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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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studio x kitchen, Dronningens Tværgade 52, 1302 Copenhagen
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15:00
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Sweet treats and coffee
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Bredgade 19, 1260 Copenhagen
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12:00
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15:00
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Soothing tea by A.C. Perchs
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Frederiksgade 14, 2nd Floor, 1265 Copenhagen
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15:00
End
18:00
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Celebrating 50 Years of Grethe Meyer’s Ildpot
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Bredgade 19, 1260 Copenhagen
Start
12:00
End
13:00
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Finarte
PLAYROOM Playtime
Address
Nikolaj Plads 25A, 1067 Copenhagen
Start
15:00
End
16:00
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Material Matters
Late Night
Address
Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, 1410 Copenhagen
Start
17:00
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20:00
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Wine & Music
Address
Sankt Annæ Plads 1, 1250 Copenhagen
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15:00
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Embassy of Portugal, Toldbodgade 31, 1253 Copenhagen
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