Under the title »Make This Moment Matter«, this year’s 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen asked what role design can play in the here and now. Rather than simply pushing for more products, the design festival put the desire for greater relevance, awareness, and responsibility front and center. This idea was reflected in the exploration of materials and production processes, as well as in the question of how design shapes our relationship with spaces, objects, and one another.
INNENKREIS
At the gallery Innenkreis, founded in 2026 by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen, two exhibitions were shown in parallel: the textile presentation »You can’t see it from there« by Trine Tronhjem and Liv Marie Rømer, and the group exhibition »Vanitas in Use I«. While Tronhjem and Rømer work at the intersection of surface, atmosphere, and space—understanding textiles not as a mere covering, but as a spatial medium—»Vanitas in Use I« expanded the art-historical concept of vanitas to include the perspective of functional objects and lived-in spaces. Featuring works by Indio Möglich, Lasse Sylvest Lilleoer, Et Arrangement, Maral Taşkırıcı, Clara Schweers, and Thomas Woltmann, complemented by historical designs, the exhibition asked how ideas of time, memory, transience, and use live on in things that are made, touched, and used.
Ukurant
Ukurant—an exhibition platform and creative community for young, experimental design positions founded by Kamma Rosa Schytte, Kasper Kyster, Josefine Krabbe, and Lærke Ryom—grew out of the question of how to position yourself in the industry after studying design. In this spirit, during 3daysofdesign, Ukurant’s contribution »Ukurant Makes Room« showcased fresh perspectives from 26 emerging talents from the design and creative scene. The exhibition presented experimental approaches to craft, material, and tradition, and put processes, test setups, and the craftsmanship behind the works at the center—very much in line with a material-matters mindset that pays as much attention to how an object comes into being as to its finished form.
FRAMA
FRAMA—founded in Copenhagen in 2011 by Niels Strøyer Christophersen—is known for a pared-back aesthetic, natural materials, and uncompromising quality. The newly presented Sectional Sofa translates this design language into a softer, more generous form of seating comfort, showing how the brand brings material, form, and everyday living together.
Royal Copenhagen x Griegst
With »Triton: A Masterpiece Resurfaces«, Royal Copenhagen celebrated the return of the legendary Triton collection by artist and goldsmith Arje Griegst—50 years after its first presentation at the flagship store at Amagertorv 6, where it was now on view again. Together with the Griegst family and based on the Griegst archives, the shell-like porcelain collection was reissued in three new glazes—Sand, Ocean, and Celadon. Curated by Noam Griegst and Dan Thawley, the exhibition made the creation process visible: from shells, tools, models, and historical molds to finished porcelain and unglazed bisque from the Royal Copenhagen workshop, complemented by a soundscape and scent composition.
