June 2010
13 posts
Interview with a designer: Thelma Björk
At a very young age, Thelma took an interest in needlework. She became fascinated with traditions, and under the guidance and influence of her grandmother, Thelma practised and perfected her mentor’s techniques. We asked her few questions to get to know a little bit more about her.
Thelma’s profile on Birkiland, click here.
1. What is your favorite moment of the day? Mornings...
Interview with Harpa Einarsdóttir
Dazed Digital published today an interesting interview with Harpa Einarsdóttir where she talks about her work, her inspiration and more. Check it out here.
Eli Roth is inspired by Iceland
Eli Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. Roth is known for making low-budget horror films that are box office hits worldwide, the most famous being the movie Hostel. Roth is also an award-winning actor, most known for his role as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
You can see the interview here.
Nature in Design 19.06.2010 - 28.08.2010
The exhibition Nature in Design opened in Ljósafossstöð power station Saturday 19th June and will be open until 28th of August 2010. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through nature objectified by Icelandic designers and offers insight into the underlying ideas, e.g. through interesting interviews with Hrafnkell Birgisson, Katrín Ólína, Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir and Steinunn Sigurðardóttir....
Vogue Italia chooses Hildur Yeoman's bag
Enrica Ponzellini, journalist for Vogue Italia, chooses Hildur Yeoman’s bag as her favorites for summer. You can see her choice here.
Sheep's Tie by Herra Mókollur
Sheep’s Tie by Herra Mókollur is knitted using wool from the Icelandic sheep, the animal that has formed the backbone of Icelandic life since the time of Settlement.
Much ore about the Sheep’s Tie here.
Behind the scenes of Vík Prjónsdóttir
On a rainy afternoon in the year 2007 took the designers of Vík Prjónsdóttir this nice video in Vík in Mýrdal, where Vík Prjónsdóttir’s collections are manufactured.
Watch this video here.
Reykjavík LIVE!!!
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Interview with a designer: Ingibjorg Hanna
Ingibjorg Hanna is a graphic designer from Iceland Academy of the Arts. Raven and Not Rudolf are among her objects she has designed recently and are available in Birkiland. She loves to reawake the child inside us all. Her work is playful and functional. We asked her few questions to get to know a little bit more about her.
What is your favorite moment of the day?
In the morning when I read the...
Icelandic Photographic Roadtrip
Michael Levy, a french photo / graphic designer, took a 23 days photographic roadtrip around Iceland and took many exeptional photos on his long way.
Check them out here.
René Redzepi is inspired by Iceland
René Redzepi, the chef and co-owner of the two-Michelin star restaurant Noma in the Christianshavn neighborhood of Copenhagen tells the story of how he is inspired by Iceland.
You can see the interview here
Black Lady by Eygló Margrét Lárusdóttir
Black Lady is made of 100% silk satin and chiffon. It’s 1 meter long and 1,25 meter wide. Tied in the front with a long ribbon that goes around the waist. One size fits all. See more
Eygló Margrét was born in Reykjavik in 1981. She graduated from the fashion department in the Iceland academy of the arts in 2005. After interning with Bernhard Willhelm, AsFour and Jeremy Scott she started her...
GrowMe: successful collaboration
GrowMe are pots for growing herb plants indoors and. GrowMe is a collaboration between Iceland Academy of the Arts and Reykjavik University.
GrowMe is now for sale in Bjarkarás, it’s possible to get coriander, timjan and basilica, and the pots are available in red, green, yellow, orange, purple and blue.