Armadillo

On debut this year at 3daysofdesign was Armadillo, the Australian-born, female-founded rug brand known for championing luxury craftsmanship with a conscience. The appearance came as part of Openhouse Studio’s group exhibition, ‘Gesture of Home,’ taking over The Conary. There, Scandinavian tastemaker and stylist Henriette Schou was charged with layering an edit of Armadillo pieces alongside Expormim and Saba Italia, in an artistic reimagining of the domestic space.

The presentation also marked the global unveiling of AGRA FORMA, a refined exploration of materiality, form and the poetic potential of the handmade through an antipodean collaboration with acclaimed Sydney-based industrial designer Tom Fereday (pictured below).

dk3 

One of a number of brands aligned with Great Dane, dk3 presented an exclusive showcase of new designs alongside their iconic classics. Highlights included the relaunch of a beloved Danish lounge chair from the 1950s, the celebrated Poul Cadovius shelving systems: Royal System, System Ultra and System Cado and a striking new table design by Anne Boysen. With an uncompromising focus on quality, dk3 continues to craft premium furniture shaped by passionate makers – uniting the finest carpentry traditions with both modern and classic aesthetics, always in pursuit of new horizons.  

NAU

“The highlight of 3daysofdesign for me was launching NAU in Europe for the very first time,” says Richard Munao, founder and managing director at Cult. “Showing at Galerie Mikael Andersen in Copenhagen marked a major milestone for the brand.”

NAU’s exhibition featured a curated and immersive presentation of the Australian collection, showcasing the best of the brand’s design ethos. The collection highlighted work by Adam Goodrum and Tom Fereday among other renowned designers, aiming to engage European visitors with the creativity and craftsmanship that NAU defines itself by.

GUBI

Tavolo A Dischi by Carlo De Carli was a timeless masterpiece returned to the spotlight in Copenhagen. Alongside his iconic Poltroon Tria, it brought a refined, architectural energy to the collection on show. The Cult brand showcased a collection merging the warmth of southern Europe with the refined elegance of Scandinavian style, going beyond functionality to tell meaningful stories. From rediscovering forgotten treasures to crafting future icons, every piece is designed to enrich lives and transform spaces.

Källemo

Exhibiting alongside Swedish lighting brand Örsjö Belysning, Källemo presented its latest reissues, among them the GA-1 chair and GA-2 armchair by the celebrated modernist designer Gunnar Asplund. Originally created for the boardroom of the Swedish Crafts Association, these pieces reflect Asplund’s timeless vision. 

Based in Småland, Källemo was founded in 1973 by art and design entrepreneur Sven Lundh. Today, the company is owned and operated by his daughter Karin Lundh and grandson Adam Lundh, who continue to uphold the commitment to resist fleeting design trends. As Sven Lundh, who shaped Källemo into its present form, put it: “An object shall stand the wear of the eye!”

J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik

Visitors stepped into J.L. Møller’s world of iconic design at the iconic Soho House, where exceptional craftsmanship and timeless elegance took centre stage. At this year’s 3daysofdesign, the reissued Model 82 chair – originally designed by Niels Otto Møller in the 1970s – returned to the spotlight, meticulously crafted in a process taking up to seven hours per piece. Guests explored the designs that had shaped the company’s 80-year legacy, connecting with the rich heritage and artisanship behind every detail. Founded in 1944 by Niels Otto Møller, J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik remains a family-run workshop under the leadership of his granddaughter, Kirsten Møller, the brand’s first female CEO, and they still proudly manufacture original designs from the workshop in Aarhus.

K5 Furniture

Melbourne-based K5 Furniture presented Abstracta and Lammhults at this year’s 3daysofdesign, bringing together two ground-breaking brands that are leading the charge for a more sustainable, human-centred future.

Abstracta is designed to turn any space into a sanctuary with its innovative acoustic solutions. Focused on sustainable materials and sound-enhancing design, Abstracta creates environments where productivity and serenity coexist while also bringing the natural world into the workspace. Meanwhile, Lammhults – with a 75-year-plus reputation for designing furniture that transcends trends – proves that great design is both beautiful and responsible, making it the perfect addition to any space that values longevity and environmental impact.

Tom Dixon

Working with Living Edge in Australia, Tom Dixon launchesd THE SHOP, a pop-up microstore in Copenhagen, as part of a global expansion with similar stores opening in New York, Sydney and Taipei. The space showcases AW25 lighting debuts – Soft, Whirl and Pose – as well as previewing the SS26 collection, including Groove outdoor furniture and new tables Smash and Spot, alongside curated decorative accessories.

DesignByThem

DesignByThem brought its uniquely Australian perspective, timeless aesthetic and distinct playfulness to 3daysofdesign. On display were upcoming releases by Tom Fereday, Angus Easthope and Daniel Emma, alongside collections by Studio Truly Truly, Gibson Karlo, Rhys Cooper, Elliat Rich, Danielah Martinez, Daniel Tucker, Christina Bricknell, Jason Ju and Stefan Lie. Held in the historic halls of Galleri Susanne Ottesen, the exhibition showcased new and core design collections that explored materiality and form through various design languages.

Montana Furniture

For this year’s 3daysofdesign, Montana Furniture expanded into exciting, softer territories. Their Copenhagen venues explored fresh perspectives on colour, shape and design. Among the novelties is a new direction that speaks to comfort, flexibility and the evolving way we live – as well as modularity. Paradigm sofa by Montana was an example piece on show, where each module includes a removable, velcro-fastened cover for easy cleaning or replacement.

Bankston x YSG

On a balmy June evening, Bankston held an exclusive cocktail event to officially launch The Streaks during Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign festival. Located within a cosmopolitan corner near Amagertorv square, the exhibition space showcased Bankston’s spirited collection of architectural hardware designed in collaboration with Sydney’s YSG Studio. Comprising of superbly crafted timber door levers, pulls and joinery pieces with banding in alternating natural tones, complemented by an exclusive bronze range, the collection is now available globally.

Hem

Timed to mark Hem’s tenth anniversary, the independent design brand debuted the Palma Pouf series by British-born Ghanaian rising star, Kusheda Mensah. Arrestingly graphic and refreshingly playful, the modular Pouf designs are made to encourage interaction wherever they are placed.

“I’m incredibly excited to be presenting the Palma collection at 3DD – it’s my debut at the festival, and a real milestone in my journey as a Black woman in design,” says Mensah. “This moment is my vision board brought to life – collaborating with Hem and bringing my ideas out into the world.”

Fogia

In collaboration with Fogia, Monica Förster has created Kern, an expressive coffee and side table series made from a new marble-based material composed of upcycled waste. With this new material as the starting point, Kern is as much a sculpture as it is a table. Both your eyes and hands are drawn to it. Its slightly uneven surface is brushed, not polished, to highlight the natural qualities of the material. Kern is the first product made of Outt, a marble-based material created to utilise waste from quarries in northern Italy. This innovative process reuses not just marble chips (often used in terrazzo), but also marble dust as a binder. The result is an upcycled material with a high marble content of around 85 per cent, and a character all its own.

“This is a completely new material made from marble waste – it has a fascinating appearance,” says Förster. “We began with the material, which led us to a brutalist form that we softened by breaking off the corners – done by hand, so each table is unique.”

LOUISE ROE

A new collaboration on show in Copenhagen brought together the visionary talents of the design duo, Mentze Ottenstein and Louise Roe Andersen. Together, they present an intriguing array of new designs, reimagining both form and function within the LOUISE ROE GALLERY. Louise Roe Andersen also introduces new elements to the LOUISE ROE furniture collection. Crafted in honest materials, these objects will be displayed in the gallery. The S.R. collection, dedicated entirely to glass, features a standout piece with the debut of the Drape Vase – a sculptural statement that distills the collection’s essence: mouth–blown, handcrafted and expressive.

Normann Copenhagen

Another District brand, Normann Copenhagen, presented UNFRAMED – a conceptual exhibition inviting visitors to experience design in an entirely new light. Set across multiple floors of its Copenhagen showroom, UNFRAMED blurred the lines between function and expression, product and installation. Through a curated series of immersive spaces, the exhibition explored what happens when design steps outside its traditional boundaries – when familiar forms are deconstructed, repeated, reimagined and transformed into something unexpected.

Resident

The New Zealand brand presented new perspectives on furniture and lighting with a collection in an immersive exhibition – Viewpoint – created in close collaboration with acclaimed Swedish firm, Note (design studio). Located in central Copenhagen, the installation invited guests into a sculptural, elevated grid, drawing on the natural rhythms and tonal palette of the New Zealand landscape.

New Works

With ‘The Art of Welcoming,’ New Works reimagined the residence as a boutique hotel within the storied walls of Bernstorff Palace. In collaboration with long-time partner Lotta Agaton Interiors, the second-floor residence was transformed into a sequence of hotel moments – each space composed with intention, tactility and character. Scale and new functions were added to the familiarity of New Works Residence and, at the heart of this year’s concept, there was an expanded offering of hospitality-minded pieces. From benches and bistro tables to the versatile new Shore Modular Sofas for lounging and dining, each design invites connection.

AHEC

No.1 Common was exhibition celebrating a sustainable approach to material selection – to “use what nature provides.” AHEC commissioned new works by designers Andu Masebo, Daniel Schofield and Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng to celebrate the natural variety of timber.

Based in Copenhagen, British designer Daniel Schofield combined skills from his background in graphic design and carpentry for his project Common Room. It explored how adaptable furniture can serve new working needs while connecting users with nature, creating a family of furniture – table, bench, stools, and screens – that embraces the material’s variation in colour, knots and grain. Rather than concealing these characteristics, he developed techniques to showcase them, including softened butterfly joints adapted for machine production. This distinctive triangular form defined the collection’s design language.

Artek + Marimekko

The two iconic Finnish brands came together for a limited-edition furniture series merging the art of printmaking with the technology of wood bending. The new furniture collection was presented in an exhibition that also celebrated Artek’s 90th anniversary. It features a selection of Aalto furniture bringing the strengths of the two brands together, exploring how bold, recurring patterns can be interpreted on Aalto’s birchwood designs. The pieces overall aim to celebrate Artek and Marimekko’s distinct identities shaped by architecture, nature and human-centric pragmatism. The exhibition was also designed by Finnish designer, Linda Bergroth.

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