Crafts Are Our Cultural Memory and Social Capital. A Talk with Dr. Markus Eder, Executive Chairman of Danner Foundation, by SMCK Magazine

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Published: 11.12.2023

Crafts Are Our Cultural Memory and Social Capital. A Talk with Dr. Markus Eder, Executive Chairman of Danner Foundation, by SMCK Magazine.

Danner Prize 2023. Exhibition view: Ute Kathrin Beck, Berthold Hoffmann, Roswitha Berger-Gentsch.
© Danner Foundation. Photo: Eva Jünger

Danner Foundation supports and promotes Bavarian craft and design through grants, awards and exhibitions. Established in 1920 to help Bavarian crafts to resurrect after the economic collapse following World War I, Danner Foundation has a long history of commitment to excellence. SMCK Magazine talked with Dr. Markus Eder, executive chairman of Danner Foundation, on how the reputation of Bavarian crafts is connected to perfection of manual work and the makers' intellect.

This article is published in SMCK Magazine ISSUE #09, The Road To Elefsina.

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Crafts Are Our Cultural Memory and Social Capital. A Talk with Dr. Markus Eder, Executive Chairman of Danner Foundation, by SMCK Magazine

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