We explore Reykjavik's creative scene, coming together during DesignMarch's annual design gathering
Designers Helga Björk Ottósdóttir and Hjördís Gestsdóttir of Studio Miklo experimented with Icelandic minerals and herbs for their new range of lighting designs. The pair created the ‘Circulus’ lamps, a series of ceiling and table lighting sculptures featuring shades made of recycled cotton fibres from the Red Cross and produced using traditional paper-making techniques, held by clay structures made sourcing natural materials.
John Hogan with Thórunn Árnadóttir worked together on an experiment based on the dynamics between glass and wax Designers from Reykjavik and Seattle got together to create collaborative projects shown at this group exhibition led by Hæ/Hi: Designing Friendship collective. The designers worked in pairs to create objects that connect their respective creative communities.Warsaw designer Ada Stanczak has been living and working in Reykjavik for the past few years, and has been working with the city's design museum on a series of ceramic objects and vessels informed by local materials and techniques.
Elsewhere in the museum, a display is dedicated to works by schoolchildren who worked with local designers to create a series of compact and an exhibition by textile designer Ýrúrarí curated by Studio Fræ exploring the expressive possibilites of materials from textile recycling centres.
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