María Kristín Jónsdóttir

Thread has now traveled to Finland! They are now available at the Icelandic Contemporary Pop-Up Shop in Design Forum Shop, Helsinki. There you may also find beautiful design by Hrafnkell Birgisson, Vík Prjónsdóttir, Megan Herbert and other Icelandic designers.

For the last three months I have been researching and designing jewelery based on the embroidered patterns traditionally used on Faldbúningur, the original Icelandic costume for women.  This was done in preparation for an exhibition in SPARK | DESIGN SPACE, where I was joined by goldsmith Dóra Guðbjört Jónsdóttir, one of Iceland’s few specialist in handmade filigree. The opening was held on the Icelandic National Day, June 17, when traditionally many women dress up in the National costume, and I was honored to have two ladies coming to the opening wearing my main inspiration for this exhibition.

Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir, Owner of SPARK and Curator of ÞRÁÐUR (left).

These beautiful ladies were wearing Skautbúningur (left) and Faldbúningur (right).

With my fellow exhibitor Dóra Guðbjört Jónsdóttir.

Guðrún Hildur Rosenkjær, the creator of the technical drawings I used a an inspiration for the jewelery (far left).

Some guests were cuter than others ;)

SPARK | DESIGN SPACE – Klapparstíg 33, 101 Reykjavík.