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
Holmris B8 creates room for people through turnkey solutions that fit people, space, and purpose. Rooted in insight and expert advice, Holmris B8 works closely with architects and designers and manages projects end to end—from the first idea to customisation, relocation, maintenance, and giving furniture new life. By combining their own designs with solutions from more than 1.000 carefully selected suppliers, they create spaces made to support real needs. Responsibility is part of their DNA. With a long tradition of circular thinking, Holmris B8 focuses on quality, longevity, and conscious choices that put people first.
Holmris B8
February 15, 2022
Furniture
Part of 2022
Part of 2023
Part of 2024
Part of 2025
Finarte is Finland's leading design house for rugs and soft accessories, creating award–winning interior items for joyful living. Founded in 1985 and now in the second generation, Finarte is a forerunner in sustainability, championing the use of recycled textiles and natural materials since its inception four decades ago. Inspired by Finnish weaving traditions, especially the räsymatto (rag rug), Finarte collaborates with Finnish designers and Indian artisans to reinterpret traditional craftsmanship, redefining Nordic design as they blend heritage with avant–garde aesthetics. During 3daysofdesign, Finarte can be found at two locations: PLAYROOM in District Kultur, and the Scandinavian Design Embassy in District Frederiksstaden.
Finarte
March 12, 2025
Rug & Floor
Part of 2025
Part of 2026
2050 Furniture is a gentle rebellion for nature, people, and the future. Today’s conventional furniture industry is resource–intensive and highly centralised. Valuable local resources—such as wood waste—remain underutilised, while many people are excluded from the workforce. 2050 Furniture is created to question and even change this system. This new furniture production transforms local wood waste into high–end furniture through cooperative, local production that fosters inclusive and meaningful employment. 2050 Furniture scales through new furniture series developed in new communities, expanding a local, circular, and regenerative model of production. 2050 Furniture is Doughnut economics in practice.
2050 Furniture
April 24, 2026
Materials
Part of 2026
Furniture
Founded in Denmark, Opinord operates as a collaborative design house focused on creating furniture for retailers around the world. They work closely with their partners throughout the development process. Each collection is shaped by dialogue, commercial understanding, and a shared ambition to create furniture that is relevant, durable, and thoughtfully constructed. Opinord limits overproduction and extend product lifespan through material choice and construction quality.
Opinord
February 2, 2026
Furniture
Part of 2026
Other Exhibitions
LIGHT–POINT designs more than just lamps—they design light. This is the essence of their brand slogan: CREATING LIGHT.  With 30 years in the market, they have firmly established themselves as a leading Danish design company with an international look and appeal. The approach to design is both architectural and artistic, and the style is elegant and minimalistic, yet edgy and expressive. The lamps can both serve as style markers and bold design statements and be sophisticated, understated, and serene, blending in seamlessly. The fascination with light drives LIGHT–POINT to continuously experiment, pushing the boundaries of norms and traditions to develop innovative ways of creating illumination.
LIGHT–POINT
March 26, 2022
It’s all about furniture heritage and family heritage. Founded in 2024 by Edward Gubi, a third–generation member of the GUBI family, DesignPreowned is built on a passion for preserving and renewing design history. Together with his team, Edward Gubi sources and acquires pre–owned furniture primarily from Scandinavia—often overlooked classics from the 1930s to the 1980s—which are carefully restored and upcycled to fit contemporary interiors.
Designpreowned
March 25, 2025
United by a focus on material awareness, production quality, and design integrity, the Objects of Desire exhibition presents contemporary practices developed through considered processes and skilled execution. This exhibition establishes a platform which convenes a selected group of international designers and makers working beyond mass production. Designers explore form, technique, and detail through processes informed by material properties and production methods. The exhibited objects are the result of in-depth material research, technical expertise, and time–intensive development.
Objects of Desire
April 13, 2026
Shaped by a growing exploration of space, craft, and hospitality, La Cabra continues to explore how coffee is experienced. Coffee remains the foundation, while the work around it has expanded into bakery, architecture, and spatial design. Each space is developed in close collaboration with architects, artists, and local teams, allowing materials, atmosphere, and context to shape the outcome. From its origins in Aarhus to an expanding presence in cities such as Copenhagen, New York, Madrid, Seoul, and Mexico City, La Cabra continues to evolve through new cultural settings.
La Cabra
December 10, 2024
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