Icelandic Design Award 2021 celebrated in Gróska
The Icelandic Design Award 2021 was held in Gróska on the 29th of October. Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir, media personality, presented the awards and earlier during the day a productive talk was held about a future based on design, creativity and innovation, directed by Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, the managing of Festa - center for sustainability.
Hjaltalín - ∞ wins the Icelandic Design Award 2021
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation presented the award to graphic designer Sigurður Oddsson, sculptor Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson and three-dimensional designer Gabríel Benedikt Bachmann for Hjaltalín - ∞
“The graphical presentation is skillful. The interplay between light and shadow creates a unique sense of calm and warmth. A moment frozen in time. The choice of font is appropriate, and the code refers in a tasteful manner to the Golden Record of the Voyager spacecrafts which is a message in a bottle from mankind to outer space. The jury of the Icelandic Design Awards 2021 concludes that the design and over all implementation of the record cover “∞” is an especially integrative piece and an ambitious monument for the future.”
CCP receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021
The Icelandic gaming company CCP receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021. Sigurður Hannesson, managing director of SI - the Federation of Icelandic Industries gave the awards to CCP.
“Today the gaming industry is one of the pillars of software creative industries in Iceland, where there are now more than twenty companies that specialize in game development. CCP has had enormous effect on the field as a whole and paved the way for a new platform for design in Iceland that today is an established part of the economy.”
The recipient of the honorary award at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021 is Gunnar Magnússon, furniture designer and interior architect for his characteristics that are exquisite and make his work unique as distinct representatives of a prime period in Icelandic furniture design.
“Throughout the years Gunnar has participated in numerous exhibitions and received various international awards. While his work represents the spirit of Nordic design in the latter part of last century, Gunnar’s author characteristics are exquisite and make his work unique as distinct representatives of a prime period in Icelandic furniture design.”
In the recent years, the jury of the Icelandic Design Awards has acknowledged companies for best investment in design. It is no less important, however, to acknowledge investments in design by public authorities and institutions. Therefore, this year, the jury wanted to dedicate a special mention to acknowledge the professional approach and investment of the Directorate of Health and the Police Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management for the campaign “Civil Protection is all of us” and the information portal covid.is.
The Icelandic Design Award started in 2014 and honours the best Icelandic design and architecture annually. The importance of design in our society, culture and business has been growing steadily, and it is therefore vital to increase the understanding of good design and highlight the value of quality.
The jury of the Icelandic Design Awards 2021:
- María Kristín Jónsdóttir/Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir, chairmen of the jury, Museum of Design and Applied Art
- Hildigunnur Sverrisdóttir, architect, IUA
- Þorleifur Gíslason, grapich designer, IDA
- Katarina Siltavuori, director of Archinfo Finland.
- Margrét Kristín Sigurðardóttir, SI
- Ragna Fróðadóttir, fashion and textile designer, and director at Edelkoort Inc.
The Icelandic Design Award is established by Iceland Design and Architecture in collaboration with the Iceland University of the Arts, the Museum of Design and Applied Art, Promote Iceland and SI - the Federation of Icelandic Industries.
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