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MANU builds object-to-human relationships. Their objects are all ‘characters’ to live alongside — not bought and sold, but adopted. Working across waste streams, the material becomes both the starting point and the guide, allowing its limitations to shape the design of each object. They craft objects from PET bottles, lemon peels, or sand — depending on what’s available around them. MANU believes this philosophy can help us rediscover the value of finite raw materials, encouraging more respect and care for the objects we live with.

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Joint Event
Afterlight Opening Party
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Vognmagergade 5, Parking Lot, 1120 Copenhagen
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19:00
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Bådteatret, Nyhavn 16, 1051 Copenhagen
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11:00
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12:00
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STELTON
From paper to product — How we work with our designs
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Christianshavns Kanal 4, 1406 Copenhagen
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10:00
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10:30
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Fritz Hansen
Talk: The Invisible Language of Hospitality
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Kronprinsessegade 13, 1306 Copenhagen
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Craft as a Pathway for Collective Transformation
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Kanalhuset, Overgaden Oven Vandet 62B, 1415 Copenhagen
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