My 3daysofdesign 2026 Edit
19 exhibitions, installations, independent shows, and parties to have on your radar.
Note: this post is longggg, open in your browser for the good stuff.
For at least the last six years, it’s been on my mental vision board to spend a summer in Copenhagen. I’ll admit, six years ago, I hadn’t even been to Copenhagen, but I just knew it would be the place for me, sold almost exclusively by GANNI campaigns and HAY party photos.
In 2022, I planned a Thingtesting company offsite in the city, and it felt like finally unlocking a door to part of myself that I always had the key to but couldn’t access. I was hooked, just as I expected, and have continued to come for a week every summer since.
As it turns out, if you tell enough people your dream, one day, eventually, a month-long sublet will come to you. That’s how I ended up writing this from an apartment outfitted in FRAMA furniture, Magniberg bedding, a Bang & Olufsen sound system, and Tekla towels–aka a Danish design dreamland.
3daysofdesign just became 30daysofdesign, and I’m absolutely thrilled about it.
The best part about returning to Copenhagen over the years has been meeting talented designers, founders, writers, and other Copenhagen-based creatives, many of whom have become close friends. And it’s been especially useful in putting together this guide because not everything worth seeing is on the official calendar!!
Whether you’re heading to Copenhagen next week or simply curious about what’s happening in design right now, what follows is a mix of new launches, independent shows, and a few parties.
Let’s get into it.
other circle
When my sweet friends Peter and Bre (amazing designers!) tipped me off to other circle after last year’s inaugural show, I was immediately tuned in. In its second edition, the independent fair “explores and redefines contemporary design culture, [bringing] together art, design, fashion, food, and music…” I was very happy to see designers I know and love like JOY OBJECTS and Emma Clarke, Holder, and WASTED, alongside a bunch of names I’m excited to explore for the first time.
The team also let me know there’s a party on Thursday night, and it’s the more the merrier.
Dates: June 10-12 9a–8p, June 13 9a–5p
Address: Vermundsgade 40, 2100 Copenhagen
RSVP: Tickets Required (Free).
VIPP x Mesura
I’ve been watching design lean into PLAY over the last few years and I’m happy we’re continuing on this. Danish furniture brand, VIPP collaborates with
Dates: June 10–12 10a–6p
Address: Vipp Campus, Snorresgade 22, 2300 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome, though booking a tour slot is encouraged.
Bread and Butter
Last year, in its first edition, Bread and Butter explored the idea of the Perfect Pair around a dining table. This year, it enters a bathing scene, bringing together 16 designers from Denmark, Finland, Korea, Japan, Canada, and the UK, each translating their own routines and cultural contexts into a perfect pair. Including curation by Ae Office and works by Daniel Schofield, Kasper Kyster, EOB (Extra Ordinary Bureau), and Siin Siin.
Dates: June 10–12
Addresses: Venue 1– Noura Residency Sankt Peders Stræde 35A, København | 10–6pm
Venue 2– Badezone Sandkaj Sandkaj 30, København | 12–4pm
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
Ukurant Makes Room
Ukurant Makes Room, presenting 26 works by young emerging designers from around the world. I’m eyeing works by Caspar Fischer and Fomenta, whom I’ve been following since discovering them at COLLECTIBLE last year.
Dates: June 10 4–8p (Afterparty 8p–1a), June 11-12 10a–6p
Address: Fabrikken for Art & Design Sundholmsvej 46, 2300 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
FRAMA
To celebrate 10 years of FRAMA’s apothecary, The Mechanics of Scent encourages the movement of scent throughout the brand’s flagship shop, alongside eight sculptures made in collaboration with artist David Gardner.
Dates: June 8–12 10a–5p
Address: Fredericiagade 57 DK 1310 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
aarticles
I don’t know everything, but I knew when my friends Kasia and Fred first told me about aarticles, the gallery (but also archive and marketplace) they launched last year, that it would be special. Their exhibition, Compositions, brings objects from successive collections forward into the company of newer works. On June 10, aarticles will host a party at Another Aspect, where you can also shop a curated selection of pieces from the aarticles collection from June 8–14.
Dates: June 10–12, 10a–5p
Address: Exhibition: Christian IX’s Gade 1, 4 floor, 1111 Copenhagen
Party: Another Aspect, Møntergade 3A, 1116 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome at exhibition. RSVP required for party.
Helle Meredahl
I’m trying to cultivate more whimsy, and every time I see Helle Meredahl’s work, it reminds me of such. At her showroom, the brand presents Game On, a lighting installation.
Dates: June 10-13, 10a-6p
Address: Bredgade 17, Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
Display / Displayed
In collaboration with Simone Book Services, my friend Rhya Johnston-Wallace (formerly of FRAMA) curates an exhibition of books, design objects, and photography.
Dates: June 9-12 10a-5:30p | Opening Party: Tuesday, June 9th, 5-8PM
Address: Simone Book Services Vester Voldgade 106, 1552
RSVP: Exhibition + Opening Party RSVP
David Chipperfield for Reform
One of my earliest TikToks was about Reform’s kitchen designs. I’m always dreaming of a Reform REFLECT kitchen, and I’m always wanting to go to their parties. So naturally, I am also very tuned in to seeing the unveiling of their David Chipperfield collaboration (and what they will serve at their party).
Date: June 11, 4 PM - 7 PM
Address: Gl. Kongevej 76
RSVP: Opening Party RSVP
Bang & Olufsen
There’s a lot of hi-fi talk these days, but let’s put some respect on B&O’s name. The brand celebrates 100 years with an immersive exhibition inside a historic Copenhagen residence.
Dates: June 10 9a–11:30a & 1:45p–7p, June 11 10:30a–7p, June 12 9a–7p
Address: Strandgade 26
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
Layered x Massproductions
LAYERED and Massproductions present Industrial Choreography, an exhibition celebrating the launch of their Cord Collection, including four handwoven wool rugs. I always love LAYERED’s presentations & especially love my area rug from the brand.
Dates: June 10 9a-8p, June 11 9a-6p, June 12 9a-4pm | Opening Party June 10 5p-8p
Address: Amaliegade 6, 1256 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome during public hours. RSVP required for opening.
HEM x Max Lamb
When Max Lamb talks, we listen. Hem presents a group exhibition titled Design Starts on Paper, including the debut of the Min Chair by Max Lamb. Additional works include Boa Pouf by Sabine Marcelis in a new dove blue and Faye Toogood’s Puffy Lounge Chair, now on wheels.
Dates: June 10-12 | Max Lamb Talk June 10 4-5p
Address: Papirøen, Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
RYE
I’ll admit, RYE is new to me, but I’ve already looked into how I might ship one of their beds to my new apartment in NY. At the Threshold of Rest temporarily transforms a parking garage in central Copenhagen, where five handmade beds are placed within individual vignette rooms.
Dates: June 10-11 09a–7p, June 12, 9a–5p
Address: Carpark at Vognmagergade 5, Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
Kim Naver x Dansk Moderne
This retrospective spotlights Kim Naver, one of the key figures in modern Danish textile design, whose work helped bring a new sense of clarity and material intelligence to weaving. The exhibition also includes a preview of an upcoming collaboration with DANSK.
Dates: June 10-12, 9a-6p
Address: Form Portfolios Studio Badstuestrade 17 1209 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
Fredericia
Fredericia reintroduces Nanna Ditzel’s 1962 Trisse Collection. I love that the collection was originally developed from a brief for a children’s object, encouraging play and discovery vs furniture with a fixed purpose. Fredericia’s showroom will host Trisse Café, and transition into Trisse Bar on Wednesday evening.
Dates: June 10-12 | Trisse Bar June 10, 5-7p
Address: Løvstræde 1, 1152 København
RSVP: Trisse Bar RSVP
Bankston x FOR SCALE
BANKSTON and FOR SCALE are on a design-world tour of their own. After teaming up in New York last month, they present HOW TO HANDLE, alongside video by Matthew Donaldson, and spatial design, furniture, and graphics by Currie Ritchie, Caleb Engstrom, and Lowrie. In David’s words, which I very much like, it’s “an ode to the very real ability of door handles and knobs to get you out of bad parties, or into open open skies, or to hide away that which you don’t want to be seen.”
Dates: June 10 10a-5p, June 11 10a-2p, June 12 10a-5p | Opening Party June 11 4-7p
Address: Gammel Mønt 2
RSVP: Opening Party RSVP
Magniberg
Sleep is always on my mind, as is Magniberg’s campaigns — particularly this one. The brand opens its new studio during 3daysofdesign. Might finally buy a bedding set by the end of the month.
Dates: June 10–12 9a–6p
Address: Magniberg House Fredericiagade 15E 1310 Copenhagen
6:AM x Vicino Wine Club
Fresh off Milan Design Week, BAR PIENO arrives in Copenhagen for a two-night takeover of PROPAGANDA, bringing together 6:AM’s lighting and objects with wine, food, and music programming from Vicino Wine Club.
Dates: June 10–11 5–11p
Address: Vester Farimagsgade 2 1606 Copenhagen
RSVP: Walk-ins welcome.
Room for Resonance
I saw some sneak peeks of this show thanks to my friend Cassie of Asca Studio, who co-curates alongside Relief Gallery. The presentation explores furniture, lighting, and textiles as a composed, cohesive environment.
Dates: June 10-12 10a–5p
Address: Borgergade 17D
RSVP: Exhibition RSVP
What did I miss? Let me know in the comments what’s on your radar for the week! And if there’s anyone you think I should meet, shops I should shop, meals I should eat, places I should wander, etc., during my 30DaysofDesign, I’d be delighted to hear from you on that too.
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Love this guide! Quite a few of these are on my must-see too, so maybe our paths will cross! I recommend AND Lights opening party and their new 3 level showroom.