address broader societal discussions, increasing public outreach and education.
It will bring together scholars from business schools, art history departments, design schools and environmental humanities alongside craft practitioners and policymakers to explore how craft and artistic processes can offer fresh insights into addressing global economic, societal, and ecological challenges. As a practice deeply rooted in both tradition and innovation, craft is increasingly recognized in research as a transformative force that transcends conventional modes of production. By integrating craft with artistic inquiry, we will invite contributions to discuss craft practices as more resilient, ethical, and sustainable ways of organizing and responding to crises, fostering new forms of creative and ecological awareness.
Accommodation
For participants interested in staying on Bornholm, CBS offers a combined conference ticket and accommodation package. To bridge the symposium (June 9 -11) with Folkemødet (June 12-14.).
CBS has pre-booked 23 summerhouses with 2-3 bedrooms each (some rooms are shared). The houses are reserved for various time frames: some are available from Saturday to Saturday, others from Sunday to Sunday, and one from Friday to Friday. The photos show you how some of them look so you can get an idea!
When booking, participants will be able to select their preferred stay duration, specify the number of guests, and indicate the required number of rooms (priced per room). After booking, we will manually assign specific summerhouses to attendees.
In addition to the symposium’s engaging sessions, the evenings will feature outdoor social dinners with locally sourced ingredients, music from local DJs, and opportunities for networking among participants.
We look forward to welcoming you to Bornholm, where craft, sustainability, and community come together to shape a more resilient future.
About symposium
The Bornholm Symposium 2025 will bring together, for the first time in Denmark, a diverse group of scholars from business schools, art history departments, and environmental humanities, alongside craft practitioners and policymakers, to explore the evolving role of craft in addressing pressing global challenges. Craft, both as historical and contemporary art practices, offers a conceptual lens and construction of imaginaries through which we can rethink and reshape current economic and societal systems by bridging traditional techniques with future-oriented and alternative forms of organizing.
