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  • Artist Talk: Designer Ágústa Sveinsdóttir

    Artist Talk: Designer Ágústa Sveinsdóttir

    At DesignMarch 2016, Ágústa and Elísabet Karlsdóttir—who together make up the powerful design team ALVARA—presented a jewelry line called ‘Silfra’. In December they launched their second collaborative project, the clothing line USELESS. We asked Ágústa about her recent work and working as…

  • Rendered Useful: A New Line Of Reindeer Products By Alvara

    Rendered Useful: A New Line Of Reindeer Products By Alvara

    Each permitted hunter is allowed one reindeer. There are around 1,200 permits issued through a lottery system during reindeer hunting season, from July 15 – September 15. The hunt is a mechanism to protect the fragile highland ecosystem and to keep the…