Hasta La Ideas

pWhen I saw this sign on the front door of a bar in Reykjavik, I knew this country had something special to offer in terms of creativity:/p

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pYes indeed./p

p”This moustache is new,” explained A HREF=”http://solson.is/” Stefan Petur Solveigarson/A, the Icelandic industrial designer behind the flatpack Skrauti candelabra. Solveigarson was giving us press guys a walking tour of Reykjavik, pointing out spots of design interest, when the conversation turned to moustaches. “See that guy across the street? I bet he didn’t have a moustache last month, either.” /p

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pHe went on to explain that the moustaches sprouting up on men’s faces all over Reykjavik–and presumably, the Tom Selleck competition–were part of a recent campaign to raise awareness of testicular cancer. Rather than an armband, which you can lose or forget, a moustache is easy to carry and visible right away. He figured he’d do his part and grow the bush./p

pSolveigarson himself is a designer with a sense of humor; in addition to designing serious stuff like this newspaper rack and wall-hangable cutting board with internal magnets to hold cutlery, /p

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