Lectures

For many designers, bureaucracy is the enemy of creativity – the antithesis of what we are taught design should be all about. At best, it is seen as a necessary evil; boxes to be ticked, rules to be bent, red…

Warm welcome to ICIA Konsthall, on Ringön, for an evening where Studio Alight will conduct a guided tour about the work exhibited within Rob Law. In this tour, the collective will reveal insights on the themes, the behind-the-scenes making and…

Listen to Snøhetta, the renowned Norwegian architecture firm, talk about the chair S-1500 made of materials from the Norwegian fishing industry. The result is a product far away from fast fashion and single use of plastics. In the exhibition Ocean…

The Botanica project displayed in the exhibition Ocean Plastics is created through investigating eighteenth and nineteenth-century methods before the oil was discovered to produce plastic. Hear the Italian designer duo Studio Formafantasma talk about the project and how they are…

The exhibition MAOW 2019 / DESIGN EXCAVATIONS is hosting an ongoing and extensive program of different set-ups and activations that will constantly rearrange the space over the course of five days. This is the schedule for Sunday 13th:   10:00-18:00…

The exhibition MAOW 2019 / DESIGN EXCAVATIONS is hosting an ongoing and extensive program of different set-ups and activations that will constantly rearrange the space over the course of five days. This is the schedule for Saturday 12th:   10:00-18:00…

The exhibition MAOW 2019 / DESIGN EXCAVATIONS is hosting an ongoing and extensive program of different set-ups and activations that will constantly rearrange the space over the course of five days. This is the schedule for Friday 11th:   8:00-20:00…

The exhibition MAOW 2019 / DESIGN EXCAVATIONS is hosting an ongoing and extensive program of different set-ups and activations that will constantly rearrange the space over the course of five days. This is the schedule for Thursday 10th:    …

A two-hours artwork-based conversation moderated by Elena Raviola around AI and design work with invited designers and experts working in the field. We will have the pleasure to welcome three experienced designers/design studios, that have worked with AI in different…

In the most northern part of Dalsland, in and between the small villages of Dals Långed and Fengersfors, culture production is one of the most prominent forces for shaping and developing the two communities, suggesting another take on contemporary life…

OhiO Wednesday  is an open forum for discussions and sharing of trans disciplinary knowledge and experiences that originated from a common wish among teachers, researchers and technicians to meet, talk and get to know each others practices. For the festival…

This activity contains two interlinked lectures, followed by a conversation, mingle and practical experiments. The key speakers are Helena Hansson, teacher and doctoral student at HDK and Mania Teimouri, representative from Kultur i Väst and the network for architecture- and…

How to invent new ideas about the ancient craft of weaving? The Röhsska Museum welcomes you to a unique opportunity to hear American textile artist Marianne Fairbanks tell about her project the WeavingLab. The artist Marianne Fairbanks opens her first…

A conversation that revolves around the artistic exploration process and how that process can put yourself at risk. By taking an exploratory approach, the ability to see opportunities that manifest themselves in the work process is trained, so that the…

Presentations by Henrik Franklin and Lina Sofia Lundin. 13:00 Henrik Franklin 14:00 Lina Sofia Lundin 15:00 Discussion moderated by Maja Gunn Maja Gunn is Professor of Craft specialized in Textiles at the program Textile-Body-Space at HDK Steneby. She is a…

During this lecture we will look closer at a specific piece presented in one of the museum’s exhibitions by the Bauhaus weaver Anni Albers. We will also listen to a conversation about the influence Bauhaus has on today's practice-based research.…

Presentations by Maria Andersson and Anton Alvarez 13:00 Maria Andersson 14:00 Anton Alvarez 15:00 Discussion moderated by Markus Bergström Markus Bergström is based in Gothenburg Markus Bergström teaches design at HDK alongside his design practice. A central topic in both…

Design methods for increasing children’s participation in city development processes According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP, 2017), participation is key to achieving sustainable development. However, our experience is that participation is a complex endeavor, especially when you are…

Welcome to a two-day symposium presented by the Röhsska Museum and students of HDK - Academy of Design and Crafts. The symposium will be focused on practice-based research on occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the Bauhaus school.  In the…

Opening of the exhibition Ung Svensk Form hosted by Svensk Form väst. During the evening 3 to 5 designers from the exhibition present their work followed by a discussion moderated by Anna Elzer Oscarsson. Snacks and drinks will be served.

N.B. The BA design saloon is unfortunately canceled. The BA exhibition is open from 12.00 to 18.00. Welcome to a Sunday afternoon together with graduate students from HDK's Bachelor's Program in Design. While the students' graduation exhibition at HDK is…

Unboxning the Monument of Frihamnen is an essayistic after study made by Julia Andreasson about the Jubilé Park project in Gothenburg, that unveils a speculative hidden story of a monumental founding of a bus stop for the park. the park…

Presentations by Staffan Holm and Lisa Marie Bengtsson 13:00 Lisa Marie Bengtsson 14:00 Staffan Holm 15:00 Discussion moderated by Maryam Fanni Maryam Fanni is a graphic designer based in Stockholm and Gothenburg with a degree from Konstfack University of Arts,…