

Makvärket chatting at Spirefestival 2012
Hej all, today Makvärket was invited by a wonderful festival called “Spirefestival” to talk about the project. Lars and Emil showed the film about Makvärket by ScandinavianMedia and then spoke a lot of Danish – they sure looked like super cool and very smooth storytellers! 🙂 If you are in the Holbæk area, check out this lovely festival and their sweet people! You can still … Continue reading Makvärket chatting at Spirefestival 2012
Makvärket in the News
Dear all, on June 25 there was an article about Makvärket in a Danish national newspaper called Information. You can read the online version of the article (in Danish language) here: http://www.information.dk/304431 Hugs from Knabstrup! Continue reading Makvärket in the News
Happy Summer 2012!
It’s been a while since the last news from Makvärket. Now summer is here, which brings a lot of excitement along. The spring has been great fun and a lot of hard work. We succeeded in making an easter construction festival and an ecological construction workshop week, which brought a lot of nice changes and improvements to our beloved factory. At the moment many volunteers … Continue reading Happy Summer 2012!
LØB Årsmøde + Økologisk Byggeuge på Makvärket
Program Økologisk Byggeuge d. 23/4-26/4 Arr.: Landsforeningen Økologisk Byggeri, Bæredygtigt Byggeri i Nordvestsjælland og Makvärket. Sted: Makvärket, Teglværksvej 30, 4420 Regstrup Praktiske workshops: Flemming Abrahamsson, Fornyet Energi – Murværk og cob – Opmuring af trappe omkring masseovn og cob på muret bænk Lars Jørgensen, Egen Vinding og Datter – Isoleringsmaterialer – Opførelse af udstillingsvæg med div. økologiske isoleringsmaterialer og indblæsning på loft Toke Larsen og … Continue reading LØB Årsmøde + Økologisk Byggeuge på Makvärket

Easter Construction Festival 2012, 30/3-8/4
Spring is coming and so is Makvärket’s Easter Construction Festival, starting on Friday the 30/3 and ending on Sunday the 8/4; – a time for gardening, outdoor cleaning and healing the wounds from the winter. The picture above is from last easter’s cleaning of the lake area. Also we still remember that the walls can be really cold in winter, and a big focus will … Continue reading Easter Construction Festival 2012, 30/3-8/4
Support Parties and Work Days on the Candy Factory in Ragnhildgade
Makvärket will be making two support parties (for Makvärket) during the spring 2012 on the Candy Factory in Ragnhildgade in Copenhagen. The first will be on the 10th of March and the second on the 19th of May. On the same occasions Makvärket will support Ragnhildgade with three days of work wednesday-friday before the parties where we will also be preparing and decorating the spaces. … Continue reading Support Parties and Work Days on the Candy Factory in Ragnhildgade
By the way; thanks for a fantastic summer construction festival
The summer construction festival on Makvärket 2011 lasted one whole month and hundreds of people from all around took part in making it a spectacular event. Now it is possible to see pictures of the workshops and of the life at the summer festival, as well as to read an article or to see a little video clip from the festival. Continue reading By the way; thanks for a fantastic summer construction festival

Autumn Construction Week 15.-23. of October
From the 15. – 23. of October we will have the Autumn Construction Week, focusing mainly on preparing for winter, we will be insulating and clay plastering in the former cantine, fixing roof problems and insulating water pipes. Also we will continue the work on the roof of the multi hall. We hope it will be a cosy time in the cold factory. Bring warm clothes, … Continue reading Autumn Construction Week 15.-23. of October
Ecology and Collectivism at Christiania’s 40 years Birthday
Christiania is turning 40 and Makvärket will be there… On the 26. september Christiania will turn 40 and there will be weeks of celebrating this. From friday 16. september, Makvärket will take part in creating a vibrating space focusing on Ecology and Collectivism as a gift for Christiania and all the visitors. It will happen on Ridebanen, in front of the Grey Hall. We will … Continue reading Ecology and Collectivism at Christiania’s 40 years Birthday
Come to the Construction Festival Summerbash 2011!
Friday, July 22 at 4:00pm – July 23 at 12:00pm It’s located in the old brick factory of Knabstrub, about an hour from Copenhagen with public transport, or half a day by bike! Get your crew together and off it’s ass, to come join a night of true decay-romance and music in the old buildings of the MAKVÄRKET! The Line-up is: …* KING MUSTAFA (Turkish … Continue reading Come to the Construction Festival Summerbash 2011!