I spied this furniture trend all over Copenhagen
Here’s everything I’m still thinking about from my trip abroad.
For the second year in a row, I flew to Copenhagen for 3 Days of Design—Denmark’s answer to fairs like Salone del Mobile and NYCxDesign. As it’s grown in popularity, the festival has also sparked offshoot events from smaller studios and independent designers, like Other Circle. The city has become a destination I hope to return to again and again for both work and fun (my husband and I have made it a tradition to spend a short holiday there every September). A few weeks back, I promised a recap of this year’s best launches, happenings, and discoveries. Consider the wait over. —Samantha Weiss-Hills, managing editor
On Board
After a three-day-long sprint around Copenhagen via boat, bike, car, train, and foot, I had one more stop to make: Audo House in Nordhavn, the Danish brand’s home base. The space was completely reimagined for this year’s 3DD, blending classical design principals with contemporary minimalism in an exhibition titled Monuments. The surrounding neighborhood is a respite; you’re not far from harbor swimming, pastries, and running routes. Being there gave me the chance to recharge—and digest everything I had seen and experienced at the festival.
Here’s what I haven’t stopped thinking about since.
It’s always exciting to see what Hay is bringing to market. I beelined to the modular, Mario Bellini–designed Amanta sofa, but Ana Kraš’s Ava lighting collection quietly stole the show.
The Domino editors are big fans of cool-girl Scandi rug brand Layered. Peep the different tufting methods that mimic varying paint strokes in its new collection with artist Heather Chontosso
Big yes to the creamy semi-gloss finish on this coffee table, spotted in Formarkivet’s showroom.
The exhibition Bread and Butter featured perfect pairs in the form of everyday tableware, as dreamed up by 12 designers from Korea, Denmark, and the Netherlands. It was easily one of my favorite stops.
Muuto unveiled the stainless steel Dream View bench on its flower-filled rooftop. Fun fact: Product designer Lise Vester started the design process by mapping the natural curve of her own posture in the sand.
I was immediately drawn to this Studio Vraco vase’s unique proportions and mish-mash of elemental shapes at Ark Journal’s Design/Dialogue show.
It was exciting to see Fredericia relaunch the MK Bookcase System by Mogens Koch. Originally conceived in 1928, the modular shelving can be reconfigured by simply turning one unit on its side.
Artist and designer Charlotte Taylor collaborated with Maeva Massoutier and Noura Residency on Home From Home, a 40+ artist exhibition exploring how time and light transform our spaces. I particularly loved the kitchen.
One standout at Gubi’s waterfront showroom: The new Bistra stool by Milan-based studio AMDL CIRCLE. Its squat rattan silhouette has presence without demanding attention.
At Hem’s packed gathering on Bredgade, one of Copenhagen’s most prominent streets, partygoers perched on Kusheda Mensah’s squiggly Palma poufs.
Hot Topic
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: modularity is the design word of 2025. I saw the concept applied across so many new releases in Copenhagen.
Toko Among Friends developed its Keen shelving for Gubi to expand both vertically and laterally with an inventive rod-and-bracket system. How fun is the ‘70s vibe of this shelf finish?
Montana’s iconic modular sofa from the 1960s, designed by Erik Rasmussen, is back in 2025 as the Paradigm. The updated version features a bunch of modern conveniences: linking brackets to ensure the seating stays secure, removable covers, fire-resistant foam, and replaceable parts.
I am thoroughly smitten with this new table system from Copenhagen-based Marble Partners. Individual ivory onyx pieces and a stainless-steel, flat-pack frame allow you to adjust the table to four different lengths.
&Tradition’s Copenhagen Showroom is just opposite The King’s Garden, and that’s where we took in the brand’s newest introductions, like Anderssen & Voll’s Hi-Lo sofa and All the Way to Paris’s Mist lighting. I especially loved Industrial Facility’s Rombe shelving, which has 11 configurations. A sweet detail: The installation included reading lists from the product designers that you could tear off and take with you.
Side Notes
Until recently, I wasn’t much of a jewelry person. No pierced ears, a whisper of a wedding band, the thinnest of gold bracelets to mark 10 years of marriage. But I’ve been considering more eye-catching pieces as of late—an Agmes cuff, a bold ring from Lié Studio—and this last trip to Copenhagen left a jewelry-shaped hole in my heart. Here are five Danish brands, across different price ranges, making marvelous, inventive trinkets.
Greigst’s jewelry is bewitching and otherworldly. At an exhibition of Irene Griegst’s designs, I fell hard for this classic spiral ring, but not for me—my husband’s name is all over it.
Sophie Bille Brahe’s diamond- and pearl-adorned creations are less everyday wear, more special occasion. She also just released a line of Venice-inspired vases made in iridescent and colored glass that fit right into her dreamy world.
Like Greigst, there is a fusion of Danish and Middle Eastern influences at Elhanati. That combined with a clear handmade quality makes the bracelets, earrings, and necklaces pure artistry.
Architect Caroline Sillesen calls the jewelry for her brand Corali “tiny sculptures.” She uses 100% recycled, 14-karat solid gold and sterling silver, as well as Akoya pearls and natural gemstones, all at a palatable price. You’ll find homewares like spoons and incense holders in the mix, too.
Lié Studio, founded by twin sisters Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard, crafts minimalist, relatively affordable crowd-pleasers. Come for the chunky earrings, but don’t sleep on the Stella wallet.
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