'Here & Now' at the Royal Danish Academy During 3daysofdesign

10-12 June during 3daysofdesign, the Royal Danish Academy opens its doors to the public, offering a unique opportunity to experience how design is explored, developed and discussed by students, faculty and researchers.

At the heart of this year’s programme is Here & Now, presented at the waterfront home of the Institute of Design and Product & Material. Set directly by the harbour, the exhibition highlights contemporary design innovation while marking the seven-year anniversary of an ongoing collaboration between an Egyptian manufacturer and Academy students. Visitors can experience innovative furniture inspired by ancient Egyptian archetypes, reinterpreted through experimentation, collaboration, craftsmanship and material exploration.

Here & Now is accompanied by an outdoor installation of experimental ceramic furniture by Academy faculty.  The Agora Project brings architecture and design into the public realm. Using reused materials such as recycled bricks, crushed roof tiles and glass waste, the project creates small meeting places that encourage social interaction and collective presence in the urban landscape.

At the Academy’s Library on Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé, three additional exhibitions offer further insight into design processes, material research and emerging practices. Here, you can explore projects ranging from graduation work and lighting prototypes to entrepreneurial initiatives from the Academy’s Startup Hub.

'The exhibition Here & Now celebrates the journey of design as it passes between minds and hands, across continents and generations, culminating in the present moment. The seven-year collaboration with Pinocchio Furniture in Damietta, Egypt, exemplifies the Academy’s approach to furniture design. One that respects deep legacies of design precedent and craftsmanship not as constraints, but as productive challenges to innovation and contemporary production', says Nicholas Rhodes, Head of Institute of Design, Product and Material. 

Across exhibitions at the Academy’s harbourside campus at Holmen and at the Academy’s Library, design-interested are invited inside the environments where new ideas take shape. Through installations, research-based projects and experimental work, the Academy presents design as an active, socially engaged and investigative discipline.

From 10-12 June, there will also be a series of events where you can meet students and researchers from the Royal Danish Academy: