DesignMarch in Stockholm
DesignMarch in collaboration with the Icelandic Embassies in the Nordic capitals host events in the form of podcasts, taped in the preparation of the festival in Iceland. Participants in Stockholm are Asli Abdulrahman is an artist who works with storytelling and Vaka Gunnarsdóttir is a newly graduated architect with a M.Sc degree from KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology and a Bachelor Degree from IUA, Icelandic University of the Arts. Moderator is Gustaf Kjellin who has a masters degree in curatorial studies from Stockholm University.
The aim is to bring together designers from Iceland and the Nordic capitals in an interesting conversation about design and architecture, thereby creating a foreign forum for the festival in collaboration with the embassy and foreign cooperation site. In the time of Covid and closed borders, it is important to strengthen communication across those borders and to draw attention towards DesignMarch and Icelandic design from abroad.
The podcasts are in english
Gustaf Kjellin has a masters degree in curatorial studies from Stockholm University. Based in Stockholm he works with a wide range of international institutions, organisations and companies within the architecture- and design world. He recently curated the exhibition “Snowcrash” at Nationalmuseum (2021), was the editor of the book Design & Peace for the Alvar Aalto Foundation (2019) and co-authored the book Helt Vildt! – The Second Golden Age of Danish Design, for Summit (2018).
Asli Abdulrahman is an artist who works with storytelling. Her aim is to create the change that we want to see in the world, acknowledging that architects and designers have the ability to build and create spaces where change to take place. Abdulrahman holds a Bachelors Degree from Konstfack in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design.
Vaka Gunnarsdóttir is a newly graduated architect with a M.Sc degree from KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology and a Bachelor Degree from IUA, Icelandic University of the Arts. Her work is focused on the intriquite relationship of people and nature with emphasis on an Icelandic context.
