Royal Danish Academy

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The Royal Danish Academy—Architecture, Design, Conservation strives to be an active, creative and leading actor in society by contributing to tackling the major national and global challenges of our time. The Royal Danish Academy is a research and educational institution that is drawing on a historical foundation within the fields of architecture, design and conservation. Based on a solid tradition the Royal Danish Academy constantly develops its subject areas by uniting three fields of knowledge: academic research, artistic research and professional practice, which are three different ways of discovering, inventing and creating.

Set at the harbour–side home of the Royal Danish Academy’s Institute of Design, Product & Material, Here & Now celebrates design innovation. It presents new furniture design inspired by antiquity, marking the 7–year anniversary of a collaboration between Egyptian artisan–manufacturers and Academy students.The exhibition is accompanied by an outdoor installation of experimental ceramic furniture by Academy faculty. The Academy Library hosts three related exhibitions featuring graduate process work, lighting prototypes developed with Focus Lighting, and projects from the Academy Startup Hub. Tours of the Academy’s Chair Collection run through the day, while evening DJs & bars provide a relaxed setting for professional exchange and dialogue.

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Since Normann Copenhagen’s foundation in 1999, the brand's ambition has been to challenge conventional thinking and make the ordinary extraordinary through great design. By combining the craftsmanship, functionality and endurance characterised by its Danish design heritage with modern silhouettes and durable materials, Normann Copenhagen aims to create original products in a contemporary design that withstand the test of time. Normann Copenhagen believes in uniting people and spaces across the world and improving the quality of people’s lives through the power of great design. The brand's products combine functionality and design and accommodate the diversity of needs of modern life in residential and professional interiors alike.
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Solid Space Studio bridges architecture and furniture design, creating modern, timeless pieces and spaces that prioritise human scale, connection, and thoughtful context. The studio designs for long–term use, developing furniture and environments that enhance everyday life in both private and public settings. At 3daysofdesign, the studio presents the Sun Ray Chair—an asymmetrical work of art designed by architect Desiré Apelgren, founder of the studio. The chair reinterprets a classic form in a fresh, bold yet timeless way, challenging conventions while reflecting the studio’s focus on the relationship between furniture, space, and human interaction.
Solid Space Studio
February 2, 2026
NORDICMODERN presents the woven rugs of Danish textile artist Vibeke Klint (1927–2019), reissued in collaboration with her family. Klint approached textiles as part of the interior - working with proportion, rhythm and colour to create calm foundations rather than décor. Her rugs were made to be lived with and walked on, and to age naturally over time. All rugs are handwoven using her original designs and techniques, continuing a Danish modern textile tradition in a contemporary context. During 3daysofdesign the collection is shown in a spatial setting where material and colour can be experienced up close. Vibeke Klint's rugs can modernise a traditional room and add character and balance to a minimalist interior.
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