Amazing event this afternoon at the Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied art

22.08.19

Great crowd filled the room listening to tale about Aurora´s projects in the creative industry in Sierra Leone.

Aurora wants to thank Guðbjörg Káradóttir for her great presentation and the Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied art for hosting us.

Products produced under the project Sweet Salone will be available in the Museum shop tomorrow and some selective items for longer

Sweet Salone projects are available in the KronbyKronKron and AsWeGrow stores, Aurum in Bankastraeti and Geysir Heima on Skólavörðustígur.

← The trainers and producers at the pottery center receive a real boost! Addition to the Aurora team! →

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