Garðar Eyjólfsson
Garðar Eyjólfsson (b.1981 Iceland) holds a B.A (Honours) degree in Product Design from Central Saint Martins, London (2009) and a M.A (Cum Laude) Contextual Design from Design Academy Eindhoven (2011). Since founding Studio Eyjolfsson in 2012 he has frequently focused on the refinement and use of local resources in product design, while conducting research which revolves around the area of design fiction. In his work, Eyjólfsson mixes contextual, critical and narrative research as a means of exploring and translating zeitgeist topics. He utilises a variety of mediums to manifest his voice, ranging from artefacts, scenography, curation, fiction, video, performance, dialog and writing. Eyjolfsson’s studio projects, as well as strong engagement in academia, greatly contributes to shaping the identity of the Icelandic design scene, as well as helping the global design community to open new doors to unexplored worlds.
Works
Un/Inhabitable
Selected exhibitions
Iceland University of the Arts, Explorations & Translations program, Curation of Omen, Reykjavík, 2019
Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, Conflicted Matter, Germany, 2019
Old Truman Brewery, The New Nordic Exhibition, Mundane & Everyday, London, 2018
Klokgebouw, Dutch Design Week, Horsekeeper’s Grooming Kit, Eindhoven, 2017
Hafnarborg Center of Culture and Fine Art, Clay and More, Reykjavík, 2016
Salone del Mobile, Reconfiguration of a tree - Exercise in Pine I & II for
studio Thomas Vailly, Milan, 2016
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, Aurora - Nordic Architecture and Design, 2016
Artisan Gallery, Burst Open, Brisbane, 2014
50 exhibition at Salone del Mobile, Hydro Morphosis, 2012, Milan
Selected teaching / workshop
University of Reykjavík, Supervisor for final thesis in Master of Project Management, 2022
EKA, Estonian Academy of the Arts, Emergent Themes: Smart Home, at IxD MA Interaction Design, 2021
Royal Academy of the Art KABK, Confluence, Workshop, MA class, The Hague, 2021
Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, I have become stone, Workshop, MA class, Stockholm, 2020
Royal Academy of the Art KABK, Post-Hand, Workshop, BA class, The Hague, 2020
Atelier Luma, Invasive Species, Workshop with Thomas Pausz & Thomas Vailly, Arles, 2017
Iceland Academy of Arts, Design Explorations & Translations, Program Director MA, 2017-2020
L'École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Grenoble, Animal Architecture, Workshop, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Future Fictions Summit, Workshop, 2016
Iceland Academy of Arts, Product Design, Program Director BA, 2014-2017
Selected speaking / performance
University of Reykjavík, The Pros & Cons of Design Thinking, 2022
Royal Academy of the Art KABK, The Imaginarium: ponderings, wonderings and alternatives, The Hague, 2022
Space 10, Altered Relations, Reading interactive lecture with Marteinn Sindri Jónsson, Copenhagen, 2020
PARSE: Human Conference, Barbara, Performance with Marteinn Sindri Jónsson, Gothenburg, 2019
Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, Conflicted Matter, Germany, 2019
Iceland University of the Arts, Odd Bodies: Emergent Forms, With Sam Rees, Marina Rees and Thomas Pausz, 2019
Form/Design Center Malmö, Material Depot, 2017
The Environment Agency of Iceland and the city of Reykjavík, Materials, packaging and context, 2016
Austurbrú Seminar in East Iceland, Aluminum as a new raw material in a local context, 2015
RÚV Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, Toppstöðin, Tv-Series, 2015
Iceland University of the Arts, The Search for Contemporary Mythologies, 2013