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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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Address
Posten 10C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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8:00
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8:45
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Address
Danneskiold—Samsøes Allé 11, 1434 Copenhagen
Start
16:00
End
18:00
11 Jun
Louis Poulsen
Design talk: Cities for the Future w. Jan Gehl
Address
Kuglegårdsvej 19—23, 1434 Copenhagen
Start
14:00
End
14:45
10 Jun
Embassy of Iceland
A Space Between States—Design in Dialogue with Nature
Address
Strandgade 89, 1401 Copenhagen
Start
16:30
End
18:30
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ANOUR
Morning Coffee & Conversations
Address
Bredgade 28A, 1260 Copenhagen
Start
9:30
End
11:00
11 Jun
Reevein Studios.
Seed Dating — B2B Meetup & Open Call
Address
Nikolaj Plads 32, 1067 Copenhagen
Start
13:00
End
15:00
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Arturel
Silence by Design Focus Starts Here
Address
Bredgade 73, 1260 Copenhagen
Start
10:00
End
11:00
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Ocee & Four Design
Snackable lunch
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Frederiksholms Kanal 28E, 1473 Copenhagen
Start
12:00
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13:00
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