Birkiland

Happy holidays

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:26:00 -0500

Happy holidays and a happy new year from all of us in Birkiland.

Exhibition: Metamorphosis in Hafnarborg

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:16:00 -0400

Metamorphosis (Hamskipti) is a exhibition of collaboration between Hildur Yeoman , fashion designer and illustrator and Saga Sigurðardóttir, photographer. They’re installation will be based on the ideas they use in their work in fashion. The exhibition opened on 29th. of October. More

"Looking back to find our Future" on NFB in Seattle

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:48:41 -0400

"Looking back to find our Future" on NFB in Seattle

Nordic Fashion Biennale, Day 2

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:06:00 -0400

Nordic Fashion Biennale, Day 2

SHAKE - Icelandic Fashion Design

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:35:26 -0400

SHAKE - Icelandic Fashion Design

Vík Prjónsdóttir around the world

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:58:00 -0400

Vík Prjónsdóttir will be around the world this fall, taking part in many beautiful exhibitions, events and festivals.

During the Frankfurt Book Fair, where Iceland is the guest of honor, will vík Prjónsdóttir take part in an exhibition called Randscharf | On the cutting edge | Design in Iceland. The exhibition will open the 22. of September 2011.

Vík Prjónsdóttir will participate in the event, REDDRESS, during London Design Festival, 22.09-25.09.2011.

Vík Prjónsdóttir will also participate in Budapest Design Week 30.09-10.09.2011. Vík Prjónsdóttir was invited to take part in a group exhibition in Budapest.

At last but definitely not least will Vík Prjónsdóttir take part in Nordic Fashion Biennale that will be held in Nordic Heritage Museum in seattle from 30^th. of September to November 13^th.

New product in Birkiland: Gibbagibb

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:27:00 -0400

The idea of the Gibbagibb hanger came from her grandfather, Jón Stefánsson in Möðrudalur, who was a farmer. In her memory her grandfather made many inspiring and ingenious household items from antlers. Hulda has developed her idea further and now markets her brand Gibba gibb.

No two hangers are identical since Hulda uses real antlers in her design. The hangers are made from lamb antlers and fibreglass and the processing method makes them strong so they can hold the weight needed. See more

Interview with Hrafnhildur Arnardottir, the curator of the...

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:12:15 -0400

Interview with Hrafnhildur Arnardottir, the curator of the Nordic Fashion Biennale

Nordic Fashion Biennale in Seattle

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:11:33 -0400

The 2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale will be held this fall at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle from September 30 to November 13. Nordic Fashion Biennale is being produced by the Nordic House, Reykjavik and the Nordic Heritage Museum. The highlight of the Nordic Fashion Biennale is an exhibition, Looking Back to Find our Future, curated by New York-based Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir. Hrafnhildur Arnardottir is well known for her collaboration with Björk and for her commissioned work for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Looking Back to Find our Future will include fashion and jewelry from Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. Cutting-edge contemporary fashion, design, and installations throughout the Museum will blur past and present, highlighting traditions of craft and creativity in Nordic design.

The Nordic Fashion Biennale will feature a three-day symposium with international speakers. The program will focus on themes of sustainability, cultural heritage and branding.

Nature in Design | Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:43:45 -0400

Nature in Design | Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir

Exhibition: Landscape in a Box

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:59:52 -0400

Katrín Ólína, an Icelandic product designer, just opened her first solo-exhibition in Denmark on 26th. of August 2011. The exhibition is named Landscape in a box and is specially made for LYNfabrikken in Aarhus.

Endless Longing, Eternal Return

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:30:00 -0400

On the occasion of Iceland’s invitation as guest country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2011, the Frankfurter Kunstverein presents the first major solo exhibition in Germany of Ragnar Kjartansson (born 1976). The exhibition comprises more than fifteen video works, image series and installations of the past ten years by the well known Icelandic artist whose six-month-long continuous performance at the Icelandic Pavilion caused quite a sensation at the Venice Biennale of 2009. Especially for the exhibition at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, Kjartansson produces a new sculptural work. Open August 19–October 16, 2011. Read more

Icelandic Contemporary Design in Tallinn

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:11:00 -0400

The travelling exhibition, ICELANDIC COMTEMPORARY DESIGN, was first opened in Reykjavik 2009 is now placed in Tallinn in Estonia from 17. August - 4. September 2011. Read more about the exhibition on Iceland Design center.

You can read an interview with the curator of the exhibition her.

Nature in Design | Hrafnkell Birgisson Hrafnkell Birgisson is an...

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:50:00 -0400

Nature in Design | Hrafnkell Birgisson

Hrafnkell Birgisson is an Icelandic designer that studied both in Saarbrucken and Berlin. His focus is mainly on grass root projects that stem from a wide spectrum of proctuct design. Hrafnkell lives and works in Copenhagen, Berlin and Reykjavik.

Products designed by Hrafnkell Birgisson: Tools you bake, Hoch die Tassen and Hoch die Teller

Video

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:28:11 -0400

Ólafur Elíasson is one of the best known artists of his...

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:44:45 -0400

Ólafur Elíasson is one of the best known artists of his generation.

Erró was popular in Paris

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:50:42 -0400

In the April issue of The Art Newspaper a list over most visited exhibitions in art museums all over the world in 2010 appears. Erro exhibition in Pompidou musuem in Paris, 17. February - 24. May, is on the list and was the third most visited exhibition in the Pompidou museum with 3.302 guests each day, or 271.707 guests overall.

KALDA and Iceland’s emerging fashion scene

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:42:17 -0400

Melissa Emerson recently spoke with designer Katrin Alda Rafnsdottir who with sister Rebekka co-owns fashion label KALDA. The label was founded in Reykjavik in 2010. Reykjavik, a name not often cited in fashion vocabulary, is in fact the capital of Iceland: a beautiful natural wonderland which is in part enclosed by the Arctic circle. See more

New: Healing hands by Vík Prjónsdóttir

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:50:50 -0400

The Healing Hands comes from the hands of the Alaskan shaman on the Hidden World blanket, also designed by Vík Prjónsdóttir. Vík Prjónsdóttir was fascinated by the shaman costume and his hands that heal and drive out evil spirits. See More

Icelandic architecture in NY Times

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:17:00 -0400

Icelandic architecture in NY Times:

HOFSOS, Iceland — Even in Reykjavik, the cosmopolitan capital of Iceland, there’s no escape from the elements. Beyond sleek towers overlooking the harbor is the hint of mountains, their outlines hazy in the glow of the midnight sun. On the clearest July day, glaciers float on the horizon.