Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.03.2016, Blaðsíða 59

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Klapparstíg 11
Ró
Have a rest on the Ró mattress, a hand-
crafted, all wool futon designed to add
that extra something that will turn any
bed into a luxurious nest or serve as an
elegant daybed. Ró is made with love
and affection for a simple lifestyle.
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Laugavegi 32
EldhúsMars
Ingibjörg Ósk Þorvaldsdóttir presents
her herb pot, the Vein of Life. Theodóra
Alfreðsdóttir presents her feldspar-
hewn two-person tableware set, From
The Ground Up, which can be stacked
into a totem.
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38 þrep, Laugavegi 49
So. not. enough
The So By Sonja team contemplated
the concept of time, its relation to
everything and nothing. The result
was the artwork "Untitled." The work
has evolved into a prototype of a clock
showing the time in an unconventional
way.
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Kiosk, Laugavegi 65
Photo exhibition and design bingo at
Kiosk
Kiosk presents a photography
exhibition featuring new images of
garments from the most recent lines
of a wide variety of designers. A party
of prodigious proportions is planned
for the opening night of DesignMarch.
Also expect a bingo game to match,
with various store products offered
as prizes.
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Mokka Kaffi, Skólavörðustíg 3a
Letterings
Tákn and Teikn is a collective com-
prised of eight graphic designers:
Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, Friðrika Geirs-
dóttir, Edda V. Sigurðardóttir, Soffía
Árnadóttir, Kristín Edda Gylfadóttir,
Elsa Nielsen, Helga Gerður Gísladóttir
and Sigríður Rún. Their interpretations
of lettering look to be as varied as the
women themselves.
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Anna María Design, Skólavörðustíg 3
Silver, gold and Icelandic stone
Goldsmith Anna María Sveinbjörnsdót-
tir specializes in jewelry that combines
Icelandic rock with silver and gold.
Opening: Thursday 10 March, at 15:00.
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GK Reykjavík, Skólavörðustíg 6
Seb animals
Goldsmith Edda Bergsteinsdóttir pres-
ents her jewelry line Seb animals. The
pieces are geometric animals based on
organic shapes that have been simpli-
fied into powerful configurations.
Photos by Íris Stefánsdóttir.
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Geysir, Skólavörðustíg 7
Silfra
Alvara is a brand new design studio
that combines the creative powers of
fashion designer Elísabet Karlsdóttir
and product designer Ágústa Svein-
sdóttir. Alvara subsists in the area
where product design meets fashion,
and the jewelry line Silfra is the stu-
dio’s debut project.
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Skólavörðustíg 17A
Catacomb // OrriFinn Jewels
The cultural heritage from the Incas
in Peru and the Maya and Aztec in
Mexico inspired Orri and Helga at Or-
rifinn Jewels. Last summer they trav-
eled both countries, exploring ancient
ruins, temples and catacombs which
fired their imaginations and influenced
this new piece.
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Mengi, Óðinsgötu 2
Or Type Reading room + Video hail-
storm (VHS)
Or typefaces have been used to convey
important and thought-provoking
messages over the last year. Snuggle up
with wise words in the Or Type Read-
ing room, learn about our new font
L15, and enjoy Video hailstorm (VHS),
an installation by Atli Bollason where
fluctuating video snowflakes are ex-
amined in great detail. A collaborative
piece by Or Type together with Finnish
designer Sebastian Jansson will also be
on display.
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Kaolin Keramik Gallerí,
Skólavörðustíg 22
5 plus 4
The nine ceramicists that comprise the
Kaolin Artist Collective will design and
create plates and bowls to set the table
for 5 Plús 4 at the gallery.
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Hlemmur Square, Laugavegi 105
No. 10
Art Without Borders presents a collab-
orative project developed by designers
and artists. Participants were paired
based on resemblance in their work.
Four teams worked within different
fields: experience design, graphic
design, product design and fashion de-
sign. Happenings during the exhibition
will be advertised on Facebook.
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Bergstaðastræti 10 A
Sound of Iceland
Sound of Iceland, by Hver Design, aims
at keeping the soul of Icelandic places
alive by recording the sound of their
very breath. The intention is to collect
sound waves generated during these
recordings and then recreate them
visually by stamping them on furnish-
ing fabrics.
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Baldursgötu 30
Further North showroom
Interior designer, owner of the decora-
tion brand Further North Auður Gná
Ingvarsdóttir opens the doors to her
own private home to visit and take in
the label’s new textile collection.
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Núllið, Bankastræti 0
Dulkápan party
Dulkápan unveils their website
dulkapan.net, and throws a party to
celebrate the publication of their zine.
Various works of literature are also on
display. Dulkápan is an archive that
records literature, documents and pub-
lications by artists and designers.
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Hannesarholt, Grundarstíg 10
The collective conscience
The Collective Conscience is an inter-
active sound piece that enables people
to publicly speak their mind, leaving
their thoughts in the ether. It consists
of an old dial phone and a radio that
has been modernised. The phone has
been equipped to record and upload
short audio messages to a web server,
where the radio can access them and
play at random.
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Hannesarholt, Grundarstíg 10
Hidden wood, continuation
A  miniaturized version of the exhibi-
tion Hidden Wood – Driftwood in
design, originally on display last
summer in Djúpavík, Strandir. Featur-
ing works by 12 designers together
with a documentary film about the
uniqueness of the wood and the
exhibition in Djúpavík. Curators: Dóra
Hansen and  Elísabet V. Ingvarsdóttir.
Documentary by Skarkali / Helga Rakel
Rafnsdóttir.
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Hannesarholt, Grundarstíg 10
North Limited
North Limited is a design collective
formed of award-winning Icelandic
designers, Guðrún Vald, Sigríður
Hjaltdal and Þórunn Hannesdóttir. The
influences behind each object is mixed
with elegance and Icelandic quirkiness.
North Limited focuses on classic de-
sign with high quality production. This
includes both top grade materials as
well as the best craftsmanship possible
for each product.
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Hannesarholt, Grundarstíg 10
Saana ja Olli
Saana ja Olli is a designer couple and
an award-winning design company
from Finland. They produce their own
100% hemp fabric home textile line
and have done design work for various
international clients. At Hannesar-
holt you will find a selection of their
designs.
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Hannesarholt, Grundarstíg 10
Vein of life
Ingibjörg Ósk Þorvaldsdóttir presents
her herb pot, the “Vein of Life.” The
pot is akin to a bag - an airbag, of
sorts. Vein of Life is comprised of two
sections: a container for the herb itself
on the one hand, and a receptacle for
water on the other, which the plant
can rely on for sustenance. Vein of Life
adds beauty to its surroundings and
brings flavor to life.

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Hannesarholt, Grundarstíg 10
Saga Kakala introduces Goddesses
Katrín Ólína Pétursdóttir has created
a collection of five different luxury silk
scarves for Saga Kakala. Her collection,
Goddesses, is a homage to the creative
energy of mythological goddesses from
different times and cultures. Goddess-
es is Saga Kakala's third collection.
SOUTH OF HRINGBRAUT
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Lækningaminjasafn Íslands, Nes-
tröð, Seltjarnarnesi
High tide – Textile artists and designers
in collaboration.
High tide is an exhibition in the search
of balance between unforced flow of
ideas aloneness and cooperation. For
High tide, a group of designers from
The Icelandic Textile Guild sought the
cooperation of designers and artists
from other innovative sectors. An in-
teresting and colourful mixture awaits
the visitor!
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Spot, Spot 2 & Spor
Designers Ólafur Thor Erlendsson and
Thora Björk Schram present a furni-
ture line consisting of three stools:
SPOT, SPOT 2 and SPOR, connecting
with Icelandic nature through a speci-
fied GPS location point.
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Lækningaminjasafn Íslands, Nes-
tröð, Seltjarnarnesi
Mirroring moments
A collaborative project that merges
three art forms and a variety of differ-
ing methodologies. Video art, photog-
raphy and weaving are combined to ex-
pose near-invisible details. The project
is a work by sisters, industrial designer
and geologist Kristbjörg María Guð-
mundsdóttir and photographer and
visual communication designer Ragna
Margrét Guðmundsdóttir.
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Lækningaminjasafn Íslands, Nes-
tröð, Seltjarnarnesi
The city and the forest
The aim of this Polish project is to
draw attention to the animals living
in cities: birds, insects and mam-
mals.  The selected designers created
the nesting boxes. Their choice was
based on their own experience and
reflected their concerns about the sur-
rounding environment.
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Lækningaminjasafn Íslands, Nes-
tröð, Seltjarnarnesi
Predictable civil disobedience
The exhibit brings together two
designers of different backgrounds:
Brynja Þóra Guðnadóttir and María
Sjöfn Dupuis Davíðsdóttir. Interpreta-
tions of shapes and spaces are exam-
ined, as are light, texture, proportion
and contextual relationships with the
environment.
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Lækningaminjasafn Íslands, Nes-
tröð, Seltjarnarnesi
Subject
Material, subject matter, material
worth: how does poorly utilized mate-
rial gain worth and become a desirable
end product? Subject attempts to
answer this question with examples of
products made from castoff material
that would otherwise have gone to
waste. Landscape architect Dagný
Bjarnadóttir of DLD has worked on a
multitude of projects with eco-friendly
emphases, ranging from city planning
to natural environments and product
design.
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Oddson Ho(s)tel, Hringbraut 21
ODDSSON by Döðlur
The Reykjavik-based design studio
Döðlur is responsible for the overall
look of the soon to be opened ho(s)tel
ODDSSON. The iconoclastic style of
Döðlur was a perfect fit for ODDSSON
and its concept – high and low culture.
Check out the place before it opens
as well as the eclectic aesthetic and
custom pieces. Saturday, 12 March,
13:00-17:00.
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Grýtan, Keilugranda 1, 1st floor
The Role of the Whole?
Designer Halla Hákonardóttir will
unveil her new clothing line, Halla:
Zero, which sprang from her master’s
thesis project at The Swedish School
of Textiles. The name of the collection
speaks to its frugal nature, with no
material going to waste.
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Eiðistorgi
Synodic tropic
Fashion and textile designer Tanja
Levý’s latest line takes the form of an
installation. Its patterns and shapes
are inspired by an escape from the
reality of Iceland’s dark winter months
and aggressive birds that appear in the
sky, circling in strange patterns.
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Gallerí Grótta, Eiðistorgi 11, 2. hæð
Recess / Priests
Priests: Sturla Már Jónsson indulges
his playful side with a series of new
designs made with his most favored
materials: solid wood and metal.
Recess: Þórunn Árnadóttir displays
the latest additions to her “Sipp og
Hoj!” product line, the theme of which
is recess. Also woven in are materials
from traditional net-making.
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„Klöppin“ on the corner of
Hjarðarhaga and Suðurgötu
Alone I sit and sew…
Fashion designer Sunna Örlygsdót-
tir will display her thesis work from
the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in the
Netherlands. The project postulates
how it would feel to spend a year and
ten days alone in the wilderness. Here,
she seeks to recreate her imagined
world and invites guests to join her “in
the wilderness.”
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Nordic House
Connecting Iceland
Exhibition and short presentations by
Swedish Material Makers, a group of
eight artists in glass, ceramics, textile
and jewellery who have worked within
crafts since 2010, now for the first time
in Iceland.
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Nordic House
Ceramic snacks at AALTO Bistro
Through all of DesignMarch, visitors
will be given the opportunity to sample
AALTO Bistro’s master chef Sveinn
Kjartansson’s most delicious morsels,
served on beautiful original pieces by
members of the Icelandic Association
of Ceramic Artists.
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Arion banki, Borgartúni 19
From concept to concept – Marching
toward a result
Nothing emerges fully formed. All good
things are borne of countless hours of
experimentation and brainstorming.
In some cases, there is no end result,
and all that remains is the conceptual
stage, try as one might to bring it to
completion, to make a viable piece or
product. A series of sketches and other
byproducts of the creative process will
be on display at Arion Bank’s central
headquarters, collected from a wide
variety of designers and architects;
some became finished works, others
did not.
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Arion banki, Borgartúni 19
Let’s sketch together
Saturday 12 March, 14:00-16:00 Design-
ers will be present and everyone is
welcome to join. Light refreshments
will be served.
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Geislar hönnunarhús ehf., Bolholti 4
Geislar - Ode to Light
Geislar presents gift products and
model toys, including Ode to light,
an exhibition of new candle holders.
There will also be purses made from
plywood and leather, and gift products.

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Frumbjörg house (Sjálfsbjörg)
Hátúni 12
Össur and Frumbjörg,
The Frumbjörg center for innovation
and orthopaedics manufacturer Össur
present the results of a series of collab-
orative projects aimed at finding smart
solutions. One possible definition of
a product is a pressing and unsolved
problem solved in a technical manner.
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Snúran, Síðumúla 21
By hand
Snúran hosts an exhibition of the latest
works by Finnsdóttir, Further North
and Pastelpaper. The labels specialize
in products for the home. Finnsdóttir’s
Unika line will be on display, as will a
new line of Further North textiles de-
veloped in collaboration with graphic
designer Arnar Fells, and new three-
dimensional pieces by Pastelpaper.
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Syrusson Hönnunarhús, Síðumúla
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From different directions
We welcome everyone to attend the
annual design exhibition at Syrusson.
A number of talented designers pro-
vide insight into the vibrant diversity
of Icelandic design. We welcome you
to our showroom to experience the
wide range of innovations in furniture,
lighting, home accessories and other
artistic items.
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Epal, skeifunni 6
Endless colours of Icelandic design
Epal presents the most interesting
Icelandic design by a diverse group of
designers, well-known and newcomers
alike. Since 1975 the store has strived
to enhance understanding and respect
for design in Iceland by choosing a se-
lection of outstanding quality for their
stores. Part of that is participating in
DesignMarch.
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Epal, skeifunni 6
Waves: inspired by Iceland
Epal will exhibit new products that are
the result of a collaboration between six
Icelandic and Danish designers brought
in on the occasion of Epal’s 40th anniver-
sary to design new products inspired by
Iceland, made from local materials that
would appeal to the international mar-
ket. The collection is broad, ranging from
textiles, to furniture and accessories.
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Museum of Design and Applied
Arts, Garðatorgi 1
Triad
Jewelery designer Helga Ragnhildur
Mogensen, ceramist Bjarni Viðar
Sigurðsson and fashion designer Aníta
Hirlekar have garnered much-deserved
attention of late for their various proj-
ects. The designers share a common
proclivity for going their own ways in
their exploration of the outer limits of
their chosen fields, often with power-
ful results where surfaces and textures
play key roles.
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Museum of Design and Applied
Arts, Garðatorgi 1
Icelandic Design Award 2015
The winner of the Icelandic Design
Award 2015 was announced last
November. During DesignMarch, we
will present the award winning project
Eldheimar Volcano Museum in the
Westman Islands along with other
finalists of the jury selection and Ös-
sur, who received recognition for Best
Investment in Design 2015.
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Hafnarborg, Menningar- og lista-
miðstöð Hafnarfjarðar, Strandgötu
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Your place – Our town
The Hafnarborg Centre of Culture
and Fine Art presents an examination
of the foremost ongoing matters in
the downtown Hafnarfjörður area’s
development and city planning, and
Maria Lisogorskaya from the architec-
ture and design collective Assemble,
winner of Turner Prize 2015, will lead
a workshop.