Collection: Memorial Fund
Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson passed away on September 29, 2022, after a battle with cancer.
Svavar Pétur, best known as the musician Prins Póló, was a versatile, imaginative, and enterprising musician, artist, designer, food producer, entrepreneur, and farmer who inspired many with his work, ideas, drive, courage, and daring. Svavar Pétur was one of the founders of Havarí.
The memorial fund is established with the aim of keeping Svavar Pétur's memory alive and will be used to support and strengthen creative people in various fields to implement good ideas.
Awards from the fund will be granted annually on Svavar Pétur's birthday, April 26.
Those who wish to support the fund can transfer to account 0133-26-9936 kt. 650423-2830.
Projects that the SPE Memorial Fund has participated in:
Prins Póló's Autumn Sweater in collaboration with 66°north
https://www.66north.com/is/nordur/vorulinur/prins-polo
Court Festival
https://www.ruv.is/frettir/menning-og-daegurmal/2023-04-26-thad-sidasta-sem-hann-bad-okkur-um-ad-gera-var-ad-halda-afram-ad-hafa-gaman
Reykjavik Marathon
https://www.hlaupastyrkur.is/hlaupastyrkur/godgerdamal/741-minningarsjodur-svavars-peturs-eysteinssonar
The fund's board consists of:
Berglind Häsler, chairman
Elsa Þórey Eysteinsdóttir, managing director
Benedikt Hermann Hermannsson
Björn Kristjánsson
Guðfinna Mjöll Magnúsdóttir