Archive for the ‘GREENLAND’ Category

REUSE OF MATERIALS AND KNITTING FOR FASHION

I spent many times with my grandmother who knitted all the time, making mittens, socks and various other traditional clothing. Icelandic wool was and is still the indigenous material for Icelandic clothing and actually fashion. It comes from the traditional sheep that the Vikings brought with them from Northern Scandinavia. I still have some pairs […]

November 23, 2012   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, GREENLAND, ICELAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

REACH – BETWEEN THOSE THAT NEED TO MEET UP

To reach someone else is most important for any development. We usually never operate alone. In the Nordic Network that is named Cirrus and I have directed for over 6 years we have that aim as fundamental for designers. Institutions, teachers and above all students. The students are the people that will take over and […]

October 9, 2012   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, GENDER DESIGN, GREENLAND, ICELAND, PONDERINGS, 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

PRODUCTIONS IN GREENLAND

One of the aims of our projects by the Nordic Design Schools in Nuuk is to look at the production of local tools, clothes and food. Here is a little photo album of the things that are available in the tourist shops. After this nice second visit by the Nordic design schools we will look […]

October 9, 2011   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, FASHION, GREENLAND, SUSTAINABILITY  No Comments

Two Whales on the old harbour front in Nuuk

Spent some time by the old harbour in Nuuk, Greenland watching these two whales having a mellow time. I sat outside the local cafe with my coffee and they swam around and decorated my horizon. What more can one ask for? Tweet This Post

October 8, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, GREENLAND, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

Top View of Nuuk Surroundings

Nuuk, On Top from dori gislason on Vimeo. We were invited to the top of the new building that will be the highest building for a while in central Nuuk. A very good point to see how the town is located in this amazing landscape and the type of colonial planning that has taken place […]

October 8, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, GREENLAND, PONDERINGS  No Comments