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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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16:00
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19:00
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20 Jun
Kolding School of Design
Guided Tour
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Papirøen 1, 1436 Copenhagen
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11:00
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13:00
19 Jun
Royal Copenhagen
HERITAGE IN MOTION: GOING BACK TO MOVE AHEAD?
Address
Amagertorv 6, 1160 Copenhagen
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11:00
End
12:00
18 Jun
Søuld
Studio Retreat breakfast
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Esplanaden 8B, 1263 Copenhagen
Start
9:00
End
11:00
19 Jun
Bjarke Ingels Group
Morning Talk: GLASS
Address
Sundkaj 165, 2150 Copenhagen
Start
10:00
End
10:30
18 Jun
Paustian
Afternoon Drinks at Paustian
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Niels Hemmingsens Gade 24, 1153 Copenhagen
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16:00
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18:00
19 Jun
Vipp
Vipp Family Walk & Talk
Address
Snorresgade 22, 2300 Copenhagen
Start
15:00
End
15:45
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Norrvik
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Holbergsgade 26, 1057 København, Denmark
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14:00
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19 Jun
Ukraine House in Denmark
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Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, 1410 Copenhagen
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