Columbia University, New York, New York
Master of Science in Architecture degree, 1990

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree, 1986

Menntaskolinn vid Hamrahlid JR College, Reykjavik, Iceland
Natural Science Degree, 1983



HONORS/AWARDS

Alcoa, finalist in a two-phase competiton for an outdoor sculpture in east Iceland. 2007-2008

Landsvirkjun, Fljótsdalur, book and exhibition grant, 2007

Landsvirkjun, Fljótsdalur, sculpture award/commission, 2006

Altoids Living Spaces: Exhibitor selection. Living Spaces, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 2006

John Elder Gallery: Naughty: Furniture designed for sex. Exhibitor selection. New York, New York, 2003

City of Reykjavik, Icelandic Architecture Association, Honorable mention for Grafarholt, urban design proposal, 1996

Hafnarfjarðarkirkja, architecture design competition Iceland, finalist 1990.

Manhattan Waterfront competition, in team with Paola Iacucci, Honorable mention 1987.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Commencement Honors, 1986



COLLECTIONS

Designmuseo, Helsinki, Finland

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway

Kunst og Industri Museet, Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana

Landsvirkjun, Iceland power company, Iceland

MUDESA, Museum of Design and Applied Art, Garðabæ, Iceland

The Art Director's Club, New York, New York

Material Connexion, New York, New York

Various private collections in The United States and Europe, including:

Leon Black, New York, NY

Jean Pigozzi, New York, NY

Paola Antonelli, New York, New York

George M. Beylerian, New York, New York

Laetitia Wolff, New York, New York

First lady Dorrit Moussaieff, Iceland

Össur Hf, Reykjavik, Iceland



LECTURES

Rhode Island School of Design, School of Architecture, Lecture series: "Olafur Thordarson; Urban Design, Architecture, Objects," April 23, 2002

Soapbox presentation, Celebrate NY Design! Municipal Art Society, featuring New York's top designers, 1999

Parsons School of Design, class lecture on recent design work 1998

The University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning; Friday Afternoon Live lecture entitled: "From master plan to coffee cup" 1998

Parsons School of Design, guest class lectures on architecture and industrial design and material uses 1996, 1997



MONOGRAPHS/CATALOGUES

Aðalsteinn Ingolfsson, Elfin Vogel, Laetitia Wolff, Larus Blondal, Pietro Valle; Olafur Thordarson 1977-2007: Gegnumgangur-Passage, Printing by Litróf Reykljavik, Iceland, softcover book with a hole, ISBN 978-9979-70-289-4, 124+ pages, July 2007

Laetitia Wolff and Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson: In the belly of an architect. Exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of Thordarsons exhibition at Galleri Nordlys. Images with 17 works. September 2005, 16 pages.

Draumbrot, exhibition catalogue showing 22 objects. Limited numbered edition 1-100. July 15, 2004, 24 pages

George Beylerian, John Elder, Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson, Khipra Nichols, Skuli Sverrisson, Elena Carlini+Pietro Valle, Lynnette Widder and Laetitia Wolff. Olafur Thordarson, John Elder Gallery, New York / Museum of Design and Applied Art, Iceland, softcover book, ISBN 9979-60-711-4, 44 pages, 2001.



EXHIBITED WORK: SOLO

Skaftfell center of visual art, Vesturveggur, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland:
hagræðingar/rearrangements, September 26-November 1st, 2009

Tjarnarsalur-Reykjavik City Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland; Skrýmslin og verk í vökva/Liquid works and monsters, July 7-22, 2007

Galleri Nordlys, Copenhagen, Denmark; Olafur Thordarson: In The Belly of an Architect, September 16-October 15, 2005

Salur Íslenskrar Grafíkur, Reykjavík, Iceland, draumbrot, (solo) July 24-August 7, 2004, opening on Friday, July 23, 5-8pm. >

MUDESA, Museum of Design and Applied Arts, "Í Mynd" Solo Exhibition, Iceland, March 30-May 12, 2002

John Elder Gallery, New York City, Solo Exhibition, December 15, 2001- February 2, 2002

The Shop @ Scandinavia House and lobby, New resin light sculptures by Olafur Thordarson, New York, NY, May, 2001

Klisanin Ross Gallery, Olafur Thordarson/Furniture-Art/1989-1999, Solo Exhibition, retrospective, included new composition Music For Furniture by collaborator/composer Skuli Sverrisson, New York City, 1999



EXHIBITED WORK: GROUP

Designmuseo, Parallel Histories, Helsinki, Finland, 7 June-22 September, 2013

Kennedy Center, Nordic Design Illustrated/Nordic Cool 2013, Washington DC, February 19-March 17, 2013

Columbia University, GSAPP Alumni Event, New York, NY, 2011

University of Manitoba, Architecture School, Pin-Up, Winnipeg, Canada, 2011

Milwaukee Art Museum. European Design Since 1985, Milwaukee Wisconsin, October 2010-January 2011

Háskólatorg, University of Iceland Hjúkrunarheimili, architecture design proposals, Reykjavík, Iceland, 17-29 August, 2010

Menningarmiðstöðin Fjarðarbyggð; Hjúkrunarheimili, architecture design proposals, Eskifjörður, Iceland, 9-23 July, 2010

Indianapolis Museum of Art. European Design Since 1985, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2009

Hönnunarsafn Íslands, MUDESA Iceland. Competition proposals for new museum building, Garðabær, Iceland, April 2008

Museum for Applied Arts and Crafts; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Zagreb, Croatia, 2007

Museum 25. May; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Belgrade, Serbia, 2007

National Gallery for Foreign Art; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007

Fundacion Pedro Barrié de la Maza; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, A Coruna, Spain, 2007

Fundacion Pedro Barrie de la Maza; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Vigo, Galicia, Spain, September 2006-

Végarður; Landsvirkjun: Listaverk Tengd Kárahnjúkavirkjun, Fljótsdalur, Iceland, July 2006-2008

Nauthólsvík, Landsvirkjun: Listaverk Tengd Kárahnjúkavirkjun, Reykjavík, Iceland, July-September, 2006

Living Spaces, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, Altoids Living Spaces, May 2006

Utsmykkningsfondet, National Foundation for Art in public buildings, Oslo, Norway; Tsunami Memorial design proposals, May 4-11, 2006

The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Oslo, Norway; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, March 17-May 18, 2006

Copenhagen City Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Northatlantic Islands, March 10-29, 2006

The Röhss Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Gothenburg, Sweden; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, December 3, 2005-February 26, 2006

Iceland National Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland; design is, November, 2005

Kunst og Industri Museet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, September 15-November 20, 2005

Lys Over Lylland, Sakskøbing, Denmark; Design is, Opens August 26, 2005

Lighthouse, Glasgow, Scotland; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, June 19-August 28, 2005

Gullkistan Listahátíð á Laugarvatni; 2005, June 17-July 3, 2005

Hólar, Hús Menntaskólans á Akureyri, Akureyri í Öndvegi, Urban design proposals exhibition.

Museum of Decorative Art, Riga, Latvia, Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth

Museum of Decorative Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth

Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton New Jersey; Outrageous Home, Group exhibition with unique pieces by well known North American studio/ furniture artists, Oct 2004-January 2005

Marel, Garðabæ, Iceland; Transforme: Design Islandais, October 22-November 30, 2004.

The Museum of Decorative Art, Prague; Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, October 9, 2004 – January 2, 2005

Arnesinga Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland; Sýsla, small works, October-November, 2004

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Alumni Exhibition at The School of Architecture and Urban Planning, September, 2004

Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland, Summer exhibition Hagvirkni, húsbúnaður eftir listamenn 1904-2004, July 10-August 22, 2004 >

Designmuseum, Gent, Belgium, "Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth," June 27-September 26, 2004

Museum of design and applied Art, Garðabær, Iceland, Hagvirkni, húsbúnaður eftir listamenn 1904-2004, Opening May 15, 2004

Palazzo Triennale, Milan, Italy, "Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth," March 22-June 13, 2004. Opening April 1, 2004

V.I.A. (Valorisation de l'Innovation dans l'Ameublement) Paris, Design islandais, group exhibition with design works of Icelandic designers, April 1- May 29, 2004. Opening April 1, 2004

Scope Art Fair, New York, work selected by Scope Committee for Emerging Artist (selection by Laurie Anderson), room #318, Ganzevoort Hotel, March 12-15, 2004

Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland, "Jólasýning", exhibition with Icelandic craft and design, November 22-December 22, 2003

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, Germany, "Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth", November 2003

The RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island. "Faculty Biennial" Sept 26-Oct 26, 2003

Bio Nord, Bremerhaven, Germany, "design is" group exhibition, with a selection of Icelandic designers.  July 3-July 30, 2003

The John Elder Gallery, New York, "Naughty" Furniture Designed for Sex, Invited Group Exhibition, June 26 – August 9, 2003

Opna Galleríið, Reykjavik, Iceland. "Þau biðja að heilsa - íslendingar erlendis." Group exhibition of Icelandic artists, March 2003

Islandische Botschaft, Berlin, Germany, "design is" group exhibition, with a selection of Icelandic designers. January-February 2003

Kunst og Industrimuseet, permanent museum exhibition: UTOPIA and REALITY in 20th century craft and design. Includes Delirium Tremens bottle stand. Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, Denmark, since 2002

MUDESA, Museum of Design and Arts, Iceland, "Vessels" Group Exhibition of vessels from the museum collection, June 8 - August 31, 2002

StEtienne design biennale Ecole des Beaux arts, via Futureflair, France 2000

Blasted Landscapes, architecture exhibition, Hic et Nunc, Italy, 2000

Seltjarnarnes, Hrólfsskálamelar, urban design proposal, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland, 2000.

Soho20 Gallery, Gifts for the 21st Century, group art show, New York City, 2000

Municipal Art Society; Celebrate NY Design curated by Paola Antonelli, Chelsea Market, New York City, 1999

New Museum of Contemporary Art, group design exhibit (window), New York City, 1999

International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Dingaling Studio booth #790, NYC, 1999

Klisanin Ross Gallery, 4 BEGASSTO, group exhibit, furniture and design, New York City, 1999

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Alumni exhibit, Architecture and design, 3/1999

Reykjavik City Hall, Olympic swimming pool proposal, Reykjavik, Iceland,1999

Art Directors Club, Menorah (design commission), New York City, 1998

Soho20 Gallery, Salon Show, group exhibit, New York City, 1998

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Alumni exhibit, Architecture and design work, 3/1998

Kjarvalsstaðir, Urban design proposals, Grafarholt, Reykjavík, 1996

Stjórnsýsluhús, Urban design proposals, Ísafjörður, Iceland, 1996

Centre Georges Pompidou, Paintings and design work for Pesce, Paris, 1996

Blue Lagoon, Powerplant visitors center proposal, Iceland, 1995

Public pools, urban design proposal, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland, 1994

Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, Paintings and design work for Pesce, NYC, 1991

Urban proposal, Álftanes, Iceland, 1991

Geothermal bore hole cap proposal, Reykjavík, Iceland, 1991

Community center and school proposal, Iceland, 1990

Kjarvalsstaðir, Viðey island, Reykjavík, Iceland, 1989

I-House, The Bridge, plaster/metal sculpture, New York City, 1989

Columbia University, cast plaster and metal models for Nikken Sekkei, NYC, 1989

Frankfurt, cast plaster of paris model and design created for MacDonald/Kolatan, Germany 1989

Columbia University, New York City, 1987-90

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1983-1986



SHOWROOM

Kraum, at the Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

Kraum, at the Iceland Design Museum, Garðabær, Iceland

Future Perfect, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

House of Yue-Sai, Shanghai, China

Shop@ Scandinavia House, design shop, New York, NY

Gallery Copen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Material-Connexion Gallery, New York, NY

Galleri Fold, Reykjavik, Iceland

John Elder Gallery, back room, New York City, (2000-2005)

New Museum of Contemporary Art, design store, New York City, (1999-2000)

Gallery 91, New York, NY



TV/RADIO/VIDEO

RÚV, Kárahnjúkar, a Sagafilm production, Eilífðardraumurinn apearance, 26. May, 2009

WABC News, New York, 911 resident and the fire in Deutscha Bank, interview, August 18, 2007

WNYC, Art of War, listener featured gallery, New York, April, 2003

INNLIT ÚTLIT, Skjár 1, Television, Ólafur Þórðarson, Interview by Valgerður Matthíasdóttir; Reykjavik, Iceland, April 23, 2002.

MÓSAÍK, Sjónvarpið; Icelandic State Television, Ólafur Þórðarson, Interview by Jónatan Garðarsson; "Sérstæð hönnun Ólafs Þórðarsonar arkitekts, sem búið hefur í New York í tvo áratugi hefur vakið verðskuldaða athygli. Verk hans og vinnuteikningar eru nú til sýnis í Hönnunarsafninu í Garðabæ." Reykjavik, Iceland, aired on April 10, 2002

VÍÐSJÁ, RÚV-Icelandic State Radio. Interview by Þórný Jóhannsdóttir; aired March 27th and March 31, 2002.

INNLIT ÚTLIT, Skjár 1, Television, Valgerður Matthíasdóttir and Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson; featured Escargot clock; Reykjavik, Iceland, April 22, 2001.

A-60 People segment, "New York City : Olafur Thordarson", program made by Joe Chow for Chinese TV, 2000, not aired.

Joe Chow: "Olafur Thordarson  Furniture-Art" video produced by Joe Chow, 1999.



PRESS /ON PRINT

List í 365 daga, art calendar with Icelandic artists, Reykjavík, Iceland, art365.is, 2014, p. 3.15, 365p.

Stefán Snævarr; Bók bókanna, bækur ljóðanna, book of poems, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2013, cover sculpture images and illustrations throughout. 203 p.

Classnotes; UWM Alumni Magazine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Spring 2012, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. 26.

Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir; "Umhverfislist fyrir austan," Fréttablaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 27th, 2010, p.20.

R. Craig Miller, Penny Sparke and Catherine McDermott, "European Design Since 1985," Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2009, 272 pages, p. 94-96.

Atli Rúnar Halldórsson; "Eilífðardraumur Ólafs Þórðarsonar afhjúpaður í Fljótsdal," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, September 12th, 2008, p.4

Una Sighvatsdóttir; "Eilífðardraumur reistur í Fljótsdal," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, September 11th, 2008, p. 12.

Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson; "Fljótandi eyja á endalausri siglingu," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, Austurland 2008, p. 19.

Hönnunarsafn Íslands, catalogue of entries for  building design competition, town of Garðabær and Icelandic Architecture Association, 2008. p. -

Loftur Atli Eiríksson; "Færeyskur Kjarval!" Séð og Heyrt, Reykjavík, Iceland, Nr. 5 2008, p. 14.

Hanna Björk Valsdóttir; "Skrímslahegðan í þjóðfélaginu," Fréttablaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, 15. Júlí 2007, p. cover, 14.

Kolla; "Bíllinn drepur menninguna," Blaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, 5. Júlí, 2007. p. 16.

Þóra Þórisdóttir; "Skrímslið Ísland," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, 14. Júlí, 2007, p. 19.

"Skandinavski dizajn – vise od mita," Belgrade, Serbia, 2007, p.?

Laetitia Wolff: "Meltdown" Surface Magazine, New York, NY, Issue 60, p. 168.

Maria Sierra, "Fábrica de sueños del HOGAR actual," 20 Minutos-Portada, A Coruña, Spain, 15 December, 2006, P. 1, 32.

"Nordic Design," Vive Galicia, Galicia, Spain, Oct-Nov 2006, p. 5.

Jón Gunnar Ólafsson: "Dómnefnd valdi fjögur verk til frekari útfærslu." Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, July 13, 2006, p. 40.

Svava Jónsdóttir: "Fjölbreytni er lykilorðið." Veggfóður, Reykjavík, Iceland, May 2006, pp. 80-83.

Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson; "Pieces of Iceland: Post-war Design." Atlantica Magazine, Reykjavik, Iceland, March/April, 2006, p. 53.

David Sokol: "Icelandic Elf Designs," ID Magazine, New York, March/April, 2006 (brief mention), p. 81.

Arild Berg Karlsen, "En ny gullalder I sikte," Bergen's Tidende, Bergen, Norway, 17 March 2006, p. 7.

Donald McLeod, "Different angle: Designer shows lots of bottle," The Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 June 2005, p. 21.

(Unknown title), Telegraphs, Sofia, Bulgaria, 31 March 2005, p. 12.

Oksana Donic, "Scandinavian Design," AUD Baltiji Architecture and design, Sofia, Bulgaria, 3 May 2005, p. 59-60.

"Ólafur Þórðarson í Nordlys." Morgunblaðið, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 26, 2005, p. 37.

Riga This Week, Riga, Latvia, March-April 2005, p. 27, 29, cover.

Young Nordic Design; by Yin Zi, book published by Chongqing Publishing House, China, pp. 136-143, 2005

Atrium, Otthon lapcsalád, Budapest, 1 February, 2005, p. ?

Sigríður V. Jónsdóttir; Hönnun; "Klukkan | Ólafur Þórðarson." Tímarit Morgunblaðsins; Reykjavik, Iceland, August 28, 2005, p. 5.

Henrik Karlsson: "The unexpected." Plaza Magazine (English version), Stockholm, Sweden, April, 2005, p. 14, pp. 54-59.

Henrik Karlsson: "Et Moment av Slump." Plaza Magazine, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2005, pp. 66-71.

"Mitosz és dezájn," Hölgivilág, Budapest, 20 January, 2005, p. 59

Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson: "Býr milli Guðs og skrattans." Fréttablaðið, 13. January, 2005, p. 6-7.

F.M., "Alkottak a pihentagyúak," Observer Budapest/Blikk, Budapest, 20. January, 2005, p. ?

Anne Levin: "Outrageous Home." The Times, At Home section, New Jersey, November 1, 2004, cover.

"Outrageous Home inspires two workshops at museum." North Hunterdon weekender, New Jersey, October 15, 2004, cover, p. 5.

Dan Bischoff. "Items in 'Outrageous Home' won´t fade into the woodwork." The Sunday Star Ledger, New Jersey, October 24, 2004, p. 20.

Anna Ei. "Leikið með andstæður", Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, November 6, 2004, p. 26.

Hildreth York and Ingrid Renard. "Outrageous Home" Exhibition catalogue published by the Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton New Jersey. p. 27, 35

Þórir Júlíusson. "Orðabelgur og eitraðir ísmolar" Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, July 23, 2004, p. 41.

Jón B. K. Ransu, "Hönnun/Myndlist Ólafur Þórðarson",  Morgunblaðið -Menning, Reykjavík, Iceland, August 6, 2004, p. 45.

Guy Duplat, "Les belles folies du design scandinave," La Libre (Culture section), Belgium, 2 July 2004, p. ? Link

Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson: "Hagvirkni, -húsbúnaður eftir íslenska myndlistarmenn 1904-2004", Museum of Design and Applied Art, exhibiton catalogue published in conjunction with the Art Museum of Akureyri, 2004, spread and back cover.

Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir: "Dýrðin á ásýnd hlutanna", Tímarit Morgunblaðsins; Hönnun, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 5, 2004, p. 20.

Kolla. "Íslensk hönnun sker sig úr", Fréttablaðið, Reykjavik, Iceland, April 4, 2004, pp. 28-29.

Gérard Laizé. "TRANSFORME, Icelandic Design/New Generation", Exhibition catalogue, VIA/Industries Francaises de l´Ameublement, Paris, 2004, p. 25, 46.

Widar Halén and Kerstin Wickman. "Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth, Fifty years of design from the Nordic countries,"  Arvinius Forlag/Form Förlag, Stockholm, Sweden, 2003, Book published in conjunction with exhibition; p. 166, 198.

Annette Meier, "Zip me up!," Museumjournal-Online, Germany, 26 November 2003.

Pietro Valle: "Passeggiata marziana", Artland, Arch'it, Italy, December 14, 2003 on http://www.architettura.it/artland/index.htm

"Hrafnkell Birgisson and Sólveig Sveinbjörnsdóttir. "design.is", Nordische Botschaften, Berlin, 2003, soft cover catalogue exhibition book, pp. 44-45, 94-95.

Hildur Einarsdóttir. "Íslensk hönnun í hávegum; Þúsaldarklukka," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 11, 2002, p. B5.

Halldór Björn Runólfsson. "Mjúkar og harðar lausnir," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 7, 2002, p. 27.

Ásrún Kristjánsdóttir. "New York / Garðabær," DV Dagblaðið-Vísir, Reykjavik, Iceland, April 5, 2002, p. 13.

Páll Ásgeir.  "Þegar Turnarnir Hrundu,"  DV Dagblaðið-Vísir, Reykjavik, Iceland, March 28, 2002, pp. 18-19.

Cara Greenberg. "The body Eclectic/Creative eye," Metropolitan Home (Escargot in article on Mr. Beylerian), Nov/Dec 2002, P. 104

"Brot af Ferli: Ólafur Þórðarson í Hönnunarsafninu," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavik, Iceland,  March 28, 2002, p. 24.

Ryan Bourquin. "Sculptural Shelves," Home|Style, New York, New York, March 2002, p. 25.

Marius Dirgela. "Olafur Thordarson," CENTRAS design magazine, issue no. 16, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2001, pp. 54-55, interview p. 85.

Rita Catinella. "Lighting Briefs, Northern Light," Architectural Record, New York, November 2001, p. 211.

"Lighting/products; UL 2, by Olafur Thordarson," INTERIOR DESIGN, issue no. 10, New York, August 2001, p. 250.

Michael Porciello. "Olafur Thordarson Furniture/Product Design Iceland," GRAPHIS, issue no. 333, New York, May-June 2001, pp. 146-149.

Hulda Stefánsdóttir. "Íslenskur hönnuður sýnir í New York," Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 3, 2001, p. 17.

Jeffrey Bilhuber. "Constantin Brancusi," NEW YORK, New York, April 9, 2001, p. 72-73.

Theresa Capuana. "Making Light," HOME, New York, May 2001, p. 100-101.

Marius Dirgela. "Reportazas," CENTRAS design magazine, issue no. 13, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2001, p. 47-48.

Tískudagar, p. 20, Kringlan, Iceland, 8 March 2001.

Svava Jónsdóttir. "Fjölbreytni er lykilorðið", Lífsstíll design magazine, issue no. 4, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2000, p. 4, 8, pp. 40-44.

Elena Carlini and Pietro Valle. "Olafur Thordarson," Juliet Art Magazine,  Associazione Juliet, Trieste, Italy, November, 2000, p. 50.

"Olafur Thordarson Designer," AZIMUTS, issue no. 18-19, revue de Design, Ville de Saint-Étienne, France, 2000, p. 461.

Iceland Review : Atlantica. "From urban planning to a snail clock", by Anna Margret Bjornsson. Iceland Review Publisher, Iceland, pp. 69-74, July-August 2000

Lighting 2000; A Guide to the Best in Contemporary Lighting Design. Tulip and Fungi lamps,  book by Tina Skinner. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Pennsylvania, USA. p. 100, 2000

HICETNUNC´, Rassegna di Arte Contemporanea. "Blasted Landscapes", Edizioni Biblioteca dell'Immagine. Comune di San Vito al Tagliamento. P. 52, 4/2000

International Design Yearbook #15, 2000 edition. Delirium Tremens wine rack, book edited by Ingo Maurer. Calmann and King, London, p. 113 / 233, 2000

Home Lighting and Accessories Magazine. "How to satisfy the current craving for contemporary", by Linda Longo. p. 190-192, 12/1999

INTERIOR DESIGN Fall Market. Lighting; "Olafur Thordarson", by Elana Frankel p.156, 10/1999

Morgunblaðið, LESBÓK.  "Kynntu verk sín og töluðu", by Hulda Stefansdottir. Reykjavik, Iceland, p. 2, October 30, 1999

ELLE Deco Japan. p. 86, 8/99

The New York Times, House and Home. CURRENTS; "A tipsy perch for wines" by Timothy Jack Ward. p. 3, July 29, 1999

Morgunblaðið. "Samspil hönnunar, myndlistar og tónlistar" by Hulda Stefánsdóttir Reykjavik, Iceland, p. 30, July 2, 1999

Society News. Newsletter of The Icelandic Society of Greater New York, 6/99

Review, New York, (Ad) p. 11, 6/15/1999

GRAPHIS, p. 112. #320, 1999

Beyond sarup no8. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1999

DV DAGBLAÐIÐ, Menning. "Lampar, rekkar, klukkur" by Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson, Reykjavík, Iceland, p. 11, 5/21/1999

DV  DAGBLAÐIÐ. "dingaling.net i New York" by Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson. Reykjavik, Iceland,  p.11, 4/29/1999

INTRAMUROS. Extramuros New York; "Olafur Thordarson, Dingaling Studio", Laetitia Wolff and Chantal Hamaide. Paris, France, p. 49, 9/1998

Mannlíf. "Uppáhaldsstadir Íslendinga í New York"  by Katrín Elvarsdóttir. Reykjavík, Iceland, p.34-35, 1998

Beyond sarup no7. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, p. 9, 1998

Arkitektatal. Book by Haraldur Helgason. Reykjavik, Iceland, p. 392-393, 1997

INTRAMUROS. "Lumieres Vivantes", by Chantal Hamaide. Paris, France, p. 15, 7/1997

Morgunblaðið. "Ágætt að fylgjast með byggingarlist utanfrá". Interview by Einar Örn Gunnarsson. Reykjavik, Iceland, p. 2, 12/1997

Arkitíðindi, Reykjavík, Iceland, p.1, 1/1997

Dómnefndarálit, Grafarholt, Iceland, 12/1996

Dómnefndarálit, ímynd Miðbæjar Ísafjarðar, Iceland, 4/1996

Morgunblaðið. "Gárur-Undir fjallinu" by Elín Pálmadóttir. Reykjavik, Iceland, p. 10, 4/2/1995

Morgunblaðið. "Hugmyndir um husagerdir og skipulag naerri snjoflodasvaedum" by Olafur Thordarson. Reykjavik, Iceland, p. 32-33, 3/19/1995

Pressan. "From urban design to a coffee cup." Kópavogur, Iceland, p. 36, August 6, 1992

Abstract. Columbia Architecture Planning Preservation. Columbia University, p. 77, 1989-1990

Abstract. Columbia Architecture Planning Preservation. Columbia University, p. 31, 68, 1988-1989

Student Work. The University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee; p. 7, 8, 23, 1987

Images For Campus Development, University of Wisconsin, 1986

Abitare, Domus, Metropolis, ID Magazine, New York Times and more; publications of works made with Gaetano Pesce, 1990-1997




PROFESSIONAL "OTHER" WORK EXPERIENCE OF NOTE

W/Gaetano Pesce / Pesce Ltd.; Vice President of Pesce Ltd.
New York, New York 1990-1997.
Close design collaborator with Gaetano Pesce. Project architect/manager, award winning architecture projects, award winning exhibition designs, award winning industrial designs and artwork. Concepts and all design phases to execution and high-end worldwide publications. Budget estimates, client meetings, site inspections, office management, financial responsibilities, hirings etc.


Five built architectural design examples:

Organic Building, Osaka, Japan, 1990-1993.

Portrait Apartment, New York, New York. 1991-1993.

Gallery Mourmans, Knokke, Belgium. 1993.

TBWA Chiat/Day, New York, New York. 1993-1996.

Dujardin clothing stores, Brussels and Knokke Belgium. 1994-1995.


Five exhibition design examples:

Guggenheim Soho, Andy Warhol exhibiti0on (1997-)

Centre Georges Pompidou, Les Temps des Questions, Paris France, 1996

St. Louis Art Museum, 1997

CIRVA Glass exhibit, Marseilles, France 1992

Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Peter Joseph Gallery, Tel Aviv-New York, 1991


Five industrial design work examples:

Caffe Florian Cup, Venice Biennale, 1995

Fish Design, New York, 1993-

Umbrella Chair, Zerodizegno, 1992-1995

Column for musician Peter Gabriel, 1995

Resin doors, design, molds and castings, New York, Japan and Belgium, 1991-1996

Further information



W/Architects Diana Agrest and Mario Gandelsonas, A & G : New York, New York 1988-1989. Project team member on two NYC apartments and two NYC restaurants. Construction documents, field surveys, presentation models.



W/the State Architect of Iceland, Húsameistari Ríkisins: Reykjavík, Iceland, 1987. Project team member, designer, site visits and construction documents for the Ministry of Ocean Affairs.



ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING

In New York City includes: James Barclay Associates, Michael Goldsmith Architects, Richard Cook & Associates, Kohn Pedersen Fox, I.M. Pei, MacDonald/Kolatan, NVDA, Paola Iacucci, Peter Joseph, Michael Sorkin, Smith and Thompson, Ted Moudis Associates, Thierry Despont, Tom Hanrahan/Columbia University.