Situated on a delightful plot of Laugavegur, Macland is a new, innovative and humane computer store. Once the rather diminutive building is entered you are treated to a sparkling white interior with an ultra cool display wall and to the side you’ll find a seating area, that screams at… Read more
Iceland overflows with creativity, but despite Björk, Sigur Ros and sagas, it is cod and cash that the country has run on. Now, the tides are changing: From computer games to comics, dance, music and design, the creative industry came together in May 2011 to form the union of creative… Read more
Headed to Reykjavik for DesignMarch 2012? May we suggest a roof above your head: Our partner, Icelandair Hotel Reykjavík Natura, is one of the oldest hotels in town, a lovely 1960s pearl that has been recently renovated from top to toe. Surrounded by nature, yet within a walking… Read more
This year, the young Icelandic designers group of Netagerðin work&shop is participating for the first time in the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Netagerðin offers so much to see and marvel at! Netagerðin work&shop is a group of three design firms, (BBolla, Stáss, Volki) and the independent music label KIMI Records…. Read more
World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 celebrates Open Doors Weekend next weekend, and we will not let the vast seas and thousands of kilometers between us stop us from joining in – through Restaurant Day! Photo: Kimmo Lind, Image Courtesy of Restaurant Day Celebrated all over the world, Restaurant… Read more
Hurry up, you can still make it! Icelandic Contemporary Design – Islantilaista nykymuotoilua closes tomorrow at Design Forum Finland in Helsinki, Finland.
Our very own DesignMarch 2012 will be a satellite project of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012! (From left, Elín Flygenring, Iceland’s ambassador to Finland, Pekka Timonen, executive director, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 and Halla Helgadóttir, managing director, Iceland Design Centre) Photo © Noora Isoeskeli
Hello Helsinki, Design Forum Finlandissa ensi viikolla avautuva Icelandic Contemporary Design-näyttely esittelee islantilaista muotoilua ja arkkitehtuuria. Mukana on esimerkiksi lampaanvillaan kääritty nojatuoli, mustasta laavahiekasta tehty maljakko ja pikkuruista Siglufjördurin kalastajakylää suojeleva lumivyöryeste, jonka päälle voi kivuta mutkittelevalle maisemakävelylle. Nähdään Design Forumissa! Ps. Got it? We are heading over… Read more
The square outside Harpa was awarded as the best Nordic public space at the Arkitekturmässan in Göteborg. Finished in 2011, the “torg” is designed by Landslag and Batteríið in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects and Ólafur Elíasson. ”The urban landscape outside the new Harpa… Read more
For now, there is no one universally accepted format for web fonts. This may change in Reykjavik this september, as the WebFonts working group of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) will be meeting during ATypI to finalize the development of the conformance test suite and prepare a draft implementation… Read more
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