Recently, representatives from the Japanese automotive industry visited the Swedish School of Textiles in search for new textile talents. They met up with some of the graduating students in Textile Design who got the opportunity to pitch their work in hopes of being selected for an internship in Tokyo.

The Swedish Institute has granted funding to the University of Borås for two projects that will contribute to Ukraine's reconstruction and strengthen the country's close relationship with the EU.

This year’s award goes to Louise Linderoth, a fashion designer who challenges norms and creates a more inclusive fashion industry, and Daniel Forsman, a city librarian who has redefined the role of libraries and is now preparing to take on the position of National Archivist.

What if a flat piece of fabric could suddenly bloom into a sculptural form? At the Swedish School of Textiles, Kathryn Walters has turned this idea into reality, developing woven textiles that transform themselves—shifting, twisting, and expanding into three-dimensional shapes.

A new research project at the Swedish School of Textiles and the University of Gothenburg, funded by the Swedish Research Council, will investigate how generative design tools affect fashion's expression, norms, and role in society. Through artistic examples and theoretical discussions, the researchers want to reshape the view of fashion as an artistic practice – and contribute to the future education and research.