June 8, 2026 | DESIGN & INTERIORS
DESIGN UNFOLDS ACROSS COPENHAGEN
words YUZU Editorial
3daysofdesign 2026 returns to Copenhagen from 10–12 June, once again unfolding across the city. Shaped around this year’s theme, “Make This Moment Matter”, the festival is organised across eight different Design Districts spread throughout Copenhagen.
As always, the festival avoids concentrating design in a single fairground setting. Instead, it invites visitors to experience Copenhagen in a slower, more conscious way — moving through the city and discovering how design intersects with public space and everyday life. Rather than functioning as a conventional fair, the festival encourages visitors to experience Copenhagen itself.
Here are this year’s districts and our selection of exhibitions from each neighbourhood:
1- CHRISTIANSHAVN
Material Matters, HAY, Dusty Deco, rombach glas
2- FREDERIKSSTADEN
SANCAL, Designmuseum Danmark, USM Modular Furniture, Magnus Olesen, Designs of the Time, Studio Pallavi, ALPI
3- HOLMEN
Ferm Living, BOLIA, Louis Poulsen, Marazzi, BLOND, Hem, BAUX, 3XN GXN, The Royal Danish Academy
4- ISLANDS BRYGGE
Tomomi Yokoyama Design, Seiko Akashi Design, Rosti, Københavns Møbelsnedkeri
5- KONGENS NYTORV
101 Copenhagen, Aesop X Other Matter, Arthur Rottier, Carl Hansen & Søn, FRAMING, LAYERED, Magis, NORDICMODERN, raawiii, SAVO, Secto Design
6- KULTUR
Danish Architecture Center, Local Gallery, Tina Frey Designs, Objects of Desire, Homo Faber Fellowship, FANZI
7- NORDHAVN
GUBI, Parachilna, Origin Made, VELUX, ARIAKE, Zimmer + Rohde, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
8- ROSENGÅRDEN
&Tradition, Fritz Hansen, Montana Furniture, Fredericia, Louise Roe, A-N-D, TABLEAU + SECOLO, ASKO, Matias Moellenbach
MEETING POINTS: i—Points
Introduced last year, the i—Points return as one of the festival’s meeting points. Located across different parts of the city, these spaces offer visitors a place to pause, navigate the programme, connect with others and shape their own route through the festival.
TERENZIANI: REAL IMPACT HAPPENS IN THE PRESENT
This year’s theme, “Make This Moment Matter”, was visually developed by the emerging design studio and exhibition platform On Display. Speaking about the theme, Signe Byrdal Terenziani, CEO of 3daysofdesign, says:
“We are living in a time shaped by chaos, uncertainty and filtered realities. As a result, people are searching for deeper meaning. Make This Moment Matter is a powerful reminder that the only place where we can truly make an impact is the present moment. The past inspires us, the future motivates us — but real impact can only be created in the here and now.”
DESIGN SHOULD BE ABOUT INTENTION, NOT SPECTACLE
For Terenziani, the theme also functions as a call to action:
“Designers are increasingly questioning the role of their own practice: Why are we making this? What purpose does it serve? How does it affect our communities and the planet? When you say Make This Moment Matter, you also acknowledge that the choices we make have long-term consequences. It encourages us to switch off autopilot and act more consciously. That includes the collaborations we build, the ideas we develop together and the stories we choose to tell. At the same time, the theme carries a sense of optimism. It reminds us that design can help us shape a better future together.”
Could “Make This Moment Matter” also be read as a response to overproduction and overconsumption? Terenziani’s answer is direct:
“Absolutely. It invites us to pause before producing something new and ask whether it genuinely adds value to people, culture and the planet. I believe design should be about intention rather than spectacle. This theme encourages us to focus not on ‘more’, but on what is truly meaningful.”
