Last week, crowds flocked to Copenhagen for two things: one, the Pokémon Go Festival and two, 3daysofdesign.

The latter took place from Wednesday to Friday, with design brands opening up their showrooms to welcome visitors in and show their new collections.

Also across the city, independent installations took place, including Deoron – a platform founded in Milan dedicated to profiling emerging talent.

To celebrate Deoron's first time in Copenhagen, we teamed up to host an opening party on the Wednesday night. Guests had drinks from 1664 Blanc and Art of The Refill, while checking out the designs on show, which ranged from a tower of pink stepping stones, to a set of charred wooden speakers.

The centre of the room was taken over by a conversation pit designed by Justus Hilfenhaus for Folke Furniture, placed in front of a custom-built sound system by Berlin-based Alephalef Sound. Across the evening, music programming came from the likes of Enequist and Anton Friisgaard.

You can check out what went down in the gallery above, and revist our 3daysofdesign highlights here.

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Summary

• JiyongKim is launching an exclusive Sun-bleached Floor Lamp to commemorate its fifth anniversary

• The interior design offering features the brand's signature sun-bleaching technique across the shade cover

• A special anniversary promotion will run simultaneously on the day of the product release

JiyongKim has officially announced the upcoming release of its Sun-bleached Floor Lamp. Arriving as an exclusive product drop to celebrate the label's milestone fifth anniversary, the unique home goods offering blends the brand's distinct design philosophy with functional interior lighting.

The core of the release focuses on the application of JiyongKim's signature sun-bleach technique directly onto the lamp's fabric cover and shade. Due to the organic, artisanal nature of this sun-fading process, each individual product behaves as a one-of-one item. This ensures that every individual piece filters and emits a completely different, distinct atmospheric light when illuminated.

The lifestyle piece seamlessly expands the label's signature aesthetic beyond traditional fashion boundaries, introducing its weather-exposed textile execution directly into the contemporary home decor space. Alongside the arrival of the highly anticipated lighting fixture, the brand will also launch a special fifth-anniversary promotion on the exact same day.

The JiyongKim Sun-bleached Floor Lamp drops on June 18, 2026, exclusively via the JiyongKim flagship store and official website.

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• Goldmund has introduced a new immersive spatial concept at the Vienna Show 2026 to signal a new chapter under its ownership
• The contemporary installation highlights the flagship Gaia Loudspeakers paired with the brand's latest audio innovations
• The exhibition layout features a sequential journey spanning a historical archive museum, a dedicated listening room, and a reflection lounge

High-end Swiss audio label Goldmund has officially unveiled its new immersive exhibition concept at the Vienna Show 2026, placing its flagship Gaia Loudspeakers at the absolute center of the presentation. Running from June 4 to June 7, 2026, the interactive installation marks a significant step in the brand’s modern evolution, transitioning the Geneva-founded name from a traditional hardware manufacturer into a luxury Maison dedicated to the curation of musical experiences.

Conceived as a curated spatial journey rather than a standard commercial showroom, the multi-layered installation guides visitors through a sequence of distinct environments. The experience is anchored by a dedicated listening room designed to foster an attentive and refined perception of sound. Within this space, Goldmund presents its contemporary vision of music by showcasing a pair of its flagship Gaia Loudspeakers. To achieve absolute sound reproduction, the premier speakers are interconnected with the new Ouranos Excellence system and an engineered Eidos Streamer, preserving the total integrity of the audio layers.

In contrast to the modern performance space, the layout incorporates a historical Museum and archive area that pays tribute to the engineering legacy Goldmund has cultivated since its founding in 1978. This retrospective segment allows attendees to discover the brand's historic milestones, highlighted by an open look at the Telos 8800 amplifier. Alongside these innovations, the showcase displays the iconic T3 Tonearm—marking Goldmund’s very first technical development—and the historic Reference 1 Turntable. The spatial journey concludes in an open lounge environment designed for dialogue, reflection, and community discussion.

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Summary

• PlayStation and Takarajimasha have announced the First Model Multi Cushion Case BOOK, a slim cushion case modeled after the original first-generation PlayStation console
• The case replicates the original console's body color, button placement, and design details across a 23cm x 33cm slim form designed to carry laptops, tablets, and cables

PlayStation and Takarajimasha have announced the First Model Multi Cushion Case BOOK, a functional carry case modeled after the original 1994 PlayStation console. The slim case, designed to hold laptops, tablets, and cables, replicates the first-generation console's body color, button placement, and distinctive design details across a 23cm x 33cm footprint,.

The design decisions are the product's entire argument. The first-generation PlayStation, released in Japan in December 1994, has one of the most recognizable industrial design profiles in consumer electronics history: a flat grey body, angled edges, and a button layout that became the template for every PlayStation controller that followed. Takarajimasha has replicated those details across the cushion case's surface rather than simply applying a logo or a generic PlayStation graphic, giving the object a fidelity that makes it function as a miniature replica as much as a functional carry case.

At 23cm x 33cm with a 2cm depth and 177g weight, the case is slim enough to slip into a bag without adding bulk, and large enough to accommodate a standard laptop or tablet alongside cables and smaller accessories. The construction's depth accommodates the kind of daily carry load that a case this size typically handles without the padding adding significant weight or profile.

The original PlayStation's cultural staying power gives this product its context. The console launched 30 years before this product's release and introduced a generation to titles that defined the medium. Its design has since passed into the vocabulary of gaming nostalgia as thoroughly as any object in the industry's history, which is precisely why it functions as a lifestyle product reference in 2026. The cushion case is not the first time Takarajimasha has translated PlayStation hardware into everyday objects, and it will not be the last. But modeling a functional carry case directly on the console's body rather than simply putting a PlayStation logo on a generic product is the kind of detail that separates this from standard licensed merchandise.

The PlayStation First Model Multi Cushion Case BOOK releases July 6, via Seven Net Shopping and 7-11 in Japan.

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Summary

• Galerie OM opens in Berlin with inaugural exhibition Partie Une, blending collectible design and immersive atmosphere
• Show features icons like Pierre Chareau, Jean Prouvé, Jean Royère and Ettore Sottsass alongside Maarten Baas, Martin Margiela and emerging talents

Galerie OM has opened its doors in Berlin with the inaugural exhibition Partie Une, establishing itself as a new platform for collectible design. Founded by Moana Thies and Oscar Gröne, with creative direction by Julian Zacharias Eide, the gallery is conceived as a commission-based space rather than a traditional inventory-driven model. The vision is to create immersive environments where design is experienced socially, incorporating elements such as sound, scent and hospitality to frame objects within a broader cultural atmosphere.

The inaugural exhibition, titled Partie Une, elegantly brings this curatorial philosophy to life by spanning nearly a century of international design perspectives. Renowned modernist and 20th-century masterpieces by figures such as Pierre Chareau, Jean Prouvé, Jean Royère and Ettore Sottsass sit in immediate proximity to contemporary works by Caroline Keslassy, Martin Margiela and Fabio Novembre.

By deliberately avoiding chronological separation, Partie Une allows the pieces to speak across generations through a shared refusal to be purely decorative, highlighting material honesty, emotional resonance and an unyielding structural attitude. The showcase also features emerging practitioners, including Marten H. Anderson, Lorène Cavagna and Alex Joncas, reinforcing the gallery's commitment to supporting new creative voices.

Rather than establishing a traditional, detached "white cube" gallery, the founders intended the environment surrounding the works to become an integral part of the exhibition itself. Partie Une unfolds as a deeply immersive, sensory narrative heavily inspired by the darker, rawer creative identity of Berlin and 1970s interior styling.

Galerie OM
Potsdamer Straße 100,
10785 Berlin, Germany

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Summary

• Studio KO reimagines Paris's historic Bus Palladium nightclub into a five-star, 12-level boutique hotel
• The architecture blends raw brutalist concrete with retro, rock-and-roll-inspired design accents
• Thirty-five soundproofed guest rooms feature acoustic cork cladding and bespoke vintage curiosities

Hôtel Bus Palladium, situated in the heart of Paris' 9th arrondissement in the vibrant Pigalle neighborhood, represents the rebirth of a legendary 1960s nightclub into a five-star boutique hotel. Tasked with the reinvention, Paris-based architecture practice Studio KO undertook staggering structural ambitions, excavating 14 meters underground to transform the site into a 12-level complex, with four levels hidden below ground housing a 200-capacity club.

The building's exterior honors its storied past with restraint; the club's original red neon sign illuminates a minimalist, sandblasted concrete façade featuring discreet geometric patterns that echo the original structure without directly imitating it. Ultimately, the property aims to become a modern-day equivalent to New York's Chelsea Hotel — a chic, welcoming and creatively promiscuous sanctuary for artists, musicians, and travelers alike.

Inside the hotel, Studio KO balances the venue's hedonistic heritage with high-end hospitality by creating a cinematic, highly tactile and contrasting aesthetic. The public and private spaces feature a deliberate rawness, where brutalist elements like thick concrete walls and metal grating ceilings are softened by sensual, retro touches such as powder-pink carpeting, Lynchian red velvet drapery, and corduroy curtains that nod to the uniforms of 1970s road crews. Subtle, witty design choices further extend the musical metaphor throughout the property. Guests will notice light switches crafted to resemble vintage amplifiers and micro-perforated door handles that mimic the grilles of microphones, ensuring that the location's rock-and-roll DNA is felt in every architectural detail.

The hotel's 35 uniquely configured rooms and suites continue this immersive design narrative, functioning as quiet, soundproofed retreats from the energetic nightlife downstairs. A signature design feature is the extensive use of cork cladding on the walls and headboards, which serves both as a playful nod to Marcel Proust's famous noise-canceling bedroom and as a visual reference to the acoustic treatments of 1960s recording studios. These raw textures are paired with vibrant, glass-enclosed bathrooms tiled entirely in electric Klein blue or dusty pink, complete with Hollywood-style mirrors. Curated by L'Œil de KO and local antiques dealers, each room is filled with bespoke curiosities - ranging from transparent bedside tables displaying stacked cassettes to modular vintage furniture - perfectly encapsulating the location's eccentric and impertinent spirit.

Hôtel Bus Palladium
6 Rue Pierre Fontaine,
75009 Paris, France

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When you speak to anyone who came of age in London's design world in the late 1990s and early 2000s, they tell you that the scene was as much about the spaces between the products as the products themselves.

While independent shops championed (and paid) emerging talent, galleries provided opportunities for experimentation, and a network of events, studios and chance encounters helped launch careers.

Today, that ecosystem feels noticeably thinner.

It's a problem that Duncan Riches, creative director of Shoreditch Design Week and now founder of 'Unit D' gallery, has been thinking about for years.

Located in a former workshop space in Shoreditch, Unit D is a new gallery dedicated to emerging designers, affordable design objects and, perhaps most importantly, bringing people together in real life. Rather than focusing on collectible pieces with four-figure price tags, the gallery asks designers to create work that ordinary people can actually buy – ideally for less than £50.

"We've got an incredible design scene in London," says Riches. "We've got loads of really good makers. We just need to create a new connection between the makers, the designers, and the people who want to engage with their work."

The project grew from a simple opportunity: a vacant ground-floor unit in the building where Riches has had a studio for more than a decade. But what emerged was less a traditional gallery than an attempt to rebuild some of the infrastructure that once made London's design scene feel vibrant.

Riches has conceived a schedule that is made up of a series of short shows which open on Wednesday and close on the Sunday. The likes of Andu Masebo and Michael Marriot have already take over the space, and currently, it's occupied by Mentsen – a south London studio who have created a series of wooden shelves.

"I kept feeling that people wanted to get together face to face again," he says. "There was an appetite for it."

Part of that appetite comes from what Riches sees as a gap in today's design landscape. Independent retailers that once championed emerging talent have largely been replaced by established brands, while many young designers struggle to find places to show work that sits outside the ultra-expensive collectible design market. "There isn't really a place where you can show everyday work anymore," he says.

"Good design should be in people's hands"

Riches' belief has shaped Unit D from the outset. Participating designers are encouraged to create affordable, useful objects rather than one-off statement pieces. The challenge has proven surprisingly liberating.

"Good design should be in people's hands," says Riches. "It shouldn't only exist as inaccessible, rarefied objects."

The approach also speaks to a generation living differently from those before them. "I think the industry is missing a trick generationally," he says. “So many people under the age of 35 are renting. They don't necessarily want big permanent objects. They want things they can buy now and live with."

That younger audience is already finding its way to the gallery. Riches has actively encouraged students to attend openings and sees Unit D as a place where emerging designers can encounter a creative community in person rather than through a screen.

"You've got to give young people hope," he says. "You've got to say: this is a place for you. You can show work here."

Whether Unit D becomes a permanent fixture remains to be seen. Riches is candid that the project is still an experiment. But at a time where cultural discovery increasingly happens online, there is something refreshing about the simplicity of the idea: create a place, open the doors, and get people in the room. Sometimes, that's how a scene begins.

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Summary

• Stockholm-based designer Gustaf Westman is partnering with Nike for an upcoming homeware collaboration
• The teaser reveals a voluminous ceramic sculpture shaped into the sportswear brand's iconic Swoosh logo
• Fans can expect the pastel pink decor piece to be officially unveiled at a special event in Los Angeles next week

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is officially partnering with Nike to tease a collaborative homeware project. Known for his viral, playful approach to contemporary furniture, Westman is translating his signature aesthetic into a custom, sculptural ceramic Swoosh, teased on his Instagram in his signature pink colorway. The piece sees Westman seamlessly bridging the gap between modern interior design and global sportswear culture.

As the intersection of high-design homeware and sneaker culture continues to expand, this upcoming project offers a highly stylized take on recognizable branding. While extensive release details remain under wraps, initial previews reveal an exaggerated, bulbous silhouette that aligns perfectly with Westman's popular chunky creations. Rendered in a soft pastel pink glaze, the striking ceramic piece serves as a bold statement item tailored for both interior design enthusiasts and dedicated Nike collectors alike.

With the collaboration still in its early promotional stages, fans are eagerly waiting to see if the partnership will evolve into a wider collection of household objects or remain a highly limited art installation.

Keep an eye out for more information as the event unfolds. The Gustaf Westman x Nike homeware collaboration is expected to be showcased in Los Angeles next week, with an official public release date yet to be announced.

 

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• Barcelona's Sagrada Família has reached a height of 172.5 meters with the placement of the Tower of Jesus Christ to become the tallest church globally
• Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central spire during an evening Mass on June 10 exactly 100 years after architect Antoni Gaudí died
• The papal visit anchors a broader weeklong Spanish journey that includes meetings with King Felipe VI and migrant advocacy groups in the Canary Islands

Barcelona’s Sagrada Família has officially reached its maximum vertical height. The completion of the Tower of Jesus Christ brings the monumental structure to 172.5 meters above the Catalan capital. Construction teams moved the central spire into place in February to establish the basilica as the tallest church in the world. The architectural milestone honors the original vision of Catalan designer Antoni Gaudí. The building remains far from complete, but this latest addition dominates the city skyline and caps a major phase of development.

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to inaugurate the structure on June 10. This specific date marks exactly one century since the death of Gaudí. The pontiff will celebrate an evening Mass at the basilica to bless the newly finished tower. Spanish bishops confirmed the architect is currently on the path to possible sainthood but will not be canonized during this trip. The ceremony provides a profound cultural moment for Spain by intertwining historical legacy with modern architectural achievement.

The Barcelona stop serves as the centerpiece of a broader apostolic journey across Spain spanning June 6 to June 12. The religious leader will begin the week in Madrid for high-level meetings with government officials, parliament members, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. He will also lead a youth prayer vigil recalling the 2011 World Youth Day hosted by Pope Benedict XVI. Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid emphasized the importance of the parliamentary address by noting that such papal speeches to foreign legislatures are rare and often define a pontificate.

Beyond the architectural celebration, the trip highlights urgent social issues. Carrying out a wish of his predecessor Pope Francis, the pontiff will travel to the Canary Islands to meet with migrant reception centers. The Spanish archipelago remains a major gateway for migrants traveling from West Africa. Spain is currently advancing a measure to legalize the status of approximately 500,000 unauthorized residents. The papal focus on dignified treatment for migrants aligns with the national push for legal immigration pathways and adds a heavy geopolitical layer to the Sagrada Família inauguration week.

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Now in its 14th year, the 3daysofdesign festival in Copenhagen has quietly become one of the most genuinely design-focused events on the calendar.

Spread across eight districts from Christianshavn to Nordhavn, the 2026 programme ranges from century-old furniture institutions to a show inside a vending machine, from waterfront flagship takeovers to a studio debut on a second floor in Rosengård.

There's a huge amount set to be taking place from June 10 to 12, and we've gone through with a fine-toothed comb to find the things we're going to make sure to hit for our annual guide and plotted map. It might be a bumper 30-stop list, but given the quality of the programme, we'd consider it a starting point.

DEORON

The Milan-based curatorial platform makes its Copenhagen debut at Papirøen, bringing over 30 designers, brands and independent studios together under one roof. A sculptural sound system anchors the space and hosts listening sessions and live performances throughout the day.

Papirøen 21, 1436 Copenhagen

HAY

The Danish furniture giant needs little introduction, but its HAY House space remains one of the most reliably satisfying stops during the festival. In addition, they'll be showing previews of upcoming collections at the art institution O-Overgaden in Christianshavn.

Overgaden Neden Vandet 17, 1414 Copenhagen

Ukurant

One of the festival's most consistent champions of emerging talent, Ukurant returns for its 2026 edition at Fabrikken for Art & Design on Islands Brygge. The emphasis this year is on process: the exhibition brings the making of each piece to the fore, giving visitors a window into the experiments, materials and considerations behind the work.

Sundholmsvej 46, 2300 Copenhagen

AHEC

The American Hardwood Export Council takes over Gammel Dok in Christianshavn for Wood for the Trees, an immersive show created with Mitre & Mondays and Benchmark that traces timber's journey from forest to finished object. The space is transformed into an abstract woodland across five stages – Growth, Planning, Selection, Resilience and Timber – combining tactile installations and audio-visual storytelling to make the case for responsible forestry.

Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, 1410 Copenhagen

Verner Panton

2026 marks 100 years since Verner Panton's birth, and there's going to be stuff going on around the city. Many brands will be paying homage to the late designer, and at Designmuseum Danmark, Panton's family-run estate, which serves as the sole custodian of Panton's archive, has curated a selection of his most visionary work, presented in collaboration with the museum.

Designmuseum Danmark, Bredgade 68, 1260 Copenhagen

Louise Roe's Roe Bar

Rather than a traditional exhibition, Louise Roe will activate her gallery space in Rosengård as “The Roe Bar”. The new Frankie Café Chair and Table make their debut here, alongside the Person Glass Lamp, in a setting that feels casual and unhurried.

Vognmagergade 9, 1120 Copenhagen

Our Society at Pool CPH

The Aarhus-based brand takes over Pool cph, the café nestled in the courtyard of Bolten's Gård near Kongens Nytorv, for an exhibition that puts experience over spectacle. A new chair premieres here alongside furniture, lighting and interior objects, all designed to be tried out over a drink.

Gothersgade 8C, 1123 Copenhagen

Ishinomaki Laboratory

Marking 15 years since the Japanese furniture brand was born out of the rebuilding effort following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, this show in Nordhavn brings together 15 iconic pieces that trace the label's evolution. The retrospective muses on what it means to make things in and for a community, and why that ethos has proved so enduring.

Århusgade 128, 2150 Copenhagen

Bang & Olufsen

Idk about you, but my feed is constantly full of vintage Bang & Olufsen. Fitting, then, that their show “Designing for Future Generations” asks: what does it mean to make products that remain emotionally, aesthetically, and functionally relevant over time? The Strøget flagship is the backdrop for an exhibition as much about philosophy as product.

Østergade 18, 1100 Copenhagen

Summer Nights

Copenhagen's long summer evenings provide the backdrop for this atmospheric multi-exhibitor programme, bringing together a cluster of brands for a series of evening activations across the festival. One to keep a close eye on for spontaneous discoveries after the main exhibition circuit.

Østergade 18, 1100 Copenhagen

Other Circle

Running from the 10th to the 13th of June, Other Circle bills itself as "post-disciplinary creative culture" – a gathering point for design, art, fashion, food and music that resists easy categorisation.

The Lab, Vermundsgade 40, 2100 Copenhagen

Georg Jensen

The 120-year-old Danish silver house returns to 3DD with "Georg Jensen At Play", which will see explore the brand's founding material. They’re set to create a whimsical silver garden in the heart of the city, honing in on the craft-driven spirit that has defined the house since 1904.

Højbro Plads, 1200 Copenhagen

Magniberg

The Stockholm-based textile brand Founded by Bengt Thornefors and Nina Norgrenopens a new Copenhagen studio during the festival — part showroom, part living space, part event venue.

Fredericiagade 15E, 1310 Copenhagen

Tekla

The People’s Princess of bedding labels will make a return to Kunsthal Charlottenborg with The Heart of Living, an exhibition exploring patchwork quilt tradition through the lens of 20th-century Swedish design. Cabin beds, heirloom colours from the Tekla archive and broderie anglaise pieces fill the former royal palace rooms.

Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Nyhavn 2, 1051 Copenhagen

Tarkett

The flooring company has commissioned Yinka Ilori, Laurids Gallée and Christian + Jade to reinterpret three materials, making the case that circularity starts at the design stage, and that it should be the choices of designers that leads the conversation.

Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Gothersgade 49, 1123 Copenhagen

Objects May Vary

This cross-disciplinary exhibition in Nordhavn will present 23 designers' responses to a single brief: the coat rack. The ubiquitous object will be seen as a conceptual framework and material challenge, resulting in works that show how contemporary designers engage with the familiar.

Nygårdsvej 19, 2100 Copenhagen

HEM

Fresh off its 10th anniversary, the Swedish furniture brand sets up on Papirøen for a show centred on dialogue and making. The centrepiece is a new solid wood chair by British designer Max Lamb, which explores making the most of material.

Papirøen 5, 1436 Copenhagen

Tadaima

The family-run Copenhagen studio curates Soft Monuments — an exhibition where objects are placed to stand on their own, experienced through weight, material and atmosphere rather than explanation.

Silkegade 11, 2nd Floor, 1113 Copenhagen

+Halle

We often love the stuff +Halle puts out, and their collab with Spacon&X was one of the best things we saw last year. This year, they’re creating a deli, launching pieces by the likes of Fengfan Yang, Jamie Wolfond Studio, Krøyer–Sætter–Lassen and Form Us With Love.

Kattesundet 4, Strøget 24, 1st Floor, 1458 Copenhagen

Project Materia

This year's edition of the TABLEAU-curated platform takes a radical premise: nine internationally recognised artists each present a newly commissioned work made from Matek™, a material that transforms discarded resources into sculptural objects.

Købmagergade 3, 1150 Copenhagen

Formei

The Japanese furniture brand arrives at Den Frie Udstilling with Forming the Invisible — a meditation on presence, weight and time made in collaboration with HYBE Design Team, ANAI and KAMO CRAFT.

Den Frie Udstilling, Oslo Plads 1, 2100 Copenhagen

Saint Leo x Jaime Hayon

Jaime is dedicating this show to his late mother. Working alongside St. Leo, he presents Jaime, what are you doing? — a title drawn from a question his mother asked throughout his life, conceived as a tribute following her passing.

Trelleborggade 5, 2150 Copenhagen

VÆRKTØJ

Now in its third edition, VÆRKTØJ takes the sewing machine as its starting point — a tool that sits at the intersection of domestic labour, craft and industry. Participants including Erwan Bouroullec, Foster + Partners Industrial Design, Jonas Trampedach, Kasper Salto, Louise Campbell, Pearson Lloyd and Sia Hurtigkarl each bring their own relationship with the tool.

Gothersgade 30, 1123 Copenhagen

Marta Los Angeles

The LA-based gallery presents KNIFE, FORK, SPOON 3.0 at Den Frie Udstilling as part of ARK Journal's DESIGN / DIALOGUE programme. You’ll find twelve new flatware designs all realised in 3D-printed stainless steel from the likes of Misha Kahn, Minjae Kim, and Nifemi Marcus-Bello.

Den Frie Udstilling, Oslo Plads 1, 2100 Copenhagen

Bread and Butter

A huge success last year, Bread and Butter returns, and this time, it turns from dining to bathing. Sixteen designers translate their own bathing practices into paired objects, drawing on everything from Danish harbour swimming and Finnish saunas to Korean jjimjilbangs and Japanese onsens. Shown at a venue tucked into Sankt Peders Stræde in Rosengård.

Sankt Peders Stræde 35A, 1453 Copenhagen

&Tradition

&Tradition's festival show unfolds across three connected spaces — Lille Petra Café, Petra Hotel and the brand's flagship showroom on Kronprinsessegade. The exhibition, titled Traces, explores the enduring marks of design, craft and culture, considering how heritage and originality coexist.

Kronprinsessegade 4, 1306 Copenhagen

Fredericia

“A Chronicle of Danish Design”, recently shown at the Triennale during Milan Design Week comes to Copenhagen. The exhibition brings together archival Fredericia works and artworks tracing more than a century of furniture-making.

Løvstræde 1, 1152 Copenhagen

GUBI

GUBI takes over its Nordhavn waterfront space for Designed to Stir the Senses — four curated environments bringing together reissues by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and Carlo De Carli, new works by AMDL CIRCLE and Linda Korndal, a Beetle Bar and an open-air Alfresco lounge.

Orientkaj 18–20, 2150 Copenhagen

LAYERED x Massproductions

Stockholm studio LAYERED will team up with Hypebeast favourite Massproductions for Industrial Choreography — a spatial installation translating the craft of weaving into an immersive experience. Large rotating pillars clad in heavy wool yarn mimic the mechanical rhythm of the loom, bringing to life the logic behind their new Cord Collection: industrial precision and living craftsmanship working in tandem rather than opposition.

Amaliegade 6, 1256 Copenhagen

Sell Out Show

An exhibition inside a vending machine. No, genuinely. Works spanning craftsmanship, small-series production and print objects can be purchased directly on site, with 100% of profits going to their creators.

Maria's Kiosk, Holbergsgade 9, 1054 Copenhagen

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Summary

• Iittala is set to debut a seven-meter architectural pavilion at Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign
• Built from low-carbon Hydro aluminum, the structure replicates Alvar Aalto’s iconic vase
• The walk-in landmark houses the new Aalto City Vase collection, inspired by six global cities

At the upcoming 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, Iittala will unveil the Aalto 90 Pavilion, a seven‑meter‑high installation that transforms Alvar Aalto’s iconic vase into an immersive architectural experience. Set on the harbourfront at Ofelia Plads, the pavilion invites visitors to step inside one of modern design’s most recognizable silhouettes, reimagined at monumental scale.

Designed by TABLEAU CPH and realized in low‑carbon aluminium from Hydro, the structure embodies Nordic design heritage, material innovation and contemporary architectural experimentation. The pavilion is built in collaboration with aluminum company Hydro and is constructed using low-carbon aluminum profiles extruded entirely with 100% renewable energy. The aluminum is cut into two precise lengths and clamped together, allowing the vase’s soft, organic curves to be rendered at an architectural scale with a weightless visual presence. Engineered with circularity in mind, the modular system is designed to be fully dismantled, recycled, or transported to future global destinations.

At the heart of the pavilion, Iittala introduced the Aalto City Vase collection, a series inspired by six global cities: Berlin, Amsterdam, Tokyo, New York, Helsinki and Copenhagen. Each vase reinterprets Aalto’s fluid form through distinct colors and atmospheres, creating a dialogue between object and space. The pavilion thus becomes both a stage and a vessel, expanding the vase into architecture and returning it to a collectible scale, reinforcing its enduring relevance across cultures and generations.

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Summary

• Foster + Partners designed Shanghai's Jia Art Gallery as Changfeng's central cultural anchor
• Inspired by spring flowers, the sweeping structure features a dynamic, glass-ribbed illuminated facade
• The 5,000-square-meter space seamlessly blends contemporary art, community education, and civic engagement

The Jia Art Gallery in Shanghai, designed by Foster + Partners, serves as the cultural anchor of the Changfeng mixed‑use development in Putuo District. Spanning 5,000 square meters, the building operates as a standalone gallery deeply embedded within a larger live-work-play ecosystem that eventually brings together retail, offices and housing. The gallery was conceived not merely as a striking architectural landmark, but as a vital piece of civic infrastructure designed to seamlessly integrate contemporary art, education and community engagement into the public realm.

The structural concept of the gallery is heavily influenced by the natural landscape, drawing its primary formal inspiration from the "spring blessing" flowers found in the adjacent Changfeng Park. The curvilinear building is shaped to emulate a blossoming flower, with four petal-like volumes growing outward and upward from the base to form the sweeping roof.

Its façade combines tubular glass ribs and mirror‑finished stainless steel panels, reflecting daylight and glowing when illuminated at night. A central skylight floods the atrium with natural light, reinforcing the organic petal motif. The dual‑building layout separates exhibition areas from hospitality and lecture spaces, ensuring versatility while maintaining a cohesive architectural language.

Inside, a soft, natural material palette complements the exterior’s organic form, creating a calm and inviting atmosphere. Ultra‑High Performance Concrete panels on the west façade enhance privacy, while the overall symmetry and human‑scaled design foster a sense of balance within Shanghai’s fast‑paced urban context. As part of the broader “Live‑Work‑Play” Changfeng masterplan, the Jia Art Gallery exemplifies how cultural architecture can enrich mixed‑use developments by fostering creativity, well-being, and community engagement.

Jia Art Gallery
No. 51, 677 Zhongjiang Lu,
Putuo District, Shanghai, China

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Summary

• Gantri marks its 10-year anniversary by launching a cordless lighting category powered by its proprietary Gantri Helia™ engine

• San Francisco design studio Ammunition shaped the 10-piece collection, drawing directly from Californian coastal living and regional architecture

• The IP44-rated fixtures offer up to 10 hours of battery life and are crafted from non-GMO, sugarcane-derived PlantPolymers

California-based lighting manufacturer Gantri has been pushing contemporary US-made lighting forward for a decade now, and it's not stopping at its custom Gantri Made program or its 3D-printed plant-based polymers. Marking its 10th anniversary, Gantri officially introduced Gantri Wireless at TIWA gallery during NYCxDesign. 

The debut wireless collection was designed alongside San Francisco design studio Ammunition, engineered to match the output and sophistication of permanent home fixtures while ditching traditional cords. Comprising 10 styles, the collection utilizes the brand's new Gantri Helia™ technology to establish a new benchmark for portable lamps. The Gantri Helia™ H1 Engine operates as a modular infrastructure that houses the battery, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity, and a high-performance LED array.

Delivering up to 1000 lumens of brightness and up to 10 hours of battery life, the lamps sit lightly on a weighted stainless steel charging base finished in a Bay Area-inspired fog hue. Equipped with dual color temperatures (2700K / 3200K), a 90+ CRI for natural-feeling light, and IP44 splash-resistant durability, the tech core is housed inside Gantri's signature digitally fabricated, sugarcane-derived PlantPolymers.

Ammunition, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award-winning studio led by Robert Brunner and Matt Rolandso, encased the hardware in silhouettes that draws inspiration from California's modern design heritage. The collaborative silhouettes are split into three families: Drift, Pier, and Eave. While Drift utilizes softly tapered volumes reminiscent of smoothed river stones,  Pier employs intersecting planes to mirror the state's coastal structures. Eave, the most architecturally explicit of the trio, is rooted in California's architectural marvels, from Craftsman bungalow porches, to Victorian cornices. The collection lands in five landscape-inspired colorways: Spruce, Manzanita, Lilac, Magnolia, and Lichen.

The full Gantri Wireless collection is currently available for pre-order starting at $248 via the brand's webstore, with orders slated to ship in Fall 2026.

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• Note Design Studio’s Villa Österlen is a contemporary Swedish longhouse blending into rolling hills
• The layout balances communal family spaces with quiet privacy
• Interiors feature Swedish pine and granite, creating a warm, sacred atmosphere

The Villa Österlen, designed by Note Design Studio, is a contemporary residence in southern Sweden that reinterprets the traditional skånelänga farmhouse typology. Set within a historically protected area, the project adapts to the stepped terrain and surrounding orientations, creating a structure that feels both rooted in local heritage and distinctly modern.

Its plastered stone walls and Rheinzink roof echo the tones and materials of the region, allowing the house to blend harmoniously into the landscape while maintaining a strong architectural presence. Designed to interact organically with its environment, the house features a metal roof that will develop a matte finish and a façade that will naturally evolve over time. An oversized skylight on the roof serves as a prominent architectural feature for the site. Internally, the spatial planning is deliberately engineered for both connection and retreat.

Inside, the design emphasizes warm Swedish pine, paired with Norwegian slate and Bohuslän granite, chosen for their durability and environmental responsibility. A special finish applied to the wood creates soft, milky tones that interact dynamically with the changing daylight, giving each room a unique feel depending on how light moves through the house. Additionally, the interior details and the ceiling strongly convey the home's deep materiality. This craftsmanship establishes a warm, intimate, and almost sacred atmosphere that continues seamlessly throughout every room in the house.

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• Han Seungmin aka Sonny Han's Bu Tables reinterpret Korean furniture with industrial hardware as ornament
• Brackets, washers and hinges become decorative motifs, highlighting cost and craft
• Exhibited at One of One gallery, staged beneath a carved wooden fish referencing the Jaringobi folktale

The Bu Tables, created by Brooklyn-based furniture and object artist Han Seungmin (also known as Sonny Han), are a two-part furniture series that reimagines the sensibilities, proportions and decorative logic of traditional Korean furniture.

Bu, the title of the project, embraces a layered linguistic duality in Korean, utilizing a phonetic sound that can translate to either "wealth" or "division or parts". Displayed as a stacked arrangement, the tables are exhibited beneath a hand-carved wooden fish hanging from the ceiling joists. This staging directly references the Korean folktale of Jaringobi — an extreme miser who hung a dried fish above his table to merely look at rather than eat, making it last longer.

Through repetition and dense placement, these utilitarian parts become decorative motifs: brackets form borders, washers resemble floral patterns and hinges sit like jewelry across the surface. This deliberate recontextualization highlights the overlooked aesthetic qualities of standardized hardware, shifting them from functional anonymity to delicate embellishment. The project also underscores the inseparability of material and cost — each bracket, washer and bolt arrives with a price tag, making the act of assembly a meditation on the economies of craft in a commercialized present.

Presented by One of One gallery at its satellite space on 35 Allen Street, the Bu Tables are displayed stacked beneath a hand‑carved wooden fish, referencing the Korean folktale of Jaringobi, a miser who preserved a dried fish by only looking at it during meals. This juxtaposition of industrial parts and folk symbolism raises questions about value, consumption, and restraint in craft.

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• CHOPSTICKS 箸 moves to 12Antwerp from May 30 to June 7, 2026, for Antwerp Design Week
• The S—3 project features 16 East Asian creatives reinterpreting the everyday utensil
• The showcase will be integrated into a collective exhibition titled The Hall

Following its highly successful debut during Milan Design Week, CHOPSTICKS 箸, the innovative showcase, is traveling to Belgium to engage with Europe's prominent creative circles. Serving as the inaugural initiative by the platform S—3, the project bridges East Asian design sensibilities with global practices by inviting 16 distinct creatives from China, Japan, South Korea and beyond to challenge and reinterpret the form of the everyday chopsticks.

The exhibition will be hosted at 12Antwerp from May 30 to June 7, 2026, aligning with both Antwerp Design Week and the Antwerp Fashion Festival. The The participating roster features eleven product designers and studios exploring physical form and context, three graphic designers providing unique visual responses and a dedicated spatial studio, as well as an olfactory studio that together shaped the sensory atmosphere of the exhibition's initial launch.

For its Antwerp iteration, CHOPSTICKS 箸 will be integrated into The Hall, a collective exhibition hosted by AIM and Yoko Choy at 12Antwerp — the architecture practice’s European headquarters and cultural platform. Conceived as an immersive and fragmented landscape, The Hall brings together diverse mediums including furniture, fashion, jewelry, collectible design and sculpture, into a singular spatial conversation.

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Samir Bantal, Director of OMA's research and design studio AMO, has built a supermarket full of produce out of stone.

Every shelf and every product in the "Il Sonno" market has been made from natural stone: marble, onyx, quartzite, granite, and travertine shaped into the forms of everyday grocery items, including Pringles tubes, sandwiches, and fruit – all of which are for sale.

The space was designed to read as a functioning supermarket: fluorescent strip lighting, background music over speakers, and standard aisle layout. Two mirrored walls reflect visitors as they moved through it. Bantal described the experience as shopping rendered inert: "Nobody thinks while shopping; it's a reflex. At Il Sonno Supermarket, this reflex is frozen in stone. Commodities have been transformed into desirable objects, stripped of function. The experience of rushing through the supermarket is slowed down to wonder."

While the pieces themselves have a cartoonish edge, SolidNature founder David Mahyari positions the work within a broader, more serious, argument about material value and longevity. "Natural stone introduces a different sense of value, rooted in sustainability, durability and authenticity," he said.

"Unlike systems built on speed and disposability, it shifts consumption towards awareness, where everyday choices become part of a larger dream — shaping a more conscious and future-oriented world."

The installation was commissioned by natural stone brand SolidNature and shown at Milan Design Week in April as part of Designboom's Room for Dreams exhibition at the ME Milan Il Duca hotel. In total, it comprised 1,716 stone elements across 32 stone types, 24 product formats, and four finishes.

The Milan show has closed, but the stone objects are available to purchase through SolidNature.

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• Basic.Space is bringing its IRL retail event series to London for the first time, taking place at The Old Selfridges Hotel on June 13–14
• The exhibitor lineup includes Samuel Ross, Completedworks, Jabez Bartlett, Jobe Burns, Max Radford, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Marcin Rusak, Illya Goldman Gubin, and more
• Telepathic Instruments, co-founded by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, will debut a limited-edition transparent variant of their chord-based synthesizer at the event

Curated shopping platform Basic.Space has announced its inaugural UK event, set to take place at The Old Selfridges Hotel in June.

Marking the first international stop in the platform's multi-city event series, which has previously touched down in Los Angeles and New York, the three-day pop-up will span design, art, fashion and sound, with a lineup that mixes London talent and international names.

"London has always been one of my favorite places in the world because of its influence in shaping culture whether it's music or the arts as a broader category," founder Jesse Lee told Hypebeast. "There's a certain respect for the underground and excitement for something subversive that can become popular - without compromise."

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Telepathic Instruments

Illya Goldman Gubin

Jabez Bartlett

Jabez Bartlett

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Marcin Rusak Studio

Marcin Rusak Studio

UK-based participants include Samuel Ross, Completedworks, designer Jabez Bartlett, Loewe Craft Prize finalist Jobe Burns, and gallerist Max Radford. London-based gallery Carpenters Workshop Gallery will present works by Rick Owens, Karl Lagerfeld, Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, while Berlin-based Illya Goldman Gubin and Warsaw-born Marcin Rusak are set to bring their own works.

"Not only will the curation reflect London but it's also adaptive to the physical space - a raw, brutalist environment within the Old Selfridges Hotel," Lee added. "It will be experimental and immersive but also familiar to those who expect the unexpected. Think the very best creative talent in design, art, fashion, and sound juxtaposed against a traditional fair or shopping environment."

Aside from "design" in its most traditional, furniture sense, Telepathic Instruments, the music tech company co-founded by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, will use the event to debut a limited-edition transparent version of their chord-based synthesizer.

Also on view will be PLATFORM:, the art e-commerce destination acquired by Basic.Space in 2025, will mount an exhibition spotlighting London-based galleries Nicoletti and Albion Jeune.

Tickets are available now from the Basic.Space website, with opening hours slated to be 11am to 7pm on both days.

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