The Dezeen team is reporting live from 3 Days of Design, where highlights include a wool-covered table, eelgrass insulation, a visit to Noma and a Hay beer.
5:15 pm – Hay, it’s time for a drink
That’s a wrap! We set out to taste a Hay brand Carlsberg!
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First day of 3 Days of Design 2024
Second day of 3 Days of Design 2024
4:45 pm – glass bathroom
American design studio Heven – known for making Coperni’s viral glass bag – has created an all-glass bathroom, with everything from toothbrush holders to hand-blown shelves, hooks, mirrors and entire functional sinks.
The installation, created for skincare brand The Ordinary, is housed in a roofless harbor-front cube next to the Royal Danish Playhouse, with members of the creative team hovering nearby to ensure none of the fragile glass is damaged. .
16:15 – does it attract attention?
In perhaps the most striking display of the festival, giant hands made from metal rods extend from the wall of the &Tradition showroom to interact with furniture designs created for the brand by Italian designer Luca Nichetto.
15:00 – 2.5 days of design?
3 Days of Design is coming to an end, but sooner for some than others… Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson headed to the Refshaleøen district only to discover that several shows had already closed.
A note on the door explained that Noma Projects had closed, while the Royal Danish Academy exhibit was being dismantled in front of visitors. The Material Way, Trancendence and Natural Material Studio’s White Utopia also appear to be closing early.
There are rumors that sites need to be vacated early due to booking conflicts.
2:30 pm – acoustic eel
On a barge in Refshaleøen, Søuld presents a line of insulation made from eel, which the company says is naturally carbon sequestering and fire retardant as the plant absorbs sea salt as it grows – the design editor of Dezeen’s Jennifer Hahn went to check it out.
The materials brand has launched a new collaboration with MillerKnoll’s Filzfelt brand: a line of movable acoustic panels wrapped in colorful felt and designed to look like wall art.
Eelgrass presents a more scalable alternative to plastic insulation than other biomaterials such as mycelium, argues Katie Thomas, vice president of sales at Filzfelt.
“Mycelium takes a lot longer to produce and we work with a lot of volume on our products,” Thomas said.
“There are so many eels that need to be removed from the coast anyway, so it seemed like we would be able to meet the demand.”
1:55 pm – unexpected gifts
Deputy Editor Cajsa Carlson visited a flower shop created by collectible design platform Tableau, which also sold unexpected items — including large glass dildos and graffiti vases.
Set in an 18th-century building, the original interior has been complemented by playful contemporary furniture, creating a must-see for anyone looking for a celebratory bouquet – or an unusual sex toy…
1:20 pm – Cheers!
Speaking of food, social editor Clara Finnigan stopped by the Hem showroom at Palaegade 8 for a light lunch and bubbles served in her new Fars Glas wine glass, a reissue by Erik Höglund. Skål!
Hem also unveiled another reissue at the lunch, the Experimental Chair, by Finnish architect Yrjö Kukkapuro with his wife Irmeli present at the occasion.
12:30pm – asparagus overload
It’s asparagus season in Denmark, and of course that means it should be served at every meal, notes Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn. Well, maybe not breakfast…
Read Hahn’s take on designer butter in yesterday’s 3 Days of Design review.
12h00 – Tarkett Tower
Material circularity is the emphasis in the Tarkett exhibition, located at Odd Fellow Palace as part of the Framing showcase, which was visited by Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser.
The Dutch flooring brand has been working with circularity experts FranklinTill on ways to communicate the work it is doing to make its production cycle fully circular.
The exhibition aims to explain the processes involved in breaking down Tarkett’s discarded carpets and vinyl flooring into its constituent parts, recovering the raw materials which can then be returned to the production of new flooring.
11:30 am – a taste of Noma
Noma – ranked the best restaurant in the world on five separate occasions – has opened the doors to its experimental food laboratory Noma Projects for this year’s 3 Days of Design.
Those who weren’t able to make a reservation at the restaurant before it closed this winter (including Dezeen’s Jennifer Hahn) were able to try some of the food innovations pioneered by chef René Redzepi and his team in the process of reducing food waste.
Among them is a seasoning made with dehydrated seaweed water (which Redzepi calls “kitchen crack”), miso made with leftover bread from Copenhagen’s bakeries, and a kind of nut butter made with leftover pumpkin seeds mixed with pine leaf and parsley oil – a favorite of the author, who is considering buying checked luggage just to take some home.
Also on display are some attempts to turn food waste into useful products, including soap, paper and curtains made from seaweed, as well as artwork colored with beetroot and turmeric.
11h00 – Lots of wood
Dezeen deputy editor Cajsa Carlson visited Enter the Salon, a furniture exhibition held at historic house The Conary that showcases designs from brands including Karimoku and Ladies & Gentlemen Studio.
The exhibition, curated by designer Signe Hytte, contained lots of wood and other natural materials, in a peaceful environment within the hustle and bustle of 3 Days of Design.
10:15 am – going up an old and rickety elevator…
Don’t be intimidated by the handyman laying carpet on the five-story staircase of the apartment building at Store Strandstræde 19.
Instead, take the rickety old elevator to the top floor to see a century-old, rarely accessible artist’s studio transformed into a showcase of 25 emerging designers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Highlights of the show, based on an open call from House of Nordic Design, include a furry, wool-covered table by Studio Kasa Kasa, a Sissel Warringa sculptural pendant light (recently acquired by Frandsen for mass production), and hand-stained marble flooring wooden table by Anton Mikkonen (allegedly placed throughout Robert Downey Junior’s kitchen).
9:30 am – welcome to the third day
Good morning! It’s day three of 3 Days of Design and the Dezeen team – editorial director Max Fraser, editor at large Amy Frearson, deputy editor Cajsa Carlson, design editor Jennifer Hahn and social editor Clara Finnigan – are in Copenhagen reporting over all the action.
Follow everything that happened on the first and second day here.
Dezeen Events Guide has created a 3-day design guide highlighting this year’s key festival events.
Dezeen Events Guide has created a 3-day design guide highlighting the festival’s main events. Check out the Dezeen Event Guide for all the latest information you need to know to attend the event, as well as a list of other architecture and design events taking place around the world.
All times are Copenhagen time.
The main image is by Jennifer Hahn.
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