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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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17 Jun
Joint Event
Afterlight Opening Party
Address
Vognmagergade 5, Parking Lot, 1120 Copenhagen
Start
16:00
End
19:00
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19 Jun
Fredericia
Introducing: Plan Wood Series by Barber Osgerby
Address
Løvstræde 1, 1152 Copenhagen
Start
17:00
End
17:30
18 Jun
Vaarnii
Block Party
Address
Sølvgade 5, 1307 Copenhagen
Start
18:00
End
21:00
20 Jun
SOFTLINE
Meet & Greet with designer Sascha Sartory
Address
Vester Voldgade 33, 1552 Copenhagen
Start
10:00
End
12:00
18 Jun
SOFTLINE
Official opening - Meet & Greet with designer and creative director Javier Moreno
Address
Vester Voldgade 33, 1552 Copenhagen
Start
10:00
End
12:00
18 Jun
MIKKEL NIELSEN
Introducing: The new Dune Lantern editions
Address
Kanalhuset, Overgaden Oven Vandet 62B, 1415 Copenhagen
Start
11:00
End
12:00
18 Jun
Beckmans College of Design
Meet the (ex) students!
Address
Kanalhuset, Overgaden Oven Vandet 62B, 1415 Copenhagen
Strandgade 108, 1401 Copenhagen
Start
14:00
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16:00
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Fritz Hansen
Afternoon Jazz at Orangeriet
Address
Kronprinsessegade 13, 1306 Copenhagen
Start
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End
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Address
Snorresgade 22, 2300 Copenhagen
Start
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End
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