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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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Vognmagergade 5, Parking Lot, 1120 Copenhagen
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17 Jun
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Afterlight Opening Party
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Vognmagergade 5, Parking Lot, 1120 Copenhagen
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16:00
End
19:00
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20 Jun
Fritz Hansen
Craft Demonstration: Outdoor Furniture Care & Repair
Address
Valkendorfsgade 4, 1151 Copenhagen
Start
10:00
End
15:00
20 Jun
Kolding School of Design
Guided Tour
Address
Papirøen 1, 1436 Copenhagen
Start
11:00
End
13:00
18 Jun
HOUE
DJ – Lounge music and local crafted bear
Address
Århusgade 131, 2150 Nordhavn
Start
16:00
End
17:00
19 Jun
Caché x New Mags
Coffee
Address
Ny Østergade 28, 1101 Copenhagen
Start
9:30
End
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SALTY Interiors
SALTY sips with Poppykalas
Address
Sankt Annæ Plads 2, 1250 Copenhagen
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Fredericia
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Address
Løvstræde 1, 1152 Copenhagen
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Address
Fredericiagade 2, 1310 Copenhagen
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Århusgade 128D, 1st—2nd Floor, 2150 Copenhagen
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