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Icelandic Design Award 2024 - open for suggestions
The Icelandic Design Award has opened for suggestions and everybody can send in suggestions, your own work or others until midnight September 4th. The goal of sending in suggestions is to ensure that excellent work does not pass by the jury, and therefore we encourage owners of good works to nominate their own work.
July 2nd, 2024
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Arnhildur Pálmadóttir nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2024
Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, architect is nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2024 for her interdisciplinary interest and focus on the reuse of building material. There are eight nominees and the prize will be awarded in Reykjavík in the fall.
July 1st, 2024
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Flétta one of the Rising Talents at Maison&Objet in Paris
Designers Hrefna Sigurðardóttir and Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir, from Flétta are one of seven designers at the Rising Talents Awards at Maison&Objet in Paris.
May 28th, 2024
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Team Exponex Awarded Exhibition Partner for Nordic Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka
The contract of designing and implementing the exhibition at the Nordic Pavilion for the EXPO 2025 Osaka has been awarded to Team Exponex, with Exponex, Wintenex, Habegger, Kvorning Design, Rintala Eggertsson Architects and Gagarin onboard. The pavilion will represent the unity of the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
May 22nd, 2024
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Pizza Time and Hæ/Hi: VOL III Welcome at 3daysofdesign
The Icelandic Embassy in Denmark teams up with the Iceland Design and Architecture center, producer of the DesignMarch festival and Business Iceland to present different exhibitions showcasing the diversity of Icelandic design at 3daysofdesign.
May 17th, 2024
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Circular landscapes - FÓLK at 3daysofdesign
The Icelandic designcompany FÓLK participates in the danish design festival 3daysofdesign with the exhibition Circular Landscapes, which speaks to the core of the company focusing on sustainable and circular design.
May 15th, 2024
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Watch DesignTalks 2024
The signature event of DesignMarch, international conference DesignTalks, took place in Harpa on 24th of April. The programme of the day was diverse were the circus spirit was all around and tackled the challenges of today with amazing speaker from all around the world who gave inspiration with their knowledge seeking solutions. The conference was streamed live in collaboration with Dezeen and Business Iceland. Here you can watch.
May 7th, 2024
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Thank you for DesignMarch - see you in 2025
Now DesignMarch is over, for the sixteenth year in a row, and the festival has certainly given the city a lively vibe in the last few days.
April 29th, 2024
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DesignMarch 2024 - DAY 5
The last day of DesignMarch 2024 is upon us. It's a perfect time to check out the exhibitions that you haven't managed to visit yet.
April 28th, 2024
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DesignMarch 2024 - DAY 2
The day is full of interesting events and exhibition openings spread all over town. Visit downtown Reykjavík, Hafnartorg, Grandi, Elliðaárdalur and Laugardalur to experienced what the festival has to offer. Here you can see today's program.
April 25th, 2024
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Happy DesignMarch - here is the program for the day!
Happy DesignMarch! DesignMarch has finally arrived. The festival begins today with DesignTalks, the international conference, a day full of inspiration and creative thinking. A great number of exhibitions will then open all over town so you can enjoy design and architecture well into the evening. Here you can see today's program.
April 24th, 2024
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Open Call - Ideas for the Icelandic Pavillion to the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Iceland Design and Architecture is calling for proposals for the Icelandic Pavillion to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at the 2025 Venice Biennale, which takes place from 24 May to 23 November 2025.
April 23rd, 2024
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DesignTalks 2024 - Where chaos is the norm and balancing an art - Program
The international conference DesignTalks is DesignMarch signature event taking place for the sixteenth time on April 24th. This year DesignTalks welcomes guests to the circus! Here is the full program for the day.
April 18th, 2024
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Flétta at DesignTalks 2024
Designers Hrefna Sigurðardóttir and Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir will be speaking at DesignTalks, taking place on the 24th of April in Harpa. Together they run the design studio Flétta that revolves around diverse projects where reusing of material and local production play a key role in their practice. On the surface, their work is characterised by playfulness but underneath critical questions are asked.
April 9th, 2024
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Alan Ricks, MASS Design Group at DesignTalks 2024
Architect Alan Ricks will be speaking at DesignTalks, taking place on the 24th of April in Harpa, Reykjavik. Alan is a Founding Principal and Co-Executive Director of MASS Design Group (Model of Architecture Serving Society), which believes that architecture has a critical role to play in supporting communities to confront history, shape new narratives, collectively heal and project new possibilities for the future. Alan’s mission is to research, build, and advocate for architecture that promotes justice and human dignity.
April 8th, 2024
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Robert Thiemann and Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir at DesignTalks 2024
Interior architect, former editor of FRAME magazine and founder of Betterness, Robert Thiemann will be at DesignTalks 2024. Robert is passionate about the built environment and how individuals and communities can thrive while decreasing their impact on the planet. Author and sustainability leader Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir will also be on stage in Harpa on the 24th of April. Hrund focuses on bringing together ideas and people across sectors and disciplines to inspire creative mindsets and constructive solutions.
March 25th, 2024
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Lisa Lapauw and Mous Lamrabat at DesignTalks 2024
Graphic designer, turned stylist and art director Lisa Lapauw and photographer Mous Lambrat will be at DesignTalks, taking place on the 24th of April. With their collaboration Lisa&Mous, they want to fuse fashion and design with cultural influences and nostalgic memories.
March 21st, 2024
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Bompas & Parr at DesignTalks 2024
Leading experts in multi-sensory experience design Bompas & Parr will be at DesignTalks , taking place on the 24th of April. Architect, inventor and executive producer Harry Parr, one of the founders of the studio who are, in their own words, Architects of taste; feeding minds and stomachs will take the stage in Harpa.
March 19th, 2024
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Rán Flygenring at DesignTalks 2024
Designer, artist, illustrator and award winning author Rán Flygenring will be speaking at DesignTalks 2024 taking place in Harpa 24th of April.
March 13th, 2024
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James Merry at DesignTalks 2024
Visual artist James Merry will be speaking at the international conference DesignTalks 2024 taking place in Harpa 24th of April. Merry is primarily known for his exceptional hand embroidery and mask-making.
February 26th, 2024