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Grandi and
Mýrargata
1
Fiskislóð 75 (2. hæð),
101 Reykjavík
Hlín Reykdal Colour Analysis
What’s your favourite colour and which
colour suits you best? Hlín and Halli
welcome you to their new workshop at
Grandi. Get your colours straight and
check out Hlín's colourful jewelleries and
accessories. Opening Thursday March
27 from 5–8 pm.
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Farmers Market, Hólmaslóð 2, 101
Reykjavík
Animals
Graphic designer Alli Metall presents
the series Animals. According to old
Indian beliefs, within every individual lies
the spirit of an animal. This spirit animal
influences the personality to a great
extent and under certain circumstances,
you become your spirit animal.
3
Grandagarður 37,
101 Reykjavík
Corsets & Crinolines
An exhibition with a liberating take on
the various forms of corsets and crino-
lines. Krínólín Design will also premier
their new line of overcoats for both men
and women, made of pelts, skins and
other natural materials. Opening Thurs-
day March 27 at 5 pm.
4
Grandagarður 10,
101 Reykjavík
Ashore
Goldsmith Erling Jóhannesson’s new
jewellery collection will be released from
its form and drift ashore in visual artist
Þórarinn Blöndal’s three dimensional
works. The jewellery collection took
shape from the artist’s contemplation on
the origin of forms. Opening Thursday
March 27 at 5 pm.
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Grandagarður 31,
101 Reykjavík
Isle of All
Exhibition of works by ceramic artist
Guðlaug Geirsdóttir. The pieces are
based on the utopian dream that every-
one can own an island and inspired by
the numerous and magnificent islands of
Breiðafjörður. Opening Thursday March
27 6–7 pm.
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Víkin – Maritime Museum,
Grandagarður 8, 101 Reykjavík
Female – Form – Creation
A room full of women in blue overalls
wetting and beating clay until it takes on
a stately form. The performance gives
praise to the coarse and wet working
process and sneers at the cliché of the
“pottering potter women”. Performance
by Ragnar Kjartansson and members of
the Ceramics Society, Saturday March 29
from 1–5 pm.
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Grandagarður 17,
101 Reykjavík
Black Snow
Fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardót-
tir’s studio will be taken over by strings,
shapes and shadows in an enchanting
installation, inspired by string art, falling
snow and the infinite forms a snowflake
can manifest itself in. Opening Thursday
March 27 at 7 pm.
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Kría Cycles, Grandagarður 7,
101 Reykjavík
In My Chest
Graduate students in design from Ice-
land Academy of the Arts invite guests to
“look into their chests” to create a future
“Wunderkammer” of sorts. Each de-
signer presents items that get their heart
racing at this exhibition in bike store
Kría, celebrating their five year birthday.
Opening Thursday March 27 at 7 pm.
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Seljavegur 2,
101 Reykjavík
Creative Midwifery
Hilmar’s Workshop is a company special-
izing in servicing the creative sector that
by definition usually requires something
unusual done in an innovative way. They
handle everything from carving and
modelling to props and stage design.
Stop by at Hilmar’s Workshop to witness
what goes on before a project is born.
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Vesturgata 19, 101 Reykjavík
A Glimpse of Goldsmithing
Asa Jewellery specializes in delicate,
simple and elegant jewellery for women.
This year the company opens up their
workspace, giving visitors a chance to
explore the goldsmith’s work environ-
ment and get a glimpse of the typical day
for a goldsmith at work.
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Nordic House,
Sturlugata 5, 101 Reykjavík
The Weather Diaries, Curator’s Cut
Poster Exhibition of selected works
by Cooper & Gorfer from the book The
Weather Diaries. Published in connec-
tion to the upcoming Nordic Fashion
Biennale, held in Frankfurt in April, The
Weather Diaries mix dark romanticism,
photography and 18th century painting
to tell the story of Icelandic, Faroese and
Greenlandic fashion.
Yo Freckles
Collaborative typeface Yo Freckles was
compiled by Finnish design agency
Kokoro&Moi from illustrations by hun-
dreds of type designers, graphic design-
ers, artists and anyone else interested.
Tweet with the hashtag #yofreckles
during the festival and your tweet will
appear in the Yo Freckles font on the
gallery wall!
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University Of Iceland
Háskólatorg, Sæmundargata 4, 101
Reykjavík
Faith in Fairytales
An exhibition of the University of
Iceland’s architectural history. The
architecture of the University's numerous
buildings is intertwined with Icelandic
design history from the same era which
the exhibition delivers in images, text,
lectures, guided tours and more.
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The National Museum, Suðurgata 41,
101 Reykjavík
Love Story
Aðalbjörg Jónsdóttir has knitted over a
hundred dresses from Icelandic wool
in the past decades. The designs are
visual works of art as well as presentable
pieces of clothing.
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City Hall- Vonarstræti
The New Kids’ Block
The Icelandic Architects’ Association
presents graduation projects by Iceland’s
latest generation of architects. All Icelan-
dic architects get their higher education
abroad which means that every new
generation brings back the latest trends
and currents that mix and produce
something new back home.
Buildings on Stamps
This fifth collection of stamps in the
series Icelandic Contemporary Design
is dedicated to Icelandic architecture.
Designer Örn Smári transformed the four
constructions onto one of design’s small-
est frames. The stamps will be published
on Thursday March 27.
Krumma Flow Playground Equipment
Irregular forms that blend into the land-
scape are the characteristics of this new
product line of outdoor children’s play
equipment. Each piece is inspired by a
natural treasure to be found at Reykjanes
peninsula, bringing natural beauty into
the playground in an artistic way. Open-
ing Thursday March 27 at 5 pm.
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Hótel Kvosin, Kirkjutorg 4, 101
Reykjavík
Vakka Remix
Six Icelandic designers tune the
plywood storage box Vakka, originally
designed by Aalto+Aalto for Iittala. The
outcomes will be exhibited along with an
installation with the original Vakkas by
Aalto+Aalto.
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Gallery Dusted, Pósthússtræti 13,
101 Reykjavík
Doodlery
An exhibition of artist Alma Mjöll
Ólafsdóttir’s “doodles” of people. The
“doodlery” is like a bakery for drawings
where you’ll find all kinds of delicates-
sen and confectionary. A treat for those
with a “sweet tooth” for drawings and
doodles. Opening Wednesday March 27
from 8–10 pm.
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Gallery Dusted, Pósthússtræti 13,
101 Reykjavík
Dictionary: Design Edition
First year students in graphic design at
Iceland’s Academy of the Arts produce
twenty different versions of the tradi-
tional dictionary. The exhibition presents
the classic dictionary form in a new way
after bringing it through the mill of 21st
century graphic design.
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Skörin, Aðalstræti 10,
101 Reykjavík
My Voice in Abstract
Ceramic artist Hólmfríður Vídalín Arn-
gríms presents five abstract sculptures
at Skörin, show room inside design store
Kraum. Inspired by Muse’s “Exogenesis
Symphony”, the raw yet soft music is
clearly visible in the clay sculptures.
Opening Wednesday March 26 from
8–10 pm.
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Kraum, Aðalstræti 10,
101 Reykjavík
Next Door Neighbours at Kraum
Twelve Faroese designers and craftsmen
bring their work in mediums ranging
from clothing and jewellery to glass and
textile to design store Kraum. The Faroe
Islands are Iceland’s geographically and
linguistically closest neighbour so con-
sider this a friendly visit from/to our next
door neighbour. Open until April 9.
New stories
Children‘s clothing company As We
Grow present their latest collection in
design store Kraum. Giving classical
forms a fresh breeze, the line was in-
spired by old photographs and children‘s
books from the 70‘s. The collection will
be available in stores this fall.
Ark
Ark is a new side table designed by
industrial designer Kristbjörg María Guð-
mundsdóttir. The simplicity and ingenuity
of the table make it easy to assemble
without the use of screws. The name
(Ark/Sheet) is a reference to its form and
use as a magazine rack.
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Kirsuberjartréð – Íslensk hönnun,
Vesturgata 4, 101 Reykjavík
All Kinds of Everything
Sewn, whittled, knitted, braided,
imprinted and cast in porcelain, wood,
wicker, plastic, fish skin and silk. The
exhibition at design store Kirsuberjatréð
brings together 12 women designers and
an abundance of material and methods.
Brand new products will premiere at the
opening Wednesday March 26 at 5 pm.
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Reykjavik Museum of Photography,
Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavík
// W //
Photographer Íris Dögg Einarsdóttir and
stylist Erna Bergmann work with the
interplay of words “water” and “woman”.
We’ll see a raw yet romantic reflection of
femininity and childbirth at their exhibi-
tion titled // W //. Opening Thursday
March 27 at 6 pm.
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Listasafn Reykjavíkur, Hafnarhúsið,
Tryggvagata 17, 101 Reykjavík
Yulia
Reykjavik Art Museum (Hafnarhus)
Hildur Yeoman’s new clothing line is
inspired by her grandmother Yulia, a
New Jersey housewife who abandoned
her family to travel the United States in
the company of motorcycle outlaws. The
individual’s choice to reject a bourgeois
lifestyle is the fundamental theme of the
collection. Fashion show Friday March
29 at 9 pm.
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Fabúla, Geirsgata 7, Old Harbour,
101 Reykjavík
The fabulous artists at Gallery Fabúla
welcome visitors to their open space at
the old harbour to explore their new jew-
ellery, photographs, textiles, paintings,
design and ceramics. Opening Friday
March 28 from 4–8 pm.
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Harpa, Austurbakki 2,
101 Reykjavík
Made in Furniture
Icelandic furniture manufacturers
present new items designed and
produced in Iceland. The collabora-
tion of manufacturers and designers
produces new and exciting furniture
and fittings of highest quality craft-
manship.
Interplay
The Federation of Icelandic Goldsmiths
presents a group exhibition of jewel-
lery in Harpa where the focus is on the
interplay between material, fashion
and tradition. Although working with
the same precious materials, the
goldsmiths’ different approach to their
designs is evident, creating a diverse
and interesting experience. Opening
Thursday March 27 at 6 pm.
Lines
A collaboration project between artist
Hildur Yeoman, photographer Börkur
Sigþórsson and stylist Ellen Loftsdóttir
that explores Iceland’s isolation from
the world of fashion. Is the look and
feel of high fashion simply out of reach
on this remote island?
Í hljóði
“We carefully open the oven to reveal the
results and celebrate a job wzzell done.”
A silent auction on works by members of
the Icelandic Association of Ceramic Art-
ists. The auction starts Thursday March
27 at 7 pm and ends Sunday March 30
at 4 pm. Silently make your bid and hope
for the best.
Epal, Harpa
Variations on Nordic Design
A group exhibition by Nordic designers.
The Love Reykjavík group brings their
furniture, houseware and jewelry, Kol
presents a modern take on men’s belts,
Inuk Design brings Greenlandic design
to Reykjavik, Finnish furniture company
One Nordic displays their best works
and Swedish publishing house Summit
presents their brand new book on
GamFratesi. Opening Thursday March
27, 6.45—8 pm.
Reykjavik Fashion Festival
Harpa, Austurbakki 2,
101 Reykjavík
Reykjavik Fashion Festival
Held for the fifth time this year, Reykjavik
Fashion Festival sets up the catwalk for
seven exciting Icelandic fashion labels:
Cintamani, Ella, Farmers Market, Jör,
Magnea, Rey, Sigga Maija and Ziska.
Ticket sales at harpa.is
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Harpa,
Austurbakki 2,
101 Reykjavík
BenchBerg
An outdoor bench designed by Sölvi
Steinarr in collaboration with S. Helgason
and Krumma. Have a seat on sawed
out Icelandic columnar basalt, one of
Iceland’s most stunning natural forms.
The bench is a sequel to the designer’s
last year’s homage to columnar basalt,
the chandelier LightBerg.
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Lækjartorg, 101 Reykjavík
The Scintilla Garden
Scintilla presents a flower pot designed
in collaboration with Blómaval garden
centre. The clay pot will be available in six
colours and will be on display in a little
garden shed on Lækjartorg square where
you’ll also be able to check out other
items from Scintilla’s product line. Open-
ing Thursday March 27 at 5 pm.
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Turninn, Lækjartorg,
101 Reykjavík
Scarab by OrriFinn
The Scarab jewellery collection draws
its name from an ancient Egyptian
talisman. The jewellers at OrriFinn have
created a world that reflects the mystical
atmosphere of the Scarab beetle, the
symbol of eternal rebirth. Don’t miss
performance art at opening on Friday
March 28 at 8:30 pm.
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Hannesarholt, Grundarstígur 10,
101 Reykjavík
The Medusa Design Projects
Swedish designer Petra Lilja presents
a design project inspired by the myth
of Medusa. Various items adorn the
exhibition, including a bedspread by Vík
Prjónsdóttir and Petra Lilja in which they
collaborated on an expedition to discover
new worlds of knitting.
Happened / Yet to Happen
Studio Hanna Whitehead is inspired by
the past but designer team Whitehorse
are all about the future – as the stone
turns to sand, the flour turns to dough.
Reinvented items from the Stone Age
meet stamps for baking at this exhibition
where anything can happen. Opening
Friday March 28 from 8–10 pm.
Summit Travel Grant Exhibition
Original sketches by some of Sweden’s
leading designers and architects will
be displayed and sold for the benefit of
the first Summit Travel Grant that will be
given to an Icelandic designer to enable
him/her to visit Stockholm Design Week
2015.
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Aurum, Bankastræti 4,
101 Reykjavík
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