Jenny Graham
Word on the JBD street: if you are in Reykjavik you must go to the old harbor district, Hafnarbúdir. It’s the polestar of creativity when it comes to design. I sauntered into Myrin, a well-curated shop of Nordic and Scandinavian style. It even has an attached eaterie, MAR, which offers a menu inspired by South American […]
A brand new week calls for some brand new style. In the coming days, each designer featured on JBD has created clothing, jewelry or furniture all inspired by Icelandic nature, customs and culture. Kartöfluhúsið is a shop I wandered into while staying in Höfn. From cuffs and capes to bags and scarves, everything is sourced and made […]
“I had an inheritance from my father, It was the moon and the sun. And though I roam all over the world, The spending of it’s never done.” ― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls Image Credit: Jenny Graham // Iceland 2013
With Christmas around the corner and the Winter Solstice behind us, it is a lovely time to acknowledge darkness, while allowing light to continually enter into your life. I felt the majesty of nature while in Iceland and it reminded me of the magic of this season. Have good taste in people; the experiences you […]
I have been back in the states for a couple of days. The Icelandic experiences and memories I’ve been fortunate enough to collect feel sacred. Many of the extraordinary images and humble moments captured on camera are downloading as I type this blog post. While I’ve granted myself a bit of time before the supernatural […]
Well, kids, I’m off to Iceland. It’s one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. JBD’s future creative content will include the Blue Lagoon, the Northern Lights, a glacial hike, small plane rides to big mother nature moments, live concert shenanigans in below zero temps, and a slew of interviews with Icelandic designers. Have a wonderful week!
I laugh to myself, often. My laughter today emanates from a place of: I somehow managed to spend time at yet another crown jewel of a honeymoon destination and, well, I somehow just honeymooned on my own again. Of course, a honeymoon is typically a shared celebration between two people who have recently committed their […]
I feel it in my fingers I feel it in my toes The love that’s all around me And so the feeling grows It’s written on the wind It’s everywhere I go (Photo Credit: Jenny Graham / Lyrics: Reg Presley)
Yesterday, after writing a detailed email of what-one-must-do-on-their-first-trip-to-Iceland for an adventurous colleague of mine, it hit me: damn, I love Iceland. It’s on my mind, it’s in my heart. I can count on one hand places on the planet where my feet have touched the sea or salted earth and I have known this is my home. A year […]
“She would consider each day a miracle – which indeed it is, when you consider the number of unexpected things that could happen in each second of our fragile existences.” ― Paulo Coelho Image from Iceland~December 2013