Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.06.2017, Page 40

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SHOPPING
Buy
Sh*t
If you're confused by
the star in the head-
line, it says "Shit".
Words JOHN ROGERS
AND PARKER YAMASAKI
Pyro Pets
In most design stores and online
If you’re someone who takes
pride in not being attached to
material things, you can have
your cake and burn it with a
Pyro Pet. These geometrically
animal-shaped candles burn
down slowly, revealing an ani-
mal skeleton under their colour-
ful exterior. Get one for you, and
another for the teenage goth in
your life, in one of the many de-
sign stores on Laugavegur.
Harðfiskur
Various brands, in most grocers
Harðfiskur is the best joke-
that’s-not-really-a-joke to play
on your friends. It smells fishi-
er than a real live fish, and the
scent doesn’t ever wane as time
goes by. The cured, dried, and
mallet-pounded fish actual-
ly tastes pretty good, and has
more protein than Iceland’s
platinum-glowing protein child
skyr. But it’s really just a vessel
for smjör.
Orri Finn Jewellery
Skólavörðustígur 17b
If you want a present for your
special someone, you could buy
a piece of jewellery from Orri
Finn. His basement showroom
on Laugavegur displays his fine
wares in the window, including
delicate quill, scissor or hatchet
pendants, feather earrings, and
lots more besides. While you’re
buying it, you might meet the
man himself—his workspace is
right there in the store.