The House That Disappeared – Eldheimar
None of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless. But on 23rd January 1973, earthquakes started to shake ...
Icelandic Times – Issue 43
On Top of the world – Glacier Jeeps
The largest glacier in Europe
The weather report was looking good—a full day of sunshine ahead of me and temperatures above 10°C. I was on my way to a face to ...
A fairytale home – Petra’s Stone & Mineral Collection
In the tiny town of Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, a young girl named Petra began collecting stones in the mountains surrounding her home—and continued to do s...
Krua Siam
Experience Thai Cuisine in North Iceland
In the heart of the largest town of North Iceland, Akureyri, is the Krua Siam restaurant. The restaurant specialises...
Zeto Offers Sustainable Icelandic Hair Care
New powder shampoo features bioactive seaweed extract
The Icelandic skin care industry has an interesting newcomer on the market. Zeto is an Icelandi...
Leather Designer
Quality Icelandic design and leather handcraft is much sought after. “My first leather design was a handbag painted with colourful artwork and patterns,” says ...
Arngunnur Ýr
Arngunnur Ýr:
Painting the beauty and beast of Iceland’s unique landscapes
Since her work first started appearing in Iceland’s art galleries ...
Elegant Icelandic Jewellery
Renowned designer Hendrikka Waage presents jewellery and art collections
Hendrikka Waage has designed an exquisite collection of rings, earrings and nec...
Feel Iceland
Helping you to look and feel your natural best
Feel Iceland was founded by two Icelandic women that wanted to help people look and feel their best in a...
The Iceland-China model saving the world?
Interview with Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President of Iceland
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland , was born in 1943 in the town of Ísafjö...
