Konstfack was founded in 1844 and is one of Sweden’s largest universities for the arts with around 900 students and 200 employees. The school educates the artists, designers, craftspeople, visual art and sloyd teachers of tomorrow, and the programs represent education and research on both artistic and scientific basis.

 

Art, crafts, design, art- craft- and design history, visual communication and arts education are the areas of research at Konstfack. The research environment includes externally funded research projects, research within the teacher’s position and a joint doctoral program together with The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH): Art Technology and Design (KTD). The KTD program aims at radically rethinking the relationship between individuals, communities and the environment in order to contribute to a more sustainable society.

Konstfack website: https://www.konstfack.se/

The Konstfack Research Catalogue portal is divided into several sections. Some expositions appear in more than one section.

ExposItions by Konstfack researchers

Expositions created by researchers connected to Konstfack. Some of the expositions have been peer reviewed, while some of them have been made available on the Konstfack portal without peer review.

Expositions by Konstfack students

Expositions created by students, as a part of a course or programme given at Konstfack. Some of the expositions have been peer reviewed, while some of them have been made available on the Konstfack portal without peer review.

Peer reviewed expositions

Expositions, created by researchers or students at Konstfack, that have been peer reviewed and published either directly through the Konstfack portal, or first through another research catalogue portal or journal, and then republished through the Konstfack portal. These expositions can also be found in either the sections Expositions by Konstfack researchers or the section Expositions by Konstfack students.

Portal administrator: David Scheutz