Reykjavik shopping favourite
Last week I took you to St.Vincents in Antwerp, this week I am heading back to Reykjavik for some shopping fun, I already showed you some of my souvenirs on the blog and on Instagram which I was happy to find in Reykjavik, like the Mad et Len candles and box with lava stones, that is quite […]
Icelandic design | Black clay & molten lava candleholders
Iceland is a kind of magic country, in my opinion, I like how designers get inspired not only by nature, but also use material found in nature for their creations. Baugar (Halos) is a series of sculptures by Guðný Hafsteinsdóttir. Consisting of three different sized rings made from coarse black clay and molten lava Baugar is a […]
NORR11 Reykjavik interiors store & new collection
At last year’s designMarch I was introduced to NORR11, a Scandinavian design and lifestyle brand for furniture and home accessories. I love their brandstore in Reykjavik, and despite the snow and hail I had to bring a quick visit to the store to see the new collection and the exhibition ‘Greykjavik S igga Odds’ invluding […]
Icelandic design | Design by the sea at Museumspace Seltjarnarnes
One of my favourites exhibitions visited during DesignMarch was held at Museumspace Seltjarnarnes where several designers showcased their work in a raw and industrial space near the seaside… a combination of concrete and nature and where sea and snow formed a beautiful backdrop for every piece. We visited the exhibition on our way to the […]
Icelandic design | Reykjavik School of Visual Arts X Aurum
Reykjavik has a few streets that are great for shopping and much needed coffee breaks, where shops and gallery’s opened their stores for special events, collaborations and exhibitions during DesignMarch. At jewellery and lifestyle store Aurum my eye caught an installation in the storefront that I thought was really interesting. Black ink dripped slowly through […]
DesignMarch 2016 festival | Spark design space | DesignMatch
DesignMarch is Iceland’s premier design festival I attended earlier this month, some amazing days with a great combination of openings, exhibitions, workshops, design talks, and escapes in nature. From fashion to design, architecture to installations in town and at the seaside. It showcases the local design scene and interesting speakers from all over the world. […]
HROSS | Icelandic horses photography book
I am back from Iceland after an amazing week and I love you to see some of my souvenirs! It is not a secret I am a huge Mad et Len fan and I still love to think back at seeing the whole collection and the installation Alexandre made of the brand in Paris during Designweek. To […]
Icelandic design | New ceramics by Postulina
Yesterday afternoon I arrived in Reykjavik where I will visit DesignMarch, the annual Icelandic fashion and design festival. The design fun already started at the airport with a small Pop-up event with different designers, and my eye immediately spotted some black candle holders. No surprise they were from Postulína, who I also met last year, which you can […]
Icelandic jewellery & ceramic | Meeting with the president of Iceland
With this last blogpost I am closing my Iceland trip, I fell in love with this country and hope to come back for next year’s DesignMarch or maybe even earlier and experience this magical country during Summer! To find out more about Iceland design and designers, you can find all blogposts under the hashtag #designmarch After […]
Welcome to the extraordinary | DesignMarch X Blue Lagoon
The rest of the week will be pretty much all about travelling, I have seen so many nice projects in Milan that I can’t even decide what to show or not on the blog…..but first I still got some things to share with you in two blogposts today, from my trip to Iceland, where I […]
NORR11 X Paper Collective
I still got a few things to show you this week from DesignMarch in Reykjavik. With different parties and exhibitions going on at the same time there was so much to choose from and I hope you enjoy these posts and my selection of different designers and shops. I thought you might like NORR11! a […]
Shopping downtown Reykjavik | DesignMarch 2015
Between exhibitions and openings there was some time to discover some of Reykjaviks best fashion and concept stores downtown. I found the Eyland flagshipstore, after seeing a catalog at Suit. In case you did not read my former Iceland post |Reykjavik Fashion Festival 2015 | Cocktail dresses & white sneakers| the main inspiration for Eyland […]