The School of Design and Crafts ( sv, Högskolan för design och konsthantverk, abbreviated HDK) at the
University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 st ...
is a design school in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
. It belongs to the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts. It was started in 1848 with the name Slöjdföreningens skola.
The main building is on Kristinelundsgatan in Gothenburg. The school also comprises HDK Steneby in
Dals Långed
Dals Långed (meaning "passage between or along the water") is a locality situated in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,520 inhabitants in 2010.
History
Dals Långed was founded in the 1850s. Later, a mill was bui ...
.
Notable alumni
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Annika Ekdahl
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Elsa Jernås
Elsa Oskaria Jernås Bacarisas (10 September 1895 - December 1979 ) was a Swedish graphic artist, painter and costume designer born in Masthuggs Parish, Gothenburg. She was married to Gibraltarian painter Gustavo Bacarisa.
She was born in Goth ...
See also
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Röhsska Museum
The Röhsska Museum ( sv, Röhsska museet, earlier named ''Röhsska konstslöjdsmuseet'', also known as Design Museum), is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a museum focused on design, fashion and applied arts.
The museum collection consists ...
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University of Gothenburg
Art schools in Sweden
Design schools
Buildings and structures in Gothenburg
University departments in Sweden
1848 establishments in Sweden
Educational institutions established in 1848