The BFA Crafting Futures course at Gothenburg University, HDK-Valand, Campus Steneby introduces students to craft and design practices through material exploration and technical skills.

School: HDK-Valand, Campus Steneby
Course: BFA Crafting Futures
Location: Dals-Långed, Sweden
Course dates: Septermber 2025 to June 2028
Application deadline: 10 March 2025

BFA Crafting Futures is a pioneering education that trains students to work at the intersections of craft, fine art and design.

The programme is taught in English and is based at Campus Steneby in Dalsland, a rural area known for its Swedish craft traditions.

Students develop creative approaches that position craft as a means of exploring and critically engaging with materials, place and landscape.

We have custom-built workshops for Crafting Futures, including a modelling workshop for wood and metal, extensive textile facilities, wet modelling in clay and plaster and a 3D digital lab.

This will help you gain knowledge in often overlooked crafts like working with paper, natural fibres, leather, wax and recycled materials.

We also explore how making practices relate to landscape and society. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, you might also experiment with new techniques in an area you're already familiar with.

Crafting Futures opens various professional practice opportunities grounded in material knowledge. This includes studio craft and art, artisanal production and designed objects, whether as a freelancer or an employee.

Find out more about the course and apply >

Image: Exhibition View, Campus Steneby Graduation Show at Southern Sweden Design Days 2023, Tom Cubbin.

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