Landsbankinn is one of the main sponsors of DesignMarch and an active participant in the festival. We will be hosting exciting events at the Bank’s headquarters in Reykjastræti and videos featuring seven designers will appear on our Youtube channel.
DesignMarch is one of the key events showcasing Icelandic design and architecture. Landsbankinn has been one of its main sponsors since 2023 and contributes to the festival in various ways.
Investing in Design
On Friday 4 April, Landsbankinn will host a selection of brief presentations and panel discussion about funding at its Reykjastræti 6 headquarters. Our aim is to create a platform to highlight the importance of investing in design and the opportunities involved. Experienced individuals from the design and finance sectors share their vision, answer questions and participate in discussion about this important topic. The event will be held in English.
Participants include:
- Komal Singh, Colour and Materials Design Expert at Polestar
- Paul Madsen, CEO, Normann Copenhagen
- Kristín Eva Ólafsdóttir, CEO, Gagarin interactive
- Dario Nuñez Salazar, Lighting Designer MA., IALD at Hildiberg
- Eyjólfur Pálsson, founder and owner of Epal
- Salóme Guðmundsdóttir, member of the board of DesignMarch
Karítas Diðriksdóttir moderates the event.
Time & date: Friday 4 April, at 15:30-17:00.
The Source - Young Talents of Fashion
Selected items from interesting designers are showcased at Young Talents of Fashion in Landsbankinn, Reykjastræti 6. Guests have the opportunity to view the clothing, gain insight into the design and crafting process, and see where the young talent of fashion is taking us. The show opens on 31 March and is open to walk-ins from 8:00-17:00 (the Bank’s opening hours) until 4 April. Enter through the Bank’s main entrance at Reykjastræti.
Participants:
- Andrea Margrétardóttir
- Kári Eyvindur
- Michal Pajak Pajonik
- Sigríður Ágústa Finnbogadóttir
- Sóley Jóhannsdóttir
- Thelma Gunnarsdóttir
The Source comes to life on Friday 4 April at 20:00.
On Friday evening, the Source will awaken in a live installation, with presentation on models and music by Thomas Stankiewicz. The event merges fashion, architecture, music and business, celebrating innovative ideas and the fashion design of the future.
Curator and producer: Anna Clausen
Time & date: Friday 4 April, at 20:00-21:30.
Other exhibitions in Reykjastræti 6
Six other exhibitions will be hosted in the service and shopping space on the corner of Geirsgata and Reykjastræti 6, courtesy of Landsbankinn. The exhibitions will be open from Thursday 3 April to Sunday 6 April.
1+1+1 + Hugdetta +
1+1+1 is an experimental collaboration between three Nordic design houses: Hugdetta from Iceland, Petra Lilja from Sweden and Aalto+Aalto from Finland. The project examines and reimagines objects by having each studio design an object consisting of three distinct parts and then mixing the parts up into unpredictable combinations. The outcome is unforeseen by the designers and therefore often surprising to both designers and the audience.
Salted pussy
SALTED PUSSY is an exhibition that sheds light on the experiences of women and genderqueer in graphic design in Icelandic through three time periods: the past, present, and future. The exhibition combines historical narratives, contemporary reflections, and an optimistic vision for the future of women and genderqueer in the field.
Synþenkja vol II
Imagine a world where perceptions overlap, sound becomes smell, smell is movement, movement becomes a drawing. We usually assume that we see colours with our eyes, smell with our nose and hear music with our ears - the boundaries are usually considered clear. When these boundaries are broken, we speak of synesthesia.
Hæ/Hi: Designing Friendship
Hæ/Hi: Designing Friendship, a collaborative project between Icelandic and Seattle-based design studios, will address how we entertain guests, the acts that take place in the kitchen, and the activities associated with preparing food in their fourth exhibition, Hæ/Hi: Volume IV | Objects for Hosting.
Livery
The collaboration between Studio Flétta and Icelandair continues. The retired uniform is again sent on a new journey. This year, utilising a different methodology, the materials were cut, tailored, and utterly transformed into a series of decorative pillows threaded with an element of history.
30 Years of Icelandic Design
30 Years of Icelandic Design celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Association of Product and Industrial Designers in Iceland. It is a unique opportunity to see a small, curated selection of Icelandic designs from the last three decades. The show is by no means an exhaustive overview of design history in Iceland but an animated insight into the imagination, creativity and diversity of design in Iceland.
