We kick things off at our official hangout Bryggjuhúsið. One of the oldest buildings in Reykjavik, built on “point zero,” which is considered the city's geographical starting point. A fitting beginning of our week together.

Doors will be open from 17:00.
And at 20:00 we meet by the “shark station” to march on into the evening for a cozy BOB* gathering.

*BOB = Bring Your Own Bottle: Please bring your favorite bottle (alcohol or not), from your country of origin to share with your AGI friends! (you can always use the Duty Free shop at the airport on your incoming flight).

Doors will open at 9:30 and close at 17:00.

After the New Members Zapping we’ll enjoy keynotes from the local creative scene, live music, and more. See below for more info on speakers. The evening is dedicated to the Special Project from 20:00 onwards.

After the General Assembly, which starts at 9:30, Congress will go ON TOUR, into nature, cultural endeavors and perhaps even some elves. Ending with the Special Dinner around 20:00 and a possibility of lingering into the night for those interested. Stay tuned. The wheels on the bus will go round and round.

In between Congress days and Open days you’ll get to walk around with locals, and even talk to them, on cultural strolls (low and high), dropping in to museums and galleries, music gigs and open studios. At the end of the day we gather again to share stories and notes.

The programme, starting at 9:30, will be curated specifically for the Icelandic design community, taking full advantage of the presence of AGI members on this rock in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

This day, starting at 9:30, will focus on workshops, masterclasses, studio visits, discussions, and small gatherings. There will be input both from members and local creatives, so everyone should find something fitting their tastebuds. Room-hopping could be a thing. Towards the end of the day we’ll all get together for some farewells.

We strongly suggest morning dips in one of the local public swimming pools. It’s as close as you can get to consider yourself a local. As a matter of a fact, the Icelandic swimming pool culture was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2025. It is the public squares of Iceland, where political debates happen and gossip is born. Geothermal springs work wonders on even the biggest non-believers. Thor knows best.

The charismatic award winning writer Andri Snær Magnason has a diverse body of work in almost all genres from poetry to nonfiction, children's books and sci-fi. He’s also a playwright, documentary film maker and environmental activist. Andri wrote the words to memorize Ok glacier-the first glacier Iceland lost to climate change (Here on BBC news). His words have since been placed on dead glaciers in Mexico, France and Nepal. His latest book On Time and Water has been translated to more than 30 languages and has become a National Geographic Documentary directed by Oscar nominated Sara Dosa.

Andri is a frequent artistic collaborator and has worked or performed with artists like Yo Yo Ma, The Kronos Quartet, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Högni and múm and in architecture with BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group and most recently the Icelandic SAP architects on Lavaforming for the Venice Biennale 2025.

To find out more about Andri Snær visit andrimagnason.com