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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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Sundkaj 163, 2150 Copenhagen
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DJ – Lounge music and local crafted bear
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Århusgade 131, 2150 Nordhavn
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16:00
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17:00
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Peach Corner
Functional Clay: Opening reception
Address
Frederiksholms Kanal 28B, 1220 Copenhagen
Start
16:00
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18:00
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FRAMING
Ruffino Bar
Address
Kongens Nytorv 5, 1050 Copenhagen
Odd Fellow Palace, Bredgade 28, 1260 Copenhagen
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16:00
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19:00
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Book launch: "Boris Berlin - Dialogues on Form"
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Bredgade 69A, 1260 Copenhagen
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Address
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