Dinosaur Skin And Green Hair
We Snoop-Around EYGLO’s studioWe met fashion designer Eygló Margrét Lárusdóttir at her studio on a sunny afternoon in downtown Reykjavík. Eygló is the brain behind the labe
Tickle Against the Machine
On an international scale, Erna Ómarsdóttir is undoubtedly Iceland’s best-known contemporary dancer. Tickling Death Machine is her most recent project, which she describes as a
Digital Attacks in Reykjavík
We Snoop Around At Sig ViciousEquipped with a computer, Siggeir Magnús Hafsteinsson began his career as a graphic designer fifteen years ago. Since then, the artist who is better
Capturing The World
Hreinn Friðfinnsson's House Project returns homeSome works of art take longer to finish than others. And some are perhaps never finished. Hreinn Friðfinnsson’s House Projec
Watch Out, Duck!
“Why is she wearing a duck costume?” Who hasn’t heard this question thrown out there at least once in their lifetime? Various occasions demand that we wear a duck costume, [&
Interdependent People
Jonatan Habib Engqvist on the joys of collaborationIn a country where the most treasured work of literature is a novel called ‘Independent People’ and centres on a man obsessed
Icelandic Yoga, Al Fresco Style, With Gooseflesh
Exploring ‘naked yoga’. Huh?A series of coincidences and a lady from Reykjavík took Tony Prower from southern England to Iceland, where he picked up a camera—an antique Olym
From Kosovo To Cannes (Via Reykjavík)
Jasmin Rexhepi tells us about his ‘Forgotten Monique’In a small country like Iceland even the successful artists are often struggling ones, so there’s always a decent cha
It’s A Bit Like Blood On White Snow
Best selling crime writer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir interviewedYrsa Sigurðardóttir, who began her writing career in children’s fiction, wrote her first crime fiction novel in 2005.
What’s So Great About Nordic Crime Fiction?
About a dozen years ago, a groundswell of interest in Nordic crime fiction began to gradually grow with appearance of Peter Høeg’s intriguing tale of ‘Miss Smilla’s Feeling
Mudbricks In The Desert
Artist Elín Hansdóttir went to the Marrakech Biennale“I worked with eight local men, who understandably were all a little sceptical of the project in the beginning. I speak
Hello, Kitty!
Reykjavík’s weirdest girl scored a free trip to China and told us howSometime in early 2007, a fabulous group of women were gathered in a living room along with their […]
Designing With Some Heart
Snoop-Around visits Milla Snorrason designer Hilda GunnarsdóttirWith Reykjavík Fashion Festival just behind us, we decided to track down one of the most recent additions to the I
The Skinny On Reykjavík’s Fashion Fest
Ragnheiður Axel reports from the third annual eventReykjavík’s third annual Fashion Festival was more ambitious than ever. The two-day event, which took place at Harpa, was tru
101 Reykjavík Was Written About A More Innocent Place
Hallgrímur Helgason on his new books, and oldWriter/artist Hallgrímur Helgason should be familiar to most of our readers, not the least for his 1996 novel ‘101 Reykjavík’, w
Fashion Is A Growing Trade
Veteran Linda Árnadóttir weighs in on the industryWith DesignMarch and the Reykjavík Fashion Festival on the calendar, spring is for sure an exciting time for Iceland’s fashio
A Four-Day Explosion Of Fashion Design And Music
The third Reykjavík Fashion Festival (RFF) takes place March 29 to April 1 at Harpa and Gamla Bíó. These two iconic, yet contrasting venues perfectly embody the spirit of Icelan
What It Feels Like
Margo Dooney delves into the life of the modern Icelandic girlWhat is the condition of being a teenage girl in Iceland today? It is a heavy question with no singular, […]
An Elegant Twist
Veteran designer Steinunn on the past and present of Icelandic fashionSteinunn Sigurðardóttir is a woman who takes care in the details. Running her fingers down the back of a lon
Designing An Experience
Snoop-Around visits Hafsteinn Júlíusson of HAFHAF is displaying The Wheel of Nutrition at DesignMarch. The Wheel, which is designed by HAF and Rui Pereira, is an archetype of a c
Where Is Icelandic Design Today?
Iceland Design Centre Manager Halla Helgadóttir explainsThe Iceland Design Centre was founded in the spring of 2008, just three months before the financial crash. “It’s someth