{"id":40029,"date":"2026-10-19T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?p=40029"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:42:35","slug":"styrkhafar-ur-rodum-lhi-i-uthlutun-honnunarsjods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/styrkhafar-ur-rodum-lhi-i-uthlutun-honnunarsjods\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant holders from the ranks of LH\u00cd in the allocation of the Design Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The second allocation of the Design Fund 2026 took place in Gr\u00f3ska on October 15, where 21 projects in the field of design and architecture received funding.<\/h3>\n

Among the grantees were 5 employees from our ranks, Anna Dr\u00f6fn \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir for the book H\u00fas, Arnar M\u00e1r J\u00f3nsson for the project RANRA CONDITIONS, Birna Geirfinnsd\u00f3ttir on behalf of Studio Studio, Bj\u00f6rn Steinar Blumenstein for the development project HVER and Sigmundur P\u00e1ll Freysteinsson for the Icelandic travel design brand Bl\u00e6r. It is gratifying to report that most of them are not only employees of the school but also dedicated students.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Bl\u00e6r received a grant of 3.5 million ISK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sigmundur P\u00e1ll Freysteinsson received a project grant of ISK 3.5 million for the brand Blue. <\/em>Bl\u00e6r is a new Icelandic clothing brand based on research on textiles and crafts. The grant is useful for the development of the AW27 line in collaboration with craftspeople and producers, the development of the brand and the presentation of Design March 2027.<\/p>\n

Sigmundur P\u00e1ll is a fashion designer by training, but he did undergraduate studies in fashion design here at LH\u00cd and later master's studies in Kyoto, Japan. He currently works as a project manager for research at LH\u00cd.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

RANRA CONDITIONS received a grant of 3.5 million ISK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Arnar M\u00e1r J\u00f3nsson received a 3.5 million ISK marketing and promotional grant for RANRA CONDITIONS<\/strong>. The project concerns the next step in the international structure of the brand RANRA and connects pop-up events, installations and international promotion with a focus on Paris and Iceland. RANRA design studio is active in both Reykjav\u00edk and London and is best known for its quality outdoor clothing made from eco-friendly materials. RANRA's activities have been growing rapidly, currently working on various projects in the field of design.<\/p>\n

Arnar M\u00e1r J\u00f3nsson is a adjunct lecturer in fashion design at LH\u00cd, but he is also the second owner of RANRA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Each: Icelandic timber and geothermal heat received a million ISK grant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Bj\u00f6rn Steinar Blumenstein received one million ISK in research and development funding for the project Who <\/strong>where Icelandic resources and materials are used in the preparation of furniture using special methods. Icelandic timber is then laid hot each and then steamed with custom-made molds. The project thus investigates a local and non-traditional production method. Bj\u00f6rn has worked on the various projects where sustainability and reuse are in the foreground, but for example he runs the recycling and design studio Plastpan.<\/p>\n

Bj\u00f6rn Steinar Blumenstein works as a professional director of product design at LH\u00cd.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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H\u00daS - book publishing about residential buildings received a grant of 500,000 ISK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the allocation, the project was awarded HOUSE - Book publication about residential buildings<\/strong> 500 thousand ISK project grant. This is an illustrated book about residential buildings in Iceland from settlement to the present day, where the nation's architectural history is presented in words and pictures. The book is a kind of social mirror that guides readers through Icelandic architectural history and presents 40 different buildings that have been the home of Icelanders over the centuries. Anna Dr\u00f6fn \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir is the second author of the book together with Gu\u00f0na Valberg.<\/p>\n

Anna Dr\u00f6fn completed meistaran\u00e1mi in history and practical cultural communication and works as a associate professor at department of design LH\u00cd.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Studio Studio received a grant of 300,000 ISK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Studio Studio received a 300 thousand kroner marketing and promotional grant for a project on Har\u00f0ar \u00c1g\u00fastsson's graphic design. The project sheds light on the part of his career that involved graphic design, including book covers, company logos and advertising. Birna Gerifinnsd\u00f3ttir is the second owner of Studio Studio and worked on the project together with Arnari Frey Gu\u00f0mundsson.<\/p>\n

Birna Geirfinnsd\u00f3ttir is professor in graphic design at LH\u00cd.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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We sincerely congratulate the grantees and look forward to following the future<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bl\u00e6r received a grant of ISK 3.5 million RANRA CONDITIONS received a grant of ISK 3.5 million Each: Icelandic timber and geothermal heat received a million ISK grant HOUSE - book publishing on residential buildings received a grant of ISK 500,000 Studio Studio received a grant of ISK 300,000<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":40059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":1,"wds_primary_departmens_cat":0,"wds_primary_global_cat":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"departmens_cat":[],"global_cat":[],"class_list":["post-40029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40029"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40064,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40029\/revisions\/40064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40029"},{"taxonomy":"departmens_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/departmens_cat?post=40029"},{"taxonomy":"global_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global_cat?post=40029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}