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19/09/20 - 31/01/21
100% WOOL

Wool is a sustainable, natural raw material with infinite possibilities. This exhibition showcases products made from Icelandic wool by contemporary designers and craftspeople...

17/09/20 - 30/12/20
BIRD ARTIST in residence

Sigurbjörn Helgason has set up his workspace in the museum shop where he will be making birds, large and small.
The adventurous birds are made from a variety of found...

31/10/20 - 30/12/20
BEHIND THE SCENES, conserving and archiving textile work

BEHIND THE SCENES,  conserving and archiving textile work.

The project is supported by Safnasjóður

17/06/20 - 06/09/20
PAPERFLOWERS - Rúna Þorkelsdóttir

The bookwork Paperflowers was made by Rúna over a period of two years on a Rotaprint machine at her studio in Amsterdam. It was in a print run of 100, bound into signed books....

02/11/19 - 30/08/20
SVEINN KJARVAL – Quality is never an accident

An exhibition on the works of Sveinn Kjarval (1919–1981) at the Museum of Design and Applied Art focuses on his important pioneering work in Iceland in the field of furniture...

24/03/20 - 30/08/20
BEHIND THE SCENES - Icelandic visual language, studio

Icelandic Visual Language is the title of Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon’s ongoing research project on the history of applied graphic arts in Iceland.Opening will be held the 24th...

23/06/20 - 30/08/20
FLOKK TILL YOU DROP - Residency

The aim of the project is to raise awareness of consumption and the amount of clothing that is being donated to The Red Cross. What happens to these items? What kind of...

06/03/20 - 06/06/20
ÁSTHILDUR MAGNÚSDÓTTIR - residency

Ásthildur Magnúsdóttir is a weaver and eider farmer. Her textile work covers everything from the finest damask to rough rya rugs. Ásthildur is a specialist in the history and...

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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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