Iceland review - 2014, Qupperneq 5

ICELAND REVIEW 3
4 From the editor
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Photographer Ragnar Axelsson (RAX),
an old man and a sea.
8 exhibitions
Four exhibitions that are not to be missed.
10 Fun, Fun, Fun
Every town in Iceland has a fantastic summer festival.
12 Art For All
A guide to the best galleries in the capital.
16 eAsy Pieces
German/Icelandic design duo Ostwald Helgason
fascinates the fashion world.
20 no sound oF silence
Reykjavík and the arts.
22 An embrAce From the PAst
The 101 Reykjavík home of a national hero and poet
is now a cultural center.
26 the GAmut
Award-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds sets the music
mood.
28 the heAt is on
From downtown Reykjavík, the 502-kilometer (312-mile)
drive to geothermal gem Hverarönd is the easiest
one of them all.
30 [‘vahdna,jœ:kytl]
Vatnajökull, the world’s largest ice cap outside the polar
regions.
38 the GiFt oF Geysir
Who really owns the world-famous hot spring Geysir?
43 utoPiAn illusions
Can Iceland become the new ideal society?

Contents
48 Good eye
Vilhelm Gunnarsson is among Iceland’s leading
press photographers.
54 every child counts
Iceland has more UNICEF Global Parents per capita
than any other country in the world.
58 Full oF beAns
When it comes to their diets, Icelanders are going green.
64 serenity in skAGAFjörður
Lónkot, North Iceland, is a haven of tranquility and
organic food.
66 revAmPed
More news, more photographs, more about a country
named Iceland.
68 victory For snæFell
A women’s team makes Icelandic basketball history.
72 WeiGhtless
Floating free in North Icelandic swimming pools.
76 suPPlement — thermAl bliss
Around Iceland in 38 geothermal swimming pools.
96 lAst PAGe, not.
97 suPPlement — invest in icelAnd
Iceland is the ideal investment option.
photo By páll StefánSSon
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