School of Design and Crafts

Design school at the University of Gothenburg

School of Design and Crafts
Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

Former name	Slöjdföreningens skola, Konstindustriskolan
Type	Design school
Established	1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Parent institution	University of Gothenburg
Location	Gothenburg , Sweden
Website	www.hdk.gu.se

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

Annika Ekdahl
Elsa Jernås

References

^ "The History of HDK". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
^ "HDK: About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-12-09.