School of Design and Crafts explained

School of Design and Crafts
Native Name:Högskolan för design och konsthantverk
Native Name Lang:sv
Former Name:Slöjdföreningens skola, Konstindustriskolan
Type:Design school
Parent:University of Gothenburg
City:Gothenburg
Country:Sweden

The School of Design and Crafts (Swedish: Högskolan för design och konsthantverk, abbreviated HDK) 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.[1]

The main building is on Kristinelundsgatan in Gothenburg. The school also comprises HDK Steneby in Dals Långed.[2]

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of HDK. 2014-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012051831/http://hdk.gu.se/en/about-hdk/-history-hdk . 2014-10-12 .
  2. Web site: HDK: About Us . 2014-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030041356/http://www.hdk.gu.se/en/about-hdk . 2014-10-30 .