Ukurant

Ukurant was brought to life through countless conversations between the four founders: Kamma Rosa Schytte, Kasper Kyster, Josefine Krabbe, and Lærke Ryom. Conversations about defining yourself as a designer, entering an industry that expects unpaid labor; finding your way in a post-graduate world. How do you go from being a student of design to being a designer? And how do you position yourself in an industry where “good” design is often defined by low-cost fabrication and quick turnover restraining the artistic practice? Ukurant is an exhibition platform and creative community reinforcing the position of emerging designers. A platform not only provides momentary exposure but continuously contributes to aspiring designer's work through a multidisciplinary network where experiences and competencies can be shared. Motivated by the potential of a community, Ukurant gathers young talented creatives to show design from a young perspective – foregoing competitiveness and sharp elbows seeking to strengthen the individual position in a shared momentum. Ukurant showcases experimental design where artistic and commercial values co-exist. Designs which reminds us of the importance of the functional, sculptural and narrative values of design. Ukurant’s first exhibition 'Ukurant Objects' (2020) received recognition from The Danish Arts Foundation with the statement: “A power performance of an exhibition that can hopefully shake the dust off all of us – and give courage to step outside the neatly tuned paths that may be beautiful and safe but can go in circles: out into unknown terrain and into the future.” Ukurant will continue to contribute to the design scene by accommodating new talents and introducing new ideas of commercial and experimental design. Ukurant is founded by young designers for young designer