Thor and Helga are now making a guesthouse on the top floor in Eldstó Art Café, with 5 bedrooms. 2 – 4 persons can be together in one bedroom. Eldstó will have two bathrooms with showers and a living room with TV for guests. Breakfast will be served in Eldstó Café between...
A hand-thrown vase &...
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Here you can see Master Thor Sveinsson hand-throw a vase in stoneware
The Nerd – A C...
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Here you can see Master Thor Sveinsson hand-throw a special computer-cup, The Nerd
Photography exhibiti...
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Few volcanic eruptions in Iceland have made as many headlines as the one that started in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in March 2010. The volcano’s stark beauty contrasts strikingly with the sheer havoc it has wreaked all around the world. Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson’s stunning photos and the...
Eldsto’s desig...
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Cups, teapots, vases, candlesticks, ceiling lights, large soup bowls, dishes, bowls, produced in the potter’s house, under the name of Eldstó Pottery. Jewelry that everyone is unique in its kind, Model – build. Spherical vase – beautiful and stylish in shape! In Eldstó...
Artists’
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Thor Sveinsson studied pottery from 1971 – ’75. Gerhard Schwarz from Germany and Paul Martin from Ireland were his mentors. He was for many years a designer in a company named Glit which was in Reykjavík – Iceland. Thor has taught Pottery in Reykjavik School of Art in 2008...