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The Icelandic Warehouse at 3daysofdesign
The Icelandic Warehouse is an exhibition of two Icelandic prominent furniture and interior design brands, FÓLK and EPAL, showcasing the diversity in Icelandic design at 3daysofdesign. The exhibition is hosted by the Icelandic Embassy, facilitated by Iceland Design and Architecture, producer of the DesignMarch festival and with the support of Business Iceland.
April 25th, 2025
Architect Lina Ghotmeh joins the line up for DesignTalks 2025
Lina Ghotmeh leads her practice Lina Ghotmeh — Lina Ghotmeh Architecture. Echoing her lived experience in Beirut – a palimpsest of unrest – her designs are orchestrated as an “Archeology of the Future” where every project emerges materially sensitive and in symbiosis with nature. DesignTalks takes place on the 2nd of April in Harpa, Reykjavik with the theme of The Source.
February 5th, 2025
Hanna Whitehead exhibits at Greenhouse at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Designer Hanna Dís Whitehead will exhibit a new body of work during the Stockholm Furniture Fair 6th -10th of February. She will be at the Greenhouse - the platform for up-and-coming designers. She will be launching a series of vessels and boxes from mixed materials as well as a new version of her ceramic hangers that have mutated and become supersized.
January 31st, 2024
DesignTalks talks - What now? Episode 2: Let’s talk about material
Humanity is facing the eleventh hour and the call for more sustainable solutions has never been louder. DesignTalks addresses the challenges the world is facing and highlights the importance of design and architecture in societal and global change. Creative thinking in the present is a key solution to the problems of the future.
December 18th, 2023
Hæ/Hi Saman/ Together opens in Seattle
Saman/Together: An exhibition by Hae/Hi: Designing Friendship featuring
October 3rd, 2023
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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