Archive for the ‘ICELAND’ Category

CONFERENCE ABOUT DESIGN POLICY FOR ICELAND

  On my birthday in the end of August there was held a conference in Reykjavik about the first proper Design Policy Possibility for Iceland. The event was actually a fundamental step after years of hopes and attempts by architects and designers to create some kind of a comprehensive direction for their fields. It is […]

October 28, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

SOUTH EAST ICELAND AND TOURIST DEVELOPMENT

 Attendants to the conference were over 30 participants from many of the activities that are running similar issues in Iceland. A photo album from the meeting On the 26th of October was a meeting in South-East Iceland about changes and the future of tourism and development of experiences in the region. I have kind of […]

October 27, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

MEETING IN GREENLAND

Spent part of September in Greenland where some of my students were doing a research project about one block of flats, but I also spent good time in mapping the activity that might be relevant to design education and practice. Here is a simple photo album from the visit when I looked at some of […]

October 26, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, GREENLAND, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

A MEETING IN ICELAND ABOUT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

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October 25, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

WHAT IS THE BIG IDEA?

Sesselja (left) and Vala (right) in their presentation in San Fransisco: Presentation here After the economic collapse of Iceland (one of the worst in global history), Vala Halldorsdottir and Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir found themselves at square one. Perhaps that very phrase (“square one”) occurred to them at that point, because their new financial strategy had them […]

October 2, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

WHAT IS DESIGN?

The first evening Dinner. Many ingredients but all from cod. Here is a small photo album from the event Design as a profession seems to sit in a strange determined location when we use the term. Many schools run specific courses in design: graphic, fashion, product etc. I was told last year by a friend […]

September 22, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

NEW ICELAND AFTER THE FINANCE CRASH

Time for a chat and socializing while browsing the things that are available. Young people in Reykjavik, Iceland have been experimenting with town spaces for events and activities. They are mostly students from the Iceland Academy of Art, the Design Faculty that I was so fortunate to be allowed to work for during the first […]

September 10, 2011   Posted in: ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, PONDERINGS, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

ARON FUNDUR Á SÓLON Á FÖSTUDAG

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September 6, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, ICELAND  Comments Closed

THE FIRST TEST RUN SAUNA IN OUR SCHOOL IN EAST ICELAND

Here on the photo is the area where the sauna is being erected and the ceremonial area for burning and thinking and communicating. The location is very close to our building and is on the other side of the fjord from the main town. Tonight is the first official test of the new sauna that […]

July 16, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

TOWN SQUARE IN REYKJAVIK – SUMMER JOB

  Great activity going on during day one of the market, agricultural products, design proposals, clothes and many other things for sale. Great to see the effort of all the people.      Hard working Art school (or ex art school) students changing the environment in Reykjavik centre. Wonderful work to follow and see how […]

July 16, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

AFTUR MEANS ‘AGAIN’ A SIGNIFICANT NAME FOR FASHION!

Recycle or Die says their web statement. The wonderful sisters from Neskaupsstaður a small town in Iceland that last week ran a hard core death metal music festival. The best fashion designers in Iceland are a bunch of sisters that have developed a specific fashion line and attitude over the last 15 years. Their fashion is […]

July 16, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

ORGANIC FOOD IN REYKJAVIK CENTRUM

A simple sign saying ‘ORGANIC’ in Icelandic in front of the food stand. Lovely attempt and will grow over the summer they tell me. Lovely to see the shoppers inspecting and actually buying aswell. It is lovely to follow how we are slowly moving from the madness of progress and commercial enterprises. I know it […]

July 15, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  No Comments

LUNGA ART/DESIGN WORKSHOP IN ICELAND

The Iceland Academy of Art and the Oslo National Academy of Art are running a short master course in Iceland in July like before. This is a dream of mine and Goddur, my friend and professional partner in searching for ‘other’ directions in design creativity. A photo from the workshop studio. The regular boat from […]

July 11, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND  Comments Closed

SMALL FASHION OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT SHOP IN ICELAND

Today I went to a small outlet shop run by friends of mine, sisters Bára and gang. They do actually run the ‘RECYCLE OR DIE’ shop and label AFTUR.IS.  A great label for amazing clothing, even I have some although they do actually not produce clothes for men. I managed one jacket. Here are some […]

July 2, 2011   Posted in: ART, DESIGN, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

CONSTRUCTION IN ICELAND

A small photo album here. The small side extension to the private house that I am doing in Iceland is being constructed at the moment. Nice to visit and follow and actually provide some tech info also. Here are two funny photos from today, 21. june 2011. Sverrir and Raggi are building the small extension […]

June 21, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ICELAND  Comments Closed