Design

The book is part of the series Tænkepauser, which has been published by Aarhus University since 2012 and I have known about them since 2015 or thereabouts. The books are short (60 pages) musings on a variety of topics, written in an approachable language by different researchers at the university.

In 2022, Nørrebro Teater began organizing stage versions of the new releases in the series. The setup is that a short play is first performed on the theme of the book and then the author is invited for a talk show on stage.

The recommendation to watch these plays came in the wake of a breakup and in relation to starting a new hobby. Among the first new traditions I found for myself and one I became very fond of.

So writing about this book (and really any book) cannot be untagled from the context within which I read it. The reality is that the memory of what the book is, is stronger than whatever the book might actually be. This book and this series, is meaningful to me in ways beyond the literal words on the pages.

In the end it is a neat little tour of design with excellent insights from someone who has been close to and contributed to Danish design.