by Halldora Þorlaksdottir | Jan 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Aurora Foundation was established on 23. January 2007. Looking back, it is nice to see how much we have accomplished through the years. To date, we have supported and implemented 36 projects in 8 countries. The main focus has been on Sierra Leone (13 projects) and...
by Halldora Þorlaksdottir | Dec 23, 2017 | Sweet Salone
The sales of products designed and produced through the cooperation between Icelandic designers and Sierra Leonean craftspeople has exceeded all our expectations. The collaboration is a part of the project Sweet Salone, initiated by Aurora Foundation in 2016, in order...
by Halldora Þorlaksdottir | Nov 17, 2017 | Sweet Salone
We are extremely grateful for the warm attention we received at the double opening of Aurora’s Sweet Salone project and Sense of Place photo exhibition, marking the 10th anniversary of the Foundation. As a part of Aurora’s Sweet Salone project, design studios KronKron...
by Halldora Þorlaksdottir | Oct 21, 2016 | Aurora Design Fund, Kraumur
Since its establishment in 2007, Aurora Foundation’s aim has been to support musicians and designers in Iceland. To serve that goal the Kraumur music fund and Aurora Design Fund were kick-started in 2008 and 2009 and they have supported several projects costing in...
by Halldora Þorlaksdottir | Sep 22, 2016 | Neptune
The British newspaper The Independent recently released its coverage of a problem that many West-African countries currently struggle with; fish stocks, important for human consumption, “being snatched by foreign food companies to feed factory-farmed animals...
