Archive for July, 2011

ART AND DESIGN HELP IN AFRICA

In 2008 Leonard Shapiro met Italian artist Andrea Mariconti while in Milan and discussed the idea of holding an art workshop for vulnerable children in Cape Town, South Africa. Leonard has an organisation called ‘CRAFTSOUTHAFRICA‘. In 2009 Leonard organized the first workshop with kids in Gugulethu with Andrea facilitating the workshop. This is what is […]

July 19, 2011  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, ART, DESIGN  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

JOACHIM HUNDEN WORKING IN FRANCE!

Volcom Job. Have a look here. One of my students from Oslo just got a job. This is always nice, and especially when they get a job in a place that is doing worth while things. In my opinion anything that works against boredom is good so I support Joachim and his gang greatly. Can […]

July 3, 2011   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  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