The Danner Prize makes Bavarian design and crafts a global player!
Published: 06.10.2023
Danner Prize 2023, exhibition view at Heiliggeistkirche in Landshut.
Photo: © Danner-Stiftung / Eva Juenger
Photo: © Danner-Stiftung / Eva Juenger
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The Danner Prize is one the world’s most prestigious awards for applied art and crafts. Dr. Stefan Kraus, director of KOLUMBA Museum in Cologne and Danner Prize jury member, tells SMCK Magazine of the award's significance and the criteria followed to select the nominees for the show which opens on Thursday, 12 October in Landshut's Heiliggeistkirche.
This interview is a prepublication of an exclusive feature on Danner Foundation. The full article will be published in SMCK Magazine issue No.9, coming out in mid-November 2023.
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