A full day – and evening – dedicated to fashion, with a focus on new materials, sustainability, and cultural relevance. Listen to engaging talks, take part in hands-on workshops, and explore pop-up exhibitions featuring young creatives. Free admission to the entire museum from 17:00. Welcome!
Date and time
Thursday 11 June, 11:00–20:00
Admission
All the theme day's exhibitions, talks and activities are free for all
Free admission to the entire museum from 17:00
Location
Several spots on the museum's ground floor
Language
Swedish and English, see each activity respectively
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About the theme day
Space By: STHLMFW is a platform within Stockholm Fashion Week that brings together cultural pioneers, emerging designers, and innovative voices in fashion and design. The platform serves both as a stage and a meeting place where ideas can be presented, tested, and developed in collaboration with others.
This year, Space By: STHLMFW brings together Nationalmuseum, Axfoundation, and Science Park Borås to jointly explore the theme “Built Different.”
“Built Different” focuses on people, materials, and practices that do not follow established structures, but instead highlight what is often overlooked, left behind, or still in motion. As a visitor to the themed event, you will have the opportunity to move through an otherwise invisible chain – from local fibers and resource awareness to design, production, and public experiences.
Some of the theme day's participants.
Program
Pop-up-exhibition: Kevin Mukuri
11:00–20:00, in The Sculpture Courtyard, ground floor
Kevin Mukuri works at the intersection of fashion and material research. During Stockholm Fashion Week he presents a selection of garments in The Sculpture Couryard at Nationalmuseum.The garments are made with next-generation materials developed in The Nordics, the pieces are the result of a close collaboration with Axfoundation exploring new and more responsible ways of making fashion. An exhibition for anyone curious about where fashion is heading.
Pop-up exhibition: Future Materials
11:00–20:00, in The Sculpture Courtyard, ground floor
Reeds, oyster shells, and mushroom mycelium are some of the materials of the future. In the exhibition Future Materials, Axfoundation, together with designers and creators, showcases how bio-based materials and waste streams can be transformed into the design of tomorrow. Among the exhibitors is Kristian Eddé, founded by Daniel Ankarstrand, which creates exclusive accessories from salmon leather – a by-product of the food industry transformed into a soft and durable material.
Pop-up exhibition: Värmeverket RE:WORK CAMP
17:00–20:00, in The South Courtyard, ground floor
Students from RE:WORK CAMP present this year's works created in response to Nationalmuseum's ongoing exhibition Badin – Beyond Surface and Mask. Questions of body, representation and history meet contemporary perspectives on fashion and cultural expression.
Panel talk: From Heritage Craft to Global Fashion
13:30–14:30, in The South Courtyard, ground floor, in English
Resolute RGL was founded from Palestinian craft with generations of history behind it. In this talk, Basel Adra, Kifah Adra and Sana Adra join moderator Joseph Levin to discuss what it takes to build a global premium brand rooted in tradition and community.
Panel talk: Built Different
15:00–16:00, in The South Courtyard, ground floor, in Swedish
Materials are changing. So is the way we create, consume and think about what we wear. Built Different brings together voices from politics, research, design and industry to discuss biobased materials, circular systems and what next-generation design thinking can actually look like.
Participants:
Alice Bah Kuhnke, Hanna Hobohm Skoog (Axfoundation), Cilla Robach (Nationalmuseum), Ellen Flybäck (Science Park Borås), Felix Von Bahder (Deadwood).
Moderator: Konrad Olsson
Artist talk: David Hellqvist meets Harris Elliot
16:00–17:00, in the South Courtyard, ground floor, in English
Multidisciplinary designer Harris Elliott (UK) joins author David Hellqvist for a conversation about craftsmanship, cultural identity and building a practice without compromise. Moving between fashion, music and object-making, they explore how personal history, material knowledge and lived experience can shape a creative language that resists sameness and carries its own sense of place.
Talk: Värmeverket RE:WORK CAMP
17:30–18:20, in The South Courtyard, ground floor, in Swedish
Students from RE:WORK CAMP give a series of short talks about their works, processes and ideas around the future of fashion and material experimentation.
Moderator: Lovisa Wessberg.
Participants: Samantha Esfandiari and others.
Artist talk: David Hellqvist meets Kevin Mukuri
18:40–19:00, in the Sculpture Courtyard, ground floor, in Swedish
Kevin Mukuri joins journalist David Hellqvist for a conversation about material development and what it means to design with tomorrow's resources. Starting from the raw materials that Axfoundation works with, they explore how fashion can be created differently – and why it matters.
AI – The Mirror w. Amanda Mbalire, an interactive activity
17:00–20:00, in the Design Depot, ground floor
Step in front of the mirror and get a reflection back – not of how you look, but of what your clothes say about you. AI – The Mirror is an interactive installation by Science Park Borås that connects style, identity and consumption in an unexpected way.
Workhsop: Fluffy Encounters. Come and try wet felting with wool!
17:00–20:00, in Studio 1, ground floor
Swedish wool is bio-based and biodegradable. In collaboration with Axfoundation and Dalarna Science Park, Fanfaluca Collective is leading a creative workshop where we explore the design potential and tactile qualities of wool. No prior experience is required — just curiosity.
Tatreez Embroidery Workshop
17:00–19:00, in Studio 2 , ground floor
Tatreez is Palestinian embroidery with hundreds of years of history. Each pattern carries a story about place, family and identity. In Studio 2, Sana, Kifah and Basel Adra lead a live workshop in the craft — and share the symbolism behind the stitches.
Thursday evenings at Nationalmuseum
Kickstart the weekend at Nationalmuseum! On Thursday evenings, the museum is abuzz with people, art and music, with free admission for everyone from 5pm to 8pm. Enjoy an ever-changing programme of afterwork drinks, music, workshops and other activities.