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Blessings from Palestine : Reclaiming heritage through the jewellery and amulets of Palestine
No full textThis research explores the reclamation and reinterpretation of Palestinian material culture, focusing on traditional jewellery and amulets as both containers and expressions of cultural knowledge, resilience, and identity. Through processes of contemporary ceramic practices, my work engages with historical objects to breathe life into them, making them relevant and accessible in the present.Framed within the concept of "heritage in the making," the research moves beyond cultural preservation to emphasize heritage as a dynamic, relational resource that bridges the past and future while addressing contemporary cultural needs. By integrating design, craft, and storytelling, the thesis investigates how material culture can serve as a means fostering cultural identity and resilience in the face of historical and ongoing erasure.Through material processes this work aims to transform heritage from static memory into a living, tangible expression of identity, offering an active resource for belonging, reflection, and enabling the continuation of creative cultural expressions. In a time marked by pervasive destruction, this research seeks to portray beauty, resilience and endurance
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No full textPå väggen sitter 400 geometriska volymer. Alla har samma avstånd till sin granne. Längs deras kanter löper linjer – raka streck och snuttar av cirklar som kombineras till en slingrande tråd. Linjerna uppstår som spåret efter en punkt som begett sig ut på äventyr. Då får linjerna också plötsligt en riktning och ett ursprung. De bär med sig något. De är på väg. Men de kommer inte så långt. För mellan modulerna finns tomrum, avbrott, uppbrott. Kanske som pauserna i en konversation. Betänketiden innan nästa mening yttras. Avståndet innan nästa modul tar vid, fem millimeter senare. Det är här en relation uppstår, där två kroppar möts. Och när mellanrummet passerats, då tas tråden upp igen, samtalet fortsätter, historian berättas vidare. Det är 400 enheter, eller kanske kroppar, som sitter tillsammans på väggen, men verket är inte en samling av kroppar. Det försöker snarare beskriva det som inte syns, det som finns i mellanrummen. Det är ett system av relationer. Och antalet relationer som uppstår blir mycket större än antalet kroppar. För varje kropp står i relation till en annan och kan beskrivas i relation till denna. Antalet relationer växer med en stadigt ökande takt för varje kropp som tillkommer. Det kan beskrivas med ett enkelt matematiskt uttryck; n(n-1)/2
The Urban Secateur
No full textThis thesis explores the re-design of the secateur — a widely used pruning tool found in homes, apartments, and plant nurseries. The project aims to challenge the conventional aesthetics and ergonomics of the traditional secateur by creating an “urban secateur” that blends professional functionality with the refined elegance of bonsai scissors. Designed to accommodate both novice and experienced users, the tool maintains the strength to cut through thicker twigs while presenting a more approachable, humble presence.The research follows a human-centered design process, combining practical prototyping with user feedback to inform shape, ergonomics, and materiality. Rooted in the belief that design should serve both present and future needs, the project emphasizes responsible innovation — balancing function, emotional value, and usability across all stages of interaction.Beyond usability, the project embraces the plant–human connection, acknowledging that early positive experiences with plants can foster care, empathy, and a stronger environmental mindset later in life. By encouraging daily interaction and hands-on plant care, the design supports not only personal well-being but also greater awareness of biodiversity and sustainable living
Mannaminne / In Living Memory : Ett utforskande i bortglömda trädgårdar & utdöende kiosker
No full textMannaminne / In Living Memory är ett gestaltningsprojekt som undersöker kiosken som en utdöende mötesplats och dess historiska kopplingar till trädgårdsmiljöer och lusthus. I samarbete med Stockholm Stadshotell har jag tagit fram en nytolkning i form och funktion av en utemöbel, en hexagonal hylla, som ska placeras på hotellets innergård. Projektet tar sin utgångspunkt i platsens historia som vårdhem för äldre änkor och utforskar hur minnen kan aktivera och ge mening åt offentliga rum. Designprocessen har präglats av arkivstudier, materialundersökningar och praktiskt snickeri. Möbeln är tillverkad i kärnfuru och hämtar både struktur och uttryck från den klassiska tidningskiosken. Den är tänkt att fungera som en social nod: en plats att mötas vid, minnas genom, där nya samtal kan ta form. Genom att återbruka historiska typologier vill projektet väcka frågor om vad som går förlorat när stadens mindre byggnader försvinner, och hur design kan bidra till att skapa levande, samtida mötesplatser med förankring i det förflutna. Ett centralt syfte har varit att återaktivera en plats som länge stått tom, genom att varsamt tillföra något som kan skapa nya minnen och mänskliga möten - i det lilla och i det vardagliga
Each Thing Comes in Waves : Changing Tides on a Suburban Lakeside
No full textHenriksbergshamnen in Stockholm, once a busy waterside industrial area, has gradually transformed into a hub for artistic practices and small-scale production. It is now set to be redeveloped into a residential area. This project aims to preserve some creative spaces within the framework of the site’s planned demolition and redevelopment, particularly in one of the lesser-known buildings designed by early 20th-century architect Cyrillus Johansson, which will be retained in the new plan. To accommodate public access through the building, a series of spatial sequences that have incrementally evolved over time have been further developed. Materials and building elements from the site and nearby structures, set for demolition, have been inventoried for re-purposing to facilitate these changes. The result is the creation of studios for three artistic practices that have continued operating despite the planned redevelopment, as well as a meeting space for visitors and locals. Significant emphasis has been put on model-making In exploring and exhibiting these interventions
FROM WINE TO GEAR : Reduction of microplastics in the seas with Grape Pomace gear
No full text From Wine to Gear is a project that converts winery waste into ocean-friendly fishing gear. The project transforms Grape pomace, a winemaking by-product shown to improve fish and shrimp gut health into a biodegradable biocomposite that replaces petroleum plastics. Two designs made for both commercial and recreational fishing: flexible biodegradable dolly ropes specially made for bottom trawling and rigid, 3D-printed crayfish cages. By eliminating synthetic plastics, these designs reduce microplastic pollution, entanglements, and ghost gear. Because the material can be produced and fabricated locally, the initiative also opens small-scale manufacturing opportunities for coastal communities, pairing environmental stewardship with new livelihood options.By introducing gear that is biodegradable and easier to inspect and at the same time safer for marine life, this encourages fisherman to monitor their equipment more closely and to maintan, replace or repare on a more responsibly practice, before it becomes harming to the marine environment
The Community Meadow : Where Nature Meets the Common and Rural Spaces are Reimagined
No full text…she needed to prata av sig (vent). I understand that this is not just a walk and a coffee break. It is a meeting space. A venue for community and socialising. — Matilda Haglund, Extraction from project diary, after a collective walk in Nittorp (January 2025) I return to my home village Nittorp to understand contemporary as well as historical purposes of rural meeting places— particularly those situated in nature. Aiming to explore how the local community can inspire new ideas for this archetype and to understand how local social structures contribute to everyday community-making and how design can respond to these often-overlooked typologies. Through a research-based phase as well as a design-driven exploration, the project maps Nittorp’s social venues, investigates their peculiarities, and consider the voices of Nittorp. It becomes clear how structures in nature—often assumed to be places of solitude—are here frequently used for social purposes, particularly cooking and gathering with others. Considering methodologies of learning from the existing, meaning the project grows from a close reading of place—its people, spatial traditions, climate, and materials a design concept including three design interventions are proposed. The concept mirrors the name of this thesis called; Ängen – The Community Meadow, a proposal for Rölidsängen, appearing like a glade between the forest, stream, and fields about a 20 minutes walk from the village. The vision is to create a common outdoor space—like a public patio. The three design interventions are sprung from and inspired through in depth studies of the site’s microclimate, seasonal rhythms, and existing patterns of use. They could be describes as follows: Långbordet, A space for cooking, eating, community, hosting midsummer celebrations and coffee breaks - even on rainy days. Aktiviteten, A space for unspecified activities. For yoga in nature or for dancing during bright summer nights. Morgonsolen, A space for breakfast and the sunshine warming your face during morning walks. For greeting the cranes arriving with spring. The project challenges the urban norm that dominates discourse on public space and suggests rural civic or non-profit spaces to be recognised as essential public realms in Sweden
Power and relational dynamics in one swedish art classroom : A Foucauldian reading
No full textThis research paper aims to explore the paradoxical nature of the classroom, being both a place of authority and control as well as a place of relational networks. This tension is named by this paper the Authority-Relationality paradox. The power analysis relies on primarily Michel Foucaults theories of discipline and panopticism from the 1975 book ”Discipline and Punish” and is supplemented by relational pedagogical theories by Gert Biesta and Åsa Hirsh. The research questions asked are: “How can panoptic surveillance be seen in a classroom?”, “How can relational aspects be expressed in a classroom?” and “How can it look when these two factors coexist in a classroom?”. These questions are answered through data from observations carried out in an arts classroom and through an artistic inquiry in form of a miniature model of a classroom. The study suggests that factors such as architecture, visibility, trust and acceptance of risk play an important role in balancing the two elements of control and relationality in the classroom
Code Break: The Closet Fractures : A Queer-theoretical investigation of interior architecture and furniture design. Deconstruction, rewriting, and the negotiation of Identity through the subversion of normative storage systems.
No full textThis bachelor’s degree project in the Interior Architecture & Furniture Design program at Konstfack, Spring Term 2025, constitutes a critical and experimental investigation of the wardrobe, both as a physical artifact and as a symbolic construct, through a queertheoretical framework. The wardrobe is a piece of furniture shaped by functionality, standardization, and binary categorizations of needs, but it is also a metaphor for visibility, hidden identities, and the queer experience’s ongoing negotiation between safety and exposure. By deconstructing the spatial and semantic structures of the wardrobe, the project poses the question: How can we reformulate an architectural coding that has long been used to insinuate the need for concealment, constraint, and normalization? The project begins with a comprehensive analysis of the wardrobe’s historical and cultural development, in which it functions both as an optimized storage solution and as a symbolically charged site in popular culture and queer narratives. By using queer semiotic codes such as the green carnation, the violet, the carabiner, and other discreet yet powerful markers of queer communities as design parameters, the project explores new ways of translating these signs into three-dimensional structures. Through experimental material and form studies, various methods are tested to shape a structure that does not merely function as a static, gender-normative storage unit, but rather as a negotiable and exploratory spatiality. Assemblages of fragmented wallmodules, derived from the standardized wardrobe, combined with reinterpretations of intermediary objects, create a new type of structure. One that reflects needs other than those foundational to the traditional wardrobe design. This project is thus both a material and philosophical interventionin to design’s relationship with identity, functionality, and implicit power structures. By activating the wardrobe as a critical site and a fluid design practice, it explores the potential to reimagine objects and architecture to accommodate the complexity, ambiguity, and resilience that characterize non-normative experiences