Graduating students at HDK-Valand present their degree projects in ceramic art. The exhibition is one of the highlights of the year for KKAM, as some of Sweden’s rising stars in the art world showcase the results of their countless hours of study.
Mårten Castenfors’ November Salon concludes the exhibition year at KKAM. This juried art salon promises a rich and inspiring mix of materials and artistic expressions – from the elevated to the everyday, the beautiful to the thought-provoking, offering both breadth and precision.
KKAM has one of Sweden’s premier collections of modern Scandinavian pottery. It’s a collection in motion, an indicator of the state of contemporary pottery. Anything can turn up here: spontaneous...
Gustaf Alling was born in Halmstad in 1878 as the youngest of eight siblings. His father was a shipbuilder and the family lived in poor conditions. Gustaf had a good...
Åke Holm Åke Holm (1900-1980), potter and artist, known as plain Åke to everyone in Höganäs. A local supernova and one of 20th century Sweden’s leading potters. Höganäs and the...
Salt-glazed – a large scale industry Salt glazed stoneware is Höganäs’ backbone. The main income came from industrial goods: bricks, tiles, slabs and sewage pipes. The flow of salt glazed...
Höganäsbolaget – The Höganäs Company Höganäsbolaget mined coal. The clay that could mined as well could be used for bricks and pottery. The coal was used in the ovens. Production...
The Kullen area is like a Swiss cheese. Below the fields and villages lies a dark, silent and waterfilled landscape. Only the slag heaps remain. Coal mining in Höganäs started...
Down here you'll find our exhibition of local potters, 20th century pottery and contemporary ceramic art.
