A living eider colony since 1911
Icelandic eiderdown, gathered by hand on a farm by the sea
Every spring the eider returns to Lækur. We protect the colony while it nests, and gather the down it leaves behind. From it we make a small number of duvets each year, and sell certified eiderdown directly from the farm.
Lækur diary
Latest from Lækur
This is a working farm and we write it down as we go: the nests in May, the down in June and July, the building and mending in between. The three newest entries are below; the whole diary is one click further.
Why is eiderdown so expensive?
The lupine from above – October 2026
Three days at Lækur: a watch hut for the colony
From nest to rest
One year on an eider farm
Nothing is farmed, caged or plucked. The birds come and go as they always have. Our work is to keep them safe while they nest, to keep the land open for them – every July we mow back hectares of lupine so the birds can see and be seen – and to collect what they leave behind.
The watch
As the eider arrive we settle into the spring watch. Someone is always nearby, day and night, keeping a quiet eye on the colony so the birds can nest in complete peace – and it is working: the colony is slowly growing.
The collection
When the weather is warm enough for the birds and their young, the family gathers the down from each nest by hand – carefully, always giving the bird the benefit of the doubt. A whole season yields only a few dozen kilos of cleaned down, and every year of careful watching the colony grows a little.
Cleaning and crafting
Back at the farm the down goes straight onto the heaters. Over the following weeks it is dried on racks, picked through and rough-cleaned by hand – all with electricity from our own hydro plant, running at Lækur since 1947 – before each lot goes on for its final cleaning and certification in Iceland, where it is sewn into a small number of handmade duvets, or sold as loose down.
The duvets
Made to order, in any size or weight – three standard weights below. Export prices for a standard single, insured delivery included, no Icelandic VAT.
Summer
The lightest duvet, for warm bedrooms and summer nights.
Classic
Most popular
Balanced warmth for comfortable sleep all year round.
Arctic
Most popular
Maximum warmth for cold winters and cosy sleepers.
Every duvet comes with a government quality certificate and its own digital record – scan the QR code on the card that comes with it and you see where the down came from and how it became a duvet. The down is ours every step of the way – from the spring watch to the finished duvet: gathered, dried and processed here at Lækur on our own hydro power, then washed, sewn and certified in Iceland. Prices are for a standard single duvet in a down-proof cotton cover; other sizes, silk covers and different weights are made to order, and cleaned, certified eiderdown is sold by the kilo, straight from the farm – price and quantities on request. Ten per cent of every sale (on the price excluding VAT) goes to a good cause – in 2026 the Lions Club Ásbjörn. Why eiderdown? · Get in touch
The paper certificate, tied to the duvet
One duvet, one colony, one spring.
The digital record, from the QR code on your card
Reviews
What our customers say
Jenný and I recently bought two 800 g duvets from Zoffi. In a word, we are in seventh heaven. The duvet keeps an even warmth over the body because it is divided into 24 compartments, so it is always just as comfortable to lie under – an even, pleasant warmth. We give the duvets five stars out of five.
Read the original in Icelandic
Við Jenný keyptum nýlega tvær 800 g sængur hjá Zoffi. Við erum í sjöunda himni í einu orði sagt. Sængin heldur jöfnum hita á líkamanum vegna þess að henni er skipt í 24 hólf. Hún gerir það að verkum að það er alltaf jafn notalegt að liggja undir henni, jafn og góður hiti. Við gefum sængunum 5 af fimm stjörnum.
Halldór Kristjánsson · two 800 g duvets · review on Google, October 2026 · translated from Icelandic by us
Inga and I recently bought two eiderdown duvets from Zoffi Eiderdown. We have never slept better. This is a superb product, environmentally friendly, natural and like nothing else. Here a sustainable trade comes together with respect for wildlife and nature. This home-made product shows that it is possible to work with nature and its creatures in harmony, and to the benefit of the eider, which returns to the same place year after year. These are duvets that make dreams come true – in harmony with nature and people.
Read the original in Icelandic
Við Inga keyptum nýlega tvær dúnsængur frá Zoffi Eiderdown. Höfum aldrei sofið betur. Þetta er frábær vara, umhverfisvæn og náttúrleg og engu lík. Hér fer saman sjálfbær atvinnugrein sem tekur tillit til lífríkis og náttúru. Þessi heimagerða vara sýnir að hægt er að vinna með náttúrinni og lífríkinu í sátt og til góðs fyrir æðarfuglinn, sem kemur aftur og aftur á sama stað. Þetta eru sængur sem láta draumana rætast í sátt við náttúru og menn.
Brynjólfur Jónsson · two duvets · review on Google, September 2026 · translated from Icelandic by us
Every review on this page is a public Google review, quoted in full. We never write or edit customer reviews.
Life at Lækur
Join us for a season
Life at Lækur follows the rhythm of the eider. If you would like to take part – keeping watch over the colony in spring, or joining the down collection in summer – you are welcome to get in touch and we will see whether we can find something that suits you.
Helping on the watches means long, quiet hours outdoors; helpers need to hold a valid firearms licence and have relevant experience in the field. Down collection in summer is open to anyone with patience and good boots.
Farm stay
Sleep beside the colony
A cosy farmhouse in Dýrafjörður with nesting eider just beyond the window, a private beach, northern lights in autumn and absolute quiet all year. Rated 4.95 on Airbnb.
Every króna from the farm stay goes back into the colony – so by staying with us, you help look after it.
“They manage an eider duck farm, so staying with them is a nice way to get a bit closer to this centuries-old way of life.”
Andrey, Airbnb guest · July 2025
Follow along from the fjord
Nest building, the watch, the first duvets of the season. Life at Lækur as it happens, at @zoffi_eiderdown – and on Facebook.