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From time to time, artists' studios, galleries and shops in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur hold extended opening events, such as 'Gakktu \u00ed b\u00e6inn'. The most recent one was on the evening of Friday, 22nd April. Photo: Hulda Margr\u00e9t. <\/sup><\/p>\nDesign March extends its reach to Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/h4>\n
Design March, Iceland's largest design festival, takes place from 4-8 May and extends to Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, where progressive design and innovation bring together exhibitors and visitors. Many hundreds of events, exhibitions, lectures, happenings and installations are on the programme each year, organised by Icelandic designers and architects, companies and institutions. <\/p>\n
Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library<\/a> <\/h4>\nAuthor of the month at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library is the artist and writer S\u00f3lveig Eva Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir who opens a comic exhibition<\/a> On the occasion of Design March, on their latest works from the book Space Mama Piggy<\/a> on the 5th of May and will also be reading from the work at the opening from 4-6 pm. The graphic novel has previously been presented at Stockholm Fringe, Pittsburgh Fringe, and Reykjav\u00edk Fringe, and has received a grant from Myndstef and the Visual Arts Fund. A 30-page edition sold out in the United States, and the author is now working on a 200-page edition of the work. S\u00f3lveig will also be running a summer course in graphic storytelling and comic writing at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library this summer for young artists and teenagers who want to try their hand at this literary form. <\/p>\nTown Cinema<\/a><\/h4>\nID Reykjavik<\/a> is a new Icelandic brand with furniture and designer products for the home. The product lines are inspired by the architecture and nature of Iceland, but the use of Icelandic lava, combined with other raw materials such as steel, wood, leather and porcelain, gives the products a special elegance and well-deserved attention. B\u00e6jarb\u00ed\u00f3 Hafnarfir\u00f0i opens its doors to visitors and passers-by on ID Reykjavik exhibition, 4th-8th May<\/a>. A piece from the line will also be shown at the Epal exhibition, 'Icelandic Design at its Most Colourful'. <\/p>\nThe opening hours for the exhibition at the B\u00e6jarb\u00ed\u00f3 are as follows:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n- Wednesday 16-21<\/li>\n
- Thursday 4-9 pm<\/li>\n
- Friday 12-21<\/li>\n
- Saturday 12-5<\/li>\n
- Sunday 1-5 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Port city<\/a> <\/h4>\nAn exhibition by Fl\u00e9ttan and Krist\u00edn Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, The material world of rock wool<\/a>, is currently on display in Sverris Hall at Hafnarborg as part of Design March 2022. The exhibition offers an insight into their ongoing material research on Icelandic rock wool, where they explore different methods of transforming it into a new material. Opening of the exhibition 'The Material World of Rockwool'<\/a> will be formally celebrated with an evening opening at the museum on Thursday 5th May from 6-8 pm. A guided tour of the exhibition with the designers will also be offered on Saturday 7th May at 2 pm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Town Cinema<\/a><\/h4>\nID Reykjavik<\/a> is a new Icelandic brand with furniture and designer products for the home. The product lines are inspired by the architecture and nature of Iceland, but the use of Icelandic lava, combined with other raw materials such as steel, wood, leather and porcelain, gives the products a special elegance and well-deserved attention. B\u00e6jarb\u00ed\u00f3 Hafnarfir\u00f0i opens its doors to visitors and passers-by on ID Reykjavik exhibition, 4th-8th May<\/a>. A piece from the line will also be shown at the Epal exhibition, 'Icelandic Design at its Most Colourful'. <\/p>\nThe opening hours for the exhibition at the B\u00e6jarb\u00ed\u00f3 are as follows:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n- Wednesday 16-21<\/li>\n
- Thursday 4-9 pm<\/li>\n
- Friday 12-21<\/li>\n
- Saturday 12-5<\/li>\n
- Sunday 1-5 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Port city<\/a> <\/h4>\nAn exhibition by Fl\u00e9ttan and Krist\u00edn Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, The material world of rock wool<\/a>, is currently on display in Sverris Hall at Hafnarborg as part of Design March 2022. The exhibition offers an insight into their ongoing material research on Icelandic rock wool, where they explore different methods of transforming it into a new material. Opening of the exhibition 'The Material World of Rockwool'<\/a> will be formally celebrated with an evening opening at the museum on Thursday 5th May from 6-8 pm. A guided tour of the exhibition with the designers will also be offered on Saturday 7th May at 2 pm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The opening hours for the exhibition at the B\u00e6jarb\u00ed\u00f3 are as follows:<\/strong> <\/p>\n An exhibition by Fl\u00e9ttan and Krist\u00edn Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, The material world of rock wool<\/a>, is currently on display in Sverris Hall at Hafnarborg as part of Design March 2022. The exhibition offers an insight into their ongoing material research on Icelandic rock wool, where they explore different methods of transforming it into a new material. Opening of the exhibition 'The Material World of Rockwool'<\/a> will be formally celebrated with an evening opening at the museum on Thursday 5th May from 6-8 pm. A guided tour of the exhibition with the designers will also be offered on Saturday 7th May at 2 pm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
Port city<\/a> <\/h4>\n