Department of Design

Watery

If the Icelandic language supported the fact that nature is alive, would we behave differently towards the environment? The work provides insight...

Erla Sverrisdóttir · 2024
Department of Design

Anyone who guards an apple//An apple's keeper

Most people take it for granted to be able to grab an apple and bite it while their minds stay in a thousand other places, like...

Svava Þorsteinsdóttir · 2024
Department of Design

Tilja

Tilja is a research-based design project that uses the properties of kelp to absorb heavy metals from the body. Heavy metals accumulate in the body through food, touch and...

Sigurður Einarsson Mäntylä · 2024
Department of Design

Borrowing the clay// Between Man and Clay

The Icelandic clay is different from most other clays. Pottery artists often mix other materials with it to make the clay more portable In this project...

Kristrún Hulda Sigurðardóttir · 2024
Department of Design

Being in Darkness

Experience emotional and physical presence within natural darkness.

Hekla Dís Pálsdóttir · 2024
Department of Design

Marble Reimagined: Casting will be light//Marble Reimagined: Crafting Light from Waste

There will be a huge amount of waste during the processing of marble, and the project will focus the spotlight on the possibilities that exist in the utilization of those cuts...

Ragna Brekkan · 2024
Department of Architecture

Eternal sun//Eternal sun

When life changes and we are left at a crossroads, what is the purpose?

Emilý Klemensdóttir · 2024
Department of Architecture

Generation Market-Homes, Connecting Cultures in Sandgerði

Research suggests that immigrants find it difficult to enter Icelandic societyMy idea is to design duplexes and...

Elín Phuong My Phang · 2024
Department of Architecture

Fracture

Reykjanes, a territory of natural extremism.Fire upheaval and sea surf create a harsh environment where the struggle for life is often difficult. To live with such extremes then...

Brynjar Þorri Magnússon · 2024
Department of Architecture

Glitbrá

A young couple visit Sandgerði in search of a place to build a home. A slow breeze is coming from the sea, across the meadows on the southern edge...

Þórdís Timila Guðmundsdóttir · 2024