These Trends Spotted at Denmarks 3 Days of Design Will Shape Our Homes This Year – Dwell

Perfectly embodying the countrys wider ethos, Denmarks major design event is democratically open, eco-conscious, highly stylishand influential far beyond Scandinavia. Given the enduring gravitas of Danish design, the forms, color palettes, and materials showcased around Copenhagen from September 3 to 5 are worth taking note of. Heres our pick of seven trends spotted at this years 3 Days of Design that are set to make their mark on the mood of coming seasons.

An essentialist sleeping environment cultivated by Danish bed maker Re Beds.

With a good nights rest becoming the ultimate luxury in 2020, bedrooms have cemented their status as the sanctums of our homes. From essentialist frames and faultless mattresses to buttery-soft sheets, perfecting the components that facilitate our rest and relaxation has become the mission of Nordic textile and bed specialists. Hyped linen label TELKA has recently moved into effortlessly chic sleepwear while Danish bed manufacturer Re Beds recently received "Iconic" status for its fuss-free frame at the German Design Awards, and bed maker Auping sparks delight with its witty frame and fabric color pairings.

Sculptural furniture, manufactured slow by emerging timber brand FORESTA.

Circular manufacturing will soon become the new baseline as sustainability gains a newfound momentum. Across Scandinavia, ever more brands are embedding environmental responsibility into their ethos from day zero. Taking its commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals seriously, furniture makerMater reveals the results of its pioneering waste-to-value production method: elegant seating made from recycled plastic rescued from the ocean. With its roots in the forests of Central America, emerging slow timber brand FORESTA makes its debut with a line of sustainable, sculptural furniture. In a similar vein, calyah has forged connections with artisans and stonemasons in South India for its Boris BerlindesignedTranquebar Collection of side tables and chairs, offering a new outlet for longstanding craft traditions.

The re-released Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000 turntable, originally issued in 1972.

Slowly but surely, the bar is being raised for style in home tech design, with speakers looking as good as the sound quality they emanate. Industry-leading Bang & Olufsen have turned to the past to re-release an iconic early design, the Beogram 4000 series, fusing retro aesthetics with cutting-edge audio tech. Danish loudspeaker pioneers Dynaudio distill their sound engineering know-how into compact, cordless speakers that look as good on a kitchen shelf as they do a bedroom windowsill, and because sometimes less noise is moreDESIGN EDITIONS takes the art of audio to the next level with their bold, color-blocked panels that reduce ambient noise and contribute to a cozy atmosphere.

The Pelikan Chair by House of Finn Juhl/Onecollection.

In response to the coronavirus-prompted production slowdown or halt, many design brands are digging deep into their archives to resurface classics formerly out of production, presenting them in a new context. Onecollections House of Finn Juhl opens the doors to its impressive new showroom in the historic former music publishing house, presenting the architects celebrated chairs, while Danish legacy brand Erik Jrgensen updates its collection in the form of a Caseworkcollaboration with interdisciplinary Norwegian designersSnhetta. Vipp, a family-owned business that began in 1939 with a humble pedal bin and has since spiraled into kitchen and furniture design, spent the lockdown transforming its inner-city store into an apartment-style space, Vipp Home, in which its original product still sets the standard.

Stilleben Architects's Section Kitchen, made to be modular and repaint-able.

With our homes becoming spaces for, well, everything, flexibility takes ever greater priority. Furniture and interior accessories are becoming ever more modular, allowing us to scale up or down, accommodate multiple functions, and demarcate our days. No element of our homes is left behind in the movement towards modularity, from scalable carpets by Stockholm-based ALL MATTERS to bookshelves, ranging from classic takes by String to relative newcomers like MOEBEs expansive wall system. Individual pieces, too, are increasing in flexibilitylike the adaptable seating frames of eco-conscious brand TAKT, or Stilleben Architectsnew Section Kitchen, thatbeing hand-paintedcan easily be repainted when its time for a refresh.

Sammode Studio x Pierre Guariche, reissued in collaboration with Mller & Rothe.

Faced with the recurring prospect of long, dark winters, European designers have fine-tuned the art of illumination for warmth, atmosphere, and wellbeing. This year, lighting environment designers are taking cues from architectural history when it comes to scale and shape. Danish heritage lighting manufacturer Mller & Rothe, together withSammode Studio, is reissuing avant-garde 1950s lighting icons by French designer Pierre Guariche, while the latest collection of Slovenian label SENCE takes inspiration from wood veneer lamps conceived of in the early 1960s by then-emerging architects Nives and Franci Vehovar. In a cross-European collaboration, Italian flair meets Danish precision in the ongoing Alphabet of Lightseries by Milanese brand Artemide and Bjarke Ingelss studio BIG.

An avant-garde flower arrangement by Tableau CPH.

Less continues to be more when it comes to adding accents. Interior stylists and accessories brands alike are embracing the power of a singular, well-placed object to set the tone in a room. Bonus points if it serves a purpose, as do a host of exquisite ceramic pieces by the likes of raawiithink smooth jugs in popping colorsand Nanna Egebjergs YNOBI, presented in an exhibition inspired by the Japanese principle of mingei, or the beauty of everyday things, together with Studio 0405and Japanese photographer Maya Matsuura. Accessories designer Louise Roe presents her FUNKI Collection of pots and vases in reference to the Nordic funkis (functionalism) architecture movement, complemented by botanical arrangements courtesy of avant-garde floral artists Tableau CPH.

3 Days of Design takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from September 3 to 5 2020. Various locations, admission is free. Program available to view here.

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