Under the motto »Make This Moment Matter«, this year’s 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen turned its focus to the present as the place where design takes effect. At the heart of it was a shift from »more« to »meaningful«: a curatorial context that understands design as a practice that makes conscious choices, responsibility for materials and processes, and connections between people, places, and ideas visible.
STELLAR WORKS
Founded by Yuichiro Hori, the design brand Stellar Works is known for furniture and interiors shaped by Asian sensibility, international design, and hospitality culture, as well as collaborations with studios such as Neri&Hu, Yabu Pushelberg, David Rockwell, and Space Copenhagen. Together with the latter, Stellar Works developed the THOUGHT / FUL installation for 3daysofdesign at Odd Fellow Palace, an 18th-century Rococo palace in the heart of Copenhagen. As part of FRAMING, a curated group exhibition of international design brands, the presentation understood hospitality as a spatial rhythm of calm, encounter, and interaction.
»Objects of Desire«
Curated by Birgitte Due Madsen, Objects of Desire at Thorvaldsen’s Museum brought together international designers and makers working outside of mass production. Featuring contributions from, among others, August Wille, Birgitte Due Madsen, Boris Berlin, Bureau Parso, Corkinho, Corpus Studio, Edoardo Lietti, Eric Landon, Francesca Torzo, Germans Ermičs, Kevin Hviid, Kim Richardt, Maison Arpelli, Rahee Yoon, Rasmus Fenhann, Sausset Leou, Seamus Kowarzik, Sofie Østerby, Uncommon Ancestor, VAVA OBJECTS, and Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt, the exhibition put material awareness, longevity, and craftsmanship precision center stage.
TYPE-XIII Atelier Oï project
A–POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE, the experimental line of the Japanese fashion house that takes Issey Miyake’s concept of »A Piece of Cloth« further in an interdisciplinary way, presented new lights from the »O« Series from the TYPE-XIII Atelier Oï project together with the Swiss design studio atelier oï. The project combines »a piece of cloth« and »a piece of wire« into flexible light objects with interchangeable pleated fabric shades, translating textile research into a poetic form of light, structure, and atmosphere.
Project Materia x Mater
Initiated by TABLEAU and Edition Solenne, Project Materia x Mater sees material as the starting point for artistic and design processes. For the 2026 edition, the format partnered with the Danish design brand Mater and put Matek™ in the spotlight — a circular composite material developed by Mater from discarded resources such as coffee husks, sawdust, and recycled plastic. Nine international artists and designers translated the material into sculptures, furniture, and collectible design, showing how differently a shared material framework can be interpreted.
DEORON
DEORON, founded in 2021, is an independent curatorial platform at the intersection of design, research, and lifestyle culture. Originally conceived as a digital project and webshop to make design feel slower, more conscious, and more accessible, DEORON has since expanded into physical space as well. At 3daysofdesign, the platform brought together more than 30 designers, brands, and independent studios on Paper Island, presenting collectible and industrial design, furniture, lighting, homeware, technology, and objects in dialogue with sound — including a sculptural sound system, listening sessions, and live performances. The result was less a classic product showcase than a space for exchange, encounters, and new connections between design, music, and people.
