School of Design and Crafts

School of Design and Crafts
Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk
Other name
HDK
Former name
Slöjdföreningens skola, Konstindustriskolan, Högskolan för Design
TypeDesign school
Established1848; 177 years ago (1848)
Parent institution
University of Gothenburg
Location,
Websitewww.hdk.gu.se

The School of Design and Crafts (Swedish: Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk, abbreviated HDK)[1] at the University of Gothenburg is a design school in Gothenburg. It belongs to the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts. It was started in 1848 with the name Slöjdföreningens skola.[2]

The main building is on Kristinelundsgatan in Gothenburg. The school also comprises HDK Steneby in Dals Långed.[3]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Brunnström, Lasse (2018-10-18). Swedish Design: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-350-00014-8 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The History of HDK". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. ^ "HDK: About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-12-09.