Welcome to Copenhagen: 3 Days of Design 2026
Our team is back in Copenhagen for 3 Days of Design 2026 (10-12 June). Founded in 2013 as a micro festival with 4 brands and now counting more than 400 participants, 3 Days of Design has become an unmissable moment on the global design calendar and a central event for the ongoing conversations around the many facets of design.
This year, the festival follows a theme of 'Make This Moment Matter' , what 3 Days of Design CEO Signe Byrdal Terenziani calls ‘a collective recalibration from 'more’ to 'meaningful. It marks a shift from focusing on the past of design or obsessing with the future, while instead looking at what is happening right now.
Fittingly, many exhibitions look at design with an everyday lens: expect projects that explore the mundane, from bathing (at Bread and Butter) to cutlery (by LA gallery Marta) to play (from Georg Jensen) and much more.
Among the things we look forward to discovering are the many cross-overs between Danish and Japanese design (one among all Japanmade Vol I, our Japan Editor Jens H. Jensen's curation of Japanese design with a Danish lens), and the conversations around the evolution of Danish and Nordic design, as companies develop new ways to celebrate and evolve their legacy for the future.
Check out our 3 Days of Design preview of 10 things not to miss while in Copenhagen, and follow along for more.
Meet the editors
Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. At Wallpaper*, she oversees design content as well as special editorial projects.
Olly Mason is the Head of Interiors at Wallpaper*. Over the past decade working for us, she has helped shape the interiors direction of the brand and guide the creation of Wallpaper’s interiors philosophy.
Four decades, four designs at Carl Hansen & Søn
At their showroom, Carl Hansen presents four new products from four different decades, including Frabricius & Kastholm’s ‘Scimitar Chair’, inspired by Kastholm's time in Lebanon in the late 1950s, where he observed relaxed, cross-legged seating which he wanted to replicate with a piece of furniture.
Among the new launches is also the Begonya Pendant by Øivind Slaatto, shown in its deconstructed form and featuring a geometric metal structure and a shade inspired by paper lanterns but actually made from a woven fabric.
Elsewhere, the CH280 modular Sofa by Hans J. Wegner reflects his belief that furniture should serve evolving needs of life.
Writer: Rosa Bertoli
Bredgade 21-23, 1260 København, Denmark
Carl Hansen & Søn presents four new products
At their showroom, Carl Hansen & Søn presents four new products from four different decades, including Frabricius & Kastholm’s ‘Scimitar Chair’, inspired by Kastholm's time in Lebanon in the late 1950s, where he observed relaxed, cross-legged seating which he wanted to replicate with a piece of furniture.
Among the new launches is also the Begonya Pendant by Øivind Slaatto, shown in its deconstructed form and featuring a geometric metal structure and a shade inspired by paper lanterns but actually made from a woven fabric.
Elsewhere, the CH280 modular Sofa by Hans J. Wegner reflects his belief that furniture should serve evolving needs of life.
Writer Rosa Bertoli
Bredgade 21-23, 1260 København, Denmark
String Furniture's ‘Faces for Spaces’
The architecture of adaptability meets a playful new persona. In ‘Faces for Spaces’, String Furniture celebrate their heritage modular system, translating structural flexibility into literal characters. Each unique composition is brought to life through a precise interplay of objects, balance, and spatial imagination.
Writer Rosie Cave
Odd Fellow Palace, Bredgade 28, 1260 Copenhagen
Velux: the power of daylight
Velux, the Danish window behemoth, has enlisted the creativity of Christina Augustesen, a Danish visual artist, architect and light designer – and now daylight expert. Christina is concerned with how we use artificial light and daylight together holistically to influence our perception of atmosphere and space. The result is ‘Daylight Instruments’: four glass light sculptures at the Velux-dense building of Pas Normal’s HQ. The sculptures capture daylight and turn it into something more physical and dynamic. ‘Daylight is everywhere (when it’s not night),’ Christina says. ‘It is powerful, it is energy, but it is also invisible and immaterial. When it hits a surface, it becomes physical. My ambition with ‘Daylight Instruments’ is to collect daylight so it becomes a material and takes on a form. These sculptures remind us how to sense small shifts in daylight. As such, they make the unconscious conscious, through colour, light and reflection.’
Writer: Hugo Macdonald
Pas Normal, Århusgade 126a
Magniberg's whimsical bedding
Early morning visit at Magniberg, tucked into a courtyard on Fredericiagade and serving as the Swedish brand's new home in Copenhagen. The display features the new madams bedding, made from scans of wildflower illustrations from vintage books, rearranged on white and partly recoloured for a touch of surrealism.
Also on display is a new series from E 15 featuring their Backenzahn stool in stainless steel, available in polished and powder coated versions.
Writer Rosa Bertoli
Fredericiagade 15E in Copenhagen
GUBI x House of Josty dinner
The GUBI and House of Josty opening dinner - a beautiful setting in the main dining room of Josty brought press, architects, designers and friends together over food by FoodStudio, perched upon GUBI Daumiller Side Chairs across long tables in the evening sun.
Writer Olly Mason
At House of Josty, Pile Allé 14A, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Come for Tableau’s cups, stay for a drink
The cup as an ‘emotional everyday object’ is the centre of Tableau’s display at Cafe Sommersko. Curated by studio founder Julius Værnes Iversen with Liv Vaisberg, the installation takes over the venue’s public spaces to offer a selection of cups (that you can buy) from a series of creatives working across different materials and genres. The display starts outside with a small shelving unit on a run-down Citroen car and continues inside: come for the cups, stay for a drink.
Writer Rosa Bertoli
Palægade 6, 1260 København, Denmark
AHEC's 3D forest
AHEC have a feature space at Material Matters. Their immersive installation, occupies walls, ceiling by and floor - you can see, sit on it and smell it. Working with Mitre & Mondays (“It's a real 3D physical experience of the forest,” they said at the opening) and Benchmark, they argue for not only the value of wood and using timber in construction and design, but also about understanding our forests as living organisms and entire entities.
Writer Ellie Stathaki
Strandgade 27B, 1401 Copenhagen
Material Matters at Ukraine House
Plenty of material conversations, as expected, at Material Matters at Ukraine House. Fascinating surfaces made of mycelium, olive pits, construction waste, recycled leather and much more. Established and newer names - pit-to-table stood out, but also Studio Bundle and PriestmanGoode.
Writer Ellie Stathaki
Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, Copenhagen
Louise Roe’s doggie delights
At Louise Roe’s gallery, the soigné maven’s son and brand director Emil introduced us to a very handsome table and dining chair called Frankie. Available in ash or beech, their tidy geometry is perfect for the more refined, gently deco hospitality setting we are seeing back in fashion. There is a sturdiness to the furniture too. And it’s this robust elegance that inspired Emil to suggest the collection be named after his dog Frankie - a Labrador, Bulldog, Staffie cross. Woof.
Writer Hugo Macdonald
Vognmagergade 9
For Scale issue three in town
David Michon, founder of For Scale – the decor world’s favourite critical rag – and Wallpaper* Design Award winner, is in town to launch Issue 3 of his print edition. The issue explores various acts of doing and undoing, with riotous imagination, vis and vim. We toasted David and his launch at our favourite Copenhagen watering hole Bo-Bi Bar, ahead of the magazine’s official launch tomorrow with Australian hardware brand Bankston at their showcase ‘How to Handle’.
Writer: Hugo Macdonald
Gammel Mønt 2
Exploring Scent as sculpture at Frama
At the Frama Studio Store, an ongoing space for experimentation, the ‘The Mechanics of Scent’ exhibition introduces a collection of ‘Scent Sculptures’, explored by Frama for the first time. ‘Apothecary’, the aroma at the core of the exhibition, returns to the Studio Store in a homecoming to the interior that first inspired the combination of its ingredients.
Writer: Olly Mason
At FRAMA, Fredericiagade 57, 1310 København, Denmark
Tekla’s celebration of the patchwork quilt
The Heart of Living is Tekla’s celebration of the patchwork quilt. At Kunsthal Charlottenborg, a series of quilts constructed with traditional Swedish log cabin pattern featuring interlocking strips of fabric taken from the companies archives are shown on box beds inspired by 19th century Scandinavian homes. A spatial installation by Mentze Ottenstein, it features pine cabin-like structures whose patterns mirror the quilts themselves.
Writer Rosa Bertoli
Kogens Nytorv 1
Ishinomaki Laboratory
Ishinomaki Laboratory was forged in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. In a landscape of sudden, overwhelming uncertainty, the simple act of making became a vehicle for moving forward. Over the last fifteen years, as Ishinomaki slowly rebuilt, the studio’s utilitarian ethos evolved from a local emergency response into a global design movement. As the city’s daily rhythms stabilised, Ishinomaki Lab blends hyper-rational design and robust materials to transition away from temporary fixes.
To mark this 15-year milestone, a new exhibition brings together 15 definitive pieces that capture the essence of the brand. Far from mere furniture, these objects serve as physical markers of place and time. Fifteen years later, the making hasn't stopped.
Writer Olly Mason
At Århusgade 128, 2150 København, Denmark
Vitra launches the ‘Bascule’ collection by Studio Œ.
The Bascule Lounge Chair pairs the relaxed aesthetic of a loosely fitted fabric cover with an innovative patented Vitra seat mechanism that offers automatic weight adjustment. The chair follows the body from an upright angle all the way to a deeply reclined, almost horizontal position. Studio CE designed a generously cut cover that drapes over the structure like a jacket. Tailoring techniques from the world of fashion - originally developed for ease of dressing and freedom of movement - have been translated into the chair's design.
Writer Olly Mason
Vitra, Klubiensvej 22, Pakhus 48 2150 Nordhavn Copenhagen
Celebrate 100 years of Verner Panton
The Verner Panton centenary is definitely felt across town - here’s a room at the Danish Design Museum dedicated to the designer’s vision, part of a series of spaces titled ‘Living with Verner Panton’ and demonstrating how his works adapt to a variety of interior set ups.
Writer Rosa Bertoli
Bredgade 68, 1260 København, Denmark
A-N-D debuts lighting showroom
A-N-D lighting has illuminated our pages frequently since its founding in 2014. The company (which stands for A New Detail) is based in Vancouver, and today has opened its first showroom outside of its home town in Copenhagen. A-N-D’s lights are suspended across three floors of a former book printing factory, with highlights including co-founder Lukas Pete’s wibbly glass ‘Pebbles’ scattered and suspended in abundance. Every component on an A-N-D light is designed and manufactured in-house. Modularity is key for optimal bespoke specificity. ‘Please touch everything,’ co-founder Matt Davis implored, refreshingly, at the opening: ‘These are beautiful lights that work hard.’
Writer: Hugo Macdonald
Sankt Peders Straede 45B
A soft, sculptural presence by Space Copenhagen
Quick pit stop at Ambra, designed by Space Copenhagen and featuring its ‘Bella’ lamp (supersize edition!) for &Tradition. Shaped like a four-leaf clover, its structure is softened with textile to be a discreet presence in the room.
‘This space is beautiful but also intimidating if you want to create a cozy feeling,’ says the studio’s co-founder Signe Bindslev Henriksen. ‘So we felt we needed a significant presence on the ceiling, a soft, stoic piece of lighting we needed to create the right atmosphere in a subtle manner.’
Writer: Rosa Bertoli
Store Kongensgade 59, 1264 København, Denmark
Kvadrat unveils ‘Three’ curtain series
At Kvadrat, the launch of new curtain collection, 'Three' by Isa Glink (the company’s creative director of Residential Curtains), is an opportunity for an overview of the ways textiles can take multiple dimensions to divide, screen or simply hang.
Writer: Rosa Bertoli
Kvadrat Showroom, Pakhus 48, Klubiensvej 22, 2150 Nordhavn
Ground yourself at the Danish Architecture Centre
Lots on at the Danish Architecture Centre. In ‘Age of nature,’ designers such as Studio coquille and studio ossidiana, discuss how architecture and design can work with organic matter, climate and elements to regain our lost balance with the planet. There is a mushroom tower, soil studies, plant based building fabric and more.
Meanwhile, on the ground level, a sensory installation will become permanent lobby for DAC. Studio Archival collaborated with Dinesen to redesign the reception’s rest areas and furniture, adding smells, sounds and textures of the forest. Benches, counters and columns will be kept or repurposed throughout the centre, after 3days.
Writer Ellie Stathaki
Bryghuspladsen 10, 1473 København, Denmark
For Værktoj, designers sew and stitch
For Værktoj, designers were invited to engage with the sewing machine as a tool that merges industrial production and domestic making. All objects on display, by the likes of Erwan Bouroullec, Foster and Partners and Louise Campbell, were created with the sewing machine as a starting point.
Now in its third edition, Værktoj is a platform that explores how designers’ identities are formed by the tools they use in their work, and the tools themselves as key factors in the creative process.
Writer Rosa Bertoli
Gothersgade 30
A new chapter for House of Josty
House of Josty is an institution of culture and wellbeing, originally established in 1824 on the edge of Frederiksberg Gardens.
Now beautifully restored and reopening this week, House of Josty enters a new chapter forming a café, a residence and a house for gatherings. The interiors combine vintage Scandinavian furniture with striking pieces by Gubi and tactile rugs from Layered. Surrounded by the gardens’ lush greenery, the house feels like a secluded retreat in the heart of the city.
Writer: Olly Mason
House of Josty, Pile Allé 14A, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
&Tradition celebrates a design icon
&Tradition explores the legacy of Verner Panton (on the late designer’s 100th birthday) through a series of interpretations of his legendary Flowerpot Lamp. At the Copenhagen showroom, the elements of the Flowerpot are deconstructed and reassembled into arrangements devised by Panton himself but never realised before. The &Tradition and Panton collaboration punctuates the city as well, with special installations at the Danish Design Museum and the Danish Architecture Centre.
Conceived by the &Tradition spatial team, the exhibition design to showcase the company’s new launches is based on a modular pine structure created with durability and flexibility in mind. Making its debut at 3 Days of Design this year, the system is going to be further developed for future uses (including retail).
Writer: Rosa Bertoli
&Tradition, Kronprinsessegade 4, 1306 København, Denmark
‘Epicurus’ presents hospitality through design
One of GamFratesi’s latest spatial projects – Epicurus – is a restaurant and jazz club that unites a culinary experience with world-class live music. With the interiors designed by GamFratesi – and featuring Gubi’s iconic Beetle and Violin chair – the venue was conceived as a multi-sensory homage to the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus. Figurative wooden inlay drawings adorn the walls with a natural and textural palette throughout.
Writer: Olly Mason
Epicurus, Rosenborggade 15, 1130 København, Denmark
Gubi curates the contemporary home
For 3daysofdesign 2026, Gubi presents ‘Scenes’ – an immersive exploration of the contemporary home as curation. Across a sequence of interiors, the exhibition delves into atmosphere, rhythm and the ways design shapes our experience of home. Conceived as a series of distinct spatial narratives, ‘Scenes’ unfolds through curated environments including a hero installation by Nadia Olive Schnack; previews of the summer and fall 2026 collections; an outdoor setting centred around the Gubi X Bonacina 1889 collaboration; and a hospitality-inspired environment.
Writer: Olly Mason
Orientkaj 18-20, 2150 København, Denmark