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Metal Art Sweden

The metal art programme at HDK-Valand Sweden, is the place to explore where metal meets artistic concepts.

The 3 year BA or 2 year MA metal art programme at HDK Steneby is the place to explore where metal meets artistic concepts. With hands on project you develop your craft and material knowledge to a professional level of practise. By exposing your art work in diverse public spaces you will start to gather experience for your future practise. In dialog with international students, various teachers and guest artists your future network can grow.

28/05/2026

MA-MA – an HDK-Valand Campus Steneby Master Exhibition

Opening May 28
Steneby Art Hall
May 28 May - June 7th

MA-MA carries layered meanings: an abbreviation (‘Master–Master’), a name for mother across cultures, and a primal sound in the formation of language.
MA-MA is the exhibition of first- and second-year master students from the Applied Arts and Design programme at HDK-Valand, Campus Steneby. The works represent a diverse group of material-based makers and designers within the Metal Art and Wood Oriented Furniture Design specializations.
The exhibition brings together these makers at distinct stages in developing their individual languages through practice. Each is engaged in the process of giving form to thoughts, ideas, and experiences through explorations of materials, techniques, methods, and contexts.
Through this exhibition, we invite you to take part in a collective moment held between the first and second years of the programme when the work enters into being and is to be experienced. Individually, the works reveal a range of voices: makers defining their own languages, shaping form as a way of understanding and being in the world.

/Jeff Kaller Program Director Applied Arts and Design

Participants:
Carlijn Haringsma | Miriam Stålgren | Sebastian Nordh | Julian Woudstra | Christoph von Rohden | Eletta Daemen | Grieta Siliņa | Mark Diest | Gabriel Tarmassi | Urszula Maria Zwierz | Franca Bode | Melvin Kaczmarczyk | Elbrich van der Wal | Rowan Haring

MA Students from

Art Hall

28/05/2026

Welcome Today to our BA1 exhibition: The Archetype ✨by students from and

At the core of every culture, myth, and personal journey lives a set of recurring figures: the archetypes.

They are, for example, the visionary, the caregiver, the rebel, the innocent, the creator. First explored through mythology and later developed in psychology,
archetypes are universal patterns of identity and behavior that shape the way we understand ourselves and others.

They exist beyond language and time, appearing in dreams, stories, rituals, and everyday life.

This exhibition brings those invisible patterns into physical form through a collection of multimedia works.

Each piece is correlated to a different archetypal presence. Rather than presenting fixed definitions, the works invite viewers into a process of recognition and reflection.

You may encounter fragments of yourself within them: familiar fears, desires, instincts, and transformations.
Together, these works create a bridge between the ancient and the modern. The exhibition asks not only what archetypes are, but how they continue to live within us - influencing the stories we tell, the identities we perform, and the worlds we imagine.

Vernissage: Thursday 28th of may
16:00-19:00

Finissage: Tuesday 2nd of June
16:00- 19:00

Location: Steneby Nya magazinet

20/05/2026

Exam Class 2026 -

”This is R’lyeh.
Named after an ancient city from the Lovecraftian novel “Call of Cthulhu” this sword represents creative forces as something hardly graspable by a sane mind. The otherworldly organic chaos is being framed by gentle copper lines to symbolise the way we interpret these forces and try to contain them within physical objects we make.
To be able to reach these forces an artist must venture far out into the hostile lands and become a channel for them so they can manifest after a successful return home. With this sword I went so far out of the comfort of my home that I was not sure if I will ever manage to come back and I was lost throughout most of the making process.
R’lyeh is a ritual sword not intended for combat. The making process was a ritual through which I tried to harmonically unite the historical sword making tradition with contemporary innovation and contribute to the slowly growing field of contemporary artistic sword making because that’s where I see the future of swords. Even though they were stripped of their original application, swords are still imbued with potent symbolical meanings and can gain even more relevance for the contemporary world through art”
/Adam Kminiak

21 Degrees Examshow at marks a transition. As a graduation exhibition, it presents the work of students at a moment of completion and
departure. The projects are the result of sustained engagement over time, but they also represent a first step into independent practice. What is shown here is both an outcome and a beginning.
Welcome to a perfectly fine temperature of 21 degrees.

17/05/2026

Presenting Exam class 2026 - HDK-Valand Campus Stenby University of Gothenburg
- .nordh

Project: Conveyor
”I work with memories of growing up around the limestone industry. The shapes of conveyors, structures, and industrial skylines have stayed with me and now reappear in my sculptures.
These sculptures are not only about industry, but about connection. They create a meeting point between different perspectives between those who recognize the industrial language and those who encounter it as form. In this space, the work becomes a starting point for dialogue”
/ Sebastian Nordh

21 students, 21 perspectives. From wood to metal, from sketch to object, this exhibition celebrates the many ways materials and ideas take shape.
This annual exhibition showcases the degree projects of 21 students graduating from Metal Art and Wood Oriented Furniture Design at the University of Gothenburg’s Campus Steneby.
Here, you are invited to perceive and take part of 21 angles of craft and design. Through material and conceptual investigations, the students explore human practices and behaviours using a variety of methods and techniques.
The exhibition presents a thematic diversity. At the same time, the projects also intertwine in common topics. Some engage with a democratic approach to design, where a sense of community and bringing people together become central. Others may address different aspects of resilience, as well as symbolism and tradition in a contemporary context. These tendencies can also be recognised
beyond the exhibition space.

21 Degrees also marks a transition. As a graduation exhibition, it presents the work of students at a moment of completion and
departure. The projects are the result of sustained engagement over time, but they also represent a first step into independent practice. What is shown here is both an outcome and a beginning.
Welcome to a perfectly fine temperature of 21 degrees.

Opening hours:
Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am-4 pm
Wednesday 10 am-8 pm
Thursday 10 am-8 pm
Friday 10 am-4 pm
Saturday 10 am-4 pm
Sunday 10 am-4 pm

16/05/2026

Presenting Metal Art Campus Steneby Exam class 2026 University of Gothenburg -

Forms Over Body is a series of body-related objects that explores the relationship
between industrial forging and the human body. It draws inspiration from the visual
language of forging. Using this technique, the material develops soft, fleshy details at
the ends of the bar. These elements are used to create a connection between forged
steel and the body.
As the forms are stretched and shaped over the human body, they carry the imprint of
the wearer, creating an intersection between adornment and physical presence.
Objects invite reflection on how these wearable forms dwell on the body, respond to it,
and alter the way bodily presence is experienced.
/Štěpán Hála

See Štěpán Hála’s work at the ongoing Grad show 21°

21 Degrees marks a transition. As a graduation exhibition, it presents the work of students at a moment of completion and
departure. The projects are the result of sustained engagement over time, but they also represent a first step into independent practice. What is shown here is both an outcome and a beginning.
Welcome to a perfectly fine temperature of 21 degrees.

Thank you .kettle.design for coordination extraordinaire- and thank you everyone else involved in this endeavor.

15/05/2026

Presenting our HDK-Valand Campus Steneby MetalArt
Bachelor graduates of 2026, This is .lun
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TEXT 4 EVER,
I investigate how you can use metal to create sculptures depicting text and what meaning the materials you use have in that context. I want to find ways to trick myself into believing that words can have greater meaning when combined with craft, compared to the same words written on paper. I also want to inspire others to believe the same thing. My project explores the combination of naivety, seriousness, text and craft.
/Karin Lundin

21 Degrees grad show opening at in Uddevalla tomorrow Saturday.
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21 students, 21 perspectives. From wood to metal, from sketch to object, this exhibition celebrates the many ways materials and ideas take shape.
This annual exhibition showcases the degree projects of 21 students graduating from Metal Art and Wood Oriented Furniture Design at the University of Gothenburg’s Campus Steneby.
Here, you are invited to perceive and take part of 21 angles of craft and design. Through material and conceptual investigations, the students explore human practices and behaviours using a variety of methods and techniques.
The exhibition presents a thematic diversity. At the same time, the projects also intertwine in common topics. Some engage with a democratic approach to design, where a sense of community and bringing people together become central. Others may address different aspects of resilience, as well as symbolism and tradition in a contemporary context. These tendencies can also be recognised
beyond the exhibition space.

21 Degrees also marks a transition. As a graduation exhibition, it presents the work of students at a moment of completion and
departure. The projects are the result of sustained engagement over time, but they also represent a first step into independent practice. What is shown here is both an outcome and a beginning.
Welcome to a perfectly fine temperature of 21 degrees.

A special thank you to .kettle.design and everyone else who has made this show possible.

14/05/2026

Presenting our HDK-Valand Campus Steneby MetalArt Bachelor graduates of 2026, First up is
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'Exploded Views‘
Coming from a background as a car mechanic, I was used to systems of logic, structure, and clear cause-and-effect relationships. Entering art meant encountering something fundamentally different.
Within the academy, I found myself struggling with how to combine structure and analysis with intuition and artistic openness. This tension became the foundation of my work Exploded Views. The project approaches sculpture as a process of inquiry and reflects my attempts to merge past and present, the static and the moving.
The title is a reference to a type of mechanical drawing that separates the components of an object, allowing us to imagine how they function and come together as a whole.
Working with scrap machine parts and car body panels, material that has been in my natural environment and always inspired me, the sculptures developed through a method of constant interplay between intuition and analysis, randomness and structure, chaos and order.
/ Sigge Nilsson

See his works at

21
Degrees
Bohusläns Museum
16 - 31 May 2026

09/05/2026

✨ LAST DAY TODAY — Saturday, May 9 ✨
📍 HDK-Valand — Campus Steneby, Dals Långed

Campus Steneby is the University of Gothenburg’s rural campus in Dalsland — an internationally recognised environment for craft, art, and design. With outstanding workshops, facilities, and a strong international community, it offers an immersive space for education and artistic exploration.

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW TODAY:

🧊 Iceberg II
📍 Utställningshallen, Stenebyskolan
Enetsvägen 1, Dals Långed

An organically growing group exhibition featuring works by faculty members and students from the Bachelor and Master programmes in Metal Art, Wood Oriented Furniture Design, and Crafting Futures.

〰️ Oscillations: Movement and Change

Students from the HDK-Valand Crafting Futures programme present exploratory works focused on materials in motion — exploring balance, movement, and rhythm.

📦 In Storage
📍 Nya Magasinet, Enetsvägen 1

A group exhibition showcasing selected works by students and faculty from HDK-Valand Metal Art, Campus Steneby.

Don’t miss the final chance to experience these exhibitions today ✨

08/05/2026

THE BUS IS LEAVING SOON 👉 from
Konstepidemins väg 6, Göteborg at ROUND TRIP: GOTHENBURG – DALSLAND
8.30 AM • Departure from Konstepidemin
11 AM • Arrival at Dals Långed
12 – 1 PM • Lunch at your own expense (diner on-site)
1 PM • Departure from Dals Långed
1.20 PM • Arrival in Fengersfors
3 PM • Departure from Fengersfors
17.30 • Arrival in Gothenburg

Craft Days is here, and we want to give an extra shoutout to one of our own program highlights. Craft Tour Västra Götaland was a popular feature already in 2024, and new for this year is that you can choose between TWO different destinations: The Textile Museum in Borås or Dals Långed & Fengersfors. Both locations offer a packed and inspiring program.

At the Textile Museum, the seminar day Craft Says will feature lectures, artist talks, presentations, and guests including Bea Szenfeld and curator/editor-in-chief Elizabeth Kozlowski from the American Surface Magazine.

If you choose the Craft Tour bus to Dalsland, you’re in for a full-day excursion. The first stop is Dals Långed, where you can experience a group exhibition at the Studio Växt collective and visit HDK-Valand Campus Steneby with three student exhibitions. The second stop is Fengersfors, home to the collective Not Quite, presenting both a group exhibition and workshops. You’ll also find the Homographic Museum there — the world’s smallest museum with the largest permanent collection of q***r art.

Read more and book tickets via our website. Link in bio 🔗https://konsthantverkscentrum.se/craft-tour-vastra-gotaland-2026/

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06/05/2026

Craft Days
LET’S TALK!
WEDNESDAY 6 MAY at 4.30 PM
SAMLINGSSALEN & ONLINE

Eija Mustonen
Mittens and other stories Apron and mittens are tools of protection. They are worn while shoveling, harvesting, hammering, gardening, or cooking. They protect their user from dirt, heavy work, heat, and cold. They have come to symbolize work itself - the
essence of manual labor.
Eija Mustonen studied stone and silversmith and graduated with a Master of Arts degree from the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland in 2005. Since 1987, she has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe and the United States. In addition to her artistic career, Mustonen has worked as a jewellery art teacher, and in 2010 she began working as the head of fine arts education at Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, and since the beginning of 2020 at LAB University of Applied Sciences. She has coordinated and organized international jewellery events, such as Alchemy in 1997 and, subsequently, the KORU1234 events, which are jewellery triennials. She has been a member of the jury for several international competitions. She has received international awards such as Jugend Gestaltet in 1990, the Grand Prix at the Tallinn Triennial in 2000 and recently Herbert Hofmann Award in 2025. In addition to private collections, her works are held in the Montreal Fine Arts Museum, Canada; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA; CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, NL; the National Arts Council Collection, Fl; Die Neue Sammlung - Design Museum
Danner Foundation Permanent Collection, Munich, Germany; Marzee Collection, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Rotasa Collection, USA.
Doors open at 4.15, lecture begins at 4.30
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