Thea Bjerg
Born in Copenhagen, August 12th 1960Run own studio since 1987
Member of Danish Artist's Society (The Danish Academy)
Member of the board of the Kold Christensen Foundation (Since 2007)
Education
| 1981 | Holbaek Art School |
| 1982 | Ulrik Hoff Drawing School |
| 1983-87 | Denmarks Design Academy, Copenhagen |
| 2000-2001 | Digital Design KTS, Copenhagen |
Stola "Sea Fan"
Foto: Jeppe Gudmundsen
Foto: Jeppe Gudmundsen
Exhibitions (Last 5 Years)
| 2008 | Galerie Rosenhauer, Göttingen Germany |
| 2008 | CRAFTKontor, Bonn Germany |
| 2008 | CAG Laren Gallery, Holland |
| 2007 | Drud & Křppe Gallery Contemporary Objects, Copenhagen |
| 2007 | Objects of Desire Gallery, Kentucky USA |
| 2006 | Galerie Rosenhauer, Göttingen Germany |
| 2006 | Opening Exhibition, Galerie Werft11 Cologne Germany |
| 2006 | "CC+ for MoMa", Museum of Modern Art Stores, NYC |
| 2006 | Galerie Biró, Munich Germany |
| 2006 | "Stripes", Round Tower Copenhagen |
| 2005 | "Crafts Fair", Museum for Applied Arts, Hamburg Germany |
| 2005/6 | "Languages", Gmunden, Frankfurt, London, Copenhagen |
| 2005 | "AQUATIC-Shui Zhi Ling", The Danish Cultural Institute, Beijing China |
| 2005 | The Art Society, Danish Museum of Arts and Crafts Copenhagen |
| 2005 | "Modern Masters", Munich Germany |
| 2005 | "SummerFestival", Galerie Handwerk, Munich Germany |
| 2004 | Biennalen 2004, Trapholt and Nordlyllands Kunstmuseum |
| 2004 | Passione Fair, Frankfurt Germany |
| 2004 | "AQUATIC - New Pleating Technology", The Danish Museum of Decorative Arts |
| 2004 | "Nordic Cool - Hot Women Designers" NMWA, Washington DC |
| 2004 | Galerie Hilde Leiss, Hamburg Germany |
| 2004 | Galerie Rosenhauer, Göttingen Germany |
| 2004 | "STUFF", Contemporary Danish Crafts, Harbour Front Center Toronto |
| 2004 | SOFA Chicago |
| 2003 | Danish Crafts Crafts Collection 07 |
| 2003 | Ambiente Fair, Frankfurt Germany |
| 2003 | Fashion Fair, Bella Centre Copenhagen |
| 2003 | "DERFOR !", Danish Crafts, Paustian Copenhagen |
Awards and Prizes
The Hetsch Medail:Bronce 1992
Silver (highest award) 1994
The Book Prize-Danish Minestry for Cultural Affairs 1995
»Nagoya Design DO!« Intl. Design Competition, Japan, Silver Award 2000
Grand Prize of Honour, Kold Christensen Foundation (Crafts and Design) 2003
"AQUATIC" Exhibition awarded by The Danish Art Foundation 2004
"Aquatic" Book awarded : "Papyrus Award" and "Art Book of the Year" , Denmark 2004
Grants and Scholarships (Selection)
The Danish Art Studios 1994 1996 1997 1998/99The Danish National Arts Foundation 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006
The Danish National Bank Foundation 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005
Toyota Foundation 2003
Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik Foundation 1997 1999 2003
Black Laser Cut Collar
Foto: Jeppe Gudmundsen
Foto: Jeppe Gudmundsen
References and Publications (Selection)
| 2008 | "Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge", Laurence King/London |
| 2008 | "JACQUARD Magazine" Italy, article vol. 62 |
| 2007 | "Daylight & Architecture Magazine", spring 2007/no.5 |
| 2006 | "Product Magazine" China, vol. 1/2006, article |
| 2006 | TextileForum Germany 2/2006 exhibition reference |
| 2006 | LD+ Living Design, vol 3/2006, article |
| 2006 | "Vision Magazine" China, vol. 11/2006, article |
| 2005 | FOKUS, Danish Crafts Theme Magazine/Craft and Identity no 2, reference |
| 2005 | KUNSTUFF ArtCraftDesign no. 5, reference |
| 2005 | TextilForum Germany 4/2005 reference |
| 2005 | "Crafts Arts Intl." USA, issue 64, reference |
| 2005 | "LANGUAGES" catalogue |
| 2004 | "Contemporary Nordic Design" by K.E. Nelson, Cronicle Books, S.F. |
| 2004 | "AQUATIC - New Pleating Technology by Thea Bjerg" isbn.no. 87-989941-0-7 |
| 2004 | KUNSTUFF ArtCraftDesign no 1, exhibition review |
| 2004 | "Pleated Coral Creatures", article/exhibition review, Weekend Avisen 27/4 |
| 2004 | "STUFF - Ingenuity and Critique", exhibition catalogue |
| 2004 | TextileForum 2/2004, article |
| 2003 | Louisiana Magazine, article, vol. 7, may |
| 2003 | "The Fashion of Architecture" by Bradley Quinn, isbn.no 185973 7528 |
Business
Danish Broadcasting & TVThe Royal Danish Theatre, Odense Theatre
Aarhus Theatre, Margit Brandt Design
LEGO A/S, Danish National Museum
Danish Minestry for Cultural Affairs
Greve Museum, Georg Jensen
Royal Copenhagen, Peter Bysted Design
Copenhagen Cultural Capital 1996
Peter Kjćr Time, Kvadrat Denmark
Barneys New York, Jytte Abildstroems Theatre
Storm Copenhagen, Louisiana Museum Shop
Danish Museum of Decorative Arts Museum Shop
Danish Design Centre Shop, Copenhagen Opera
MoMA Design Stores New York - and others
Travel and Presentation
Turkey 1987Italy 1991
Sweden 1992
Finland 1992
Spain 1993
Germany 1989 1997 2002 2004 2005 2006
France 1998
USA 1998 2002 2006
Japan 2000 2001
UK 2006