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The living room features plenty of books, warm hued furniture and animal skins.

Design: Historic building becomes artist's home in Akureyri

28 Mar 2016 Artist Hlynur Hallsson and his wife, Kristín Þóra Kjartansdóttir who is the managing director of design shop Flóra have created a warm, eclectic home in a building dating from 1900.

Islands of Iceland I: Vestmannaeyjar

25 Mar 2016 This is the first of a four-part Easter series presenting and celebrating some of the islands which decorate the edges of this island nation. Our first destination is Vestmannaeyjar.

Obama invites Icelandic PM to US

21 Mar 2016 “This summit will deepen US-Nordic cooperation while highlighting America's continued commitment to European security, transatlantic trade, and the promotion of common democratic values.”

The former salt factory is now a trendy venue featuring designer Icelandic furniture and cosy lighting.

Eating out: Salt factory turns into trendy Reykjavik lobster joint

20 Mar 2016 Icelandic restaurant Verbúð 11 Lobster & Stuff located at Reykjavik harbour just got a facelift by former star of TV interior design show and style guru Arnar Gauti Sverrisson.

The rock visible outside the opening to this cave was 100 metres inside of it a year ago.

PHOTOS: Is climate change wiping out Iceland’s glaciers?

17 Mar 2016 “The Breiðamerkurjökull glacier has receded by 600 metres in just twelve months. I have never seen such a large chunk of glacier disappear in one year.”

Irresponsible tourists iceberg-hopping in Iceland.

Iceland spoilt by a***holes – apparently!

17 Mar 2016 Iceland has the dubious honour of making onto cracked.com’s list of ‘6 Famous Places That A-Holes Have Made Intolerable To Visit’.

Our Top 5 tips for literary treats in Iceland

10 Mar 2016 No visit to Iceland would be complete without some contact with the country’s literary heritage.

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, designed by Henning Larsen architects, Batteríið and artist Ólafur Elíasson.

Design and architecture: A guide to Reykjavik design

10 Mar 2016 Are you heading to Reykjavik and have a penchant for design and architecture? Or are you here for Design March? The Iceland Design Centre has compiled a fantastic list of design-wise hotels, restaurants, galleries, shops and even street art to inspire your stay.

A new magazine in English on Reykjavik fashion and design

9 Mar 2016 A new magazine focusing on Icelandic fashion and design, called Reykjavik Fashion & Design has been published in Reykjavik. It's in English and features articles ranging from everything from fashion to shopping.

Interview: Tim West wants to save the world through food

7 Mar 2016 "The food system in Iceland is almost virgin. It has some of the cleanest natural resources I‘ve discovered, on all of my travels, the abundance of clean fresh delicious water, clean fresh protein, the pride in the ocean‘s industry,“ says Californian slow food chef and social entrepreneur Tim West who is also heir to the Doritos empire.

Die Antwoord will be joining Radiohead at the Secret Solstice festival in June

Die Antwoord at Secret Solstice in Reykjavik

3 Mar 2016 South African rap - art duo Die Antwoord will be joining the line-up at the Secret Solstice music festival held in Reykjavik this summer.

The famous gourmet pizzas at Hverfisgata 12, one of the restaurants taking part in the Food and Fun festival.

Food and Fun: Organic gourmet pizzas inspired by Copenhagen restaurant Bæst

2 Mar 2016 The wonderful Food and Fun festival takes place in Reykjavik from March 2-6. The mysterious pizza place on Hverfisgata 12 is taking part for the first time this year.

Director of Bíó Paradís and the Stockfish Film Festival, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir.

Film: "Would love to make a thriller about blood-thirsty polar bears"

19 Feb 2016 The Stockfish Film Festival kicked off last night at Reykjavik's art house cinema Bíó Paradís. This ambitious festival offers a wide array of the most prominent, award-winning films from around the globe. Director of the festival Hrönn Sveinsdóttir answered a few quick questions.

Gunnar Bragi, Icelandic Foreign Minister.

Minister plays football in Bethlehem refugee camp

18 Feb 2016 Iceland’s Foreign Minister swapped his shirt and tie for football boots in Palestine yesterday to help inaugurate a new football pitch in a Bethlehem refugee camp.

Anna Ásthildur Þorsteinsdóttir, music buff and project manager at IMX (Iceland Music Export).

Music: Anna Ásthildur's picks for Sónar Reykjavik

16 Feb 2016 The fourth installation of the Sónar Reykjavik festival takes place from Thursday until Friday. To help you make a decision on what to see we got Anna Ásthildur Thorsteinsson, project manager at Iceland Music Export to give us her top picks of artists you shouldn't miss.