Design School Kolding
Design School Kolding is a public design school in Denmark with fashion, textile and accessory design departments. It was founded in 1967 and became a university-level institution in 2010.
About the school
The school opened in August 1967 as the Kunsthåndværkerskolen, the School of Arts and Crafts, with a textiles programme covering printing and weaving and an advertising programme. It expanded over the years, added accessory design for shoes, bags and jewellery after the 2014 Finance Bill, and has just under 350 active students. It says two final projects by its students are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Fashion
Bachelor’s programmes include Fashion Design, which focuses on sustainable clothing, as well as Textiles, Accessory Design, Industrial Design and Communication Design, taught in Danish. The English-language master’s lets students specialise in Design for People, Design for Planet or Design for Play, with a professional cluster in fashion, textile or accessory design. The school is a member of the Cumulus association of art and design schools.
Recognition
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, Design School Kolding is in the 101–150 band for Art & Design. QS ranks institutions as a whole, not individual programmes.
At a glance
Founded
1967
Location
Kolding
Type
Public design school
Sources: Wikipedia, Design School Kolding (en.wikipedia.org); Design School Kolding, history (designskolenkolding.dk); Design School Kolding, Fashion Design (designskolenkolding.dk); Design School Kolding, master’s degree (designskolenkolding.dk); Cumulus, Design School Kolding (cumulusassociation.org); QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Art & Design (topuniversities.com). Details can change, so check with the school before applying.
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