Tag: Iceland
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WEIRD BUT WONDERFUL | Here Comes Santa Claus
Santa is checking the departures board at Reykjavik airport…reindeer caught in holiday traffic?
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Style Moment | A Chair in Reykjavik
“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American poet
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Eye on Design | Reykjavik | Fashion Sense
Elegant. Timeless. Classic. These are the three words that come to mind when describing the fashions of Icelandic brand, Ella. I was drawn into the store in Reykjavik by the refined look, and subtle palette, of the clothing. I was even more intrigued when I met the owner/creative director of Ella, and learned the story…
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Eye on Design | Reykjavik | Steinunn Sigurðardóttir | A Designer’s Inspiration
Sophisticated, textural, awe-inspiring. These are the adjectives that came to mind when I first saw the clothing designed by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir. As I found out more about her, and her inspiration for her designs, I became even more intrigued.
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Style Moment | Reykjavik Bookstore
“It is clear that the books owned the shop rather than the other way about. Everywhere they had run wild and taken possession of their habitat, breeding and multiplying, and clearly lacking any strong hand to keep them down.” Agatha Christie (1890-1976) British crime writer; quote from her 1963 book, The Clocks.