Hlynur Atlason

Hlynur Atlason
Born(1974-04-19)April 19, 1974
Reykjavík, Iceland
EducationParsons The New School for Design
OccupationIndustrial Designer
Children2
Websitewww.atlason.com

Hlynur Atlason (born April 19, 1974) is an Icelandic industrial designer based in New York City.

Hlynur Atlason

Education and Career

Atlason's career as a designer started at ten years old winning an essay competition for the Icelandic Ministry of Welfare, which resulted in an ad campaign and a slogan “Your teeth, Your choice”. This ad campaign which was featured on buses all over Reykjavík and was used as an example in parliamentary discussions about healthcare in Iceland.

After living for some time in Copenhagen and two years in Paris studying at the Sorbonne and Parsons Paris, he moved to New York City to pursue a degree in Industrial Design at Parsons the New School for Design completing his degree in 2001. Shortly before graduating from Parsons, Ikea produced his "Tuno" clock for their 2002 PS Collection.

Since setting up a design studio, Atlason, in 2004, his professional projects include furniture for Design Within Reach and Ercol, a female body razor for Billie, a condiment holder for the Museum of Modern Art, lighting for Artecnica and Hennepin Made and packing for Xbox and Stella Artois.

Atlason has been an adjunct lecturer at Parsons the New School for Design since 2014 and the School of Visual Arts in 2017. As of 2023, he was an MFA Products of Design faculty member.

His work has been published in books and periodicals, including The Design Encyclopedia, published by the Museum of Modern Art, The International Design Year Book 18 edited by designer Karim Rashid, and On the Cutting Edge: Design in Iceland, edited by German design and art historian and curator Klaus Klemp. Several publications have also featured his work, among them Metropolis, I.D., Core77, Design Milk, Dwell, Wallpaper, Blueprint, The New York Times, Azure, and CBN weekly.

Awards

Exhibitions

Books

Work featured in the following:

References

  1. ↑ "659. Tillaga til þingsályktunar" (PDF). althingi.is/. Althingi. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Rashid, Karim (May 1, 2003). International Design Yearbook 18. Abbeville Press. ISBN 0789207885.
  3. ↑ "Yorky Lamp". design-milk.com/. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stella Artois launches limited-edition Christmas packs". Packaging News. 2017-12-19. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Part-time Lecturer". newschool.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Atlason, Hlynur. "Hlynur Atlason Bio". productsofdesign.sva.edu/. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Herbowy, Greg (Fall/Winter 2023) "We Have a Winner", Visual Arts Journal, p. 6, School of Visual Arts, New York City.
  8. ↑ "Designer Hlynur V. Atlason on the Motorcycle That Inspires Him". Metropolis. August 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  9. ↑ "New York International Gift Fair (Winter)". core77.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Louie, Elaine (19 October 2000). "Currents: Design for Children – Furniture; Cane Chairs for Small Sitters". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "New York Design Week: Our Top 30". azuremagazine.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "打开包装盒". cbnweekly.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "New York Design Week: Our Top 30". azuremagazine.com. © 2014 Azure Magazine. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "NY Design Week 2014: This Is the Good Shift - Umbra Shift at ICFF". core77.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ercol | Salone 2018". AileenJames. Retrieved August 8, 2018.