Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.03.2016, Blaðsíða 58

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Visit Eldheimar museum and the West-
man Islands
Daytour 12.03. Price/verð 24.900 ISK.
For booking and additional informa-
tion, kindly contact eldheimar@
vestmannaeyjar.is
Visit Eldheimar, the new volcano
museum in Vestmannaeyjar and win-
ner of the Icelandic Design Award 2015.
The tour includes return flights with
Eagleair from Reykjavík, guided tour,
light lunch at Einsi Kaldi & entrance to
the museum.
Hildur & Hildur’s secret journey
11.03. 15:00-17:00
Miðbær Reykjavíkur
Architects at Large Hildur Steinþórs-
dóttir and Hildur Gunnlaugsdóttir
invite you on a special trip around
central Reykjavik’s hidden and forgot-
ten spaces. One-time-only experience,
maximum number of participants is 25.
Kindly register at hildurgunnlaugs@
gmail.com
Architecture Walks
The Association of Icelandic Architects
introduces walks around interest-
ing houses in Reykjavik. A unique
opportunity to get some insights into
the architecture of houses that are not
usually open to the public. Only one
tour will be taken around each of the
houses. Kindly register at arkigongur@
gmail.com
The Central Bank of Iceland,
Friday 11 March, 13:00.
Guided by Ólafur Sigurðsson and
Guðmundur Kr. Guðmundsson.
The Supreme Court of Iceland,
Friday, 11 March, 15:00.  
Guided by Studio Granda
Reykjavík City Hall, Saturday 12
March, 13:00. Guided by Studio Granda
Búseti (a co-operative building asso-
ciation), Sunday 13 March, 13:00.
Guided by Sigríður Ólafsdóttir at
Búseti
Harpa, Sunday 13 March, 11:00.
Guided by Sigurður Einarsson, Bat-
teríið
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Kjarvalsstaðir
Kids dig  playgrounds
The Federation of Icelandic Land-
scape Architects will host a seminar
discussion of the importance of good
playground design for preschools, and
what the future holds for their place
in the Icelandic cityscape. Opening
of the exhibition will take place after
the seminar. Seminar friday 11 March,
17:00.
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Loft Hostel, Bankastræti 7  
Sustainordic – Nordic sustainable
production & consumption
SUSTAINORDIC is a Nordic network
which evolves around sustainable
production and consumption. Meet the
collaborating partners, listen to talks
on trends and ongoing Nordic projects
within the field and discuss future sce-
narios. Friday 11 March,  9:30-12:00.
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DesignWalk
Departure from the Pink Iceland
Office on Hverfisgata 39
This informative yet informal walking
tour of downtown Reykjavik focuses
on design, architecture and the general
history of the city and its settlement.
The tour, which will take around 2-3
hours, is scheduled for noon on March
12 and 13. Drink included. Private tours
outside the scheduled hours available
on request.
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Þjóðminjasafnið
Conference on exhibit design
Brynhildur Pálsdóttir and Magnea
Guðmundsdóttir talk about designing
the exhibition What’s So Great About
That? 100 Years of Women at Work
at the National Museum of Iceland.
Thomas Pausz on designing the exhibi-
tion Angles at the Culture House on
Hverfisgata. Margrét Kristín Gunnars-
dóttir ondesigning the exhibition at the
Eldheimar Volcano Museum, winner of
the Icelandic Design Award 2015.
Saturday 12 March, 14:00–16:00
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Kokka, Laugavegi 47
Ceramics in Kokka
The Ceramics department of the
Reykjavik School of Visual Arts has
been working closely with German
porcelain manufacturer Kahla. Student
projects will be on display at Kokka,
where Kahla products are available for
purchase.
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Reykjavik Maritime Museum,
Hornsílið, Grandagarði 8
Willow Project
An investigation into one of Iceland’s
newly gained raw materials, the willow
tree, by final-year students in product
design at the Iceland Academy of the
Arts. Opening: Thursday 10 March,
17:00.
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In the Corner of Bankastræti and
Lækjargata
Uproot / Take root?
Landscape planning students from
the Agricultural University of Iceland
employ as their medium a variety of
recycled plastics which are normally
used to reduce the weight of concrete.
What is ordinarily hidden in everyday
life takes visible and symbolic form as
a floating tree with its life-giving roots
on display.
GRANDI
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Sjávarklasinn, Grandagarði 16
Mæna 2016
Mæna is a yearly magazine about
design in Iceland published by the
students in the program in Visual
Communication in the department of
Design and Architecture.
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Sjávarklasinn, Grandagarði 16
Transition  
Second-year graphic design students at
the Iceland Academy of the Arts trade
philosophical musings on the true
meaning of “transition,” and display
the visual fruits of their labour.
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The Ocean Cluster, Grandagarði 16
FÍT Awards 2016 – Graphic design in
Iceland
The Association of Graphic Designers
hosts the 16th annual Graphic Design
Awards. Icelandic graphic designers
and illustrators submit their best
works from 2015 and a panel of judges
chooses the ones they find outstand-
ing. The results will be announced at
the opening ceremony of the exhibi-
tion.
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The Ocean Cluster, Grandagarði 16
The art of graphic storytelling
Remember that time in school that
you were told, “Stop doodling and pay
attention!”? But what if it can actually
help you retain more? Graphic Story-
telling by Nikki Kurt creates mindful
marks that express the emotional
power of words.
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The Ocean Cluster, Grandagarði 16
Places of Origin – Polish graphic design
in context
Today most graphic design is created
with the click of a mouse—a designer
can be anywhere in the world. Yet
many designs and illustrations stem
from and remain rooted in their places
of origin. The Places of Origin exhibi-
tion puts Polish graphic design in a
cultural and geographical context.
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The Ocean Cluster, Grandagarði 16
Wights / supernatural spirits
A collective exhibition of the work of
36 artists on “protective spirits,” or
supernatural beings, which each artist
has interpreted in his own fashion. In
Icelandic mythology, such spirits can
take both hostile and benign forms,
protective or destructive, and tales
of both have formed a rich Icelandic
tradition through the centuries.
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Farmers & Friends, Hólmaslóð 2
Farmers market for 10 years – Past
present future
Farmers Market presents new and
forthcoming wares from their 2016
collection to celebrate their 10th anni-
versary. Country charm, sustainability
and staying power are, as always,
hallmarks of the label’s design and
production process.
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Fiskislóð 75
Hlín Reykdal
Hlín Reykdal will open her new store
at Fiskislóð 75 with much hullabaloo,
as well as presenting her new line of
jewelry. Expect a celebratory air and
some light refreshments.
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Steinunn Studio, Grandagarði 17
15 / 15
Fashion designer Steinunn Sigurd
looks at what number 15 means and
what it has left behind both visually
and creatively. The path to the number
15 has not been without conflict, the
process changes and new chapters
emerge. In this installation the media
used are clothing, textile, fashion, art
and photos.
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Omnom HQ, Hólmaslóð 4
Omnom Land – From design to bean
to bar
An exhibition showcasing the evolu-
tion of Omnom Chocolate, from design
to bean to bar. The design development
from concept to product and the bean
to bar process will be on display, with
tasting and opportunity to customise
your own unique bar (in limited
amounts).
KVOS
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Reykjavik Art Museum, Tryg-
gvagötu 14
RE 7
Designers from a wide variety of
backgrounds display their newest
wares at Reykjavik Art Museum. Dögg
Design shows her current line Roots,
Hrafnkell Birgisson exhibits Tools
You Light table lamps and HAF Studio
introduces a new stool and box, while
Kjartan Oskarsson Studio shows the
HALO Mirror. Design by Gróa have
a new chair, Into The Blue, as well
as new lighting, Wooly, while White
Cubes design studio has some innova-
tive lights of their own. A prototype
of Jóhann “Nói” Ingimarsson’s chair
Hófur is also on display.
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Reykjavik Art Museum, Tryg-
gvagötu 14
Icelandic furniture and design
Icelandic furniture manufacturers
exhibit inventive new items currently
in production, shedding light on a field
where design and quality craftsman-
ship go hand in hand. For years,
designers and manufacturers have
collaborated to bring about the best
possible results, and this exhibition
seeks to present their latest successes
to the general public.
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Reykjavik Art Museum, Tryg-
gvagötu 14
Industrial – Live workspace
The Icelandic Goldsmith Associa-
tion presents an exhibition of their
members’ latest works. The theme of
the exhibition speaks to the inherent
duality of the goldsmith’s profes-
sion, in which he is either a designer
or a manufacturer. The designer will
display his latest wares, whereas the
manufacturer will set up a smithy and
work throughout the exhibition. Seeing
is believing.
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Kraum
Kraum will play host to a half-dozen
designers, all with recent works on dis-
play, among them ceramicist Kristbjörg
Guðmundsdóttir and goldsmith Þor-
bergur Halldórsson, who will unveil his
new line Holtasóley. Greenland’s Inuk
Design will also be there, as will indoor
architect Agnar “Agzilla” Agnarsson
with his new line and its innovative use
of old wool sweaters. Artist / graphic
designer Kristjana S Williams will also
have work on display, as will artist
Isobel Grad, who has new textiles
developed under the pseudonym Fálki
Design.
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Erling gullsmiður Aðalstræti 10
Helga Ósk
Goldsmith Helga Ósk presents a new
line of sawblade-based jewelry and an
accompanying photography collection.
Helga Ósk has worked extensively with
traditional wireframes in her jewelry,
making the sawblades both a logical
next step and a contradiction.
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"Skörin," Handverk og hönnun,
Aðalstræti 10
„Handled II“ black red white
Kristín Sigfríður Garðarsdóttir and
Pekka Tapio Pyykönen show their
work at Handled II.  Pekka will display
clothing hooks for walls made from
high quality steel and Kristín displays
various porcelain pieces. Pekka and
Kristin will be present and introduce
their work personally on Friday 11
March, 16:00-18:00.
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Reykjavik City Hall
Showroom Reykjavík A/W 2016-17
Participants:
Anita Hirlekar, Another-Creation,
Eygló, Helicopter, Kyrja, Magnea, Milla
Snorrason, Myrka
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Kirsuberjatréð, Vesturgötu 4
Weather: Part I
Weather affects what people need and
what people need affects what they
make. A research based exhibition
by Auður Inez Sellgren, Elsa Dagný
Ásgeirsdóttir and Niki Jiao about how
weather shapes living conditions of
different communities.
ÞINGHOLT
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The Culture House, Hverfisgötu 15
Primitiva – Talismans
Primitiva by Katrín Ólína Pétursdót-
tir is is a collection of 40 bronze-cast,
3D-printed talismans that communi-
cate philosophical ideas and ancient
wisdom in a unique way.
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Kaffitár, The Culture House, Hver-
fisgötu 15
Ceramics design on stamps
Iceland Post will participate in
DesignMarch for the fifth year in a row,
this time presenting enlargements of
stamps issued in the “Icelandic Con-
temporary Design” series, dedicated
to ceramics. Four stamps will be pre-
sented, along with the ceramics shown
on the stamps.  
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The Culture House, Hverfisgötu 15
Inner garden, human interior
Inner garden, human interior by Signe
Emdal are woven and knitted artworks
that can be placed in a room to divide
it as a soft wall. The shape is a contem-
porary edition of the classic tapestry
that was high fashion for kings and
queens during 16th century Europe for
communicating cultural value through
symbolic textile images.
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The Culture House, Hverfisgötu 15
Translations
Contemporary design projects by To-
mas Pausz & Gardar Eyjólfsson enter a
dialogue with pieces from the Points of
View exhibition at The Culture House.
This mirroring between design and
a spectrum of artistic forms from
archive drawings to photography
enlightens deep trends in Icelandic
culture, such as the mapping of nature
and the creativity emerging from
limited resources.
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Húrra Reykjavík Hverfisgötu 50
Sturla Aqua
Sturla Aqua is the second leg of Siggi
Odds’ collaboration with local hip-
hop outfit Sturla Atlas. It features
photographs of band members by
Kjartan Hreinsson, Sturla Aqua-related
wearable merch and design by Siggi
Odds and Gabríel B. Bachmann. All
elements are attempts to expand the
idea of what music publication can be
in the year 2016.
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NORR11 Hverfisgötu 18a
Greykjavik
Siggi Odds, in collaboration with
Reykjavik Sign Painters and NORR11,
will unveil an outdoor piece in the cul-
de-sac next to NORR11 at Hverfisgata
18a. Siggi Odds’s Greykjavik exhibition
will open simultaneously in NORR11.
Opening 10 March, at 17:30.
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Hverfisgallerí, Hverfisgötu 4
Weaving DNA, hiding colour
Weaving DNA is a collaborative work
by Icelandic product designer Hanna
Dís Whitehead and Scottish textile
designer Claire Anderson. The exhibit
features Reykjavík-inspired color com-
binations hidden within traditional
Scottish textile patterns, which the
designers created in collaboration with
Knockando Woolmill.
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Reykjavík Letterpress, Lindargötu
50, bakhúsi
Hand lettering your message and print-
ing away!
A two-day closed hand lettering and
letterpress workshop organized in
conjunction with Ladyfingers Let-
terpress of Colorado. The workshop
will switch to an open house format
in the afternoon of the second day 12
March, where visitors will get the op-
portunity to watch participants write,
draw and print. Open house Saturday
12 March,12:00–16:00
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Dance Atelier by Skúlagata, en-
trance on Hverfísgata
MAGNEA AW16
MAGNEA presents a new collection
and offers guests a unique experience
at the Dance Atelier. The new collection
carries on where MAGNEA’s previ-
ous work left off, introducing fresh
perspectives on knitting and Icelandic
wool, and juxtaposing her materials to
create non-traditional combinations.
The collection features patterns de-
signed by fashion designer, and artist
Laufey Jónsdóttir.
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Stöðlakot, Bókhlöðustíg 6
Collections
Icelandic and Finnish designers take
over Stöðlakot, one of the oldest stone
cottages in Reykjavik. At Stöðlakot you
will also find a tiny little shop with our
designs.
Participants:  Ragnheiður Ösp,
IHANNA HOME,  ANNA ÞÓRUNN,
Reykjavík Raincoats, Hring eftir
hring,  MARÝ, Arc-Tic Watches og
Katariina Guthwert.

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Hverfisgötu 71A
Still
Fashion designer Sif Baldursdóttir and
artist Laufey Jónsdóttir present their
collaborative work. The exhibition
features clothing design sketches by
Jónsdóttir of Baldursdóttir’s S/S 2016
collection for her clothing line Kyrja,
which was featured in the Capsule
trade show in Paris last October
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Aurum, Bankastræti 4
Nanook “Better see eyes than an eye”
Jewellery designer Guðbjörg Kr.
Ingvarsdóttir presents her latest
work Nanook. Delicate and light but
strong, inspired by the Greenlandic
polar bears’ eyes and paws, it evokes
the movement of the bear as she pads
over the thin ice, placing each paw
precisely and deliberately. Nanook has
fragile lines that reveal the tension in
every step.
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Aurum, Bankastræti 4
The way home
The Japanese designer RUMI visits
Iceland for the first time and shows a
table lamp in the shape of a four-legged
creature who is looking for the way
home and the street lamp on the tail
lights its way.
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Aurum, Bankastræti 4
Aurum works with Walk Together
For several years running, the Walk
Together breast cancer research fund
has collaborated with designers of all
disciplines. This year, Guðbjörg of Au-
rum jewelry has designed a tricolored
silver unisex half-bracelet adorned
with a simple friendship knot. All pro-
ceeds go to breast cancer research.
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Aurum, Bankastræti 4
Chemical compound
The Textiles department of the Reyk-
javik School of Visual Arts will display
the results of its students’ close coop-
eration with Aurum and Textílprentun
Íslands, where the possibilities inher-
ent in the relationship, interplay and
fusion of textiles with jewelry were
thoroughly explored.
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Skólavörðustíg 12
Or Type x 66°North
66°NORTH, in collaboration with
Or Type, will present their official
DesignMarch beanie, as well as a new
typeface specially designed by Or Type
for 66°NORTH at an opening on Friday
11 March, at 17:00-19:00. Guðmundur
and Mads from Or Type will be there,
as will some light liquid refreshments.
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Fóa, Laugavegi 2
Memorines
Memorines is an exhibition of products
that the product designer Ninna Þóra-
rinsdóttir and ICD have been working
on for past three years. Ninna’s quirky
illustrations of Icelandic culture and
nature have been transformed on to
everyday objects such as tea towels,
note books and postcards.
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Gotta, Laugavegi 7
Demba
Unconventional clothing made from
waterproof shearling and waxy materi-
als, specially designed for Icelandic
conditions. Live music and show at the
opening with lights refreshments.
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Spark Design Space, Klapparstíg 33
1+1+1
1+1+1 is an experimental collaboration
between designers from three Nordic
countries: Hugdetta from Iceland, Pe-
tra Lilja from Sweden and Aalto+Aalto
from Finland. The project examines
and re-imagines objects by having
each studio design an object consist-
ing of three distinct parts and then
mixing the parts up into unpredictable
combinations.
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