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Where creativity and knowledge meet
Take a look at graduation collections and projects from the BFA and MFA programmes in textile and fashion design.
Explore the textile talents of the future!Designed by our BFA and MFA students
The collection was launched on Earth Day, 22 April 2025, with a fashion show at the UN headquarters in New York.
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2025-05-15
Rags and unmanageable textile waste can help with the transition to a fossil-free steel industry. This is the aim of a new innovation project from Science Park Borås at the University of Borås, where worn-out textiles will be turned into biochar.

2025-05-05
When Eva Weiss joined the Master’s Programme in Fashion Design at the University of Borås, it was with a strong interest in functionality and form. During her studies, a fascination for performance wear and outdoor gear began to grow, shaping both her final project and future career path. Today, Eva is Head of Design at Haglöfs, leading the creative work behind products built to endure extreme conditions, without compromising on style or sustainability.

2025-04-24
With a spectacular fashion show, where the UN guides themselves showed the garments, the new collection of tour guide clothes for the UN headquarters in New York City has now been launched – designed by students at the Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås.

2025-04-01
A new research project aims to redefine the boundaries of textile design by exploring connections between textiles, insects, and indigenous knowledge. Can this approach help humans reconnect with nature? This is what Svenja Keune, a researcher at the Swedish School of Textiles, will investigate over three years in collaboration with Asya Ilgün, researcher from the University of Graz and Kuai Shen, multi-media artist and researcher from Germany.

2025-03-24
The University of Borås and TEKO, the Swedish trade and employers’ association for companies working in the textile and fashion industry, through the Swedish Textile Research Foundation, SST, is jointly investing in a new research project at the Swedish School of Textiles. Within the framework of the project, large amounts of data will be collected from the textile value chain and then analysed with the help of new AI tools.

2025-01-31
Today, only a fraction of all textiles are recycled. Katarina Lindström wants to change that. Her doctoral thesis in Textile Technology at the Swedish School of Textiles contributed unique knowledge about mechanical recycling: which processes and materials give the best results.