Archive for the ‘ICELAND’ Category

ARCHITECTURE IS FUN

My official drawing of the house. The small alcove on the left has still not been erected but will go up this coming summer. One of my architectural projects is coming along now. It is a private house in Iceland, on the outskirts of Reykjavik, where most of Icelanders actually live. The owners are just […]

May 9, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ICELAND  Comments Closed

The Balance, sustainability and controlling gestures.

Emily in Melbourne asked me a question this morning about sustainability and Iceland that starts me pondering. Sitting in Cape Town observing and thinking about sustainability I reflect about how my country Iceland somehow developed faster than we can handle. A country known for clean air, beautiful nature and ample natural resources. In my youth I […]

April 17, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, PONDERINGS, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

10 YEARS OF DESIGN IN ICELAND – PAST DECADE

24th March 2001-2011 Today is ten years since we posted for the first time in Iceland an advertisement for applications to the new, first and only Design and Architecture Faculty in Iceland. Goddur, who is now the professor of graphic design in the Faculty made with me the advertisement that was posted in the largest […]

March 24, 2011  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ICELAND, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

WONDERFUL CLASS IN ICELAND DIALOGUE

Two class photos This photo shows the complete class. It was decided that the teachers should be to the side (as we are on the right) but the academy rector is located in the center front row. I had such a great time with the students and teachers in Iceland in January as reported on […]

February 21, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

RAVE IN ICELAND

I have had great time in Iceland running the course named ‘Dialogue’. A ‘time out’ moment for the students and teachers to talk together, meet each other cross the specializations in the Iceland Academy of Art. The course and the dialogue culminated in the final presentation by Andri’s group with a Rave in a disused […]

January 31, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ICELAND  Comments Closed

ICELAND DIALOGUE – GREAT TIME RUNNING A COURSE IN ICELAND

A break exercise driven by Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir, one of the mentors in the course For two weeks in January I am running a course in the Iceland Academy of Art in Reykjavik, Iceland. The academy where I established the new Faculty of Design and Architecture ten years ago. It is always great to return and […]

January 23, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

New Arts Academy in Mozambique

Since we blog about our activities people follow what we are up to. I always see the blog as a two sided thing: a) Reporting to others what one is up to; especially for us who do not live close to the largest cluster of friends and co-workers, and so that others can maybe learn […]

August 18, 2009   Posted in: AFRICA, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, ICELAND, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed