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ADC*E European Student of the Year 2013 | Anatomy of Letters by Sigga Rún

14. June 2013

Graphic designer Sigga Rún receives the ADC*E European Student of the Year award 2013 for Anatomy of the Letters, her final project at Iceland Academy of the Arts. meira

ADC*E European Student of the Year 2013 | Anatomy of Letters by Sigga Rún

Harpa wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2013

06. June 2013

Harpa, the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award. meira

Harpa wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2013

Or Type by GUNMAD at Imprint Fair

05. June 2013

Graphic design duo GUNMAD will introduce Or Type at Imprint in Mainz, Germany. meira

Or Type by GUNMAD at Imprint Fair

New design fund founded

03. June 2013

New government-funded design fund has been established to support Icelandic designers. meira

New design fund founded

Exhibition | CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, Towards Modernity in Icelandic Design

03. June 2013

The Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art’s summer exhibition maps the arrival of modernism in Icelandic home interiors in 1930-1980s. meira

Exhibition | CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, Towards Modernity in Icelandic Design

Iceland Design Centre Board of Directors 2013-2014

31. May 2013

Iceland Design Centre announces a new board of directors following the annual meeting held on May 30. meira

Iceland Design Centre Board of Directors 2013-2014

Graphic designer Hjalti Karlsson awarded The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2013

30. May 2013

Graphic designer Hjalti Karlsson receives The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2013. Karlsson has been working through the NYC-based design studio karlssonwilker since 2000. The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg prize of SEK 1,000,000 is the largest design prize in the world, where the winner is chosen by a jury and awarded annually. meira

Graphic designer Hjalti Karlsson awarded The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2013

Skrímslaerjur nominated for The Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Award 2013

29. May 2013

Skrímslaerjur by Icelandic illustrator, designer and writer Áslaug Jónsdóttir along with Kalle Güettler (Sweden) and Rakel Helmsdal (Faroe Islands) has been nominated for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. meira

Skrímslaerjur nominated for The Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Award 2013

Exhibition Interval at Reykjavik Art Museum

29. May 2013

Andrea Maack, known for her Andrea Maack Parfums, with Huginn Thór Arnason exhibit a fragrance as a 3-dimensional, architectural experience. Running through September 1st, the exhibition is part of Reykjavik Art Festival 2013. meira

Exhibition Interval at Reykjavik Art Museum

Exhibition | Goddur at Petra Lilja Design Galleri, Sweden

16. May 2013

An exhibition of posters by Goddur, professor of graphic design, is the first exhibition to open in Petra Lilja Design Galleri, Malmö, Sweden, on June 2-30. meira

Exhibition | Goddur at Petra Lilja Design Galleri, Sweden

Tölt | Exhibition on the Icelandic horse opens in Berlin

14. May 2013

As a take-off for the Icelandic house world championships, The Felleshus Nordic embassies in Berlin, Germany present an art and design exhibition centring on the Icelandic horse. The exhibiton is open from the 16.5. – 2.7.2013. meira

Tölt | Exhibition on the Icelandic horse opens in Berlin

Conference | Designing Tourist Destinations

14. May 2013

The Federation of Icelandic Landscape Architects (FILA) hosts a conference on designing tourist destinations in Reykjavik on 6–9.6.2013. meira

Conference | Designing Tourist Destinations

Skrúður, Núpur receives the 24th The International Carlo Scarpa Prize for gardens 2013

26. April 2013

Skrúður is a vegetable garden in Dýrafjörður, a fjord in the north-western part of Iceland, just a few kilometers from the Arctic Circle. meira

Skrúður, Núpur receives the 24th The International Carlo Scarpa Prize for gardens 2013

Guest Talk | On Digital Design - Photography & Practice-Led Research

26. April 2013

On Tuesday april 30th, 12:10, Victorina Rodionova & Anna Kholina (assistant professors, Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University, department of Design, Russia) are going to talk about digital design, photography and practice-led research in lecture hall A at Design and Architecture department of Iceland Academy of the Arts, Þverholt 11. meira

Guest Talk | On Digital Design - Photography & Practice-Led Research

Elections 2013 | Design and Architecture

15. April 2013

Representatives of all political parties are invited to bring forward their views on design and architecture in a discussion held in Reykjavik Art Museum on April 18 at 20. The first national design policy for Iceland was approved on March 12 and will serve as a basis for the discussion. The discussion is part of the monthly lecture series organized by Iceland Design Centre in collaboration with Iceland Academy of the Arts and Reykjavik Art Museum. Discussion language is Icelandic. meira

Elections 2013 | Design and Architecture

Workshop | Urban Colony: New Ground 27.5. – 7.6.

15. April 2013

Organized on May 27 –June 7, the workshop Urban Colony: New Grond examines the relationship between nature and man, between landscape and art, between environment and design through an interdisciplinary approach: environmental artists, graphic designers, ecologists, illustrators, landscapers, architects will be working together to reconceptualise endangered territories through operational designs, promoting a different perception of land restoration in order to cast new knowledge on these issues. meira

Workshop | Urban Colony: New Ground 27.5. – 7.6.

Fríða Björk Ingvarsdóttir new rector of Iceland Academy of the Arts

10. April 2013

Fríða Björk Ingvarsdóttir will become the rector of Iceland Academy of the Arts on August 1st. She is the second rector after Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson, who has lead the university for the past 15 years since its founding. meira

Fríða Björk Ingvarsdóttir new rector of Iceland Academy of the Arts

Guest Talk | Design Ecologies - lecture by Martín Avila

02. April 2013

Martín Avila gives the lecture " Design Ecologies" at GUEST TALK, Thursday 4th of april at 12:10 at Iceland Academy Of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture in lecture room A, Þverholt 11. The lecture is in english and open to the public. meira

Guest Talk | Design Ecologies - lecture by Martín Avila

TEDx in Reykjavik 2013

02. April 2013

Save the date! TEDx Reykjavík 2013 will happen on June 3rd! Confirmed speakers include Össur Kristinsson, inventor, Sigga Heimis, designer, and Andie Nordgren, senior producer at CCP Games. Stay tuned - more to come! meira

TEDx in Reykjavik 2013

Takk and see you next year, the 27.-30.03.2014!

22. March 2013

The 5. DesignMarch was held the 14.17.03.2013. For four days, Reykjavik playd host to hundreds of openings, exhibitions, workshops and events, spreading across the city from the harbour to the lava fields surrounding it. See you next year, the 27.-30.03.2014! meira

Takk and see you next year, the 27.-30.03.2014!

THE FOURTH REYKJAVIK FASHION FESTIVAL

22. March 2013

Reykjavík, IS (March 18th, 2013) - The fourth edition of the Reykjavík Fashion Festival (RFF) was held in Iceland from March 14th to 16th in conjunction with the renowned Icelandic design festival: DesignMarch. Seven Icelandic fashion designers that are known for their diverse styles, boldness and creativity showcased their A/W collections at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik on March 16th. meira

THE FOURTH REYKJAVIK FASHION FESTIVAL

Talk series | Miwon Kwon – Ends of the Earth (and Back)

21. March 2013

Miwon Kwon, curator and architect will give a lecture, tonight Thursday the 21 March 8 p.m., in the Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhús. Titled Ends of the Earth (and Back) the lecture presents the exhibition “Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974” which she co-curated for Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles in 2012. The exhibition, comprised of over 200 works by more than eighty artists, presents a revision of the history of Land Art and refers to the work of Robert Smithson which is currently on show at Reykjavík Art Museum. meira

Talk series | Miwon Kwon – Ends of the Earth (and Back)

DesignMarch 2013 program

10. March 2013

Printed program for DesignMarch 2013 is now out in all 10-11 stores in Reykjavik and online program catalogue is available here. For further information on DesignMarch 2013, see designmarch.is. meira

DesignMarch 2013 program

DesignTalks: on the magic of creativity

10. March 2013

DesignTalks: on the magic of creativity will be held on the first day of DesignMarch the 14th of March in the The National Theatre of Iceland. The speakers are: Inge Druckrey, professor and designer acclaimed for her work in teaching the art of seeing, Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney founders of FoAM, designers and multidisciplinary team leaders, Juliet Kinchin, design and architecture curator at MoMA, Museum of Modern art, New York and Mark Eley and Wakiko Kishimoto, founders of fashion label Eley Kishimoto. Tickets are awailable here. meira

DesignTalks: on the magic of creativity

Download the DesignMarch 2013 app

09. March 2013

The DesignMarch program app is now available for Android and iPhone! Produced in collaboration with our partner Síminn and Locals Recommend, the app is an essential helper when putting together your schedule for the festival. meira

Download the DesignMarch 2013 app

Designers movies in Bio Paradis during DesignMarch

05. March 2013

Two movies will be shown in Bio Paradis, Reykjavik in connection with DesignMarch; a movie directed by Paola Suhonen, the founder and lead designer of the Finnish fashion company Ivana Helsinki and the documentary Teaching to See about Inge Druckrey who has over forty years of experience as a graphic designer. Inge Druckrey will present for a talk and Q&A after the movie. Druckrey is among speakers on the DesignTalk held in the National Theatre of Iceland the 14.the of March. meira

Designers movies in Bio Paradis during DesignMarch

Atelier kontrast turns Harpa to a catwalk venue for Reykjavik Fashion Festival

28. February 2013

Held in collaboration with DesignMarch, Reykjavik Fashion Festival turns Harpa into a venue for catwalk shows. The set design is by German design agency Atelier kontrast. meira

Atelier kontrast turns Harpa to a catwalk venue for Reykjavik Fashion Festival

Finnish pop-up shop and more Finnish design

28. February 2013

Design Forum Finland opens a pop-up shop with all the latest Finnish fashion, accessories and furniture in Reykjavik during DesignMarch. meira

Finnish pop-up shop and more Finnish design

Róshildur Jónsdóttir turns cod bones into toy sets

28. February 2013

Róshildur Jónsdóttir’s Fishbone Model Making, a toy construction kit made from cod fish bones will be launched for production at SPARK design space during DesignMarch. meira

Róshildur Jónsdóttir turns cod bones into toy sets

Eley Kishimoto and Juliet Kinchin of MoMA to speak at DesignTalks

28. February 2013

We are proud to announce the last three speakers for DesignTalks on the Magic of Creativity: Mark Eley and Wakiko Kishimoto, founders of fashion label Eley Kishimoto and Juliet Kinchin, design and architecture curator at MoMA, Museum of Modern art, New York. DesignMarch opens with DesignTalks, a one-day-long series of lectures on topical issues within the creative field. meira

Eley Kishimoto and Juliet Kinchin of MoMA to speak at DesignTalks

Wrong for Hay to attend DesignMarch

20. February 2013

We are proud to announce the latest participant to join in DesignMatch, Wrong for Hay. Run by Sebastian Wrong, previously the design director of Established & Sons, Wrong for Hay is a new range for the Danish design company HAY. meira

Wrong for Hay to attend DesignMarch

Reykjavik Fashion Festival announces designers

15. February 2013

Andersen&Lauth, Ella by El, Farmers Market, Huginn Muninn, JÖR by Gudmundur Jörundsson, Mundi with 66° North and REY will partake in RFF, held in Harpa, Reykjavik in collaboration with DesignMarch. meira

Reykjavik Fashion Festival announces designers

Juliet Kinchin of MoMA to speak at DesignTalks

10. February 2013

We are proud to announce the third speaker for DesignTalks on the Magic of Creativity, Juliet Kinchin, design and architecture curator at MoMA, Museum of Modern art, New York. DesignMarch opens with DesignTalks, a one-day-long series of lectures on topical issues within the creative field. meira

Juliet Kinchin of MoMA to speak at DesignTalks

13Al+ and more Icelandic design at Stockholm Design Week

08. February 2013

Sigga Heimis, Snaebjörn Stefansson, Thora Birna, Gardar Eyjolsson and Katrin Olina show pieces from aluminium, while Bryndis Bolladóttir, Volki and A. Gudmundsson exhibit items made in Iceland at the furniture fair. See you in Stockholm! meira

13Al+ and more Icelandic design at Stockholm Design Week

Made in Iceland

04. February 2013

Bryndis Bolladóttir, A. Gudmundsson and Volki partake in Stockholm Furniture Fair with a shared fair stand. All three labels design and produce all their items in Iceland, from Icelandic materials. meira

Made in Iceland

New DesignMarch website coming soon

03. February 2013

Our team is currently working on a new, fabulous website for DesignMarch, designmarch.is. In the meantime, you will find all information regarding the event here. meira

New DesignMarch website coming soon

Lecture Series | On Design Process

01. February 2013

Sindri Páll Sigurðsson discusses the Össur design process from the initial costumer need all the way to the final product. Reykjavik Art Museum on Thursday, February 21st at 8 PM. Held in icelandic. meira

Lecture Series | On Design Process

GUEST TALK | ECAL – Swiss art and design

29. January 2013

Alexis Georgacopoulos and Augustin Scott de Martinville give the lecture " ECAL- Swiss Art and Design " at GUEST TALK, Thursday 31st of january at 12:10 at Iceland Academy Of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture in lecture room A, Þverholt 11. meira

GUEST TALK | ECAL – Swiss art and design

From The Coolest Corner opens in Oslo, Norway

25. January 2013

Jewelry designers Hildur Yr Jónsdóttir, Orr, Helga Mogensen and Hulda B Agustsdóttir partake in the touring exhibition on Nordic contemporary jewelry. meira

From The Coolest Corner opens in Oslo, Norway

DesignMarch announces first international media partner Summit (SWE)

25. January 2013

The official podcast media partner for DesignMarch 2013 is Summit, Swedish podcast that gives you an overview of the world of design and architecture. Launched in January 2013, Summit is run by journalist Daniel Golling (previously editor-in-chief at FORM) and curator Gustaf Kjellin. meira

DesignMarch announces first international media partner Summit (SWE)

Inge Druckrey and Maja Kuzmanovic to speak at DesignTalks

25. January 2013

We are proud to announce the first speakers for DesignTalks, our one-day-long series of lectures held on the first day of DesignMarch. meira

Inge Druckrey and Maja Kuzmanovic to speak at DesignTalks

DesignMarch 2013 festival identity revealed

24. January 2013

DesignMarch 2013 identity by graphic designers Ármann Agnarsson and Jónas Valtysson portrays the festival as an empty canvas for the local designers. meira

DesignMarch 2013 festival identity revealed

Farmers Market shows AW13-14 collection in Copenhagen and Berlin

16. January 2013

Known for their new spin on the traditional Icelandic lopapeysa woolen sweater, Farmers Market shows their AW13-14 collection at Copenhagen and Berlin fashion weeks. meira

Farmers Market shows AW13-14 collection in Copenhagen and Berlin

Reykjavik Fashion Festival held in collaboration with DesignMarch

16. January 2013

Reykjavik Fashion Festival sets up a catwalk in Harpa, Reykjavik’s music hall and conference centre by the sea during DesignMarch. meira

Reykjavik Fashion Festival held in collaboration with DesignMarch

Fifty by Dögg Design and Rikke Arnved wins Wallpaper Design Award

16. January 2013

Made from 350 meters of rope that is woven onto a steel frame, the Fifty armchair by Dögg Gudmundsdóttir and Rikke Arnved receives Wallpaper Design Award for best outdoor chair. meira

Fifty by Dögg Design and Rikke Arnved wins Wallpaper Design Award

One Nordic and Design House Stockholm confirmed for DesignMatch

16. January 2013

One Nordic and Design House Stockholm are the first confirmed participants in DesignMatch. The event brings Icelandic designers and Nordic buyers around the same table. meira

One Nordic and Design House Stockholm confirmed for DesignMatch

Lecture Series | Design Thinking

15. January 2013

Dóra Ísleifsdóttir, graphic designer and professor at The Iceland Academy of the Arts and Guðrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir, designer and founder of StudioBility speak about design processes and thinking at Reykjavik Art Museum on Thursday, January 24 at 8 PM. meira

Lecture Series | Design Thinking

World’s Largest Design Prize and best of Icelandic design

17. December 2012

The first confirmed events for the 2013 festival include Nordic Design Today, an exhibition of works by winners of Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize and best Icelandic graphic design and interior design awards. meira

World’s Largest Design Prize and best of Icelandic design

Old Fishing Harbor becomes creative hub

13. December 2012

Steinunn opens a gallery, Farmers Market exhibits works by Katrin Elvarsdóttir, Kria Cycles moves and MAR and Myrin open – creatives are taking the old Reykjavik fishing harbor by storm. meira

Old Fishing Harbor becomes creative hub

WonderWater Baltic Sea Opens in WDC Helsinki 2012

13. December 2012

Katrin Olina and KRADS share their visions for the future of the Baltic sea in partake in WonderWater Baltic Sea that is to open in WDC Helsinki 2012. meira

WonderWater Baltic Sea Opens in WDC Helsinki 2012

One Nordic Furniture Company to attend DesignMatch

13. December 2012

The first confirmed participant in DesignMatch, held as part of DesignMarch, is One Nordic Furniture Company. Launched in Stockholm Design Week 2012, its’ headquarters are in Helsinki and creative direction in the hands of Form Us With Love. meira

One Nordic Furniture Company to attend DesignMatch

Corporate partners sign partnership contracts for DesignMarch 2013

07. December 2012

Main partners for DesignMarch 2013 signed partnership contracts on November 29. The main corporate partners are Icelandair, Siminn, Morgunblaðið and Icelandair Hotels. meira

Corporate partners sign partnership contracts for DesignMarch 2013

Aurora Design Fund allocates 6.5 million ISK to designers

05. December 2012

The most important design fund supporting Icelandic design, Aurora allocated 6.5 million ISK to design projects last Tuesday. This time, special emphasis was put on the research phase of the design process. meira

Aurora Design Fund allocates 6.5 million ISK to designers

MMXX#3 - Design seminar in Malmö | Halla Helgadóttir speaks about the Icelandic creativity

03. December 2012

Organized by Apokalyps Labotek, the seminar MMXX#3 looks at good examples of places – cities, areas and countries – with successful creative industries. Halla Helgadóttir will speak about the myth and reality of the Icelandic creativity based on her experiences in leading the Iceland Design Centre. meira

MMXX#3 - Design seminar in Malmö | Halla Helgadóttir speaks about the Icelandic creativity

SKÁPURINN | An new mini-laboratory for Icelandic designers and architects

03. December 2012

Vík Prjónsdóttir exhibits two new items, Nátthrafnin (eng. Raven) blanket and scarf at Skápurinn in The Iceland Design Centre. This is the first exhibition at SKÁPURINN (eng. Closet), a mini-laboratory for Icelandic designers and architects to test new ideas, whether products, projects, thoughts or exhibition methods and a showcase of the best and latest Icelandic design for the local and international visitors to the Iceland Design Centre. meira

SKÁPURINN | An new mini-laboratory for Icelandic designers and architects

Lecture Series | the letter ð

20. November 2012

Anton Kaldal Ágústsson, Gunnar Vilhjálmsson and Steinar Ingi Farestveit, graphic designers have been researching the letter ð and its history for years. They teamed up the historian Stefán Pálsson to write the letters biography and have resently puplished the book ð biography. Gísli B. Björnsson, one of the most dynamic graphic designers in the history of 20th century Icelandic design will also share different traditions and methods of writing ð- through the centuries. The talks and panel discussion will be held in Icelandic. Reykjavik Art Museum, Thursday, November 22, 20 PM. meira

Lecture Series | the letter ð

ATMO | 60 Icelandic designers under one roof

14. November 2012

Opening on Laugavegur, the main street of Reykjavik later this week, design department house ATMO will offer the largest selection of Icelandic design to date. The store will stock over 60 designers and design labels ranging from fashion to accessories to books and gifts. In addition, the store will feature a café and a second hand store with items handpicked by the ATMO designers. meira

ATMO | 60 Icelandic designers under one roof

Exhibition | Siggi Eggertsson exhibits “Channelling” in IED Madrid

14. November 2012

Siggi Eggertsson’s exhibition “Channelling” is currently on at IED, Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid, running until 28.11.2012. meira

Exhibition | Siggi Eggertsson exhibits “Channelling” in IED Madrid

Exhibition | Water and Earth, Icelandic-Finnish Jewellery Design at Hanaholmen, Helsinki 1.11. – 23.12.2012

13. November 2012

Hanaholmen Cultural Centre exhibits jewelry design from Iceland and Finland. meira

Exhibition | Water and Earth, Icelandic-Finnish Jewellery Design at Hanaholmen, Helsinki 1.11. – 23.12.2012

Seminar and exhibition | ICELAND AND ARCHITECTURE? in Berlin

13. November 2012

What architecture is to be found in a country that has no traditional building materials like wood or bricks, that builds its houses out of grass and earth? Seminar 23.Nov. at 18:00 hours, in the Nordic Embassies, Berlin. Among speakers are Pétur H. Ármansson, architect, Studio Granda and Friends of water. The exhibition ICELAND AND ARCHITECTURE? opens the same evening, curated by Peter Cachola Schmal, Director, DAM Frankfurt. meira

Seminar and exhibition | ICELAND AND ARCHITECTURE? in Berlin

Project | Gagarin to design nine installations for Wild Reindeer Centre in Norway

09. November 2012

Gagarin has been hired to design nine interactive installations on the reindeer for Villreinsenteret in Hardangervidda National Park (The Wild Reindeer Center). The park is Norway's largest national park and it holds the largest wild reindeer population in Europe. meira

Project | Gagarin to design nine installations for Wild Reindeer Centre in Norway

Competition | Batteriid Architects with Link Arkitektur win a competition in Norway

09. November 2012

Batteriid Architects from Iceland in collaboration with Link Arkitektur in Bergen, Norway won an invited architectural competition on the future vision of the Spelhaugen area in the neighborhood of Fyllingsdalen in Bergen, Norway. The other two offices who were invited to take part were Snøhetta in Oslo, Norway and BIG Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark. meira

Competition | Batteriid Architects with Link Arkitektur win a competition in Norway

NICE | New Nordic fashion gets backing

06. November 2012

Nordic Initiative, clean and ethical is a joint commitment from the Nordic Fashion industry to take a lead on social and environmental issues. Nordic Council has voted to back the project New Nordic Fashion. meira

NICE | New Nordic fashion gets backing

Exhibition | GÍSLI B. – FIVE DECADES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN

01. November 2012

Gísli B. Björnsson is truly one of the most dynamic graphic designers in the history of 20th century Icelandic design. The exhibition reflects retrospectively the works of Gísli B., Museum of Design and Applied Art, 25.10.2012-3.3.2013, Garðabaer, Iceland. meira

Exhibition | GÍSLI B. – FIVE DECADES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN

Exhibition | Posters by Goddur at SPARK Design Space

29. October 2012

Posters by Goddur (30.10.2012-15.01.2013) consists of 29 posters designed during the past 16 years for various art related events. Goddur, professor in Visual Communication at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, is a specialist in use and reading of visual languages. The posters have been reprinted in limited editions and are available at SPARK. , Klapparstígur 33, 101 Reykjavik. meira

Exhibition | Posters by Goddur at SPARK Design Space

Report released | Iceland’s Creative Industries

22. October 2012

Report on Creative Industries was published at Harpa in Reykjavik, Iceland on Friday 19.10. First of its kind to be published in Iceland, the report looks at the current status of Iceland’s creative industries as well as how creative industries can be supported through legislation, government, finance and investments in education, research and innovation. meira

Report released | Iceland’s Creative Industries

Award | Rán Flygenring receives the German Youth Literature Prize

16. October 2012

Illustrator, graphic designer Rán Flygenring has received the German Youth Literature Prize 2012 for Frerk, du Zwerg!, written by German author Finn-Ole Heinrich. meira

Award | Rán Flygenring receives the German Youth Literature Prize

Lecture | 101 Reykjavik, World Heritage

16. October 2012

José Miguel Gómez Acosta architect and the director/editor in chief of MÁRGENES ARQUITECTURA Spanish architectural magazine will give a talk this monday, 5th. of November at 12:15,at the department of Design & Architecture, Iceland Academy of the Arts. meira

Lecture | 101 Reykjavik, World Heritage

Lecture Series | Cultural Heritage – A Source of Dispute and inspiration in design

15. October 2012

In the past few years, references to the Icelandic cultural heritage have become more and more common in Icelandic design. But questions have been raised, and people don’t seem to agree on its uses: Who owns the heritage? Can it be used as a brand? How can or should “the priceless cultural heritage of ours” be handled and commercialized? The panel discussion will be held in Icelandic. Reykjavik Art Museum, Thursday, October 18, 20 PM. meira

Lecture Series | Cultural Heritage – A Source of Dispute and inspiration in design

Chosen designers | Identity for DesignMarch 2013

15. October 2012

The DesignMarch board has chosen four designer teams to work on suggestions for DesignMarch festival identity. meira

Chosen designers | Identity for DesignMarch 2013

Stay in touch! | Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LInkedIn and KreaNord

14. October 2012

There are plenty of ways to follow Iceland Design Centre and find out the latest and the hottest within Icelandic design. meira

Stay in touch! | Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LInkedIn and KreaNord

Open Call | Identity for DesignMarch 2013

05. October 2012

DesignMarch is the most important annual design event in Iceland and the largest annual project run by the Iceland Design Centre. We are now looking for designers and designer teams to create the festival identity for the 2013 edition of DesignMarch, via an open call.
Send expressions of interest to samkeppni@honnunarmidstod.is before 9.10. 12.00 UTC+0. meira

Open Call | Identity for DesignMarch 2013

What’s On | Frankfurt Book Fair, Paris Fashion Week and more

04. October 2012

This autumn, Icelandic designers have been all over the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012. But there is plenty more going on. meira

What’s On | Frankfurt Book Fair, Paris Fashion Week and more

WDC Helsinki 2012 | Vík Prjónsdóttir partakes in Smart Process exhibition

02. October 2012

How do you tackle creativity? Icelandic design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir Is one of the invited Nordic designers to partake in the exhibition that aims to answer the question. meira

WDC Helsinki 2012 | Vík Prjónsdóttir partakes in Smart Process exhibition

You are in control 4-6 November 2012, Reykjavik, Iceland

02. October 2012

You are in Control is Iceland’s annual international conference exploring digital business developments in the creative industries, including music, media, arts, literature, films, design and gaming. The 5th edition will be held on 4-6 November 2012. meira

You are in control 4-6 November 2012, Reykjavik, Iceland

Helsinki Design Week | KRADS Opened the Tower

02. October 2012

5000 visitors, 5 days, 200 000 LEGOs – The Icelandic-danish architecture practice KRADS, The Why Factory and LEGO® collaborated with Aalto University at the old Nokia Cable Factory during Helsinki Design Week. meira

Helsinki Design Week | KRADS Opened the Tower

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 | 15 000 visitors at Everyday Discoveries

02. October 2012

15 000 visitors came to see the Everyday Discoveries – International Design House Exhibition during its 10 opening days in Helsinki, Finland. From pancake pans to prosthetics to woolen sweaters, Icelandic everyday items were also on display in the World Design Capital signature event. meira

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 | 15 000 visitors at Everyday Discoveries

Exhibition | Welcome on board for 75 years

27. September 2012

Icelandair Group´s historical design exhibition in Reykjavik City Hall from 26. Sept. - 7.Oct. Curated by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, fashion designer. meira

Exhibition | Welcome on board for 75 years

Design and fashion events | Every Friday at Icelandair Reykjavík Natura

27. September 2012

Reykjavik Concierge hosts a new and popular design and fashion events every Friday at 5pm at Hotel Natura. meira

Design and fashion events | Every Friday at Icelandair Reykjavík Natura

Lecture Series | “It´s just a swamp”

17. September 2012

The designers of the exhibition, “Life in the Vatnsmýri”, Brynhildur Pálsdóttir industrial designer and the Magnea Guðmyndsdóttir architect, will give a talk this Thursday. They will reflect the exhibition design process along with telling about the cross disciplinary approach to the phenomenon nature. Reykjavik Art Museum, Thursday September 20 at 20:00. meira

Lecture Series | “It´s just a swamp”

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 | See you there!

07. September 2012

Icelandic design comes to World Design Capital Helsinki this fall. We will be in the following locations: meira

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 | See you there!

WDC Helsinki 2012 offers a record number of events in September

06. September 2012

Approximately 200 events, which are predominantly free-of-charge, will delight visitors in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti. meira

WDC Helsinki 2012 offers a record number of events in September

Make It Happen - Creative Thinking Conference

03. September 2012

Join the discussions of the methods and benefits of establishing a creative community. The conference takes place in the East of Iceland, 25-28 September 2012. meira

Make It Happen - Creative Thinking Conference

DesignMarch | Reserve the Dates 14.–17.03.2013

29. August 2012

Held annually in Reykjavik, DesignMarch is Iceland’s most important design event. Reserve the dates, we are starting to gear up for the 2013 edition. meira

DesignMarch | Reserve the Dates 14.–17.03.2013

DesignMatch | "Speeddating" for designers and design companies

29. August 2012

Held annually as part of Iceland’s biggest design festival DesignMarch, DesignMatch gives local designers the opportunity to meet with established international design producers and retailers. DesignMatch has resulted in several contracts, most recently between Chuck Mack and Design House Stockholm. meira

DesignMatch | "Speeddating" for designers and design companies

Lecture | Coming and Going, Lecture Series, Wednesday August 29, 12:10

27. August 2012

The British Fashion Designer Robert Cary-Williams gives a lecture on his work as a part of the lecture series, Coming and Going at the Department of Design and Architecture a Iceland Academy of the Arts at Þverholt 11, Lecture Room A. meira

Lecture | Coming and Going, Lecture Series, Wednesday August 29, 12:10

Helsinki Design Week | KRADS and the Why Factory: Open the Tower 12.-16.09.2012

24. August 2012

KRADS, The Why Factory and LEGO® bring 200,000 LEGO® bricks to the Cable Factory for Helsinki Design Week. meira

Helsinki Design Week | KRADS and the Why Factory: Open the Tower 12.-16.09.2012

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 | Everyday Discoveries 6.-16.09.2012

24. August 2012

Icelandic designers partake in World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 International design house exhibition Everyday Discoveries. meira

World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 | Everyday Discoveries 6.-16.09.2012

Lecture Series | Smári McCarthy

20. August 2012

Smári McCarthy will start the lecture series this fall with a talk titled "Centralization vs. decentralization: the evolution of power in design through two centuries" The lecture will take place at the Reykjavik Art Museum Thursday 23. August 2012. meira

Lecture Series | Smári McCarthy

Time to Design – new talent award

20. August 2012

We are proud and happy to invite you to the announcement of the 5th winner of Time to Design – new talent award meira

Time to Design – new talent award

Chuck Mack signs an agreement with Design House Stockholm

07. August 2012

Chuck's submitted his concept to the 2012 DesignMatch program prior to the DesignMarch last year. meira

Chuck Mack signs an agreement with Design House Stockholm

Thirteen Icelandic Designers in IdN

27. July 2012

Creative Country: Iceland - "Volcanic Passions unleashed in Cold Climate". meira

Thirteen Icelandic Designers in IdN

Exhibition | Pleasure and Functionality at the Museum in Hveragerdi

19. July 2012

The exhibition brings together the works of more than 100 individuals in a dialogue whose aim is to explore the interfaces between visual art and design in Iceland. meira

Exhibition | Pleasure and Functionality at the Museum in Hveragerdi

Shopping Icelandic Design in Reykjavik

19. July 2012

Check out Geysir, Netagerðin, SPARK Design Space or Steinunn - to name a few. meira

Shopping Icelandic Design in Reykjavik

Exhibition of Contemporary Icelandic Product Design

16. July 2012

If you are in Reykjavík and are interested in Icelandic product Design, there is an exhibition going on at The Museum of Design and Applied Art. meira

Exhibition of Contemporary Icelandic Product Design

STEiNUNN is showing at the Nordic Design Today 2012

06. July 2012

The works of five Nordic designers will be exhibited from 11 July to 16 September in Helsinki. meira

STEiNUNN is showing at the Nordic Design Today 2012

Pop-up store in Berlin | North-Atlantic fashion design

03. July 2012

dottirDottir opens a pop-up store in Berlin with pieces from fashion designers from Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland. meira

Pop-up store in Berlin | North-Atlantic fashion design

Exhibition | New Nordic - Architecture & Identity in Louisiana_29.06. - 21.10.2012

02. July 2012

Several Icelandic architects, designers and artists partake in an exhibition in Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark. meira

Exhibition | New Nordic - Architecture & Identity in Louisiana_29.06. - 21.10.2012

MUUTO design competition | Call for entries

13. June 2012

Participants must either be a student enrolled in a design school in one of the Nordic countries, or a graduate from one of those schools, who graduated no earlier that September 15, 2011. meira

MUUTO design competition | Call for entries

Siggi Eggertsson wins ADC*E Gold Award

12. June 2012

Eggertsson, alongside the agency Jónsson & Le’Macks was awarded a Golden Star in the category Illustration and Photography for his design for Landsbanki Corporate services. meira

Siggi Eggertsson wins ADC*E Gold Award

Opening | The Museum of Design and Applied Art

07. June 2012

The exhibition opens on Thursday 7 June at 17 PM and centers on recent Icelandic product design. meira

Opening | The Museum of Design and Applied Art

The Nordic House | Guided Tour with Alvar Aalto

06. June 2012

A guided tour in the company of the famous architect Alvar Aalto will be offered by the Nordic House this summer. meira

The Nordic House | Guided Tour with Alvar Aalto

Seminar and Introduction | Fuels to the Future

05. June 2012

A seminar and an introduction concerning the Nordic project "CO₂ Electrofuels" will take place on 12th June from 13-17 in Askja, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, hall N132. meira

Seminar and Introduction | Fuels to the Future

Finnish design store opens in Reykjavík

04. June 2012

Suomi PRKL! Design is the first store in Reykjavík specializing in Finnish design. An opening party will be held 8 June 2012 from 17 - 19.30 at Laugavegur 27. meira

Finnish design store opens in Reykjavík

Exhibition | Olle & Stephan

25. May 2012

Swedish designers Olle & Stephan at SPARK DESIGN SPACE, Klapparstígur 33, 101 Reykjavík. Opening Friday May 25 at 17:00. Welcome. meira

Exhibition | Olle & Stephan

Sruli Recht | Invitation

25. May 2012

Scruli Recht will be presenting his S/S 13 collection in Paris, June 27 - July 03. meira

Sruli Recht | Invitation

ÖÖ: Was it a dream

09. May 2012

The fourth ÖÖ will be part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 programme, taking place from 9 -13th May. Regarded as one of the must-see events in Helsinki this year, the event explores the theme of Authentic Luxury. meira

ÖÖ: Was it a dream

Seminar | Dr. Ronald Jones

10. April 2012

Join Ronald Jones, PhD, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, from The Experience Design Group for a highly speculative seminar on how knowledge production has been transformed into wisdom creation. The Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarhús, Wednesday April 11 at 20. meira

Seminar | Dr. Ronald Jones

Lecture | Architect Massimo Santanicchia

06. April 2012

The Italian architect Massimo Santanicchia gives the lecture “The Separation Wall and Its Impact on the City of Jerusalem” at the Open Art Academy on Thursday 12th of april at 12:00 in Skipholt 1. meira

Lecture | Architect Massimo Santanicchia

DesignMarch 2013

28. March 2012

The fourth annual DesignMarch saw designers, the public, the media and foreign visitiors marching all over the city celebrating. With over 500 designers participating in 100 events, the city of Reykjavík vibrated with creativity and joy. See you in 2013! meira

DesignMarch 2013

DesignTalks in DesignMarch

14. March 2012

DesignMarch opens with DesignTalks. We are happily welcoming Marije Vogelzang, eating designer, Tuomas Toivonen, architect, urbanist and musician, Koert van Mensvoort, artist, scientist and Hjalti Karlsson, graphic designer and their inspiration at DesignMarch 2012. meira

DesignTalks in DesignMarch

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 2nd Annual Product Awards

13. March 2012

Last year The Reykjavík Grapevine launched their annual Grapevine Product Awards. This year they have expanded, as in addition to Best Product and Best Product Line, the panel of judges decided to give out a Best Project award too. meira

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 2nd Annual Product Awards

Roots | Icelandic contemporary jewelry design

08. March 2012

Theme of the exhibition Roots refers to both nature and cultural roots of contemporary Icelandic jewelery design. Hafnarborg 10. March - 15. April 2012. The exhibition is part of the DesignMarch 2012. meira

Roots | Icelandic contemporary jewelry design

Fashion | Gorgeous Gowns

15. February 2012

The National Museum of Iceland presents an exhibition of Icelandic dresses from ca. 1947-1970. The Museum has been collecting twentieth-century garments with the focus on Icelandic craftsmanship and production. Curator: Steinunn Sigurðardóttir. meira

Fashion | Gorgeous Gowns

From the Coolest Corner | Nordic Jewellery Art 2013

23. January 2012

From the Coolest Corner – Nordic Jewellery Art 2013 will present a wide range of the recent jewellery created in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Application deadline for participation: 1 April 2012. meira

From the Coolest Corner | Nordic Jewellery Art 2013

Idékonkurrence | Nordens Hus omgivelser

20. January 2012

Nordens Hus og FÍLA – den Islandske Landskabsarkitekt forening – indbyder hermed til en idékonkurrence vedrørende området omkring Nordens Hus. Nordens Hus i Reykjavik er tegnet af Alvar Aalto, en af det 20 århundrede største arkitekter. Konkurrenceforslag skal indleveres senest kl. 18:00 mandag d. 12. Marts 2012. Nærmere oplysninger om afleveringsbetigelser o.a. findes i konkurrencebeskrivelsen. meira

Idékonkurrence | Nordens Hus omgivelser

Icelandic design at Stockholm Furniture Fair

19. January 2012

Welcoming you at Stockholm Furniture Fair, A. Gudmundsson, Lighthouse, Netagerdin and Syrusson at stand A01:40, 7 - 11 February 2012. meira

Icelandic design at Stockholm Furniture Fair

HAF at Stockholm Design Week

19. January 2012

HAF by Hafsteinn Júlíusson presents "Ready to ship" at Check In 12 exhibition at Stockholm Design Week, 7 - 11 February 2012. meira

HAF at Stockholm Design Week

Lecture | Katrin Olina

18. January 2012

Designer Katrín Ólína has worked with the idea of the dream for most of her carrier. Katrín Ólína will talk about her work from the Dream wanderer´s perspective at Reykjavik Art Museum´s Hafnarhús, Thursday, January 19th at 20:00. meira

Lecture | Katrin Olina

Sruli Recht A/W 2012

17. January 2012

Presenting the Autumn Winter 2012 collections of InAisce, Siki Im and Sruli Recht. TAISS ART GALLERY, 14 rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris. January 20-24. meira

Sruli Recht A/W 2012

Icelandic Contemporary Design | Helsinki

01. December 2011

Open through 1.12.2011 – 8.1.2012 at Design Forum Finland. meira

Icelandic Contemporary Design | Helsinki

Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík

30. November 2011

Icelandic folklore tells about many Christmas creatures, amongst them the thirteen Christmas Lads, sons of ogres Grýla and Leppalúði. They live in the mountains but come to town 13 days before Christmas and perform all sorts of mischief. meira

Christmas Creatures of Reykjavík

Exhibition | Miklimeir the magician

10. October 2011

Spark Design Space is pleased to announce an exhibition by Katrin Olina of Miklimeir, who has arrived into our world on a carpet like a true magician. meira

Exhibition | Miklimeir the magician

Lecture | Design spin - the sphere of design

09. October 2011

Architect Hildigunnur Sverrisdóttir reflects on the sphere of design, the tools of the designer and its relevance in todays society in a lecture taking place Thursday 20 October 2011 at 8 pm at Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhus. meira

Lecture | Design spin - the sphere of design

Runway Presentation | Sruli Recht

09. October 2011

Sruli Recht presents Cast By Shadows, Spring Summer 2012 Trunk Show at Kolabrautin, Harpa Concert Hall Wednesday, 17 00, Oktober 12. Live music performed by Tenderizer [Owen Pallett] meira

Runway Presentation | Sruli Recht

Exhibition | 16 steps closer

06. October 2011

Designer Katrin Olina and architects KRADS are taking part in the exhibition „16 steps closer”, the centerpiece of the Nordic-Baltic Designer Events in Riga 2011, opening at October 13 at the Riga Arts Space. meira

Exhibition | 16 steps closer

Towards Creative Iceland | Report

01. October 2011

In May 2011 a report was published on the economic impact of the creative industries in Iceland.The report is now available in English.
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Towards Creative Iceland | Report

Exhibition | Deutsche Architecture Museum

29. September 2011

Iceland and Architecture? The exhibition will explore critical questions, illustrated with photographs by Gudmundur Ingólfsson. 1 October 2011 – 13 November 2011, Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM, Frankfurt am Main. meira

Exhibition | Deutsche Architecture Museum

2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale

28. September 2011

The Nordic Fashion Biennale is an international celebration of Nordic culture, fashion and design. Anchoring the Biennale is the exhibition Looking Back to Find our Future, curator Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir aka Shoplifter. September 30 - November 13, 2011 at the Nordic Heritage Museum Seattle. meira

2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale

Exhibition | Museum for Applied Art Frankfurt

21. September 2011

The exhibition “Randscharf | On the Cutting Edge | Design in Island | Iceland" features roughly 100 exhibitors from all areas of design. Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, September 22, 2011 - February 19, 2012. meira

Exhibition | Museum for Applied Art Frankfurt

COULEUR LOCALE | Budapest Design Week

18. September 2011

Does the design culture of different countries have unique characteristics? Can we define unequivocally typical national features in 2011, in an irrelievably globalising world? Couleur Locale - THE COLOURS OF EUROPE IN OBJECTS - September 30 - October 1 2011. meira

COULEUR LOCALE | Budapest Design Week

Lecture | Mareike Gast

17. September 2011

Iceland Design Center, Reykjavik Art Museum and Iceland Academy of the Arts introduce a lecture by industrial designer Mareike Gast on the possibilities of organic electronics on Thursday 22nd of September 8 p.m. at Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhus. meira

Lecture | Mareike Gast

Conference | ATypI 2011

07. September 2011

This year's ATypI conference will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 14 to 18 September 2011. The conference this year is themed around the letterform ð (eth). meira

Conference | ATypI 2011

Lecture | Sarah Wigglesworth

28. August 2011

Architect Sarah Wigglesworth will discuss our built environment and the effects it has upon our lives at the Icelandic Art Museum on Tuesday the 30th of August at 20:00. meira

Lecture | Sarah Wigglesworth

Lecture | Jeremy Till

27. August 2011

Architect Jeremy Till gives the lecture Spatial Ethics Monday August 29 at 12:05 in Skipholt 1, room 113. meira

Lecture | Jeremy Till

NEW PASSAGE | A conference on Iceland's Design Policy

21. August 2011

New Passage is a conference held in relation to the organization of a National Design Policy in Iceland. Design in its widest sense and the impact it has on the economy, environment and society will be the topics of discussion. meira

NEW PASSAGE | A conference on Iceland's Design Policy

Katrín Ólína | Landscape in a box

21. August 2011

Landscape in a box, a new exhibition by product designer Katrín Ólína, opens in front of BOX | LYNfabrikkens window gallery in Aarhus (DK) this Friday. meira

Katrín Ólína | Landscape in a box

Frame Moooi Design Awards | Call for entries

19. August 2011

Frame Publishers and Moooi announce the launch of an inaugural design competition. it opens for submission on september 1st. meira

Frame Moooi Design Awards | Call for entries

Photos | Icelandic Contemporary Design in Tallinn

18. August 2011

Icelandic Contemporary Design - Furniture, Product Design and Architecture opened in Tallinn on Thursday in the beautiful gallery of the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. meira

Photos | Icelandic Contemporary Design in Tallinn

Exhibition | Icelandic Contemporary Design in Tallinn

11. August 2011

Our very own “Icelandic Contemporary Design - furniture, product design and architecture“ will be showcased in Tallinn, Estonia from 17. August - 4. september 2011. meira

Exhibition | Icelandic Contemporary Design in Tallinn

NY Gift Fair | Scintilla and Tulipop

09. August 2011

Icelandic design labels Scintilla and Tulipop will both participate in this years New York International Gift Fair. Check out there invitations. meira

NY Gift Fair | Scintilla and Tulipop

Copenhagen Fashion Week | Lúka Art and Design

28. July 2011

Lúka Art and Design invites you to the CPH vision where they will display their Spring/Summer 2012 collection at the Copenhagen Fashion Week in Øxnehallen between the 4th and the 6th of August 2011! meira

Copenhagen Fashion Week | Lúka Art and Design

Nordic Baltic Designers Event in Riga 2011

27. July 2011

In the autumn of 2011 Riga is the meeting place for Nordic and Baltic designers. For a period of two months, starting in October, a series of events from different fields of design will be hosted at the Riga Art Space. meira

Nordic Baltic Designers Event in Riga 2011

Nature doesn’t care - do you?

13. July 2011

Gagarin and Batteríið Architects are winners of a competition for an exhibition for the Norwegian Seabird Centre in Værlandet meira

Nature doesn’t care - do you?

Exhibitions

12. July 2011

Helga Rún, Gudrún Halldórsdóttir, Bryndís Gísladóttir and Margrét Harðardóttir meira

Exhibitions

Conference | The importance of Intellectual Property Rights

08. July 2011

To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, The Icelandic Patent Office is organizing an international conference, entitled The importance of Intellectual Property Rights. meira

Conference | The importance of Intellectual Property Rights

NUDA 2011 | Call for entries

06. July 2011

Nordic Urban Design Association, NUDA, are launching a competition on outdoor lighting in Stavanger East in Norway. meira

NUDA 2011 | Call for entries

LungA 10 - 17 July | Program

05. July 2011

LungA - the annual art festival held in Seyðisfjörður, East of Iceland, starts this Sunday. meira

LungA 10 - 17 July | Program

Computer Arts | Focus on Iceland

04. July 2011

The Icelandic digital creative scene is in the spotlight in the latest issue of Computer Arts. meira

Computer Arts | Focus on Iceland

Exhibition | Textile in Akureyri

29. June 2011

The Icelandic Textile Guild opens an exhibition in three separate locations in Akureyri. meira

Exhibition | Textile in Akureyri

Exhibition | ÞRÁÐUR

22. June 2011

Thrádur – Two generations of jewellery designers opens at Spark Design Space. meira

Exhibition | ÞRÁÐUR

FærID | One Year On

21. June 2011

FærID, a design team formed by Scandinavian Central St. Martins graduates, will participate in New Designers - One Year On the Business Design Centre in London, 6. - 9. July. meira

FærID | One Year On

Exhibition | Allt fram Streymir

16. June 2011

Allt fram Streymir by Ceramic Artist Gudny Hafsteinsdóttir at Gallery Kaolin 23.6. – 6.7.2011. meira

Exhibition | Allt fram Streymir

Design in Export

15. June 2011

Design in Export unites designers and businesses to use design in production of export products. meira

Design in Export

Call for Applications | Culture Night

12. June 2011

Apply now to participate in Culture Night 2011. meira

Call for Applications | Culture Night

Icelandair Design Competition

10. June 2011

Icelandair and Iceland Design Centre announce a design competition for new food design for Icelandair. meira

Icelandair Design Competition

LeikVerk | Call for Applications

05. June 2011

Apply now for LeikVerk, an exhibition at the Gerðuberg Cultural Centre on 10.9. – 30.9.2011. meira

LeikVerk | Call for Applications

Exhibition | Ingenuity

01. June 2011

Einar Thorsteinn Asgeirsson’s ideas of design stem from his conviction that ingenuity, rightly applied, can build a better world. Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, 07. May - 14. August 2011. meira

Exhibition | Ingenuity

Exhibition | A trip to the factory

30. May 2011

A TRIP TO THE FACTORY at DMY Berlin 1. - 5. June 2011. The Reykjavík School of Visual Arts – FORMING Department presents: A Collaboration with the Porcelain Factory KAHLA/Thuringen Porzellan GMBH. meira

Exhibition | A trip to the factory

Nordic Fashion Biennale 2011

01. May 2011

The Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle and Nordic House in Reykjavik announce the 2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale to take place this fall at the Nordic Heritage Museum. meira

Nordic Fashion Biennale 2011

Lecture | BCXSY

24. April 2011

Boaz Cohen & Sayaka Yamamoto from BCXSY give a lecture on design travels at Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhús, Thursday 28 April at 20. meira

Lecture | BCXSY

Superfarm | Salon Satellite

06. April 2011

12 - 17 April | 50+50. Designing the future | Pavillion 22/24 Rho Fiera meira

Superfarm | Salon Satellite

Reykjavík Fashion Festival 2011

01. April 2011

The second annual Reykjavik Fashion Festival will take place on the 31st March - 3rd April 2011.

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Reykjavík Fashion Festival 2011

8045 | 2011 pre-show

01. April 2011

8045 debuts on the catwalk during The Reykjavík Fashion Festival. April 2. 2011, 14:00 at Austurbæjarskóli, Barónstígur 32, 101 Reykjavík. meira

8045 | 2011 pre-show

DesignMarch 2011

20. March 2011

Bringing the awakening of spring and the growth in Icelandic design, we are proud to present the third annual DesignMarch taking place in Reykjavík, Iceland this week. meira

DesignMarch 2011

DesignMarch 2011 | Lecture series

18. March 2011

We are proudly welcoming Berlin based designer Jerszy Seymour, Dutch architect Winy Maas and Icelandic designer Siggi Eggertsson along with Finish designer Ilkka Suppanen to participate in a discussion highlighting design in times of changes. meira

DesignMarch 2011 | Lecture series

Arkís | Architecture & sustainability

02. March 2011

ARKÍS, an awarded, progressive architecture firm in Iceland, will introduce its recent works and projects at Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhús, Thursday 3 March at 5 p.m. meira

Arkís | Architecture & sustainability

Lecture | New Social Landscapes and Architecture

01. March 2011

Deborah Saunt, one of the founders of DSDHA in London, will give a lecture on new social landscapes and architecture, Thursday 17. March at The Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhús, at 8 p.m. meira

Lecture | New Social Landscapes and Architecture

Blog

07. February 2011

Share your thoughts and follow our blog from Stockholm. Expanding our knowledge, networks and intuitive dimensions, we warmly welcome you for an exploration and discourse on Icelandic design. meira

Blog

Icelandic design at Stockholm Furniture Fair and Stockholm Design Week

26. January 2011

We warmly welcome you for an exploration and discourse on Icelandic design at numerous occasions at Stockholm Furniture Fair and Stockholm Design Week 7. - 13. February 2011. meira

Icelandic design at Stockholm Furniture Fair and Stockholm Design Week

FARMERS MARKET at Copenhagen Fashion Week

20. January 2011

FARMERS MARKET will be exhibiting their latest collection at CPH VISION, Terminal 1 in Oksnehallen stand no. 109, February 3-5. meira

FARMERS MARKET at Copenhagen Fashion Week

Lecture | Aamu Song & Johan Olin

19. January 2011

Aamu Song and Johan Olin, founders of COMPANY in Finland, will give a lecture on their work, Thursday the 20th of January at The Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarhúsið, at 20.00. meira

Lecture | Aamu Song & Johan Olin

Sruli Recht F/W 2011

30. December 2010

INVITATION meira

Sruli Recht F/W 2011

Launch | WORN BY WORSHIP

09. December 2010

Worn By Worship celebrates the launch of their new website, Friday 10th of December at 19:00 at Vonarstræti 4b. Worn By Worship sells fashion design from up and coming designers, that donate 10% of all products to charity of the customers choice. meira

Launch | WORN BY WORSHIP

Exhibition | HIDDEN WORLD at SPARK design space

09. September 2010

VÍK PRJÓNSDÓTTIR sits effortlessly at the crossroads where fashion, design, art and furnishings collide. Vík Prjónsdóttir´s exhibition "Hidden World" at SPARK design space, 9th of September through 30th of October 2010. meira

Exhibition | HIDDEN WORLD at SPARK design space

Conference | You Are In Control

11. August 2010

You are in Control, an international conference exploring digital business developments in the music, media, arts and gaming industries, will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 1 & 2. meira

Conference | You Are In Control

Exhibition | Nature in Design

10. July 2010

The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through nature objectified by Icelandic designers and offers insight into the underlying ideas. Nature in Design is open daily from the 19th June through 28th August 2010. Curator Hlín Helga Guðlaugsdóttir. meira

Exhibition | Nature in Design

Exhibition | 1:1 - Archtects Build Small Spaces

09. July 2010

Icelandic architect, Dagur Eggertsson in collaboration with Sami Rintala were invited to be participants in an exhibition in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
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Exhibition | 1:1 - Archtects Build Small Spaces

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center designed by Henning Larsen Architects

09. July 2010

Iceland’s currency may be devalued, but fortunately, the same thing does not happen on the desire for art and culture of the country. the capital, Reykjavik, will soon welcome the Harpa Concert Hall & Conference Center is designed Henning Larsen Architects and Artec with Ólafur Eliasson. meira

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center designed by Henning Larsen Architects

Exhibiton | EAU DE PARFUM

05. July 2010

SPARK design space opens in Reykjavík on 8 July. SPARK is a platform for various design projects. A special focus will be on projects that involve collaboration between designers and other professions.
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Exhibiton | EAU DE PARFUM

Exhibition | Matter and Spirit in Architecture

01. July 2010

This first retrospective of the works of architect Högna Sigurðardóttir is prompted by the occasion of her eightieth birthday. The first woman to practice architecture in Iceland, Högna Sigurðardóttir has not been shy to try innovations in her work. The Museum House, Vestmannaeyjar, July 2. - August 31. 2010. meira

Exhibition | Matter and Spirit in Architecture

Lecture | Sruli Recht

10. May 2010

Designer Sruli Recht gives a lecture at the Open Art Academy, Wednesday 12th of May at 12:10 pm in Skipholt 1, room 113, 105 Reykjavík. The Sruli Recht studio is a small cross-discipline practice caught somewhere between product design, tailoring and shoe making. meira

Lecture | Sruli Recht

DesignMarch featured on Coolhunting.com

26. March 2010

´Furry chairs, sand bowls, and wildly-patterned knits at Iceland's second-annual design festival´ see the full feature on coolhunting.com meira

DesignMarch featured on Coolhunting.com

DesignMarch 2010

10. March 2010

The second annual DesignMarch brought an exciting program; a wide variety of interesting events, lectures and exhibitions, reflecting the versatility of Icelandic design and architecture. meira

DesignMarch 2010

Icelandic Contemporary Design at the Danish Design Center

25. February 2010

ICELANDIC CONTEMPORARY DESIGN - FURNITURE, PRODUCT DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE | at the DANISH DESIGN CENTER IN COPENHAGEN, FEBRUARY 26 - APRIL 18 2010. meira

Icelandic Contemporary Design at the Danish Design Center

ICELANDTRAIN | Fashion show

10. February 2010

A fashion collection for the first Icelandic railway company. The National Gallery of Iceland, Friday 12th of February at 9PM. meira

ICELANDTRAIN | Fashion show

Vík Prjónsdóttir at Stockholm Design Week 2010

29. January 2010

Vík Prjónsdóttir presents a new world at Stockholm Design Week, Tuesday 9th of February, 7:30 - 9:30 pm at APLACE & Wednesday 10th of February, 9:00 pm at the Sthlm Design District party. meira

Vík Prjónsdóttir at Stockholm Design Week 2010

Lecture | Corinna Dean architect

25. January 2010

The Open Art Academy, Skipholt 1, Reykjavík, Wednesday 27th of January at 12:10. meira

Lecture | Corinna Dean architect

Lecture | Nathalie Lähdenmäki designer

25. January 2010

Finnish designer Nathalie Lähdenmäki gives a lecture at the Reykjavik School of Visual Art, Hringbraut 121, Reykjavík, Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 10:30. The lecture is open to the public. meira

Lecture | Nathalie Lähdenmäki designer

Högna Sigurðardóttir | Matter and spirit in architecture

18. November 2009

This first retrospective of the works of architect Högna Sigurðardóttir. Curated by Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir. 7 NOVEMBER 2009 – 31 JANUARY 2010 Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir. meira

Högna Sigurðardóttir | Matter and spirit in architecture

STEiNUNN

17. November 2009

EXHIBITION | 21 NOVEMBER 2009 – 31 JANUARY 2010 Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir. meira

STEiNUNN

Conference | You are in Control

25. August 2009

You Are In Control heads into its third year and explores the latest digital business developments and investment available in music, media and the arts. This international conference takes place in Reykjavík on the 23rd & 24th of September 2009 and has been planned to coincide with both the Reykjavík International Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama Nordisk Panorama. meira

Conference | You are in Control

ICELANDIC DESIGN 2009 | FURNITURE, PRODUCT DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE

15. May 2009

15 May – 09 August 2009, Exhibition at Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir. Curator Elísabet V. Ingvarsdóttir. meira

ICELANDIC DESIGN 2009 | FURNITURE, PRODUCT DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE

DesignMarch 2009

23. March 2009

The Iceland Design Centre presents the first DesignMarch this year; to become an annual event. The first DesignMarch program is splendid and diverse, with over 150 events reflecting a wide range of design. meira

DesignMarch 2009

Aurora Design Fund founded

13. February 2009

The launch of the Aurora Design Fund is a landmark in design in Iceland, as the country has never before had a fund specifically to support designers. meira

Aurora Design Fund founded

Katrín Ólína winner of the Nordic Forum AID award for Interiors in 2009

04. February 2009

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Katrín Ólína winner of the Nordic Forum AID award for Interiors in 2009

Lecture by graphic designer John Bielenberg

28. January 2009

Lecture at the Open Academy of the Arts, Skipholt 1, room 113, Tuesday 3 February, 12 to 12.40. meira

Lecture by graphic designer John Bielenberg

Design competition | Erró

25. January 2009

The Iceland Design Centre, Kraum design shop and Reykjavík Art Museum present a design competition, design inspired by the work of Icelandic artist Erró.
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Design competition | Erró

Design to Export | Collaboration starts

21. January 2009

The advisory board of the product development project From Design to Export have completed their consideration of the 65 proposals received by designers. meira

Design to Export | Collaboration starts

Nordic Architects published

09. January 2009

Arvinius Förlag in Stockholm has published the book Nordic Architects, which showcases the work of 67 practitioners from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. meira

Nordic Architects published

Icelandic gift

01. December 2008

Over fifty businesses around Iceland are taking part in a campaign to promote giftware and good service, sold direct. meira

Icelandic gift

Design to Export | Call for designers

10. November 2008

Designers are invited to submit their proposals for the product development project From Design to Export. The objective of the project is to bring together companies and designers to develop and produce new products for export. meira

Design to Export | Call for designers

Fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir winner of the Söderberg Design Award 2008

05. November 2008

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Fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir winner of the Söderberg Design Award 2008

100% design tokyo

27. October 2008

Twelve Icelandic designers participate in this years 100% design tokyo, opening on 30 October 2008.
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100% design tokyo

Iceland Design Centre logo

02. October 2008

The prize for the winning entry in the Iceland Design Centre's competition to design a logo for the Centre was awarded on the 2nd of October at the Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarhús. meira

Iceland Design Centre logo

100% futures & 100% design london

18. September 2008

Designers Þórunn Árnadóttir and Ingibjörg Hanna Bjarnadóttir participated in 100% futures, a part of 100% design london. meira

100% futures & 100% design london

Graphic designer Siggi Eggertsson | Interview in Computer Arts

11. September 2008

The latest edition of the periodical Computer Arts contains an in-depth interview with graphic designer Siggi Eggertsson. meira

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