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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Akua Objects
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With a Scandinavian heritage and an uncompromising approach to design and aesthetic, Frame Studios strive to offer beautiful, handcrafted kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes at affordable prices. Founded in 2019 in Copenhagen, Frame Studios ultimate passion is handmade interior. A standard interior does not exist, everything is tailormade to suit individual needs and desires, making sure all space is used optimally. Their range includes carefully selected natural stones, wood species, colours and handles. A visit to Frame Studio will not be lost on you.
Frame Studio
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Paper Collective is a Copenhagen–based curator and creator of exclusive collections across art, craft and design. Expressed through a collection of art prints and acoustic panels, objects and modular systems designed to display them—each piece is proudly produced in close collaboration with a growing network of creatives, craftspeople and like–minded brands. Closely linked with the design industry from their 2013 foundation, Paper Collective collaborates with some of the industry's biggest talents including Alfredo Häberli, Norm Architects and Raw Color, to create expressions that provide that finishing touch within contemporary interiors.
Paper Collective
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Durat
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NIKARI
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CHICHOIMAO
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Experts in sourcing and curating handmade and exclusive tiles from small local producers worldwide, MAROKK is passionate about finding and curating unique tiles for true tile enthusiasts. The tile collections from Japan, India, Morocco and Italy are designed to blend global style with Scandinavian aesthetics. The showroom is situated in a 300-year old listed space in the historical central Copenhagen, and displays a vast variety of exclusive tiles from all around the world, adapted to the Scandinavian and global market by MAROKK.
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St. Leo is an interior company creating tactile wall finishes, furniture and lighting designed to elevate the experience of architectural spaces. Based in Copenhagen, the company launched with plasters and paints, conceived to respond to light, air and the subtle rhythms of everyday life.
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