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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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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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19 Jun
Rockfon
BMOs and Coffee at the Harbour
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Sundkaj 163, 2150 Copenhagen
Start
8:30
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9:30
18 Jun
Holder
Latin American Contemporary & Collectible Design Talk
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Hamborg Pl. 5, 2150 København, Denmark
Kanalhuset, Overgaden Oven Vandet 62B, 1415 Copenhagen
Start
18:30
End
20:30
19 Jun
Danish Architecture Center
Copenhagen Highline: Guided tour with DAC
Address
Bryghuspladsen 10, 1473 Copenhagen
Start
14:00
End
16:00
19 Jun
Form Portfolios
Form Portfolios Cocktail Party
Address
Badstuestræde 17, 1209 Copenhagen
Start
17:00
End
20:00
18 Jun
Designmuseum Danmark
DMD X Spacon: Collaboration on Display: Designing the Future Together
Address
Bredgade 68, 1260 Copenhagen
Start
10:30
End
11:00
18 Jun
NAU
Australian Aperitivo
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Galerie Mikael Andersen, Bredgade 63, 1260 Copenhagen
Start
16:00
End
18:00
18 Jun
FRAMING
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Address
Kongens Nytorv 5, 1050 Copenhagen
Odd Fellow Palace, Bredgade 28, 1260 Copenhagen
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18 Jun
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Studio Force Majeure, Borgergade 2, Courtyard, 1300 Copenhagen
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