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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, founder of Design Emergency and Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art
Paola Antonelli, founder of Design Emergency and Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at the Museum of Modern Art, 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
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
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
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
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
Plastplan is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022
Plastplan, founded by Björn Steinar Blumenstein and Brynjólfur Stefánsson, is nominated to the Icelandic Design Awards 2022. The awards will take place on November 17th in Gróska.
October 27th, 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