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
Selected BySecher was launched in 2020 with the aim of reintroducing carefully handpicked furniture by lesser–known Danish designers and furniture architects. The collection presents timeless lighting and furniture crafted with exceptional workmanship, high quality and a strong attention to detail. Each Selected BySecher piece is designed as a refined addition to modern interiors. Selected BySecher is part of Gallery Secher Fine Art & Design, which has specialised in fine art, design and furniture classics since 2002. Everything at Secher in Copenhagen reflects a deep passion for, and knowledge of, classic Danish design and craftsmanship.
Selected BySecher
February 10, 2023
Furniture
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TreCe is one of the leading Nordic suppliers of storage and recycling furniture. The company has reached this position through continuous development and innovation. With more than forty years of experience, TreCe has built extensive knowledge in close collaboration with its customers, learning over time what truly works. This experience, combined with a strong drive for innovation, enables TreCe to continuously develop smart, functional design solutions.
TreCe
February 27, 2023
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Office
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Panzeri represents the 'Made in Italy' manufacture tradition with high–quality decorative and architectural lighting. Founded in northern Italy, the brand combines technical expertise, contemporary design and advanced LED technology to create solutions for residential, hospitality and contract spaces. Panzeri represents 'Made in Italy' manufacturing, attention to detail and a constant focus on innovation, sustainability and visual comfort.
Panzeri
January 22, 2026
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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
November 7, 2024
Wall & Surface
Accessories
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Other Exhibitions
Bernh. Pedersen & Søn is a Danish furniture maker established in 1902, representing four generations of family–owned production and expert cabinetmaking. Based in Denmark, the company is renowned for its dedication to high–quality craftsmanship and sustainable production. The brand specialises in timeless furniture, with a primary focus on sideboards and pieces featuring classic tambour doors. These iconic designs are rooted in the golden age of Danish modernism, specifically the 1950s and 1960s. Today, the fourth generation continues to develop and produce furniture from the family workshop, ensuring that every piece meets the highest standards of durability and style for a global market.
Bernh. Pedersen & Søn
May 19, 2026
Layers of Light creates sculptural wall lamps where art and precise engineered illumination merge. Each piece is built from carefully calculated layers of light, transforming the wall into a composition of depth, shadow, and reflection. Inspired by natural light phenomena, the work evokes a sensory response — light that can be felt as much as seen. These pieces replace traditional wall art while fundamentally reshaping the atmosphere of a space.
Layers of Light
February 5, 2026
Lammhults convinces design as a great potential to improve everyday lives and to contribute to more meaningful and sustainable ways of living. The optimistic spirit is a defining characteristic of Lammhults – a vital part of their heritage since 1945. Lammhults develops contemporary design for various kinds of spaces – public spaces, modern offices, and domestic spaces. Inhabited spaces have a strong influence on oneself. Some spaces make you creative, social, and generous, others enable you to slow down and to reflect. Lammhults believes in the importance of that space. Good design contributes to shape dwellings and surroundings in ways that are relevant both today and tomorrow.
Lammhults
January 10, 2023
Blå Station is a family business based in a former sewing factory in Åhus, on the south–east coast of Sweden, where the ocean is as restless as the brand itself. Their focus lies on the interiors that surround us—how they are built, how they function, and how people interact within public spaces. Questions about changing social behaviours and evolving demands continually inspire new ways of thinking. To meet contemporary needs and desires, Blå Station believes in maintaining an open and innovative mindset, guided by childlike curiosity and a firm rejection of shortcuts and apathy. Fuelled by curiosity, the search for the unexpected and the yet–to–be–discovered continues. Peace, Love & Good Design.
Blå Station
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