Icelandic Design

Contact Details
Kit James
3036513334
kjames@icelandicdesign.com
www.icelandicdesign.com

Company Description:

Gerdur Kristjansdottir founded Icelandic Design in 1984 in Boulder, Colorado.

Originally from Iceland, Gerdur began the business of designing beautifully embellished Nordic sweaters with her mother, who hand knit pieces for friends and family.

The traditional Nordic patterns, hand embroidery and exceptional craftsmanship found an immediate market in the states. The resulting company grew to take over an entire building in historic downtown Longmont, Colorado.

Soon Newari, a hand knit sweater line crafted by women in Nepal, sprang from a mutually beneficial relationship between Nepali artisans and Icelandic Design. Icelandic employs approximately 850 Nepali women to produce this line.

In 2007 The categories Metropolitan (a sophisticated line of boiled wool jackets with European flare) and Dottir (an exquisitely embellished line of coats and luxurious sweaters) were introduced.

Icelandic also debuted their highly successful line of accessories, which includes hand knit hats and gloves crafted in wool (in Nepal) and alpaca (in Peru.

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Documents

	Uma Cardigan - Sweet Nordic - a new offshoot of our traditional sweaters done in a decidedly Scandinavian way.
	Gnomes! - As a follow up to our break out hit (the hand felted Fairy Ornaments) this year we debut the Icelandic Gnomes.
	A Collection of our New Sport Offering - Bright, bold, mix and match wool and alpaca sweaters and accessories go from the slopes to apres ski.
	Nikita Coat - Snowy white boiled wool and sherpa lining are offset by rich Nordic embroidery on this motorcycle-type zipper coat.
	Magnolia Earflap Hat - Our alpaca accessories are hand knit in Peru.
	Meryl Boiled Wool Jacket - This year we focused on "reversibility"! Get more from your outerwear with fully reversible garments, from this jacket that goes from a bold gold to charcoal, or our reversible "Bree" vest, which switches from faux fur to Boiled Wool.
	The Audrey Jacket - Our Metropolitan line derived inspiration from the boutiques of Paris; fashion-forward shapes and a little bit of detail for a lot of drama.