Poulina Jóanesardóttir has chosen to write her own story about the Faroese National Costume. She has shown great courage with her free playing with the costume. And no doubt put her colour on it, the way it looks today.

Poulina bought her first loom at the age of 15. She got her education in The Faroes and in Denmark and apart from having her own workshop, she has been teaching for the last 30 years.

Her work at this exhibition hava a touch of the national costume.

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They opened their first shop Kron in the year 2000 and the second store, KronKron, opened in 2004. The stores sell both clothes and shoes from prestigious designers as well as up and coming designers.

In the year 2008 they decided to start their own line of shoes and following the success of the Kron by KRONKRON shoes, they have now added a line of clothing as well.

 The Collections of Kron by KRONKRON may be described as colorful, original and extremly attentive to details. The spirit of Kron by KRONKRON is timeless but above all feminine and beautiful.

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Ragna Frodadottir studied textile and fashion design in Paris, France and Reykjavik, Iceland.  After designing for her own label, Path of Love, for more than 10 years she moved to NYC in 2008 to work in the field of international trend forecasting. Her work has been shown in showrooms, museums and on catwalks in Europe.  Ragna has received many recognitions for her work - both for her design and for her efforts to create jobs for women in the design and textile industry.  Ragna is currently working for Edelkoort inc in NYC as well as working on her own design.

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Sirri is a brand witch only deals with products made out of Faroese wool. Our age old technique gives you a garment that you always will feel comfortable wearing. And it is essential to us that the article is produced in the Faroes - from thread to button. 

For more than 700 years, the Faroese have been conscious of the importance of a sustainable agriculture, as witnessed in the historical documents, e.g. Seyðabrævið (the sheep letter) from 1298,

Formerly, only wool was used to produce garments, but today, when so many different kinds of textiles are on the market, wool has found new significance. Today wool is used for fashion.

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In the creative cellars of the picturesque town of Stryn, Norway (pop. 6750), two local designers Simen Staalnacke and Peder Børresen, upon homecoming from years of global travels, nights of sizzling cocktails, and international studies; gave birth to a concept soon to be known, worn, and adored, as The Moods of Norway. Soon the duo met up with the third musketeer, Stefan Dahlkvist and drew their lines for the coming collections. More

Paola Ivana Suhonen - is the multi-talented designer behind the independent Fashion/Art brand Ivana Helsinki
from Finland; leading the rapidly growing band of exciting new design talent from the Finnish capital that has been
named as ‘World Design Capital' for 2012. Highlighted by uniquely feminine, Finnish hand knits - the
IVANAhelsinki women's label is now regularly seen in within the pages of all the International fashion magazines,
as well as gaining celebrity fans in Helena Christensen, Juliette Lewis, Peaches Geldof and Beth Ditto.

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Spaksmannsspjarir (boutique and label) was founded in 1993 by the design duo Bjorg and Vala. Their creation is geared towards intelligent, independent women, but does not impose a particular image on them. Instead, Spaksmannsspjarir opens up a wide range of possibilities and thus emphasizes each individual woman's uniqueness. Depending on her mood and the occasion, she can bring out the fashion's feminine, practical or distinguished note.

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Icelandic Designer Jet Korine works with an innate sense of colour, line and form that reflect an inner-world of defined creative thought in design. Together they coalesce as a totally individual style that is simultaneously bespoke, inexplicably new and undeniably hers. Some of the underlined elements of this style lie in her predilection for earthen colours, natural fabrics and skins, dyes and a feel of genuine ethnicity. Jet Korine's distinct design is further enhanced by her unique natural dying processes, the resulting colour and flow of which are utterly original every time.

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STEINUM is characterized by strong colours and eye-catching patterns. The designs are humorous, speckled with a hint of childish naivety. The colour combinations are inspired by the way children put colours together, uninhibited by conventions and tradition. The style is bold, cheeky and infectious. Steinum's approach incorporates traditional Faroese patterns and styles into quirky, idiosyncratic pieces in candy-coloured and cute proportions.

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Rain Dear is an international high fashion company which designs waterproof coats and accessories for fashion conscious women of all types and sizes. The idea is to embrace all women, delicate, large, buxom, small, broad hipped, narrow hipped, amusing, funny, smart, feminine, natural, flashy, ladylike and adventurous. If you are a woman and one of these characteristics applies to you, the Rain Dear coat is for you.

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Skaparinn makes clothes for the woman who likes to read good books and wrap herself in sensuous clothes when she´s not out on a glamorous adventure.Focusing on good tailoring, unique and gorgeous fabrics  as well as bringing the past into the present in  a mysterious and sensitive way.Dusa, the designer of Skaparinn studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna under JC de Castelbajac and Viktor&Rolf. She is one of nine owners of fashion shop Kiosk in Reykjavik.

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A film duo consisting of Marianna Mørkøre and Rannvá Káradóttir. Marianna Mørkøre, filmmaker, began her career during fashion studies  in London, especially interested in editing. Her constant curiousity in challenging the traditional perception of moving image has generated unique visual narratives that are marked by an experimental approach and a personal voice - a methodology of intriguing imagery determined to linger in your mind.
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Julie Edel Hardenberg is a versatile and productive artist, which beside international exhibitions, recognitions, and public tasks, has produced 5 books. Her works are characterized by being conscious implemented, quirky, poetic with a humorous approach to concepts such as ethnic and cultural identity. Julie Edel Hardenberg speaks at 2011 NFB Fashion Summit about how fashion can be political.
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EYGLO started her own label in 2006 after graduating from the Icelandic Academy of Arts and interning with Bernhard Willhelm, AsFour and Jeremy Scott. She is a part of 9 designers that co-owns the shop Kiosk on Laugavegur.

EYGLO continuously tries to rediscover the wheel in pattern cutting aswell as in detailing. That often gives her collections a bit of a futuristic view at the same time she tries to make timeless clothing. You can usually find something humorous in her collections.

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Vera Thordardottir graduaded as a fashion designer from Istituto Marangoni, London campus, in June 2010. Last February Vera participated in FAD ? Fashion Awareness Direct competition and was chosen as one of 14 finalists to showcase her work on Vauxhall fashion scout. Vera received a special mention award from FAD, and received very positive review from press.

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Guðbjörg Kristín Ingvarsdóttir studied goldsmithing and jewellery design at the Institute for Precious Metals in Copenhagen. In 1999 she founded the design firm Aurum and since then has made a name for herself with her distinctive and sophisticated style. Guðbjörg's designs are characterised by movement, finesse and balance.

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The inspiration for Kria appeared on a black lava beach in eastern Iceland in the summer of 2006 when Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir found a skeleton of the bird by the same name nestled in the sand. The birth of her second daughter, Lóla Salvör, came soon after as did the birth of the Kria collection.

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Sandra Backlund is a fashion designer with an exam from Beckhams College of Design in Stockholm. She Graduated in 2004 and founded her own label the same year. Since then her work has been selected and supported by some of the most important editors and exhibition curators in the world. In 2007 Sandra Backlund was the The Grand Prix Winner of Festival International de  Mode & Photographie in Hyeres, France.

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The name Henrik Vibskov  is most commonly associated not only with a fashion label, but a multitude of twisted yet tantalising universes created in relation to each collection. ”The Big Wet Shiny Boobies”, "The Solar Donkey Experiment", "The Slippery Spiral Situation" and ”The Fantabulous Bicycle Music Factory” are just a few titles of shows Henrik Vibskov has produced lately, each title referring to a different but equally mesmerising world and set of logic.

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Barbara i Gongini is a Faroese brand based in Denmark. The label aims to create Nordic clothing based on a conceptual approach to the process, where experiments with forms provide the setting for the visual motive in the design.

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BIBI CHEMNITZ combines Scandinavian street-Couture and greenlandic tradition to give a fresh new look. 
BIBI CHEMNITZ is fast becoming an internationally sought after label that is stocked in exclusive stores in most of Europe.  

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Guðrun & Guðrun is owned by two Faroese women and the creative process of design is very closely linked to the isolation of the place. “It's good to come to Europe for input and inspiration, but it's crucial to come back home to the silence and not be disturbed by the hectic life of fashion”. Guðrún Rógvadóttir, one of the two Gudrun, speaks at 2011 NFB Fashion Summit about slow fashion.

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Vík Prjónsdóttir is inspired by myths and stories, from the past as well from the present. She is fascinated by nature as well as urban life, believes in the beyond and respects the hidden world. Vík Prjónsdóttir has passion for local cultures, materials and production.

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With timeless design and discerning professional sense, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir has established her place as a world-class designer. Her artistic creation builds on years of collaboration with many renowned contemporary designers and a rare knowledge of material texture and three dimensional shaping. Steinunn will discuss at 2011 NFB Fasion Summit her close connections with nature and her homeland, in an intimate look at how the inspirations of nature and of the past may be translated into fashion and beyond.

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Aftur was established in 1999 and has from the beginning made fashion clothing from recycled clothing. Aftur operates in Reykjavik, Iceland and always works fair.
Aftur treats its employees with decency and honesty. Aftur exists for the good of the local economy Aftur always treats the environment with the utmost respect.

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