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“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
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
“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
Season´s greetings from Iceland Design and Architecture
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the staff of Iceland Design and Architecture
December 22nd, 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