tina ratzer has graduated in textile design and weaving from the design school kolding, denmark. in 1999 she founded her own studio ratzer.
ratzer works very tactile and sensuously, often with a geometric expression and a balanced colour scheme in her product design, which merges into more complex compositions in her unique artworks and public commissions. always with a twist or a surprising detail that lets the techniques of the craftsmanship step forward and become an important part of the work.
when taking a kaleidoscopic look at tina ratzer’s objects, it is characteristic how the categories of applied art, design and contemporary art interweave with each other.
Curriculum Vitae
1971 born in vojens, denmark
1998 graduated from the school of arts and crafts in Kolding, institute for product
1998 member of danish designers and danish artisans
BORGERINDDRAGENDEPROJEKTER
2023 plant magic on witchcrafts trail / municipality of kolding, dk
2021 among trees / trapholt & triangle areas partyweek, dk
2021 portal / 6705 + statens kunstfond / esbjerg, dk
2021 open call: brøndby strand – 2nd place in competition
2016 free style embroidery / heartworks, cape town, sa
STEDSSPECIFIKT
2021 reeds / come again 2.0, copenhagen cable park, dk
2015 flag / 3daysofdesign, ved slusen 34 & frederiksgade 1, københavn, dk
2014 wall hanging / privat hallway, copenhagen, dk
2013 the port / the port in aarhus, dk
2012 gerenium / the court in holbæk, dk – 1. præmie
2004 dansk / danish design center copenhagen, dk
UDSTILLINGER – choosen
2023 plant pigment palette / solo exhibition at norwegian house, sophienholm lyngby, dk
2021 travel as a tool / designmuseum helsinki, vandalorum sweden, og artmuseum tønder 2020-22
2020 come again / officinet, copenhagen, dk
2017 minitex17 nicolai kolding & galleri krebsen, dk
2016 wreath / distrikt 6, cape town, sa
2015 guild design fair / cape town, sydafrika, sa
2014 christmas tree decoration / designmuseum denmark, copenhagen, dk
2014 t-towels / butik for borddækning, dk
2014 tekstile art / koeng museum, dk
2013 + + + + + / the biennial of crafts and design, rundetårn, copenhagen, dk
2012 mr. craftsman at home / gallery town house, uk
2011 beautiful mortallity – avantGarden / tent, london design festival, uk
2011 happening mr. craftsman / the biennial of crafts and design, koldinghus, dk
2010 re.product 2 / institut for industriel design, po
2009 avantGarden, lynfabrikken box, aarhus, dk
2009 plain, twill, satin / the biennial of crafts and design, trapholt, danmark 2007
2006 blossoming / stue, berlin, de
2006 made by ratzer / crafts collection, moma, nyc, usa
2004 blossoming / the biennial of crafts and design, trapholt & nordjyllands kunstmuseum, dk
2003 20 ave b #3 / charlottenborg fall exhibition, copenhagen, dk
2002 made by ratzer / crafts collection, american crafts museum, nyc, usa.
PRÆSENTERET
danish art foundation, tracks throw
GRANTS
ministry of culture / danish arts foundation / danish arts foundation 2-årige workinggrant / danish crafts /
nationalbanken jubilæumsfonden / ministry of culture design fund / gerda hennings memorial grant / gift from
ole haslund artists’ foundation / awarded director christian grauballe memorial grant
RESIDENCY
norwegian house sophienholm / can lis at mallorca / danish art workshops, dk / ndk, nordic artists´ centre dale, no / heartworks, cape town sa
CLIENTS
KOLDING KOMMUNE
TRAPHOLT
STATENS KUNSTFOND
KARIMOKU FURNITURE
MUUTO
SILKEBORG-ULD
ARKITEMA
DANSK DESIGN CENTER
DESIGNMUSEUM DENMARK
SKALS HÅNDARBEJDSSKOLE
KADK
F&H A/S
MENTIONED
2024 silkeborg uldspinderi tina ratzer – at indrette sig efter planternes rebelske natur
2023 3daysofdesign birch ink sun
2022 charlotte jul – samtale : tina ratzer
2022 formkraft – co-crafted art at trapholt
2022 ungdomsbo – 10-årigt kunstværk oplyser stengårsvej
2021 svfk/trapholt tina ratzer – tæt på træer
2021 sveriges utbildningsradio ab – lecture on my work in South Africa
2021 kunsten.nu – tæt på træer, et kunstprojekt der bringer dig tættere på naturen
2021 håndværk bookmagazine story – lets do art together
2021 statens kunstfond – værk kaster lys på stengåaardsvej
2021 håndværk bookazine no 5 – spor
2021 jydske vestkysten – kæmpe patchworkblade bringer folk sammen i en tid præget af afstand
2021 statens værksteder for kunst – tina ratzer – tæt på træer
2021 facebook – tæt på træer
2020 statens kunstfond – vi har skabt det sammen
2019 k:statens kunstfond – kunst som løftestang
2019 tekstilkunst i danmark 2008-2018
2019 silkeborg-uld, designer collection
2018 design etc, kunsthåndværket er vores avantgarde
2016 villa/magazin geometrisk kædedans jyllands-posten
2016 dansk design nu
2014 rum
2011 elle decoration oktober
2011 the london design guide af max fraser
2008 tekstilkunst i danmark 1998-2008
2007 pixelation – embroidery
2007 textiles today af chloë colchester
2007 økologiens kunsthåndværker børsen weekend
2007 pixelation – embroidery jan/feb
2006 kunstuff dk no. 2, 2004, no. 6, 2005 & no. 9
2004 danish crafts collection 04 2000 wallpaper uk, oktober
2000 wallpaper, uk, oktober
