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Design school at the University of Gothenburg
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School of Design and Crafts
Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk
Other nameHDK
Former nameSlöjdföreningens skola, Konstindustriskolan, Högskolan för Design
TypeDesign school
Established1848; 177 years ago (1848)
Parent institutionUniversity of Gothenburg
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Websitewww.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.

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

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.

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