Villa Lola is a Beautifully Modern Low-Impact Home in Iceland

Beril Cicek Creates Quirky Mobile Furniture From Wood and Wool Knits

Turkish designer Beril Cicek created a cozy mobile furniture collection using wood and wool. For use as storage cabinets or less than conventional luggage, these multifunctional design pieces were

CarbFix: Revolutionary Tech Could Trap CO2 Forever by Turning It Into Harmless Rock

Iceland is well know for its use of renewable energy, particularly geothermal energy, but soon the country could be combating climate change in a very different, but equally innovative way. Sometime this

Olafur Eliasson’s Crystalline Harpa Concert Hall Officially Opens in Reykjavik!

Iceland May Tap Liquid Magma as New Geothermal Energy Source

Scientists in Iceland have been studying and utilizing the power of geothermal wells for years. In 2009 one such study hit a standstill when a group ran into magma halfway into their dig. The roadblock

Iceland’s Luminous New Harpa Concert Hall Nears Completion

Iceland’s currency may be devalued, but thankfully the same thing hasn’t happened to the country’s lust for arts and culture. The capital city of Reykjavík, will soon be welcoming the Harpa Concert

Icelandic Prefabricated Home To Remember Summer Days By

As the winter winds begin to blow, we’d thought we say one last goodbye to the things of summer by featuring Icelandic architectural firm Glama-Kim Architects’ modern, modular, eco-friendly

ICELAND’S GEOTHERMAL POWER

Iceland is hot – both as a tourist destination, and underground, where all the geothermal action is. Iceland sits on the geologically active Mid-Atlantic Ridge (where the North American continental

ICELAND’S MODERNIST CHURCHES

One of the first things visitors to Reykjavik notice is the crazy spaceship-looking church dominating the skyline. The Hallgrimskirkja (Hallgrim’s Church) is impossible to miss, as it is by far the

GREETINGS FROM REYKJAVIK

I’m currently here in Reykjavik, the windy capital of Iceland, and will be here until Sunday July 24th. I’ll be scouring the scene for the coolest Icelandic design and architecture, so feel

ICELAND

I’m headed to Iceland today for a week to check out the Icelandic design scene and soak it up in geothermal hot springs! Contributing writer Sarah Rich will be taking care of Inhabitat while I am