Garðar Eyjólfsson holds a B.A. (Honours) in Product Design from Central Saint Martins, London, and an M.A. (Cum Laude) in Contextual Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven. His work spans interdisciplinary research and practice, focusing on human-environment and human-technology relations. He explores these themes through various media, including artefacts, scenography, curation, speculative fiction, video, performance, dialogue, and writing.
He has extensive experience in academia, having served as Program Director of the B.A. in Product Design at the Iceland University of the Arts (2012–2017) and the M.A. in Design Explorations & Translations (2017–2021). He lectures and conducts workshops at universities worldwide, balancing academic research with his studio practice. His work extends to developing research projects, curating exhibitions, advising public and private sectors, creative direction, project management, and workshop facilitation.
In addition to his academic and curatorial work, Garðar is an active writer and speaker, contributing to publications and delivering lectures at universities, conferences, symposiums, and industry events.
He is currently pursuing a PhD titled Cross-Species Cartographies at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, within the platform Fishing Architecture. His research examines the evolving relationship between marine ecosystems and coastal urban development, using innovative cartographic methods to visualize the entanglements of human and non-human actors.
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