Perfectionist, pioneer, lover, mother… Grethe Meyer.
"The story of one of Denmark’s most important designers, what she created, what her obsession with perfection cost her, her brilliant legacy.
For 40 years, the Danish architect and designer Grethe Meyer designed glass, cutlery, vases and textiles and became one of Denmark’s most important designers. Meyer was responsible for classics such as the Royal Copenhagen Blue Edge set, the Firepot stoneware series and a series of modern shelves, designed together with the lover Børge Mogensen. Yet few people outside of design circles know who she was. In interviews with people around Meyer, and in cinematic reconstructions of formative moments in her life, the story is told of a woman in a man’s world whose functional designs for the home are still used today. But the story of Meyer is also the story of a perfectionist and demanding workaholic who strove for precision and simplicity.” (Credit: CPH:Dox)
Celebrating Giving Tuesday, this is a fundraising event to raise awareness for the decorative arts community in Canada. The screening will be followed by a Q+A with Dr. Michael Prokopow and director Isabel Bernadette Brammer. Doors open at 6:00pm.
See Trailer HERE
Read more about Grethe Meyer HERE
Biographies:
Isabel Bernadette Brammer holds an MA in Film Editing from the National Film and Television School in the UK and has over 20 years of experience working in the film and television industry in her home country of Denmark. During the past 12 years her passion has been editing feature films and being involved in the creation of many large documentary hybrid series.
In 2016 she inherited the rights to Grethe Meyer’s design portfolio, when Grethe’s daughter passed away and Isabel has now embarked on a mission to raise awareness of the proud design legacy while continuing her work in the film industry. ‘Grethe Meyer - The Queen of Danish Design’ is Isabel’s debut feature documentary.
Dr. Michael J. Prokopow is is an historian and curator. His areas of expertise include material culture, design and architecture, cultural theory, and curatorial practice. He has published widely on aesthetics, craft and modernism. In 2020 he completed a book on the British painter Hurvin Anderson. In 2016, he co-curated with Dr. Rachel Gotlieb the critically acclaimed traveling exhibition “True Nordic: How Scandinavia influenced design in Canada.” He is currently completing a survey of contemporary residential architecture in British Columbia to be published by Figure 1 Press.
Michael serves on a number of non-profit boards, including the Arthur Erickson Foundation, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale and the editorial board of Studio: Craft and Design in Canada. Previously, he served on the boards of C Magazine, Architectural Conservatory of Ontario and Craft Ontario. He is a faculty member at OCAD University.
Grethe Meyer: The Queen of Danish Design. Denmark/2022/1h 1m/Sub-titles/Director: Isabel Bernadette Brammer, fiction scenes directed by Vibeke Musaya.
The CSDA/CCAD thanks Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema for their support in hosting the first CSDA/CCAD movie night.
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