Set It Off: Stefán Kjartansson

Name:
Stefán Kjartansson
Aka:
To my mom I’m Stebbi.
Website:
howdoyouspellkjartansson.com
armchairmedia.com/work/
Where are you from?
I was born in Siglufjörður, which is a small fishing town in a fjord north of Iceland.
Who do you work for?
I’m a founding partner and designer at Armchair.
What are your Current Project(s)?
Philips Van-Heusen, FusionBrands, SAT.
Who would you love to work with?
Peter Seville, I just want to see how he thinks. I would like to work with Michael Bierut to experience his process.
If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep?
I have two pairs of Tretorns. The high-tops could easily fetch $7.
What’s on your iPod right now?
Nate introduced me to this band today called Tuxedomoon. I plan listen to them obsessively.
What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Floataway Cafe, MF Sushi, Star Provisions, Top Flr
What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
Octane Coffee.
What are your Pet Peeves?
Designers that are not passionate about their work.
Shout outs?
I wanna give a shout out to my Armchairs: Scott, Dave, Kenny, Kevin,
Farbod, Nate, Tiffany, Marta, Aaron, Michelle, Travis, Reena, Erick,
Emily, Darcey, Alice, Erica, Rebecca, Jamie. I also wanna give a shout
out to Elise and Thor. And God.

April 15th, 2009 at 4:47 am
Love this series, fellas.