# Zoffi Eiderdown

> Zoffi Eiderdown is a family-run eider farm at Lækur in Dýrafjörður, in the Westfjords of Iceland. The family has looked after the eider colony since 1911. We gather eiderdown from the nests by hand, with great care and only once the weather is warm enough that the birds no longer need it, dry and process it on the farm (racks, heaters and the first cleaning by hand) using electricity from our own hydro plant (running since 1947, rebuilt in 1980), send every lot for its final cleaning and certification in Iceland under Act no. 52/2005, and sew it into a small number of handmade duvets at Lækur each year. We also sell certified, cleaned eiderdown on request and offer a farm stay beside the colony.

> Key facts:
- Location: Lækur, 471 Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
- Contact: zoffi@zoffi.is, +354 858 0413
- Standard duvet: 140 × 200 cm, down-proof cotton cover. Export prices (ISK, insured courier delivery included, no Icelandic VAT): Summer 400 g 389,000 · Classic 600 g 493,000 · Arctic 800 g 614,000. Also baby mini 64 × 84, baby 84 × 100, child 100 × 140, long single 140 × 220, double 200 × 220, king 240 × 220 (Arctic king, 1,500 g: 1,040,000) and king XL 240 × 260 (Arctic, 1,800 g: 1,222,000); down weight scales with size. Within Iceland prices include 24 % VAT (standard single 445,000 / 574,000 / 724,000). Other sizes and two-zone duvets on request (they take longer); silk covers in preparation.
- 10 % of every product sold from the 2026 harvest is donated to the Lions Club Ásbjörn (https://www.facebook.com/LionsklubburinnAsbjorn/).
- Loose eiderdown: cleaned, certified Icelandic eiderdown is available straight from the farm on request, for people who have their own bedding made and for makers. How it works and what the certification involves: https://zoffi.is/loose-eiderdown/ . Price and quantities on request (zoffi@zoffi.is).
- Every duvet and every lot of loose down carries a certificate from a sworn, government-licensed Icelandic down assessor (Act no. 52/2005).
- Ships worldwide. Site available in English (zoffi.is), German (zoffi.is/de/) and Japanese (zoffi.is/ja/).

## Main pages
- [Home](https://zoffi.is/): overview of the farm, the yearly cycle and the duvets
- [Eiderdown duvets](https://zoffi.is/eiderdown-duvets/): the three weights, prices, made-to-order options, why eiderdown, certification, FAQ
- [Our story](https://zoffi.is/about/): the family at Lækur since 1911, the hydro plant since 1947
- [Farm stay](https://zoffi.is/farm-stay/): the farmhouse beside the colony, Airbnb, guest reviews
- [Life at Lækur](https://zoffi.is/blog/): diary posts with photographs from the colony
- [Contact](https://zoffi.is/contact/)

## Eiderdown guide
- [How is eiderdown harvested?](https://zoffi.is/how-is-eiderdown-harvested/)
- [How much does an eiderdown duvet cost – and why?](https://zoffi.is/how-much-does-an-eiderdown-duvet-cost/)
- [Eiderdown vs goose down: what is the difference?](https://zoffi.is/eiderdown-vs-goose-down/)
- [How to care for an eiderdown duvet](https://zoffi.is/how-to-care-for-an-eiderdown-duvet/)

## Deutsch
- [Startseite](https://zoffi.is/de/)
- [Eiderdaunendecken](https://zoffi.is/de/eiderdaunendecken/): Füllgewichte, Preise, Anfertigung nach Maß, Zertifizierung, FAQ
- [Unsere Geschichte](https://zoffi.is/de/unsere-geschichte/)
- [Urlaub auf dem Hof](https://zoffi.is/de/urlaub-auf-dem-hof/)
- [Kontakt](https://zoffi.is/de/kontakt/)

## 日本語
- [ホーム](https://zoffi.is/ja/)
- [アイダーダウンの羽毛布団](https://zoffi.is/ja/eiderdown-futon/): 充填量・価格・受注生産・認証・よくある質問
- [私たちの物語](https://zoffi.is/ja/our-story/)
- [農場に泊まる](https://zoffi.is/ja/farmstay/)
- [お問い合わせ](https://zoffi.is/ja/contact-us/)


## Blog posts and eiderdown guide (auto-updated)

- [Duvet or comforter? What’s the difference – and what it means for eiderdown](https://zoffi.is/duvet-vs-comforter/): The short answer: for practical purposes, nothing. A duvet and a comforter are both a soft, filled blanket for the...
- [Why is eiderdown so expensive?](https://zoffi.is/why-is-eiderdown-so-expensive/): Because it cannot be made faster. The eider hens come back to the same spot year after year because they...
- [The lupine from above – October 2026](https://zoffi.is/lupine-from-above-2026/): Drone pictures of the eider colony at Lækur in October: the strips mown through the lupine in July, why we...
- [アイダーダウン布団の選び方：買う前に確かめたい7つのこと（アイスランドの農家より）](https://zoffi.is/ja/eiderdown-duvet-buying-guide/): 証明書、純度、充填量、側生地、産地、総額。はじめて本物のアイダーダウン布団を買う方のために、アイスランドのアイダー農家がまとめた選び方のガイド。
- [Eiderdaunendecke kaufen: Worauf Sie achten sollten – 7 Punkte vom Eiderhof](https://zoffi.is/de/eiderdaunendecke-kaufen-worauf-achten/): Zertifikat, Reinheit, Füllgewicht, Inlett, Herkunft und Gesamtpreis: ein Leitfaden von isländischen Eiderbauern für alle, die zum ersten Mal eine echte...
- [Three days at Lækur: a watch hut for the colony](https://zoffi.is/watch-hut-for-the-colony-2026/): Three days of building at Lækur: the new watch hut above the eider colony is finished, a new garage door...
- [The first duvet has its certificate](https://zoffi.is/first-duvet-certificate-2026/): On 25 September 2026 the first duvet of the 2026 harvest – 140 × 200 cm, 800 g – was...
- [From the archive: Maður og æður, 1993](https://zoffi.is/madur-og-aedur-1993-documentary/): A 1993 RÚV documentary filmed at Lækur: Zoffi, our grandmother Guðbjört, and two fifteen-year-old boys who would one day keep...
- [A red roof before winter](https://zoffi.is/red-roof-before-winter-2026/): We caught the last dry window of the autumn to paint the roof of the old barn at Lækur –...
- [Wie pflegt man eine Eiderdaunendecke?](https://zoffi.is/de/eiderdaunendecke-pflege/): Eine Eiderdaunendecke verlangt weniger als jede andere Bettware: ein Bezug, gelegentlich Wind, kein Waschen – und eine Vollreinigung höchstens einmal...
- [Eiderdaunen oder Gänsedaunen: Was ist der Unterschied?](https://zoffi.is/de/eiderdaunen-vs-gaensedaunen/): Beides sind Daunen – aber damit endet die Ähnlichkeit. Wie sich Eiderdaunen von Gänse- und Entendaunen unterscheiden: Herkunft, Struktur, Wärme,...
- [Wie werden Eiderdaunen gesammelt?](https://zoffi.is/de/wie-eiderdaunen-gesammelt-werden/): Eiderdaunen sind die einzigen Daunen, die nie einem Vogel genommen werden. So werden sie in einer isländischen Eiderkolonie gesammelt –...
- [Was kostet eine Eiderdaunendecke – und warum?](https://zoffi.is/de/eiderdaunendecke-preis/): Eine echte isländische Eiderdaunendecke kostet geliefert ab etwa 389. 000 ISK (ca. 2. 850 €). Wofür Sie bezahlen, wie Sie...
- [アイダーダウン布団のお手入れ](https://zoffi.is/ja/eiderdown-duvet-care/): アイダーダウンの布団ほど手のかからない寝具はありません。カバーをかけ、ときどき風に当て、洗わない。丸洗いは多くても10年に一度。ロイクルでの私たちの手入れのしかたです。
- [アイダーダウンとグースダウンの違いとは](https://zoffi.is/ja/eiderdown-goose-down-difference/): どちらも「ダウン」ですが、似ているのはそこまで。産地、構造、暖かさと軽さ、耐久性、価格――アイダーダウンがグースやダックのダウンとどう違うのかを説明します。
- [アイダーダウンはどのように採取されるのか](https://zoffi.is/ja/how-eiderdown-is-harvested/): アイダーダウンは、鳥から取らない世界で唯一の羽毛です。アイスランドの営巣地で、鳥がもう必要としなくなったあと、人の手で丁寧に集められるまでの一年を紹介します。
- [アイダーダウンの羽毛布団はいくら？――その価格の理由](https://zoffi.is/ja/eiderdown-duvet-price/): 本物のアイスランド産アイダーダウンの羽毛布団は、配送料込みで約39万ISK（約50万円）から。何にお金を払っているのか、他社との比較のしかた、注意すべき点を、農家の立場から説明します。
- [How to care for an eiderdown duvet](https://zoffi.is/how-to-care-for-an-eiderdown-duvet/): An eiderdown duvet asks less of you than any other bedding: a cover, some wind now and then, no washing...
- [Eiderdown vs goose down: what is the difference?](https://zoffi.is/eiderdown-vs-goose-down/): Both are down, but that is where the similarity ends. How eiderdown differs from goose and duck down in origin,...
- [How much does an eiderdown duvet cost – and why?](https://zoffi.is/how-much-does-an-eiderdown-duvet-cost/): A genuine Icelandic eiderdown duvet costs from a little over 400,000 ISK. Here is what you are paying for, how...
- [How is eiderdown harvested?](https://zoffi.is/how-is-eiderdown-harvested/): Eiderdown is the only down that is never taken from a bird. Here is how it is gathered at an...
- [A new watch tower in the colony](https://zoffi.is/new-watch-tower-eider-colony-2026/): Our newest project at Lækur: a small watch tower deep in the eider colony, so we can keep an eye...
- [Mowing the lupine – and why it matters](https://zoffi.is/mowing-the-lupine-2026/): Every July we mow back hectares of lupine in the colony. It looks lovely in bloom, but the eider are...
- [The eiderdown collection 2026](https://zoffi.is/eiderdown-collection-2026/): After a spring of watching over the colony, June and July are for gathering the down – by hand, one...
- [The birds are back – May 2026](https://zoffi.is/the-birds-are-back-2026/): After a few days at the farm we are ready to welcome the eider back to nest. The spring watch...
- [Winter days at Lækur – February 2026](https://zoffi.is/winter-days-at-laekur-february-2026/): Little snow, minus eight and six quiet days at the farm. Lækur in winter is something else.
- [Northern lights and an autumn break – October 2025](https://zoffi.is/northern-lights-october-2025/): In October the schools take a short break and we bring the families to the farm. On our first evening,...
- [Repairing the dam – summer 2025](https://zoffi.is/repairing-the-dam-summer-2025/): Lækur has had its own small hydro plant since 1947. In 2025 the dam needed attention – so the family...
- [The eiderdown collection 2025](https://zoffi.is/eiderdown-collection-2025/): Every year the families gather at the colony to collect the down. The third picture is of Snorri and Ingi...
- [May – protecting the colony](https://zoffi.is/may-protecting-the-colony/): Every year we begin in early May, protecting the colony as the eider start to arrive. It is crucial that...

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# Detailed Content


## Blog posts and eiderdown guide (auto-updated)


Because it cannot be made faster. The eider hens come back to the same spot year after year because they feel safe, and protecting the colony is the real work.


Drone pictures of the eider colony at Lækur in October: the strips mown through the lupine in July, why we cut them – fox, nests and ducklings – and the circles that appeared on day three.


証明書、純度、充填量、側生地、産地、総額。はじめて本物のアイダーダウン布団を買う方のために、アイスランドのアイダー農家がまとめた選び方のガイド。


Zertifikat, Reinheit, Füllgewicht, Inlett, Herkunft und Gesamtpreis: ein Leitfaden von isländischen Eiderbauern für alle, die zum ersten Mal eine echte Eiderdaunendecke kaufen.


Three days of building at Lækur: the new watch hut above the eider colony is finished, a new garage door keeps the mice and the winter wind out, and the cameras come in after four years without a fault.


On 25 September 2026 the first duvet of the 2026 harvest – 140 × 200 cm, 800 g – was inspected by a sworn down assessor and given official quality certificate no. 001780.


A 1993 RÚV documentary filmed at Lækur: Zoffi, our grandmother Guðbjört, and two fifteen-year-old boys who would one day keep the watch.


We caught the last dry window of the autumn to paint the roof of the old barn at Lækur – the barn where our eiderdown is dried each summer.


Eine Eiderdaunendecke verlangt weniger als jede andere Bettware: ein Bezug, gelegentlich Wind, kein Waschen – und eine Vollreinigung höchstens einmal im Jahrzehnt. So pflegen wir unsere auf Lækur.


Beides sind Daunen – aber damit endet die Ähnlichkeit. Wie sich Eiderdaunen von Gänse- und Entendaunen unterscheiden: Herkunft, Struktur, Wärme, Gewicht, Haltbarkeit und Preis.


Eiderdaunen sind die einzigen Daunen, die nie einem Vogel genommen werden. So werden sie in einer isländischen Eiderkolonie gesammelt – von Hand, mit großer Sorgfalt, erst wenn die Vögel sie nicht mehr brauchen.


Eine echte isländische Eiderdaunendecke kostet geliefert ab etwa 389.000 ISK (ca. 2.850 €). Wofür Sie bezahlen, wie Sie Angebote vergleichen und worauf Sie achten sollten – erklärt von den Bauern auf Lækur.


アイダーダウンの布団ほど手のかからない寝具はありません。カバーをかけ、ときどき風に当て、洗わない。丸洗いは多くても10年に一度。ロイクルでの私たちの手入れのしかたです。


どちらも「ダウン」ですが、似ているのはそこまで。産地、構造、暖かさと軽さ、耐久性、価格――アイダーダウンがグースやダックのダウンとどう違うのかを説明します。


アイダーダウンは、鳥から取らない世界で唯一の羽毛です。アイスランドの営巣地で、鳥がもう必要としなくなったあと、人の手で丁寧に集められるまでの一年を紹介します。


本物のアイスランド産アイダーダウンの羽毛布団は、配送料込みで約39万ISK（約50万円）から。何にお金を払っているのか、他社との比較のしかた、注意すべき点を、農家の立場から説明します。


An eiderdown duvet asks less of you than any other bedding: a cover, some wind now and then, no washing – and a full clean at most once a decade. How we look after ours at Lækur.


Both are down, but that is where the similarity ends. How eiderdown differs from goose and duck down in origin, structure, warmth, weight and price.


A genuine Icelandic eiderdown duvet costs from a little over 400,000 ISK. Here is what you are paying for, how to compare offers, and what to be wary of.


Eiderdown is the only down that is never taken from a bird. Here is how it is gathered at an Icelandic eider colony – by hand, with great care, once the birds no longer need it.


Our newest project at Lækur: a small watch tower deep in the eider colony, so we can keep an eye on the nesting birds without disturbing them.


Every July we mow back hectares of lupine in the colony. It looks lovely in bloom, but the eider are much happier without it.


After a spring of watching over the colony, June and July are for gathering the down – by hand, one nest at a time.


After a few days at the farm we are ready to welcome the eider back to nest. The spring watch begins.


Little snow, minus eight and six quiet days at the farm. Lækur in winter is something else.


In October the schools take a short break and we bring the families to the farm. On our first evening, the northern lights came out to welcome us.


Lækur has had its own small hydro plant since 1947. In 2025 the dam needed attention – so the family spent a few weeks on it.


Every year the families gather at the colony to collect the down. The third picture is of Snorri and Ingi as boys, with their teacher Zoffi.


Every year we begin in early May, protecting the colony as the eider start to arrive. It is crucial that the birds remain undisturbed.



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