KKV Italienska Palatset is described as a collective workshop in Kronoberg for professional artists, craftspeople, designers and other professional makers in the region. Its workshops are intended to complement a user’s own studio. The published description centres on workshop access and membership. Applicants should have good knowledge of the workshop section they want to use, and be able to work independently and safely there. The professional offer covers workshop sections for which an applicant has relevant knowledge.

Students at art and design programmes, as well as people who have previously taken painting courses, can apply for student membership in the painting workshop. KKV says it is part of KKV-Riks, a nationwide network of collective workshops. Wikidata lists the place as founded in 1995.