Miðstöð Hönnunar og Arkitektúrs / Iceland Design and Architecture

Thank you DesignMarch 2023 

For five days DesignMarch turned the northernmost capital in the world into one big venue for design for the fifteenth year in a row. 
May 8th, 2023

Dagskrá HönnunarMars - dagur 4

What now? Fourth day of DesignMarch. Start the day with an arcitecht run, then go around town and browse around exhibitions and heppnings. End the night with a Pause at Lady Brewery. Today's program can be found here.
May 6th, 2023

DesignMarch Program - Day 3

It's day three at DesignMarch. Today there are plenty of events in relation to many of the exhibitions. Four exhibitions will open in Gufunes and tonight there are plenty of fashions shows around town. Today's program can be found here.
May 5th, 2023

DesignMarch Program - Day 2

Day 2 at DesignMarch has arrived! Today's program is full of interesting events and exhibitions. Here is an overview of today's program.
May 2nd, 2023

Opening of DesignMarch 2023

For the fifteenth time DesignMarch will be a harbour for new ideas, inspiration, creative solutions and optimism, where progressive design and innovations bring exhibitors and visitors together May 3rd- 7th. We welcome you to the opening of DesignMarch in Harpa on Wednesday 3rd May at 5PM.
May 2nd, 2023

Landsbankinn participates in DesignMarch with versitile events

Landsbankinn participates in DesignMarch with versitile events but the bank is one of the festival's sponsors. There will be a panel discussion about investing in design and guided tours around Landbankinn's new head quearters in Reykjastræti.
May 1st, 2023

DesignMarch for fashionistas

DesignMarch is just around the corner but the festival will take over Reykjavík from 3rd to 7th May. This year's program contains around 100 exhibitions and 120 events. It's therefore safe to say that everyone should find something of their interest. Here a few events for the fashionistas
May 1st, 2023

From geothermal waste to a world of wellbeing

Evolving from a humble body of geothermal waste into a world of wellbeing, Blue Lagoon embodies the harmonic interplay of nature, design, and sustainability. Welcome to their exhibition at Hafnartorg, Kolagata that opens Wednesday May 3rd at 18pm.
April 30th, 2023

Bags that Carry on

Bags that Carry onis a collaboration between Krónan and DesignMarch where grocery bags from our customers are reused in a new and exciting way. Stúdíó Flétta will collect old grocery bags and use them to design new and interesting bags of good quality.
April 30th, 2023

Design Diplomacy, an invitation from the ambassador

For the fifth time at DesignMarch, local ambassadors are inviting designers from their home countries to pair with Icelandic creatives over a common theme. They will be opening the doors of their residences to host a series of intimate discussions in “living room” settings, offering you a unique opportunity to meet the designers and get inspired.
April 26th, 2022

DesignMarch for the family

There are a lot of events at DesignMarch 2023 that are perfect for families and children. Here are a few of them.
April 24th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Kjartan Örn Ólafsson, Climate Entrepreneur

Kjartan Örn Ólafsson, Climate Entrepreneur, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 on 3rd May in Harpa.
April 24th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Refik Anadol, media artist, director and pioneer in the aesthetics of data and machine intelligence

Rekif Anadol, media artist, director and pioneer in the aesthetics of data and machine intelligence, will be speaking at DesignTalks in Harpa on 3rd May.
April 22nd, 2023

DesignMarch for the food lover

DesignMarch is just around the corner but the festival will take over Reykjavík from 3rd to 7th May. This year's program contains around 100 exhibitions and 120 events. It's therefore safe to say that everyone should find something of their interest. Here are a few events for those that food and all things related!
April 22nd, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Sigurður Þorsteinsson, Chief Brand, Design and Innovation Officer of Blue Lagoon. Partner in Design Group Italia

Sigurður Þorsteinsson, Chief Brand, Design and Innovation Officer of Blue Lagoon and partner in Design Group Italia, will be speaking at DesignTalk 2023 in Harpa on 3rd May.
April 22nd, 2023

What now? The program for DesignMarch 2022 is live

DesignMarch will transform the most northerly capital in the world into one big venue for design on May 3rd to 7th. This year the theme for the festival is What now? and the diverse program will reflect the unique growth in the Icelandic design scene.
April 5th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Liam Young, sci-fi architect, director and BAFTA nominated producer

Liam Young, sci-fi architect, director and BAFTA nominated producer will be speaking at DesignTalks in Harpa on 3rd May.
April 13th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Graphic Rewilding’s Lee Baker, fine artist and composer

Graphic Rewilding’s Lee Baker, fine artist and composer, will be speaking at DesignTalks in Harpa on 3rd May.
April 13th, 2023

What now? DesignTalks 2023

DesignTalks addresses the challenges the world is facing and highlights the importance of design and architecture in societal and global change. Humanity is facing the eleventh hour and the call for more sustainable solutions has never been louder. Faced with somewhat failed global collaborations on cutting emissions, political instability and repercussions after the pandemic, we ask: what now?
April 4th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Thomas Pausz, designer, artist and researcher.

Thomas Pausz, designer, artist and researcher, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 on 3rd May in Harpa.
March 30th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Michael Hendrix, Global Design Director and partner at IDEO

Michael Hendrix, Global Design Director and partner at IDEO, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 on 3rd May in Harpa.
March 28th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Pavel Vrzheshch, co-founder and artistic director of Ukrainian agency Banda 

Pavel Vrzheshch, co-founder and artistic director of the award winning Ukrainian agency Banda, will be speaking at DesignTalks on 3rd May in Harpa.
March 23rd, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Sigríður Sunna Reynisdóttir, founder and artistic director fo ÞYKJÓ

Sigríður Sunna Reynisdóttir, founder and artistic director of ÞYKJÓ, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 on 3rd May in Harpa. 
March 21st, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Peter Veenstra, landscape architect and co-founder of LOLA Landscape Architects

Peter Veenstra, landscape architect and co-founder of LOLA Landscape Architects will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 on 3rd May in Harpa.
March 13th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Natsai Audrey Chieza, founder and CEO at Faber Futures

Natsai Audrey Chieza, founder and CEO at Faber Futures, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 in Harpa on Wednesday 3rd May.
February 28th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Odile Decq, architect and urban planner, founder and owner of Studio Odile Decq.

Odile Decq, architect and urban planner, founder and owner of Studio Odile Decq, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 in Harpa on 3rd May.
February 20th, 2023

DesignTalks 2023 - Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art, producer of the MoMA R&D Salons, and co-founder of the platform Design Emergency

Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art, producer of the MoMA R&D Salons, and co-founder of the platform Design Emergency, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2023 in Harpa on Wednesday 3rd May.
February 14th, 2023

An urgent need for change

On 19th January stakeholders in the building industry came together for the workshop Round Table for Circularity and had a meaningful conversation on how to implement a circular system in the industry. This is a pressing matter as there is an urgent need for change. 
January 30th, 2023

Knowing the Ropes opens in Stockholm

The exhibition Knowing the Ropes opens at the Hallwyl museum in Stockholm on 7th February as a part of Stockholm Design Week. Knowing the Ropes is the name of an artistic project in which the Rope, as bearer of cultural and structural meaning, is explored within a contemporary Scandinavian context by designers Brynhildur Pálsdóttir, Þuríður Rós Sigurþórsdóttir and Theresa Himmer.
January 23rd, 2023

Happy holidays from Iceland Design and Architecture

Happy holidays fro Iceland Design and Architecture. The office is closed from December 22nd to January 3rd.
December 22nd, 2022

Early bird tickets to DesignTalks 2023

The International conference DesignTalks will take place in Harpa on May 3rd. Early bird tickets are now available. Do not miss a full day of inspiration, innovation and creative powers!
December 1st, 2022

“The most important thing in friendship is building trust”

The exhibition Sýningin Hæ/Hi: Designing Friendship opened in Seattle in the beginning of October where six Icelandic designers and designteams met their US counterparts.  The exhibition was originally planned for DesignMarch 2020 and at last, two years later, the designers joined in Iceland in May where they premiered their works at the DesignMarch festival 2022. Now they met in Seattle. 
November 24th, 2022

Helga Ólafsdóttir is the new director of DesignMarch

DesignMarch´s new director is Helga Ólafsdóttir and will join the team from December 1st. DesignMarch festival will happen for the 15 time May 3rd - 7th in 2023. 
November 23rd, 2022

Excellent celebration at the Iceland Design Awards

The Icelandic Design Award 2022 took place in Gróska last Thursday. The house filled with guests that learned about and celebrated excellent design and architecture at the ceremony. 
November 20th, 2022

Plastplan won the Icelandic Design Award 2022 

Plastplan, founded by Björn Steinar Blumenstein and Brynjólfur Stefánsson, won the Icelandic Design Awards 2022 for their great creativity, experimental processes, contrivance, and a strong vision. Lilja D. Alfreðsdóttir, minister of culture and business affairs gave Plastplan the award at a ceremony that took place on November 17th in Gróska.
November 17th, 2022

Folk Reykjavík receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

The recognition for best investment in design 2022 goes to the Icelandic design company Fólk Reykjavík for their confidence in Icelandic design in a noteworthy and successful manner. Árni Sigurjónsson, chairman of the board for the SI - the Federation of Icelandic Industries gave the award to Ragna Sara Jónsdóttir, founder and creative director of Folk Reykjavík.
November 17th, 2022

The honorary award of the Icelandic Design Award 2022 goes to Reynir Vilhjálmsson, landscape architect

The honorary award of the Icelandic Design Awards 2022 goes to Reynir Vilhjálmsson, landscape architect. Reynir has a unique sense for the environment and its shapes, and how the built environment and natural landscape can be linked holistically. Lilja D. Alfreðsdóttir minister of culture and business affairs gave Reynir the award at a ceremony in Gróska. 
November 17th, 2022

Let´s celebrate design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

The Icelandic Design Awards 2022 will take place on November 17th in Gróska. 
November 3rd, 2022

Laufskálavarða, service house, nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

Laufskálavarða, service house, by Stáss architects nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022. The awards will take place on November 17th in Gróska. 
October 29th, 2022

Universal Thirst nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

Universal Thirst, by founders Gunnar Vilhjálmsson and Kalapi Gajjar, is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022. The awards will take place on November 17th in Gróska.
October 28th, 2022

Hljóðhimnar is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

Hljóðhimnar by Þykjó is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022. The awards will take place on November 17th in Gróska. 
October 26th, 2022

Urgent experiments on reality nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

Urgent experiments on reality by Sól Hansdóttir is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022. The awards will take place on November 17th in Gróska.
October 25th, 2022

Touching landscape nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022

Touching landscape by Tinna Gunnarsdóttir is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022. The awards will take place on November 17th in Gróska. 
October 24th, 2022

Hæ/Hi opens in Seattle

The Exhibition Hæ/Hi: Designing Friendship opens in Seattle Friday October 7th. The exhibition was originally planned for DesignMarch 2020 and at last, two years later, the designers joined in Iceland in May where they premiered their works at the DesignMarch festival 2022. Now they meet in Seattle.
October 5th, 2022

Participate in DesignMarch 2023!

Open for application in DesignMarch festival 2023, which will take place in Reykjavík and the capital area for the 15th time May 3rd - 7th. The annual festival brings together participants and guests with progressive design and innovation.
August 16th, 2022

Summer holidays at Iceland Design and Architecture

The office of Iceland Design and Architecture closes due to summer holidays from 11th July and will reopen August 3rd. 
July 7th, 2022

See you at DesignMarch 2023

DesignMarch will take place May 3rd - 7th 2023. Save the dates! Applications for participation in the festival will open in August. Stay tuned.
July 6th, 2022

Watch DesignTalks 2022

The international conference DesignTalks 2022 took place for a full house at DesignMarch. For the first time the event was streamed live in collaboration with the festivals media partner Dezeen and has been very well received by readers. 
June 30th, 2022

Can we design our relationship with nature? Design that promotes nature conservation and nature experience

Iceland Design and Architecture, in collaboration with Nordic colleagues, has published a compilation of cases and review articles that reflect design methods and solutions that promote nature experiences and nature conservation on the website NatNorth.is.
June 21st, 2022

Sustainable Tourism in the North - videos

Á heimasíðu verkefnisins NatNorth má finna kynningarmyndbönd sem sýna með skýrum, einföldum og áhugaverðum hætti stefnumótandi niðurstöður þriggja verkefna, Design in Nature, Clean Energy og Nature Conservation. 
June 23rd, 2022

Dialogue on Design in Nature - podcast

The Embassies of Iceland in the Nordic capitals each hosted events in the countdown to the DesignMarch festival, happening in Reykjavík May 4th - 8th. Anna María Bogadóttir, architect moderated a conversation on  Design in Nature with panelists from Iceland and from each respective country Now you can listen to these informative dialogues in a four episode podcast series.
May 6th, 2022

Sustainable tourism in the North at DesignMarch

At DesignMarh 2022 an event with discussion on design, clean energy and nature conservation took place in Gróska. It presented the projects Design in Nature, Clean Energy and Nature Conservation, which all are part of the Icelandic Presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers 2019. It was an event that presented clean energy and responsible design for the benefit of nature.
June 21st, 2022

Rusl Fest - sustainable design festival

RUSL is a sustainable design festival focusing on circular thinking and its application within art, design and culture, with a special emphasis on the building industry. The festival will take place from June 27th to July 2nd. A week-long event with workshops, lectures, exhibitions, dinners and social gatherings. 
June 14th, 2022

Specially designed pooltrips

The Museum of Design and Applied Art offers as a gift three specially designed pool trips in connection with the exhibition Bathing Culture. People can access the trips on www.sundferdir.comand choose a trip around the Western Fjords, the West Coast and the South Coast of Iceland. 
June 1st, 2022

Iceland Design and Architecture to join BEDA - the bureau of  European Design Associations

Iceland Design and Architecture is a new member of BEDA - the bureau of  European Design Associations,  which is part of strengthening its international collaboration and connections.
May 23rd, 2022

Finally DesignTalks!

Alþjóðlega ráðstefnan og lykilviðburður HönnunarMars, DesignTalks, fór fram fyrir fullu húsi í Hörpu þann 4. maí og opnaði þar með hátíðarhöld HönnunarMars. Leiðtogar víðsvegar að á sviði hönnunar og arkitektúrs stigu á svið og veittu gestum innblástur út árið. 
May 20th, 2022

DesignMarch 2022 - exhibitions that are open longer

DesignMarch 2022 ended on a high note on May 8th after five days of successful festivites. A total of over 100 exhibitions and 250 events and openings, it is not unlikely that some guests did not manage to see everything. There are few exhibitions that are still open even though the festival is officially over. 
May 9th, 2022

DesignMarch programme - Day 5

Það er komið að fimmta síðasta degi HönnunarMars 2022. Flestar sýningar hátíðarinnar eru opnar í dag en líkt og síðustu daga er nóg um að vera út um allan bæ. Alla dagskrá dagsins má sjá hér.
May 8th, 2022

DesignMarch Programme - Day 4

It's Saturday, which means that it's day 4 of DesignMarch. Today you can start the day with a jog around the city to experience the environment. Then you can visit open studios, attend artist talks, lectures and seminars aswell as various pop-up events. The festival's exhibitions are also open. Here is the full programme for the day
May 7th, 2022

DesignMarch Programme - Day 3

It's Friday which means that it's also the third day of DesignMarch. Today's program is bursting with exciting events and exhibitions. Todays program can be found here.
May 6th, 2022

Late-night opening in downtown Reykjavík

In celebration of DesignMarch 2022, numerous shops in downtown Reykjavík will have a late night opening tonight, Thursday evening 5th May.
May 5th, 2022

DesignMarch Programme - Day 2

The second day of DesignMarch is upon us but the the festival spreads all over the city today. Below is the program for today but you can find the full festival program here.
May 5th, 2022

Happy DesignMarch 2022! Programme - Day 1

DesignMarch opens today with DesignTalks, the festival's opening event in Harpa. The festival's opening ceremony will also take place in Harpa at 5:15PM today. Here you can find the program for today.
May 4th, 2022

Slippbarinn X DesignMarch

Slippbarinn at Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina will be the official festival bar during DesignMarch 2022. The festival schedule this year is bursting with events and exhibitions so it’s necessary for guests to have a place  to gather between events, surrounded by colorful Icelandic design, and recharge over food and special DesignMarch cocktails.
May 3rd, 2022

In short - A . M . Concept Space

A variety of interesting designs. 
May 24th, 2018

Icelandair and Plastplan have taken decisive steps toward a sustainable future

Icelandair and Plastplan kickstart their partnership at DesignMarch 2022. The Icelandic company Plastplan specializes in finding ways to utilize plastic waste from companies and turn it into useful objects. Their aim is to work towards a sustainable future and find function where it’s least expected. Their newest project, coloful luggage tags made entirely out of plastic waste. 
May 2nd, 2022

DesignMarch for fashion lovers

Fashion shows, performances, openings and exhibitions for fashion lovers at DesignMarch.
April 30th, 2022

Architecture and landscape at DesignMarch

Events at DesignMarch that are in one way or another related to architecture, landscape and our environment.
April 30th, 2022

Family friendly events at DesignMarch

Viðburðir á HönnunarMars sem henta vel fyrir fjölskyldur og börn.
April 28th, 2022

DesignMarch for the environment

Events at DesignMarch this year especially well suited for those interested in circular economy, recycling and up-cycling and sustainability.
April 26th, 2022

“A celebration of imagination - and a moment for deep thinking”

DesignTalks 2022 is happening on May 4th - DesignMarch signature and opening event taking place in Harpa, curated by Hlín Helga Guðlaugsdóttir since 2015 and this year moderated by Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief and founder of Dezeen. Prepare for a day filled with inspiration from creative leaders that explore how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change. Check out the programme. 
April 26th, 2022

DesignMarch for food lovers

Events and shows for people that like good food, drinks and design.
April 25th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Michael Pawlyn, biomimicry architect & initiator of Architects Declare

Michael Pawlyn, biomimicry architect & initiator of Architects Declare, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 19th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Ragna Sara Jónsdóttir, founder and creative director of FÓLK, and Tor Inge Hjemdal, managing director of DOGA

Ragna Sara Jónsdóttir, founder and creative director of FÓLK, and Tor Inge Hjemdal, managing director of DOGA, will each hold a talk at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 19th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Gunnar Vilhjálmsson and Kalapi Gajjar, founders of Universal Thirst

Gunnar Vilhjálmsson and Kalapi Gajjar, founders of Universal Thirst, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 19th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Barbara

Barbara will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 19th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Susanne Vos, digital fashion designer at The Fabricant

Susanne Vos, digital fashion designer, will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 19th, 2022

The program for DesignMarh 2022 is live!

The program for Iceland´s annual design festival is live with over 100 exhibitions, 400 participants and 250 events that reflects the unique growth of the Icelandic design scene and gives guests a large doze of inspiration into the future.
April 13th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, architect and founder of s. ap arkitektar

Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, arkitekt, kemur fram á DesignTalks 2022, alþjóðlegu ráðstefnunni og lykilviðburði HönnunarMars, sem varpar ljósi á hvernig hönnun og arkitektúr getur tekið þátt í uppbyggingu og framþróun og verið hreyfiafl breytinga.
April 12th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Gabriela Sánchez y Sánchez de la Barquera, creative director

Gabriela Sánchez y Sánchez de la Barquera, creative director of Vlisco will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 11th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - COMPANY, Aamu Song and Johan Olin, artists and designers

Artists and designers, Aamu Song and Johan Olin of COMPANY will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 6th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Anders Lendager, architect,  CEO and founder of Lendager Group

Anders Lendager, architect, CEO and founder of Lendager Group will be speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
April 4th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Valdís Steinarsdóttir, designer

Valdís Steinarsdóttir, designer, is speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
March 30th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Stefán Laxness, architectural researcher and artist

Stefán Laxness, architectural researcher and artist is speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
March 30th, 2022

Design Fund - open for application

Búið er að opna fyrir umsóknir í Hönnunarsjóð. Um er að ræða seinni úthlutun ársins 2022 og er umsóknarfrestur til 22. september.
March 31st, 2022

DesignTalks 2022 - Giorgia Lupi, information designer and partner at Pentagram

Giorgia Lupi, information designer and partner at Pentagram in New York is speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
March 28th, 2022

DesignTalks 2022  - Liam Young, sci-fi architect and director

Liam Young, sci-fi architect, director and BAFTA nominated producer is speaking at DesignTalks 2022, the international conference and signature event of DesignMarch, exploring how design and architecture can help imagine and propose alternative futures and promote change.
March 24th, 2022

DesignTalks Reykjavík is back!

The international conference and signature event for DesignMarch festival, DesignTalks is back on the agenda and will take place in Harpa on the 4th of May.  Curated by Hlin Helga Guðlaugsdóttir and this year the event will be moderated by Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief and founder of DezeenTicket sales are now open - special early bird price!
March 16th, 2022

Design Fund - deadline February 10th

The Design Fund is open for applications and the deadline i February 10th.The Design Fund allocates grants to diverse projects in the field design and architecture in Iceland: development, research, production, marketing and travel. Allocation is March 10th. 
February 1st, 2022

DesignMarch 2022 will take place on the 4th - 8th of May

Ready to celebrate March in May - again?  Iceland´s largest design festival, DesignMarch,takes place from May 4th - 8th 2022. 
July 7th, 2021

Season´s greetings from Iceland Design and Architecture

Iceland design and architecture wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our offices are closed for the holidays from December 22nd to the 4th of January. 
December 21st, 2021

Design Fund in english - open for application 2022

Design Fund is open for applications for first allocation of 2022. Deadline is 19th of February and allocation is 10th of March. The website and the application format is now accessible in english.
November 22nd, 2021
The Design Fund allocates grants to diverse projects in design and architecture in Iceland

Icelandic Design Award 2021 celebrated in Gróska

The Icelandic Design Award 2021 was held in Gróska on the 29th of October. Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir, media personality, presented the awards and earlier during the day a productive talk was held about a future based on design, creativity and innovation, directed by Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, the managing of Festa - center for sustainability. 
November 3rd, 2021

Sigurður Oddsson, Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson and Gabríel Benedikt Bachmann win the Icelandic Design Award 2021 for Hjaltalín - ∞

The Icelandic Design Awards 2021 was held in Gróska on the 29th of October. Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation presented the award to graphic designer Sigurður Oddsson, sculptor Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson and three-dimensional designer Gabríel Benedikt Bachmann for Hjaltalín - ∞
October 29th, 2021

CCP receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

The Icelandic gaming company CCP receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. Sigurður Hannesson, managing director of SI - the Federation of Icelandic Industries gave the awards to CCP.
October 29th, 2021

The honorary award of the Icelandic Design Awards 2021 goes to Gunnar Magnússon, furniture designer and interior architect

The Icelandic Design Awards 2021 took place on the 29th of October in Gróska. The recipient of the honorary award at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021 is Gunnar Magnússon, furniture designer and interior architect for his characteristics that are exquisite and make his work unique as distinct representatives of a prime period in Icelandic furniture design. His children received the award on his behalf from Lilja D. Alfreðsdóttir, minister of education, science and culture. 
October 29th, 2021

Civil Protection is all of us gets a special mention from the jury at the Icelandic Design Award 2021

Civil Protection is all of us gets a special mention from the jury of Icelandic Design Award 2021. The award ceremony was held in Gróska on the 29th of October. Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir, media personality, presented the awards and earlier during the day a productive talk was held about a future based on design, creativity and innovation, directed by Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, the managing of Festa - center for sustainability. 
November 1st, 2021

Þykjó nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

The design project Þykjó by designers Sigríður Sunna Reynisdóttir, Ninna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurbjörg Stefánsdóttir and Erla Ólafsdóttir isnominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. There are five nominations to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021 and the award ceremony will take place on October 29th. Stay tuned.
October 9th, 2021

Women who vote nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

Women who vote by graphic designers Snæfríð Þorsteins, Hildigunnur Gunnarsdóttir and Agnar Freyr Stefánsson is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. This week we will be announcing the nominations for the year 2021 and the award ceremony will take place on October 29th. Stay tuned.
October 8th, 2021

The kiosks at Ægisgarður nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

The kiosks at Ægisgarður by Yrki architects are nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. This week we will be announcing the nominations for the year 2021 and the award ceremony will take place on October 29th. Stay tuned.
October 7th, 2021

Hjaltalín - ∞  nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

The appearance of “Hjaltalín - ∞”, Hjaltalín´s fourth LP album by Sigurður Oddsson, Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson and Gabríel Benedikt Bachman is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. This week we will be announcing the nominations for the year 2021 and the award ceremony will take place on October 29th. Stay tuned. 
October 6th, 2021

MAGNEA - made in reykjavík nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

MAGNEA - made in reykjavík from fashion designer Magnea Einarsdóttir is nominated for the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. This week we will be announcing the nominations for the year 2021 and the award ceremony will take place on October 29th. Stay tuned. 
October 5th, 2021

DesignMarch 2022 - open for application

Participate in DesignMarch 2022 that takes place from 4th - 8th of May 2022 - open for application till 1st of November. Members of the design associations get a discount of the application fee till 1st of October. 
September 13th, 2021

Designer Ýr Þrastardóttir is upcycling sweatpants into hikingboots

Fashion designer Ýr Þrastardóttir is designing hiking boots from sweatpants for Business Iceland´s new marketing campaign. She will be on duty this summer in the city center of Reykjavík ready to change pants into shoes for tourists.
June 24th, 2021

Participates at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion Sezione del Padiglione Italia

Gudjon Bjarnason-Art & Architecture Ateliers (GB-AAA) is  invited to participate at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion Sezione del Padiglione Italia. Curated by Tom Kovac, RMIT University and Alessandro Melis Portsmouth University titled CITYX Venice responds to ‘How will we live together' curated by Hashim Sarkis MIT, organized by La Biennale di Venezia.
June 22nd, 2021

DesignMarch in May happened in Reykjavík 2021

Iceland's annual design festival, DesignMarch, was held for the 13th time from 19-23 May 2021. The festival was a huge success with over 85 shows throughout Reykjavik and the greater capital area. According to participating designers and thousands of guests who attended the shows, DesignMarch was a much welcomed addition to the current turbulent times and was full of optimism and hope. 
May 24th, 2021

Why not? Designing the Spirit of Iceland

For this year’s festival, Icelandair and Design March joined forces and produced a short documentary about the spirit of Iceland within the world of design.
May 19th, 2021

DesignMarch Abroad

DesignMarch in collaboration with the Icelandic Embassies in the Nordic capitals host events in the form of podcasts, taped in the preparation of the festival in Iceland. The aim is to bring together designers from Iceland and the Nordic capitals in an interesting conversation about design and architecture, thereby creating a foreign forum for the festival in collaboration with the embassy and foreign cooperation site.
May 22nd, 2021

It´s happening! DesignMarch in May!

The program for Iceland´s largest design festival is live with around 80 exhibitions that reflects the unique growth of the Icelandic design scene in these turbulent times of change in strong collaboration with the innovation sector, the business community, Icelandic embassies around the world to name a few.
May 10th, 2021

DesignMarch - Designers Take Over

DesignMarch in May is happening - go to our stories and highlights on Instagram and get a glimpse from the behind the scenes with all the amazing participants in the festival this year and their interesting projects
May 9th, 2021

Lecture series - Fashion designer Helga Lára Halldórsdóttir

The lecture is called Mapping theory through practice - the logic of success and failure and a part of the Sneiðmynd lecture series at the Iceland University of the Arts. Helga Lára holds a BA degree from the Iceland University of the Arts and an MFA in fashion design from The Swedish School of Textiles. Since graduating in 2018 she has been a part-time lecturer at the Iceland University of the Arts and The Reykjavík School of Visual Arts. The lecture is on Teams, Tuesday April 13th at 12.10.
April 12th, 2021

Do you want to be an exhibition space at DesignMarch in May?

Ásmundarsalur - Hafnartorg - The Nordic house - Gróska - Ásmundarsafn - Museum of Design and Applied Art - Hafnarborg - Seltjarnarnes - Grandi - City center of Reykjavík are among the areas that will be bustling with life from 19th - 23rd of May as exhibition areas at DesignMarch in May 2021. Deadline until April 16th.
April 9th, 2021

Take part in the first Nordic co-design event of the New European Bauhaus

Nordic architects, artists, designers, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, students and everyone interested are invited to join in creating the Nordic perspective for the New European Bauhaus, an environmental, economic and cultural project instigated by the European Commission.
March 11th, 2021

New MArch programme at the Iceland University of the Arts 

For the first time architecture will be taught on Master‘s level in Iceland, and the first time that local architecture students are given the option of completing their architecture studies in Iceland. The MArch programme is a two-year international programme and will start in the fall 2021. Application deadline for the programme is April 7th.
February 17th, 2021

DesignMarch in May 2021 countdown - 95 days

This year DesignMarch will take place during May 19th-23rd. The selection committee has been kept busy, (with highest record in number of applications) for the last month and has just revealed that over 100 exciting projects will be showcased during the five day festival.
February 12th, 2021

The Icelandic nominations for the Mies van der Rohe Awards

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe are pleased to announce the first list of the works competing for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The Icelandic nominations are Drangar guesthouse by Studio Grandi, Gudlaug natural pool by Basalt Architects and The Visitor Centre in Borgarfjörður Eystri by Andersen & Sigurdsson Architects.
February 3rd, 2021

Drangar by Studio Granda wins the Icelandic Design Awards 2020

The Icelandic Design Awards 2020 was announced today, 29th of January, digitally. Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation presented the award to Margrét Harðardóttir and Steve Christer architects from Studio Granda for the project Drangar. 
January 29th, 2021

The honorary award for the Icelandic Design Awards 2020 goes to Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, graphic designer

The Icelandic Design Awards 2020 took place digitally on the 29th of January. The recipient of the honorary award at the Icelandic Design Awards 2020 is Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, graphic designer by Lilja D. Alfreðsdóttir, minister of education, science and culture for her priceless pioneering work in the field of graphic design in Iceland. 
January 29th, 2021

66°North receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2020

The Icelandic clothing company 66°North receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2020. Sigurður Hannesson, managing director of SI - the Federation of Icelandic Industries gave the award to Bjarney Harðardóttir and Helgi Rúnar Óskarsson, owners of 66°North. The company was founded in 1926 and designs high quality outdoor clothing.
January 29th, 2021

Valdís Steinarsdóttir wins gold at the International Design Awards

Designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir wins gold in the category Design For Society / Design for Sustainability at the International Design Awards for her project Bioplastic Skin.
February 2nd, 2021

Floating relaxation by Flothetta nominated to the Icelandic Design Award 2020

Third and the last nomination for the Icelandic Design Award has been revealed - Floating relaxation by Flothetta. The award ceremony will be digital on the 29th of January.
January 21st, 2021
The Icelandic Design Award honours the best Icelandic design and architecture annually.

Drangar by Studio Granda nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2020

We are proud to announce the second nomination to the Icelandic Design Awards 2020 - Drangar by Studio Granda. During the next days we will announce the nominations for the year 2020 and the award ceremony will be digital on the 29th of January.
January 20th, 2021

Sweater sauce by Ýrúrarí nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2020

We are proud to announce the first nomination to the Icelandic Design Awards 2020 - Sweater sauce by textile Designer Ýr Jóhannsdóttir or Ýrúrarí.
January 19th, 2021

Behind the product - Hildur Yeoman for Yeoman

Behind the product is a short-doc web series based around icelandic fashion designers and delves behind the curtains of icelandic entrepreneurs and designers who run their brands in the creative bustle of Reykjavik's city center. The final episode gives a look into Hildur Yeoman for Yeoman world.
February 5th, 2021

Behind the product - Steinunn Sigurðardóttir for STEINUNN

Behind the product is a short-doc web series based around icelandic fashion designers and delves behind the curtains of icelandic entrepreneurs and designers who run their brands in the creative bustle of Reykjavik's city center. Next up is fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir for STEINUNN.
January 15th, 2021

Behind the product - Anita Hirlekar for ANITA HIRLEKAR

Behind the product is a short-doc web series based around icelandic fashion designers and delves behind the curtains of icelandic entrepreneurs and designers who run their brands in the creative bustle of Reykjavik's city center. Next up is The Central Saint Martins alumni Anita Hirlekar for ANITA HIRLEKAR
January 8th, 2021

Behind the product - Marko Svart for SVARTBYSVART

Behind the product is a short-doc web series based around icelandic fashion designers and delves behind the curtains of icelandic entrepreneurs and designers who run their brands in the creative bustle of Reykjavik's city center. Next up is the scandinavian designer Marko Svart.
December 19th, 2020

Behind the product - Gunnar Hilmarsson for Kormákur & Skjöldur

Behind the product is a short-doc web series based around icelandic fashion designers and delves behind the curtains of icelandic entrepreneurs and designers who run their brands in the creative bustle of Reykjavik's city center. Second episode is an interview with Gunnar Hilmarsson for Kormákur & Skjöldur.
December 11th, 2020

Behind the product - Bára Hólmgeirsdóttir AFTUR

Behind the product is a short-doc web series based around icelandic fashion designers and delves behind the curtains of icelandic entrepreneurs and designers who run their brands in the creative bustle of Reykjavik's city center. First up is Bára Hólmgeirsdóttir for AFTUR.
December 4th, 2020
Would you like to intern at Iceland Design Centre or DesignMarch? 

“I don’t understand this obsession with upending what people have done before us”

Architect Manfreð Vilhjálmsson was the first recipient of an honorary award at the Icelandic Design Awards 2019. Here is an interview with Manfreð, taken by Marteinn Sindri Jónsson, at that occasion and was published in the 10th edition of HA magazine.
January 14th, 2021

Studio 2020 - Melur Mathús

Exploring local material through food with Melur mathús in Studio 2020 at DesignMarch in June. Studio 2020 was created as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic, an experimental way of communicating Icelandic design, content beyond and below appearances alone.
December 3rd, 2020

Studio 2020 - Digital Sigga

Designing in the digital world with designer Sigríður Birna Matthíasdóttir, Digital Sigga, in Studio 2020 at DesignMarch in June. Studio 2020 was created as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic, an experimental way of communicating Icelandic design, content beyond and below appearances alone.
November 28th, 2020

Studio 2020 - Flétta

Urban mining with product designers Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir and Hrefna Sigurðardóttir from Flétta in Studio 2020 at DesignMarch in June. Studio 2020 was created as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic, an experimental way of communicating Icelandic design, content beyond and below appearances alone.
November 26th, 2020

Studio 2020 - Human Expansion Station

Grow the human plan relations with Human Expansion Station at Studio 2020 at DesignMarch in June. Studio 2020 was created as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic, an experimental way of communicating Icelandic design, content beyond and below appearances alone.
November 22nd, 2020

Studio 2020 - Valdís Steinarsdóttir

Get to know designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir through Studio 2020. Studio 2020 was created as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic during DesignMarch in June this year, an experimental way of communicating Icelandic design, content beyond and below appearances alone.
November 20th, 2020

Participate in DesignMarch in May - Now open for submission

Now it is open to apply for participation at DesignMarch in May. Submit your application by November 30th. 
November 2nd, 2020
The staff at Icelandic design and architecture

Colorful winter collection from Anita Hirlekar

Fashion designer Anita Hirlekar presents new AUTUMN / WINTER 20-21 collection, focusing on embracing hand crafts, colour and innovative fabrications. All designed and produced in Iceland.
October 30th, 2020

The Icelandic Design Awards will be in January

The award ceremony and a seminar scheduled to take place on the 5th of November has been postponed due to recent circumstances because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The Icelandic Design Awards 2020 and the seminar will take place in January 2021. Further dates and information to come.
October 30th, 2020

DesignMarch 2021 will be in May

Moving March to May! DesignMarch, Iceland´s largest design festival will take place from 19th-23rd of May 2021
October 29th, 2020

DesignMarch x Studio 2020 is participating in Dutch Design Week

Studio 2020was created as a response to the Covid 19 pandemic during DesignMarch in June this year, an experimental way of communicating Icelandic design, content beyond and below appearances alone. We invite you to DesignMarch x Studio 2020 3D virtual room at Dutch Design Week.
October 20th, 2020

Six Icelandic designers participate in Virtual Design Destination: New Reality by Adorno

This year, the Virtual Design Destination by the danish digital gallery Adorno will be the place to discover fourteen curated country collections of collectable design during the London Design Festival,12th- 20th of September, featuring more than 200 exclusive pieces.
September 11th, 2020

IUA Fashion show, streamed live tonight at Vísir.is

The IUA graduation fashion show 2020 will happen on the 1st of September at 19:30 in a very unusual way. There will be no audience at the fashion show on grounds of Covid-19, but it will be streamed online live at Vísir
September 1st, 2020

Valdís Steinarsdóttir Nordic designer of the year at Formex Nova 2020

In fierce competition with top designers from all over the Nordic region, Formex Nova 2020 is awarded to the Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir, who in her work focuses on recycling natural materials. Together with researchers she has, among other things, developed two completely new materials, Bioplastic Skin and Just Bones.
August 18th, 2020

"HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?" - IUA MA Design, Explorations and Translations Graduation Exhibition

IUA MA Design, Explorations and Translations Graduation Exhibition will take place in Ásmundarsalur from the 8th to the 16th of August. The exhibitions is a journey guided by an upside down compass. It offers directions to a place not exactly known, a place of impermanence that if reached could very well disappear.
August 6th, 2020

Iceland Design and Architecture, the National Energy Authority of Iceland, and the Environmental Agency of Iceland introduce NatNorth.is

Iceland Design and Architecture, theNational Energy Authority of Iceland, and the Environmental Agency of Icelandare releasing a common information website, NatNorth.is, on a variety of projects intending to share knowledge, increase quality, and enhance sustainability in the Nordic north.
July 7th, 2020

It actually happened! Iceland held their annual designfestival, DesignMarch, in June

Iceland’s annual design festival, DesignMarch, initially scheduled for the end of March, took place for the 12th time in Reykjavik from 24-28 June, transforming the northernmost capital of the world into one big venue for design with over 100 shows and over 80 exhibitors.
July 7th, 2020

A call for a team of designers to design signs and a signposting system

Iceland Design and Architecture, in cooperation with the ministry of the environment and natural resources and the ministry of industries and innovation, is calling for a team of designers to design signs, signposting system, and a manual for tourist destinations and protected areas.
June 15th, 2020

The importance of design and architecture when shaping tomorrow’s societies

Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, and Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources with Hlín Helga Guðlaugsdóttir curator of DesignTalks.
June 24th, 2020

Studio 2020 at DesignMarch in June

For this year's edition of DesignMarch, the  team is experimenting with a concept called STUDIO 2020. During the festival the studio will be a platform for varied forms of interviews, LIVE talk shows, performative design interventions, thematic conversations and podcasts.
June 23rd, 2020

DesignMarch 2020 is on for June 24th-28th!

DesignMarch, Iceland´s main design festival will take place in Reykjavík this summer! The festival 2020 was scheduled at the end of March, as it has for the past eleven years; due to Covid-19 pandemic it was postponed.In light of recent positive news the festival can go forward, however in altered form in full collaboration with local authorities
May 27th, 2020

IT’S MORE ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE – Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson is an artist whose work has made a mark around the globe, with its signature play on the divisions between art, architecture and design.
May 25th, 2020

A city is much more than a collection of buildings

An interview with architect Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, who runs an award-winning firm in Germany, Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei, along with her husband, Arno Lederer, and their long-time collaborator, Marc Oei.
May 25th, 2018

We can design the future

Product designer and futurist Helga Jósepsdóttir travels around the world and consults about what is to most of us a mystery – the future.
May 26th, 2020

In short - Wool Shoes by Stundum Studio

A variety of interesting designs.
May 25th, 2019

Anything is possible

An interview with Edda Katrín Ragnarsdóttir, a product designer and ceramicist, has spent the last two years working closely with artist Egill Sæbjörnsson on creating the artistic world of the trolls Ūgh and Bõögâr.
May 25th, 2019

In short - Lauf

A variety of interesting designs.
May 25th, 2019
The Museum of Design and Applied Art collects, preserves, researches and exhibits Icelandic design from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

In short - Bioplastic Skin

A variety of interesting designs.
May 25th, 2019

In short - Morra

A variety of interesting designs.
May 25th, 2019

Earth Matters by Philip Fimmano

Philip Fimmano is a contemporary fashion and lifestyle specialist, a design curator and a close collaborator of Lidewij Edelkoort, one of the world's most renowned trend forecasters.
May 26th, 2020
Overview of brands, stores and websites that sell Icelandic design. From furniture to fashion, product design, textiles and jewellery.

In short - Postprent

A variety of interesting designs.
May 25th, 2019

Type as Form – Studio Studio

Graphic duo Studio Studio consists of designers Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson and Birna Geirfinnsdóttir.
May 22nd, 2020
Icelandic Design Awards 2019.

Wave by Genki Instruments won the Icelandic Design Awards 2019

The Icelandic Design Awards was rewarded for the sixth time on the 14th of November. The ceremony took place at Iðnó were the minister of tourism, industry and innovation, Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir gave out the main price. Wave by Genki Instruments won the Icelandic Design Awards 2019.
November 14th, 2019
Marcos Zotes, Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir & Hrólfur Karl Cela, the owners of Basalt Architects and the winners of the Icelandic Design Awards 2018. Photo: Sunday & White Photography

The Iceland Design Award 2018 goes to… Basalt Architects!

The Iceland Design Awardswere given out for the fifth time 2 November 2018.
November 14th, 2018

A conversation about design - Dagur B. Eggertsson and Björn Blumenstein

Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson and product designer Björn Steinar Blumenstein met up to discuss design, city planning, and, of course, DesignMarch. What does the festival mean to them?
March 28th, 2019