Konstfack doctoral student in Visual Communication, Bitte Andersson, has been awarded RFSL Stockholm’s Community Hero 2026 distinction. The award recognises her longstanding work to create space for queer stories, forms of expression and communities through art and culture.
Congratulations to Dimitra Konstantinidi, a recent graduate from the CRAFT! – Textiles master's programme.
Panel discussion
20 August, at 6-7 pm, Svarta havet, Konstfack
Two guests from different fields of knowledge will meet in a dialogue exploring how we can address the challenges of the future; Jamer Hunt (The New School – Parsons) and Darja Isaksson (Vinnova).

Symposium
28 August, at 09:30 am - 5:00 pm, Svarta havet, Konstfack
Exploring questions related to design research education and societal change, the symposium will be structured around two interconnected themes.

Former Design Ecologies student Sebastian Fältström receives 90,000 kronor from the Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Foundation's Artist Fund for the project "Macro fibers".
Konstfack is among the higher education institutions affected by the May 2026 data breach in the Canvas learning platform, where an unauthorized actor accessed personal data linked to user accounts dating back to 2018. Although the data is reported to have been deleted, affected individuals are urged to remain vigilant due to the potential risk of phishing attempts and identity misuse.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the architect Ivar Tengbom's proud Concert Hall in Stockholm, a milestone being celebrated in many different ways. One of these is a competition created through a unique collaboration.
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 AlumniKonstfack Alumni is a network including approximately 1800 artists, designers, pedagogues and curators, all of them with a degree from Konstfack.
Updated: 6 August 2026
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