Konstfack

Elding Oscarson Lecture
4 November, Svarta havet, Konstfack
Johan Oscarson from the architectural practice Elding Oscarson will give a lecture about the office’s work, with a particular focus on Snickeriet (The Wood Workshop), an interior project that was awarded Guldstolen, the Swedish Association of Architects’ prize for interior architecture, in 2026.
Marievik Reconstructed Exhibition
5-6 November, DoTank, Marieviksgatan 19B
Welcome to the opening of the second year master’s students in Spatial Design exhibition Marievik Reconstructed: An exploration of materials, repair and reuse!
Alfred's Fapping Fate – David von Hestréus Exhibition
6-13 November, Black Box, Konstfack
An installation by David von Hestréus about a fapping fate, consisting of sculpture, video, text and a soundwork made by Pbeatgirl. Illustrations by Algot Kärrma.
Residuo del corpo – Josef Carlborg Exhibition
22-31 October, Vita havet, Konstfack
Painting and photography meet through an exploration of the body, memory and traces.
Simon Ceder appointed new Deputy Vice-Chancellor On 1 January 2027, Simon Ceder, Associate Professor in Education Studies, will take up the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor, with responsibility for research, doctoral studies and collaboration. He succeeds Professor Magnus Bärtås.
Vacancies at Konstfack
• Professor in Industrial Design (apply no later than 9 November)
Positioning. A Symposium on Curatorial Learning in the Nordic-Baltic Region & Beyond Symposium
13-14 November, IASPIS + Konstfack, Stockholm
Positioning gathers past and present approaches, knowledges, and critiques within practices of the curatorial. In doing so, the symposium creates a space for dialogue between local and international contemporary art scenes and their practitioners.
Hydroglyph – Anna Ofelia Johansson Exhibition
13-21 November, D1 – Galleri Pölen, Konstfack
An artistic account of the connections between underwater noise pollution in the Baltic Sea, mythology, and music.
Professor Anna Mlasowsky joins international glass art project In September 2026, "10 Stories Not Necessarily About War", was launched. An international art project bringing together ten veterans undergoing rehabilitation at Ukraine's UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center and glass artists from seven countries, one being Konstfack's Professor Anna Mlasowsky.
Epochs of Rest: Typography and Post-Work Imaginaries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Patrick Lacey, Professor of Visual Communication, and Erik Sandelin, WASP-HS Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, receives SEK 4.5 million.
Mara Lee Gerdén We have a Nobel translator at Konstfack! Mara Lee Gerdén, Professor of Art, author, poet and translator, has introduced and translated several of Anne Carson's works into Swedish. Here, she reflects on her experiences.
Eleven Konstfack alumni shortlisted for the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026 All are graduates of 2026, participate with their degree projects and are selected for this global competition among more than 4,000 entries. Voting is open until 21 October.
Inom räckhåll: en alternativ arsenal – Molly Börjlind Exhibition
29 September - 14 November, Lilla Baren at Riche, Stockholm
Molly Börjlind, with a degree from the Bachelor's programme Textil 2026, is the first scholarship holder in a new collaboration between the Bachelor's programme in Textiles at Konstfack and Calle Carboni, Art Manager for Lilla Baren at Riche.
Coexistences - 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial Exhibition
24 September - 31 January, MUDE - Museu do Design Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Senior Lecturer Beatrice Brovia together with two Konstfack alumni's participate in Coexistencies - the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial.
Toxibilities Exhibition
12 September - 1 November, Steneby Konsthall, Dals Långed
The exhibition explores the entanglements of toxicity, disrupted environments, and bodies within a more-than-human world.
SSES SSES brings together students from Konstfack, KI, KTH, KMH, SSE and SU for courses and experiences in entrepreneurship, creativity and making ideas happen.
Clara Eckersten, Erik Svensson, Ernesto Garcia Ernesto Garcia, PhD student at Konstfack, is part of one of three interdisciplinary teams to have been awarded funding by ArkDes to develop knowledge, methods and perspectives on how decommissioned industrial environments can take on new roles.
Futures Present – Symposium on Artistic Research 2026 Symposium
2-4 December, Konstfack, Stockholm
Futures Present examines how artistic research speculates, envisions, and imagines our current and future societies. Foregrounding interdisciplinarity and engaging with cultural heritages and futures, it seeks to articulate frameworks for shaping desirable societal trajectories amidst conditions of complex and accelerated change.
Body Double – students from Jewellery and Corpus: Ädellab Exhibition
30 March - 31 December, Tekniska museet, Stockholm
Through the lens of contemporary jewellery, these works explore where the physical body begins and ends in a digitally driven society, and how the future might renegotiate the boundaries and power dynamics between human and machine.
Konstfack Alumni
Konstfack Alumni
Konstfack Alumni is a network including approximately 1800 artists, designers, pedagogues and curators, all of them with a degree from Konstfack.

Updated: 1 November 2026
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