Kristian Vedel |
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1968 | Commisioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry to investigate need for support in establishing a professor's chair in "Space Art" at University of Nairobi. |
1968-71 | Professor at University of Nairobi, Kenya: Establishment of the two first University departments for Industrial Design in independent black Africa, one a teaching department, the other a research and development institute. |
1972 | Member of the board for Housing Research & Development Unit, University of Nairobi, 1969-71. |
1972 | Established design studio at Thyholm, 1972. |
1973 | Established Shropshire sheep breeding at Thyholm. |
1973-74 | Member of Danish Applied Arts & Industrial Design's representative board and chair of the association's design group. |
1974-76 | Member of ICSIDs Core Comittee, working group IV Design for Developing Countries. |
1975- | Design of modular clothing components made from Shropshire wool. |
1987 | Awarded lifelong grant by the Danish Arts Council. |
1995 | Childs chair bought by Museum of Modern Art, N.Y. |
Excerpt from CV written by Kristian Vedel, 2001 |
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