Design in Motion: Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design 2025

The streets of Copenhagen once again welcomed some of the most visionary names in the design world this year, along with striking innovations and a spirit of creative collaboration. Since its inception in 2013, 3 Days of Design has grown steadily to become what many now call the Salone del Mobile of the North—and its 2025 edition pushed the boundaries further still. But what makes this event truly special isn’t just the furniture, textiles, or lighting systems. What stands out most is the emphasis on context, collaboration, and the way design interacts with everyday life. 3 Days of Design is not merely a design fair; it’s a city-wide celebration, where every street and every detail in Copenhagen becomes a stage for design to be experienced as a way of thinking and living.

Vitra x Kvadrat Pop-up Café

Danish textile giant Kvadrat and Swiss modernist icon Vitra transformed their long-shared Copenhagen showroom in an unexpected way this year: into a pop-up café. But this was far more than a café—it became a ritual space, demonstrating how design can seamlessly blend into everyday life. Vitra’s latest collection was presented through seating pieces upholstered in Kvadrat fabrics, while the overall curation of the space felt more like an interior installation than a conventional showroom. The café’s culinary experience was shaped by Michelin-starred chef Mikkel Karstad, whose seasonal approach to cooking echoed the thoughtful, tactile atmosphere of the space.

Light, Composed: Lee Broom’s ‘From Here Now’

Lee Broom’s dramatic retrospective led visitors on both a physical and emotional journey, with lighting pieces presented inside crates wrapped in raw linen. His portable lamp, “Chant,” was met with acclaim—not merely as a product, but as a poetic design object. The exhibition quietly and elegantly questioned the relationship between light and space, using simplicity and silence as its primary language.

Shared Spaces, Shared Souls: Vipp x Studio KO

What happens when Denmark and Morocco meet in a guesthouse? With the guesthouse it designed at Vipp’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Studio KO brought together two distinct cultures through their material sensibilities and spatial interpretations. Cool concrete surfaces were paired with warm-toned woods and textured fabrics, creating a space that was more than just an interior design project—it was a testament to how two cultural rhythms can merge into a shared resonance.

New Materials of Craft: Material Matters Copenhagen

Can sustainability be an aesthetic? This year, London-based Material Matters made its way to Denmark, collaborating with 12 international brands to explore new material narratives. Through immersive spaces built with raw materials like wood, stone, cork, and recycled metals, the exhibition highlighted the dialogue between nature and form. Rather than treating sustainability as a mere intention, the show presented it as a visual language in its own right.

Beyond a Design Week

3 Days of Design is not merely an event for showcasing objects—it's a stage for exploring how design thinking is lived. Here, contexts matter as much as furniture, shadows as much as light, and ideas as much as products. Copenhagen redefines the universal language of design with its signature simplicity and functional poetics—a definition that grows deeper with each passing year.

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