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STAND UP / STAND OUT | Designer Interview

March 31, 2015, 6:59 am
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STAND UP / STAND OUT is the project of Icelandic fashion designer Elísabet Karlsdóttir. After graduating from Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2013, Elísabet has worked solely with fur and focuses on the use of natural materials and sustainability. The project is a clothing line featuring fur and was one of very few chosen for entry at 2015’s REMIX, an international fashion and fur design competition held in Milan in

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Kria Jewelry | Designer Interview

April 11, 2015, 6:55 am
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Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir is the creative mind behind Kría jewelry. Her inspiration came from finding a small skeleton from a particularly perseverant and tenacious bird, the Arctic Tern (in Icelandic: Kría), which is famous for its migration and can fly up to about ninety thousand km in one year. Since then she has worked solely around the concept of nature in her designs, with pieces that directly emulate animal bones and

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Orri Finn | Designer Interview

April 17, 2015, 7:09 am
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As I’m sure you have noticed by now, a few of us here at Nordic Style Magazine attended DesignMarch and Reykjavík Fashion Festival and covered both of them extensively. I attended a big portion of the DesignMarch events myself (I have a hard time counting all the openings I went to…) and saw many innovative things and met many inspiring people. The events were of course as different as they

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IIIF Collective: Petits Volcans

April 28, 2015, 8:04 am
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Having an interest in design and décor can develop a tendency to focus exclusively on aesthetics. We follow the path our inclinations lead us down and submerge ourselves in an array of things we find…well, pretty (to put it very simply). Although once in a while we do come across something that can have the satisfying dual effect of appealing to our taste while also making us think. This is

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Reykjavik Arts Festival 2015

May 22, 2015, 5:00 am
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It´s all about the art´s in Iceland these days. There is a lot of discussion about Iceland´s contribution at the Venice Biennale where the Swiss artist Christoph Büchel set up a mosque which has caused some controversy both in Iceland as well as in Venice. At the present there is, however, more focus on The Reykjavik Arts Festival which is an annual feast of the arts for all art lovers

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Nordic Model Post: Inga Eiriksdottir

June 1, 2015, 5:00 am
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As a Swedish- born Icelander, Inga Eiriksdottir, has certainly become a citizen of the world. Not only is she fluent in Swedish, Icelandic, and English; she is also well- spoken in French and German. Alongside modeling for major designers, Inga leads a healthy lifestyle on an everyday basis filled with yoga and good food. Inga Eiriksdottir Hometown: Reykjavik, Iceland How She Was Discovered: Scouted in Iceland at a pizzeria when

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Come Flight With Me | Helicopter SS15 Collection

June 6, 2015, 4:26 am
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It’s been about a year since the unveiling of Helicopter’s colourful Mandatory Luck collection. The collection consisted of loose fitting garments featuring the deconstructed pattern of the Mandarin duck and was consistant with the label’s previous abstract interpretation of elements from nature. This year Helicopter is changing directions and straying a bit from its usual path with its new SS15 collection, Come Flight With Me. The collection takes spring and

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Kyrja | Minimalistic Sophistication

June 11, 2015, 7:04 am
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Kyrja is one of my favourite Icelandic fashion design labels. It focuses on high quality design and minimalistic sophistication, proving that ones wardrobe abides by the rule of “less is more” and that quality easily outweighs quantity. It was founded in 2012 by designer Sif Baldursdóttir who says she draws most of her inspiration from everyday things like a shadow on a wall or a shape in the foam of her

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Friday Fever: Festivals in Iceland 2015

June 19, 2015, 5:00 am
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Northern Europe is notorious for having some of the best festivals in the world, which Friday Fever will focus on in depth with regards to each country. This week: Iceland! With picturesque landscapes, mystifying glaciers, and a heart warming culture Iceland is surely a gem of the north. Festivals in Iceland are some of the most unique in the world, check out the top four! Extreme Chill Festival (7- 9

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Friday Fever: KRÍA

August 21, 2015, 3:00 am
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Icelandic music artist KRÍA recently released a new music video and a debut EP. Nordic Style had a chance to have a little chat with her about what her music inspiration and Icelandic heritage.     Also check out: Festivals in Iceland 2015 What’s your inspiration behind the EP? Everything that is supernatural really inspires and every song is different so I didn’t really start with a theme. My EP,

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ASI MAR ⎮ The Icelandic Wonderkid

September 9, 2015, 6:24 am
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A mysterious & incredibly fresh voice has emerged on the Icelandic Fashion scene now with his own label and menswear A/W’15 Collection under the name – ASI MAR. Asi Mar Friðriksson, challenges the conventional & classic menswear setup with playful prints & silhouettes. We wanted to find out more about this sudden spur of creativity launched into the Fall season, luckily we caught up with the designer to get his

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Interview with our New Blogger ⎮ Sigrun Ásta Jörgensen

September 12, 2015, 4:17 am
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We are so excited to be launching our new Blogger platform, so far we have welcomed Jonas from Sweden to our team and now we have the lovely stylist & makeup artist, Sigrun Ásta Jörgensen. Born and bred in Reykjavik, Iceland this vibrant soul has been keeping very busy since graduating last year and being awarded the ‘Best Editorial and Best Cover photo” for her Final Graduation project. So we

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Friday Fever: Kiriyama Family

October 9, 2015, 6:51 am
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An Icelandic band gaining popularity is Kiriyama Family; an electro pop group from Reykjavik. They recently released a lyric video for their song “Innocence,” which was one of the nine original songs on their debut album, released in 2012. Kiriyama Family is one of the exciting bands playing at Iceland Airwaves this year and they’re part of its “Instagram Takeover” this week! After releasing their first album three years ago, their single

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Iceland Airwaves 2015 – Music Festival in Reykjavik

November 9, 2015, 8:05 am
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  Reykjavik’s annual Iceland Airwaves festival, which had its last day yesterday, is known around the globe for setting its stages for up- and coming Icelandic bands. In the past bands like Of Monsters and Men, Samaris, and Sigur Rós have gotten their “big break” after playing at the festival. In addition to introducing the freshest of Icelandic music, the festival also features great international artists. Each year, this fantastic

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Vintage editorial|Nýtt Líf

November 18, 2015, 12:11 am
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Hey everybody. It has been a while since my last blog, but it feels good to be back because I know you guys have missed me, right? 😉 In Nýtt líf’s November issue there is a vintage editorial in which I was an stylist and a creative director along with Rut Sigurðardóttir. This was my first Vintage editorial that I have done, and I have to say that I am

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Eygló – Icelandic Fashion Wild Child

November 21, 2015, 2:58 am
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Eygló is an up and coming designer from Iceland, her style and art is wild and modern, a true wild child of Icelandic fashion to keep up with. She is not only a co-owner in a 9 designer “it” shop in Reykjavik but she also has interned with the likes of Bernhard Willhelm, AsFour and Jeremy Scott. Her clothes are futuristic, artful and bold. Her collections can be bought both

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Ásgeir Pétursson – Majestic Mountains and Icebergs

December 11, 2015, 2:15 pm
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He’s Icelandic. He’s young. He’s like a wizard. A wizard with a camera. Ásgeir Pétursson is only in his twenties but shoots pictures like someone with a long experience. His pictures are works of art – whether in color or black and white. Also check out: Icelandic hunting paradise – South Greenland Also read: Net A Porter: Iceland Recommended read: More amazing photographs of Net A Porter – Iceland Pétursson

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Iceland’s Winter in a Week

January 14, 2016, 7:41 am
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After visiting Iceland on my honeymoon in November 2014, I was in awe of the beauty and culture, and knew that I had to return as soon as possible. Once Christmas had passed, a few friends, my husband and I flew over for a week in Iceland’s winter, and I wanted to let you all in on the diamonds of the country, and why I highly recommend that you visit the

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Tulipop – The colorful world of Bubble and Gloomy

January 25, 2016, 3:46 am
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They live in the country where the fire plays with the ice and the darkness plays with the light and that’s the country where you can watch the dance of the northern lights as well as the dance of the hidden people. Two young Icelandic women, Signý Kolbeinsdóttir and Helga Árnadóttir, founded a company few years ago; or rather a whole new world that they named Tulipop. There, like in

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Applying Face Masks: 6 Steps to Brighter Skin

January 26, 2016, 4:00 am
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Face masks are an essential part of girls’ nights and sleepovers, and applying them is so much fun, that their role in maintaining beautiful skin is often mistakingly overlooked. There’s a million and one legitimate reasons for you to make time for facial pampering sessions more often. In addition to being perfect for relaxing and unwinding, face masks help soak up impurities, hydrate skin, clear pores, and more. Applied weekly as part of your beauty routine, they can work wonders for conditions like oily skin and acne, they help your

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