Behind the brand Pastelpaper is the designer Linda Jóhannsdóttir

Linda´s passion for colors, shapes and texture is the reason that the started Pastelpaper one cold day in Iceland. Here inspiration is a Scandinavian mix, having lived in Iceland, Denmark and Sweden she wants to mix to gather the best of it all. 

Magazine Dazeen writes about Vík Prjónsdóttir

After nearly 20 years of working in textiles (especially silk) textile artist Sigrun Lara Shanko turned her artistic mind to rug making where she continued to broaden her skills. The original hand tufting technique was learned as a teenager from her mother.  Always breaking the mould, Sigrun created demand for her work, however she had to pursue other things in life and the tufting needle was set aside only to be rediscovered at a later date in rug making.

Sigrun L Shanko has great respect for the Icelandic rugged landscape and now it is her inspiration for ShankoRugs, where fluid forms shift with rich colours in the artist unique timeless hand tufted rugs.

The inspiration for the Sit on Iceland (SoI) collection is the need to have something soft, durable and damp resistant luxury to sit on while roaming in the wilderness of Iceland. When designing Sit on Iceland I looked closer at the earth I was standing on, the formation of moss, the jagged lava and other striking natural characters that make up the unique Icelandic landscape.  The size is ca. 45cm in diameter.

Many have asked me how they could use the Sit on Iceland – mini rugs so I came up with a little list of ideas.

• Outdoor:: On the glacier  –  in the lava field  –  on the Arctic excursion  –  stargazing in the desert  –  admiring the northern lights  –  on a hike  –  in the tent  –  in the car  –  at the summer house (Iceland)  –  on the patio  –  and so forth.

• Indoors::  Mini rug on the floor  –  cluster of rugs on the floor  – in front of the roaring fire  –  on the wall  –  in the children’s room  –  for the cat  –  for the dog (btw the animals love the mini rugs)  –  on that hard old bench  —  while meditating  –  to name a few.

Scintilla will be showing there Scintilla products in Copenhagen next weekend at the Blickfang Design Fair

Go and visit Scintilla at booth 1.23
 

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We are proud to tell you that Tulipop recently won the prestigious Junior Design Award 2014 for the best interior product line, the best tablewear and the best "app" for children.

Judges comment about the Tulipop intorior: 
„Tulipop's dreamlike illustrations create a fun and fabulous world for children and adults alike. It is interesting to see how the clever design challenges gender stereotypes".

Judges comment about the Tulipop Tableware:
„The kids, of all ages, will love sitting down for dinner to eat with these fun tableware sets. Great to use to start storytelling, too".

Judges comment about the Tulopop app:
„A brilliant learning tool - teach the kids to learn Icelandic! The only problem, will be getting them off it."

Congratulations Tulipop!

The Krummi bird is probably the most famous Icelandic design there is. It has spread its wings around the world, been the focuspoint of many articles on Icelandic design and decorates countless Icelandic homes.

The designer, Ingibjörg Hanna Bjarnadóttir, has designed a new edition of the Raven and the coat hanger Not Rudolf, which has also been immensely popular. It is shaped like reindeer horns, perfect for hanging your favorite accessories or clothing or just as a beautiful wall decoration.

The new editions are made of lacquered plywood coated with wood and will undoubtedly please fans of Icelandic design.

All our customers will get a bonus in November.

We love the products from Sóley Organics and with their cooperation we will give all our customers a small token of graditude. With every order we will give the lind showergel and with every order over 100€ the customer will get the Lind showergel and Græðir healing cream

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Hopefully you will all enjoy!

KVRL design

KVRL design at Thórunn Ívars, the Icelandic most popular lifestyle, beauty and fashion blogger.

Nyt olemme vihdoinkin kääntäneet sivujamme suomeksi ja toivotamme asiakkaitamme suomesta tervetulleiksi. 

Nyt olemme vihdoinkin kääntäneet sivujamme suomeksi ja toivotamme asiakkaitamme suomesta tervetulleiksi. Pian aloitamme markkinoinnin suomessa. Tällä hetkellä etsimme kansainvälisempää nimea meidän sivuille. Kaupstaður tarkoittaa alunperin kauppapaikkaa tai pientä kaupunkia.

Kaupstaður.is on islantilaiseen muotoiluun erikoistunut verkkokauppa sekä islantilaisen muotoilun välittäjä suomen jälleenmyyjille. Meidän tietojemme mukaan Suomesta ei helposti löydy Islantilaista designia siksi tavoitteemme on tuoda islantilaista muotoilua suomen markkinoille

Meillä on parhaillaan 26 islantilaista muotoilijaa ja heitä tulee lisää koko ajan.

Aldis Valdimarsdottir, joka on Kaupstaðurin projekti- ja myyntipäällikkö asui Suomessa 12 vuotta ja suomen kieli on hänelle kuin äidinkieli. Hän tulee asioimaan suomalaisten yhteistyökumppanien kanssa suomeksi.

Odotamme innokkaasti tuovamme islantilaista muotoilua suomeen ja toivomme, että suomalaiset ottavat meidät hyvin vastaan!

Bjóðum umheiminn velkominn!

Nú höfum við lokið við að þýða Kaupstað yfir á finnsku og ensku. Við bjóðum viðskiptavini okkar í Finnlandi sem og annarsstaðar í heiminum velkomna. Á næstu misserum munum við hefja markaðssetningu okkar á íslenskri hönnun í Finnlandi, við erum reyndar ennþá að leita að góðu alþjóðlegu nafni og eru allar ábendingar vel þegnar.

Samkvæmt okkar heimildum er minna um íslenska hönnun í Finnlandi en frá hinum Norðurlöndunum en við viljum bæta úr því. Við munum selja beint til einstaklinga en einnig vera gluggi fyrir íslenska hönnuði þegar kemur að því að nálgast endursöluaðila í Finnlandi og munum við sjá um alla umsýslu fyrir hönnuði varðandi það ferli.

Maria Creative Design

Á Kaupstað eru yfir 20 metnaðarfullir hönnuðir og alltaf að bætast í hópinn, við viljum endurspegla það besta í íslenskri hönnun.  Á nýafstaðnum HönnunarMars fengum við margar fyrirspurnir og munu bætast við spennandi hönnuðir á næstunni. Það eru spennandi nýjungar framundan hjá flestum þeim hönnuðum sem selja hjá okkur á Kaupstað og eigum við von á því að setja inn nýjar vörur fyrir lok mánaðar.

Allar nýjar fréttir af Kaupstað birtast hjá okkur á blogginu sem og í fréttabréfinu okkar sem við sendum út  reglulega.