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15/11/18 - 17/03/19
AND ANTI MATTER - museum shop workshop

This time it is the creative studio duo AND ANTIMATTER (&AM) that will set up their workspace in our museum shop.

Founded by lovers and collaborators Þórey Björk...

01/12/18 - 10/03/19
100ár100dagar á Instagram

To celebrate 100 years of constitutional independence of Iceland we are hosting an exhitibition on Instagram under the name 100ar100hlutir transletes to 100years100items. We...

06/03/18 - 03/03/19
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH EINAR ÞORSTEINN

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH EINAR ÞORSTEINN

“My models are for experimenting – and by experimenting, I mean understanding.”

In 2014, the Icelandic architect and...

24/06/18 - 04/11/18
Mannabein - Lifandi sýning

Mannabein is a live exhibition where the designer, Torfi Fannar, has set up his work in the entrance of the museum and uses this space as his work base for the next few weeks....

18/03/18 - 18/09/18
THE IMAGINARIUM OF KRON BY KRONKRON

Kron by Kronkron is the creation of Hugrún Árnadóttir and Magni Þorsteinsson. Over the last ten years they have designed 1200 pairs of shoes, which equates to a new pair every...

14/12/17 - 01/05/18
ÐYSLEXTWHERE

The product designer Hanna Jónsdóttir will be working here for the next few weeks on the project ÐYSLEXTWHERE. Her collaborator is Ingrid Brandth from Norway but they have been...

14/12/17 - 28/02/18
The Icelandic Wool Sweater

The Icelandic wool sweater has developed through the centuries from a sturdy item of work clothing, used primarily in difficult outdoor jobs on sea and land, to being a...

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Opening hours
  • All days: 12:00 → 17:00
    Mondays: Closed

Location
  • Garðatorg 1
    210 Garðabær, Iceland

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Recent News
  • Workshop for the whole family
  • The home is a slow-moving event at the Design Museum of Iceland
  • Drawing Shadows – workshop
  • Imaginary home for families
  • Design workshop - The world at home - Thursday 16. February from 13-15
  • Design workshop - The world at home - Tuesday 14. February from 13 - 15
  • Opening -The Design Museum as a home
  • Opening
Latest Exhibitions
  • At Home in The Design Museum
  • Presence - New sweaters by textile designer Ýrúrarí
  • Ceramic designer in residency
  • The best book design from all over the world
  • Dieter Roth: graphic design
  • M A G E - Master milliners in residency
  • BATHING CULTURE
  • VIRTUAL WATERS
Useful Links
  • Iceland Design Center
  • MoMA - Museum of Modern Art
  • Röhsska [Gothenburg]
  • Design museum [London]
  • Designmuseo [Helsinki]
  • Designmuseum [Copenhagen]
  • Trapholt hönnunarsafn [Kolding]
  • Nationalmuseet for design [Oslo]
Museum of Design and Applied Art
  • Gardatorg 1
    210 Gardabaer
    Iceland

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Contact
  • Phone: (+354) 512 1525

  • Phone: (+354) 512 1526

  • honnunarsafn@honnunarsafn.is

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