Hæ/Hi: Vol III | Welcome

"Every beginning is cheerful: the threshold is the place of expectation." - Goethe

Few architectural elements are as ubiquitous, and at the same time as taken for granted, as the entryway. Simply stated, the entryway is a passage between interior and exterior. However, when thoughtfully considered, the entryway can become a transitional space that is neither inside nor outside but contains elements of both.

Hæ/Hi: Designing Friendship, a collaborative project featuring Icelandic and Seattle-based design studios, will address the acts that take place and the objects associated with arriving and departing, greetings and goodbyes, in its third exhibition, Hæ/Hi: Vol III | Welcome. 

Participating studios were asked how the experience of entering or exiting a home can be elevated to evoke a sense of comfort and relaxation in guests and ourselves while embodying the spirit of Friendship and hospitality.

Hæ/Hi: Vol III | Welcome will be exhibited during Taste of Iceland Seattle from October 3 to 5, 2024, at Railspur Gallery, 100 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104. 

Exhibition - Opening hours:

Thursday, October 3, from 4:00-6:00 PM
Friday, October 4, from 3:00-5:00 PM
Saturday, October 5 from 3:00-5:30 PM

Special event: Hæ/Hi - Welcome / Let's chat!

Graphic designers Emil Ásgrimsson and Gabriel Stromberg sit down with journalist Rachel Gallaher to discuss what it means to be a designer in their respective cities. What do the creative communities have in common, and how does a project like Hae/Hi bring the two together? 

Let's Chat Event hours:

Saturday, October 5, from 4:30-5:30 PM

Designs from Amanda Ringstad, Fin, Fruitsuper, Gabriel Stromberg, Little Anomaly, Studio Hanna Dis Whitehead, Hugdetta, John Hogan, Jón Helgi Hólmgeirsson, Seisei Studio, Sidona Bradley, Theodora Alfredsdottir, Thorunn Arnadottir, and Weird Pickle will be featured.

Iceland Design and Architecture