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Friendly reminder: 31 January is the deadline for submissions.

Nostalgia dive and interesting look into how technology evolves — Nokia Design Archive is now launched.

Sebastian Gatz successfully defended his doctoral thesis "Transmundane Architecture: Architectural Control Relationships Through the Lens of...

The film "On Hospitality – Layla Al-Attar and Hotel Al-Rasheed" was filmed in Konstfack's studio and won a prize at Oberhausen International Short...

Four students from the master's programmes Design Ecologies and Spatial Design are exhibiting in Prague 13 December 2024 - 4 February 2025.

In connection with its 30th anniversary, the Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen) offers all its target group universities two doctoral students...

Petra Lilja successfully defended her doctoral thesis Mineral Matterings: Diffractive Practices of Design , carried out under the Doctoral programm...

A result from a writing group with seven students and one professor that began during the pandemic in 2021.

Sofia Runnarsdotter, with a Konstfack master's degree in Fine Art in 2022 and currently in the course Konstfack Writers, is one of 37 finalists of...

At this year's Crea©tivity Conference, 12 students from Konstfack Industrial Design and Interior Architecture programmes win the "Mobility" sector.

Alumnus, former board member and colleague Oscar Guermouche is mourned and missed by many.

From medicine to fine art – Cariz Nordlöf, student at the bachelor's programme in Fine Art, tells about her exhibition "Jag vek ihop natten / شب را...

Becker's artist scholarship to Lisa Englund and the Anglo Swedish Society residency scholarship to Pia Amsell. Hurray!

In 2025, two Fellowships will be awarded to established textile designers / textile artists based in Scotland and in Sweden.

The Swedish Research Council has granted Maja Gunn's project "Textile heritage" a six-year research grant within the framework of the call "Grants ...

In our continuous work to broaden the recruitment, the students Ailin Mirlashari (Fine Art master's year 1) and Heaven Feday (Fine Art  bachelor's...

On 17 October, the Svensk Bokkonst (Swedish Book Arts) diplomas were awarded to the year's 25 selected books at the National Library of Sweden.

With the objective to push the boundaries of what the material wood and its processing methods can be used for in the twenty-first century, the MAD...

Fruitful collaboration between KTH Architecture and Society and Konstfack, the Department of Visual Arts and Sloyd Education (IBIS) will continue...

Andrea Karlsson, student at the bachelor's programme Interior Architecture and Furniture Design, is nominated for her bench "Kol". Vote for her no...

Kassandra Lora, a master's Design Ecologies student, was awarded a KUNO grant and participated in the course "About walking and being together" at...

Wolfgang Laimer Master's programme Design Ecologies, "Rapid autografting" Henrietta Elfström Berg Master's programme CRAFT! – Textiles, "Zombie...

Sweden’s largest craft manifestation is inaugurated by alumnus and now lecturer Karin Kakan Hermansson and runs 2-6 October.

For the next edition of the Deleuze & Guattari Studies Camp and Conference 2025 (DGS25), a competition to create the graphic identity was announced...

In its second season, the artist talk series World in My Eyes presents Jonathas de Andrade, Selma Selman, Salman Toor, and Cecilia Vicuña. Each...

On 23 July, Amica Sundström passed on after a period of illness. Between 2000 and 2018, she was a highly valued colleague and teacher/lecturer in...

Starting his new role in August 2024, Manen will lead the course together with guest lecturers Emily Fahlén and Alice Söderqvist from Mint.

For those interested in the future of places for learning, environment, and methodology wanting to explore how we create sustainable places where...

Lars Høie, graduate from the master's programme Visual Communication in 2022, is one of the Ascenders 2024 winners.

Erik Sandelin defended on 13 June 2024 his thesis, "Design and Grace: An Ahuman Odyssey", carried out under the Doctoral programme of Art, Technolo...

The Konstfack Degree Exhibition in Stockholm has a long tradition since it first opened for the public in 1977. This spring, when celebrating our...

Graphic Design and Illustration (BA programme) and Visual Communication (MA programme) at Konstfack are announcing two workshop scholarships for...

Watch Nina Lykke's lecture from 15 February 2024.

Congratulations to Konstfack Visual Communication alumni Taurai Valerie Mtake whose typeface Madimi One has been published by Google Fonts.

The research project "A full loop of performance" arranges a conference on the topic "Learnings/Unlearnings: Environmental Pedagogies, Play,...

After four doctoral positions in Konstfack’s doctoral education on the subject of “Artistic Practice in Visual, Applied and Spatial Arts” were...

Imagined Site: Rural Contextual Practice at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Research Station in cooperation with the Bioart Society Residency. Applicati...

Moa-Matilda Nilsson, student from the Master’s programme Craft! Textiles, works with toxic masculinity and exhibits at Liljevalch's Spring Salon.

Thank you Formafantasma, Konst-ig and Stockholm Furniture Fair for the opportunity to deepen our knowledge!

For the first time since the pandemic, nearly all programmes will be together at Konstfack during the same time, 15-24 May.

During Konstfack Research Week our newest Professor in Craft, Anna Mlasowsky, will speak about her artistic practice, curatorial work and role as a...

The Frieze magazine mentions 4th Autostrada Biennale as one of the top 10 exhibitions in Europe 2023. The biennale named "All Images Will Disappear...

Image: Flora Liedgren, Graphic Design and Illustration, year 3

A group of Konstfack students participated in a seminar hosted by the Swedish Riksdag, in honour of Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate...

Emma Wikner, student at the master's programme Spatial Design, talks about her bachelor's degree project in a video interview with Lars Bülow at...

Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg, MA1 Craft Textiles student, named among 12 creatives of the African Diaspora who are at the center of a global shift.

Watch the film where the Vice-Chancellor, teachers and students share good things to know if you are thinking of applying.

Konstfack senior lecturer Parasto Backman was awarded for "Best printed communication project". The award cermony took place during the Triennale...

Konstfack's unique workshop where teaching and research around light, color, materials, visual perception and spatial experience takes place receiv...

Three million SEK is awarded to Palle Torsson, Senior Lecturer in Fine art, for the research project "Ada Research: a Meta-Quest into the World of...

Jenna Gillinger, student at the Master's programme in Design - Spatial Design, wins with the modular stool "Boa".

More than 5000 students uploaded their end of year projects and 13 Konstfack alumni were shortlisted by industry experts. The public vote is open...

Four students from Konstfack where part of a group of 15 participating in the KUNO course "Making, Talking, Walking, (not) Working and Being Shy pa...

The artwork "Set Sail for the Levant: A Board Game About Debt (or a Social Satire)" by Olivia Plender, Senior Lecturer at Konstfack, is now on...

Adam Bergholm defended on 13 September 2023 his thesis, "Key Notes on the Unruly City - Social, Material, and Spatial Transgressions", carried out...

In an interview with Techarenen, who together with tech businesses, revive and present the Grand Award of Design.

World in My Eyes is a series of artist talks presenting pioneering practices in sound, performance, sculpture, and painting that transforms the fie...

Konstfack has since 2022 been granted the right to award an artistic doctoral degree. In mid-August 2023 the first four doctoral positions within o...

The exhibition elevates and celebrates contemporary LGBTQIA+ voices working in the metal arts community today, and is on view 4 June - 10 September...

On 1 June, German/American artist, educator and curator Anna Mlasowsky will take over as a new professor of crafts with a focus on ceramics and...

An article (from 14 April) about The Social Club event in October 2022 that brought together former students and recent graduates of the CRAFT!...

Welcome to 199 different voices at Konstfack Degree Exhibition(s): Bachelor's students 6–12 May, Master's and teacher education students 20–26 May.

On 1 August, Anna Valtonen takes office as the new Vice-Chancellor of Konstfack, Sweden's largest artistic university in art, design and crafts.

In this international bootcamp, participants will learn about innovation and sustainability in Tuscany, Italy through the medium of food. Applicati...

The project "Material cultures for interspecies cohabitation" will through design proposals explore how humans can interact with other species....

Senior lecturer at Konstfack and graphic designer Parasto Backman is one of Type Directors Clubs 15 new advisory board members from 10 countries.

Dotdotdot curates and Laslo Strong designs this year's edition of the Degree Exhibition.

Ceramist and Senior Lecturer at Konstfack Mårten Medbo's thesis "Lerbaserad erfarenhet och språklighet" from 2016 was the first in Sweden on the...

During Refractions*, Konstfack Research Week 2023, we explore interdisciplinary practices, discourses and perspectives on artistic research from...

Illustration: Evelina Lavergren, Industridesign, år 3

Today the Sundance Film Festival officially announced Gabriel Gabriel Garble's participation with his film "Well Wishes My Love, Your Love" in the...

Watch a film where Konstfack teachers and the Admissions office tell about our master's programmes.

Konstfack's PhD student Sebastian Gatz is an architect, artist and trained car mechanic, who works and thinks at the intersection of art,...

Two new books out: "Assuming Asymmetries" and "Curating Beyond the Mainstream".

Konstfack Professor of Design Martín Ávila's new book is about the practice of designing and design's capacity to relate (or not) to beings of all...

"Konstfack is an incredible ecology of knowledge and production facilities, a space of discussion and testing that allows students and staff to...

"In my opinion, we are living in the most exciting times," the Konstfack Professor says. "Now, the mainstream is less afraid of this crossing of...

The artist Lina Selander is Konstfack's new Professor in Fine Art, with emphasis on narrativity and installation.

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship invites you to join the new course made in collaboration with Konstfack: Creating change – designing for...

Konstfack expresses its support for all Ukrainian artists and cultural practitioners, as well as for the Ukrainian people. We help students who nee...

As a member of Inland arts collective, Associate professor Sergio Montero Bravo participates in Documenta in Kassel until 25 September.

When conflict and violence cast their shadow over the world, every artistic expression is inherently an element of resistance to authoritarian rule...

The designer, researcher, artist and curator Maja Gunn is a new Professor of Crafts with a focus on Textiles.

"Co-Culturing: Crafting the Living" – a recorded conversation about the role of designers within the bio-tech industry; notions of scale and...

CuratorLab's course director Joanna Warza has curated the Polish pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale together with Wojtek Szymanski featuring the...

SSES invites all Konstfack students to participate in a highly interactive deep-dive into explore Tuscan food-systems during 4-11 June in...

Considering the current war on Ukraine, Konstfack wants to express our support and concern for all Ukrainian artists and cultural workers, as well ...

In recent years painting has yet again been called upon to represent and document the manifold roles of addressing visibility through figuration an...

Benedetta Crippa, who earned a master’s degree in Visual Communication from Konstfack in 2017, won the traditional competition for the graphic...

Creating sustainable jewellery using left over shells.

Alicia Knight, student at the master's programme Individual Study Plan in Design, year 1, is the winner of Perimeter Protection's design competitio...

The Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) offers a workshop free of charge and open for all Konstfack students and alumni to apply to. The...

Konstfack's holiday card competition is now finalized; a warm, inclusive proposal won.

About living systems, relationships, ecological literacy and scorpions. Martín Ávila is a Professor of design and responsible for the master's...

The book "Red Love: A reader on Alexandra Kollontai", designed by Jiri Novak, graphic designer and administrator at Konstfack, has been selected by...

The book "De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar", designed by Parasto Backman, Senior Lecturer at Konstfack, has been selected by Svensk...

On 1-19 November we will need your help to make the study environment in the library better. Every Monday we will ask a new question on our...

On 15 October, Maja Frögård successfully defended her doctoral thesis, "Negotiating Tensions – Designers' responsibilities in democratic...

The Polish pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale 2022 will be co-curated by Joanna Warsza, CuratorLab course director at Konstfack, and Wojtek...

A research and education collaboration between Konstfack's Perceptionsstudion and KTH's Lighting Design Lab is looking at the use of colored light ...