16/08/2021
We have some bad news, and we have some good news.
The bad news: we have made the decision to finish the Fraktal project. Long story short, we were bogged down by a few significant legal matters. Our rented space had a mistake in the original drawings on file with the Icelandic registration office, which made it impossible for us to get the renovations for a café license approved Also, countless consultations with lawyers, accountants, and public servants revealed that under Icelandic law, there is no way for us to start the kind of democratically managed cooperative we’ve envisioned, highlighting the need for a change in legislation.
In the meantime, we’ve been balancing the finances of Fraktal by renting desks in our Fraktal Coworking Unit, and the space itself for holding incredibly fun and informative workshops (thanks to all of you for working with us