Denmark
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Denmark - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Denmark.
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How Arne Jacobsen built a whole design universe
Everything you need to know about the Danish designer who brought modernism to the mainstream – and created some of the most recognisable buildings and objects of the 20th century
By Ali Morris Published
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The world’s best new hotels to love without reservation
Explore the best new openings in the world, from Rosewood’s all-suite grandeur in London to a laid-back Catalan countryside retreat
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Last updated
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‘Stone, timber, silence, wind’: welcome to SMK Thy, the National Gallery of Denmark expansion
A new branch of SMK, the National Gallery of Denmark, opens in a tiny hamlet in the northern part of Jutland; welcome to architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad's masterful redesign of a neglected complex of agricultural buildings into a world-class – and beautifully local – art hub
By Jens H Jensen Published
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Discover Bjarke Ingels, a modern starchitect of 'pragmatic utopian architecture'
Discover the work of Bjarke Ingels, a modern-day icon and 'the embodiment of the second generation of global starchitects' – this is our ultimate guide to his work
By Edwin Heathcote Published
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Inside Valdemars Slot, where Baroque surroundings meet contemporary art
This Danish palace has been in the same family for 11 generations; now, its owner has transformed it into a very unique art destination
By Anna Solomon Published
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Kaari Upson’s unsettling, grotesque and seductive world in Denmark
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark is staging the first comprehensive survey of late artist Kaari Upson’s work
By Hili Perlson Published
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Lise Vester’s wavy bench for Muuto is a soothing take on outdoor seating
Designed for Danish brand Muuto, the stainless steel ‘Dream View Bench’ is an invitation to lie back and ponder the bigger picture
By Tianna Williams Published
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The future of tourism? Copenhagen’s CopenPay rewards visitors for acting sustainably
Under the scheme, which was piloted last year and will return from 17 June 2025, tourists earn perks for doing things like riding bikes and picking up litter
By Anna Solomon Published
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Step inside Rains’ headquarters, a streamlined hub for Danish creativity
Danish lifestyle brand Rains’ new HQ is a vast brutalist construction with a clear-cut approach
By Natasha Levy Published
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The Wallpaper* wellness report: thermal bathing is an ancient art set to rise in 2025
In this Wallpaper* wellness report, Emma O’Kelly investigates the rise of thermal bathing, an ancient art taking the world by storm in 2025 and beyond
By Emma O'Kelly Published
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Meditations on Can Lis: Ferm Living unveils designs inspired by Jørn Utzon’s Mallorcan home
Ferm Living’s S/S 2025 collection of furniture and home accessories balances Danish rationality with the elemental textures of Mallorcan craft
By Ali Morris Published
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Danish Architecture Center celebrates trailblazing 20th-century designer Nanna Ditzel
A new exhibition dedicated to the groundbreaking work of Nanna Ditzel opens in Copenhagen
By Ali Morris Published
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Natural diamonds bring zing to Copenhagen cool in Elhanati’s new jewellery
Elhanati has collaborated with Botswanamark on three mystically inspired new pieces
By Hannah Silver Published
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This restored Danish country home is a celebration of woodworking – and you can book a stay
Dinesen Country Home has been restored to celebrate its dominant material - timber - and the craft of woodworking; now, you can stay there too
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Greenland through the eyes of Arctic architects Biosis: 'a breathtaking and challenging environment'
Danish architecture studio Biosis has long worked in Greenland, challenged by its extreme climate and attracted by its Arctic land, people and opportunity; here, founders Morten Vedelsbøl and Mikkel Thams Olsen discuss their experience in the northern territory
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Danish manufacturer Zenvo Automotive’s Aurora is the true enthusiast’s hybrid hypercar
Zenvo Automotive dovetails Danish design culture with a love of high-end engineering and exceptional performance. We talk to the company’s Jens Sverdrup about its newest machine, the Aurora
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Introducing Flora Danica, a new Danish perfume house bottling the philosophy of hygge
Flora Danica is a newly launched fragrance house rooted in Danish culture both past and present
By India Birgitta Jarvis Published
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The Living Places experiment: how can architecture foster future wellbeing?
Research initiative Living Places Copenhagen tests ideas around internal comfort and sustainable architecture standards to push the envelope on how contemporary homes and cities can be designed with wellness at their heart
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024: meet the practices
In the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2024, our latest guide to exciting, emerging practices from around the world, 20 young studios show off their projects and passion
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Meet Mast, the emerging masters of floating architecture
Danish practice Mast is featured in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024
By Jens H Jensen Published
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Carl Hansen & Søn reissues two masterpieces by Danish pioneer Kaare Klint
Danish design powerhouse Carl Hansen & Søn presents a bed and chair originally designed in the 1930s by Kaare Klint, the founder of the Danish Modern movement
By Léa Teuscher Published
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A redesigned Aarhus showroom reinterprets Danish history through modern context
Danish architecture studio Djernes & Bell transforms the Aarhus showroom for Dinesen and Garde Hvalsøe by blending old and new
By Tianna Williams Published
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Vipp’s Scandinavian guesthouse offers a sleek setting amid a wild landscape
Vipp Cold Hawaii is a Scandinavian guesthouse designed by architecture studio Hahn Lavsen in Denmark’s Thy National Park
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Minimalist Heatherhill Beach house was conceived with an 'essentialist mindset'
Heatherhill Beach house by Norm Architects in Denmark's Vejby is designed as a minimalist retreat conceived with an 'essentialist mindset'
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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3XN exhibition in Copenhagen discusses architecture through our senses
3XN exhibition 'Aware: Architecture and Senses' opens its doors at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Copenhagen Fashion Week A/W 2024: the key shows and takeaways
Scarlett Conlon reports from Copenhagen Fashion Week A/W 2024, where the event’s sustainable credentials met creative and pragmatic collections from the locale’s eclectic designers
By Scarlett Conlon Last updated
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AI and creativity: Louisiana museum considers the human in the machine
‘The Irreplaceable Human’ at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark asks what creativity is in the age of AI
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published