Völuskrín

In Icelandic farmhouses of yesteryear, children had a special hiding place for their treasures under their beds. In a Völuskrín they amassed their playthings, small toys made of an assortment of things that they found while playing or working on the farms. By setting their imagination loose, these tiny bones, bobbins and other strange things soon became important parts of an imaginary world. Sheep bones were the most common toys. The bones were meant to represent farm animals and each child had its own farm. The children went to great lengths to make their farms big and have many animals.

In Völuskrín these classic childhood treasures are to be found, lovingly remodelled by designer Lóa Auðunsdóttir. The Völuskrín is intended to promote and re-establish the original Icelandic toys for generations to come and introduce this heritage to children all over the world.