In my first submit, I wrote about how I approached 3 Days of Design this yr by means of a extra selective lens. Initially, I got here to Copenhagen primarily for the Scandinavian manufacturers, however through the years the programme has expanded far past that. Alongside the official programme, impartial reveals and off-site exhibitions add one other layer
Within the final years, new clusters have additionally emerged in additional sudden areas, typically set in former industrial areas barely exterior the centre. Locations like these deliver a unique ambiance to town, virtually paying homage to the Lambrate district throughout Milan Design Week, including one other dimension to how you progress by means of the pageant.
What grew to become clear fairly early on is {that a} single robust presentation can form a whole day. It may well affirm the alternatives you made and provides path to how the remainder of the day unfolds. One of many bigger clusters I visited that first afternoon had precisely that impact and sort of made my day.
Monolith Ground mirror / Clam Medium Facet Desk / Vava Objects
Objects of Need
At 3 Days of Design 2026, the exhibition Objects of Need invited guests to decelerate and look extra carefully. Curated by Birgitte Due Madsen, the present brings collectively works by 20 worldwide designers and makers. Each bit displays time, ability and a powerful concentrate on materials and course of. Fairly than fast impressions, the exhibition encourages a extra attentive method oflooking, the place objects reveal their particulars steadily.
Offered inside Thorvaldsens Museum, the exhibition creates a relaxed setting the place objects are given house to face on their very own. The scenography follows a transparent sequence, guiding guests by means of totally different materials tales. The works on view transfer past mass manufacturing and spotlight a slower strategy to design, the place craftsmanship and precision play an vital function. It’s about objects which are made to final and to be appreciated over time.
Chair Edoardo Lietti / Desk Corpus Studio Chairs Francesca Torzo / Ceramics Eric Landon
Facet Desk Corkinho / Onda gentle Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt / H Collection Bench Birgitte Due Madsen / Historic Brown Rahee Yoon
Curator Birgitte Due Madsen
Curator Birgitte Due Madsen is an artist and designer based mostly in Copenhagen. Her work ranges from furnishings and product design to ceramics and sculpture. With a powerful concentrate on materials, she is understood for her hands-on strategy, rigorously shaping and refining each bit. Her sculptures typically discover the connection between type, gentle and floor, utilizing supplies akin to gypsum, plaster and concrete. This identical consideration to element and course of will be felt all through the exhibition, the place objects are introduced not just for what they’re, but in addition for a way they’re made.
Desk Corkinho
Desk Corkinho / ceramic Eric Landon / Facet desk Germans Ermičs
Reminiscence Field Unusual Ancestor / Semi chair Kevin Hviid / Verge Lamp Seamus Kowarzik
Ottomano Sofa 4 seats Francesca Torzo / Lamp on the suitable Sofie Østerby / Magnetic Cubes II Rasmus Fenhann / Lamp left and aspect desk Eduardo Lietti
Mimosa chair Sausset Leou / Naturalia – Rectangle Story stool Unusual Ancestor
Aluminum Veneer Chair Buro Parso
Opacity aspect desk Seamus Kowarzik
Louis armchairs by Maison Arpelli
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