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.

Related Exhibitions
BassamFellows is a Furniture & Design House renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship and distinctive creativity and character. It has taken shape over two decades and three continents, building a design language accented by purity, refinement and visual pleasure. The House has a story: it is about beauty with purpose, and operates on several levels. There is hand–worked furniture incorporating sculpted wooden elements and meticulous leather work. There is architecture and interior design, creative direction and frequent collaboration with like–minded artisans. The House offers different spaces and perspectives, but it is always defined by luxury.
BassamFellows
February 1, 2024
Furniture
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Part of 2025
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PBJ Designhouse was founded in 1968 and has been Danish–owned ever since. PBJ is known for making modern home furniture inspired by classic Danish design and they now also expands into commercial interiors. As workplaces and hospitality spaces embrace home–like aesthetics, PBJ adapts its classics for lounges, conference rooms, and restaurants. Each piece meets strict sustainability standards, including testing of surfaces, durability and strengths. The result is furniture with idea and identity, form and function, finish and finesse, both for private homes and contract markets.
PBJ Designhouse
December 11, 2024
Furniture
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Confluentia Colorum is a site–specific installation presented by File Under Pop in Marmorkirken. It explores colour not as decoration, but as substance, energy and relation—formed through light yet experienced through the body as vibration, atmosphere and movement. Curated by Josephine Yaa Akuamoa, the work transforms the church into an immersive environment where colour is seen, felt and heard. Through art, craft, scent and sound, it reflects on presence, material awareness and colour’s power to shape emotion, perception and human connection.
Confluentia Colorum
April 16, 2026
Wall & Surface
Audio Visual Design
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Materials
Viccarbe is an international brand of timeless design furniture focused on people’s well–being. Together with leading designers such as Patricia Urquiola, Piero Lissoni, Monica Armani, or Jaime Hayon, it creates enduring pieces made with responsible materials, where design and innovation evolve in coherence with its strong commitment to sustainability.
VICCARBE
January 30, 2024
Furniture
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Part of 2023
Part of 2024
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Other Exhibitions
Kurage is a Danish design brand offering bold, recycled fabrics to visionary designers and architects. Since 1990, Kurage has been all about fearless colours, rich textures, and hand–printed fabrics that turn waste into wonder. From statement curtains and eye–catching upholstery to cutting–edge acoustic solutions, including wall panels and desk screens, Kurage doesn’t just fill spaces but reinvents them. Kurage empowers you to choose fabrics with intention, break conventions, and create spaces that are uniquely yours.
Kurage
February 19, 2025
Tiles as objects of possibility. Tiles that leave a sensory imprint. Tiles connecting future and past, design and craftsmanship, Japan and the world. Alternative Artefacts Danto is a dialogue between tiles and contemporary design. The new brand, also known as A.a. Danto, explores the possibilities of tiles as interior objects, pushing the boundaries of material, form and function.
Alternative Artefacts Danto
August 27, 2025
Material Matters is a platform dedicated to exploring the role of material intelligence in architecture and design. With more than 150 podcasts published and four acclaimed editions of its annual fair staged in London, the brand made its international debut in Copenhagen in 2025 as part of 3daysofdesign. The debut fair exceeded expectations and confirmed the appetite for a deeper, more material–led conversation during Copenhagen's design festival. Building on this success, Material Matters returns to 3daysofdesign, reflecting design and architecture's fascination with what materials can do—and what they should no longer be asked to do.
Material Matters
November 4, 2024
Belgium is Design is an initiative created to promote Belgian design on the international stage. Active since 2011, it brings together designers, studios and companies under a shared identity and a recognized label of quality. Through curated collective projects at major international design events, Belgium is Design highlights the creativity, innovation and know-how that define Belgian design. By combining cultural promotion with economic development, the initiative strengthens the international visibility of Belgian talent while ensuring high professional standards and meaningful connections with global markets. Belgium is Design is led by Wallonie‑Bruxelles Design Mode, Flanders District of Creativity and MAD Brussels.
Belgium is Design
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