Design with a city map
3daysofdesign sets Copenhagen in motion
In Copenhagen, one of the most charming ordeals in the international design calendar is about to return: three days of design, spread across an entire city. Anyone trying to see everything at 3daysofdesign will need good shoes, a fully charged phone and a surprisingly relaxed relationship with schedules.
From 10 to 12 June 2026, the Danish capital will once again become a stage for furniture, lighting, interiors, architecture, materials, talks and that particular mix of showroom visit, urban walk and community feeling that makes the format so distinctive. In 2025, according to festival figures, 3daysofdesign counted more than 460 exhibiting brands, over 60,000 visitors and more than 600 events. So no, this is not exactly a small insider gathering anymore.
For 2026, 3daysofdesign has chosen the theme “Make This Moment Matter”. At first, that may sound like a soft-focus design mantra. But it is meant as a programme. CEO and Managing Director Signe Byrdal Terenziani frames it as a shift away from simply making more towards making what matters. Design is expected to do more than look good. It is supposed to take a position: on materials, longevity, responsibility, community and the basic question of why a product should exist at all.
That makes Copenhagen something of a counter-model to trade fairs where one occasionally wonders whether a novelty is new mainly because it has not yet had time to become old. In Copenhagen, the stated ambition is to focus more strongly on meaning, context and encounter. Whether that succeeds everywhere remains to be seen. The bar, at least, has been set.
Structurally, the 2026 festival is organised around eight Design Districts: Islands Brygge, Christianshavn, Holmen, Frederiksstaden, Kongens Nytorv, Rosengård, Nordhavn and Culture. The city is not just the backdrop. It is part of the concept. The programme also includes i-Points for visitors, Design Walks and curated formats.
Also new are the Long Table Dinners. Each evening, communal dinners are planned across the eight districts, from a rooftop picnic in Nordhavn to dinner by the water in Christianshavn. It sounds a little like a school trip for the international design scene, but the strategy is clear: press, exhibitors, designers and visitors are meant to do more than walk past products. They are meant to talk to one another.
The Design Ambassador Programme will also return. International hosts are set to guide visitors, press and exhibitors through the districts and help create connections. In cooperation with Leica, the festival will also include photo walks and visual festival moments.
In Copenhagen, one of the most charming ordeals in the international design calendar is about to return: three days of design, spread across an entire city. Anyone trying to see everything at 3daysofdesign will need good shoes, a fully charged phone and a surprisingly relaxed relationship with schedules.
From 10 to 12 June 2026, the Danish capital will once again become a stage for furniture, lighting, interiors, architecture, materials, talks and that particular mix of showroom visit, urban walk and community feeling that makes the format so distinctive. In 2025, according to festival figures, 3daysofdesign counted more than 460 exhibiting brands, over 60,000 visitors and more than 600 events. So no, this is not exactly a small insider gathering anymore.
For 2026, 3daysofdesign has chosen the theme “Make This Moment Matter”. At first, that may sound like a soft-focus design mantra. But it is meant as a programme. CEO and Managing Director Signe Byrdal Terenziani frames it as a shift away from simply making more towards making what matters. Design is expected to do more than look good. It is supposed to take a position: on materials, longevity, responsibility, community and the basic question of why a product should exist at all.
That makes Copenhagen something of a counter-model to trade fairs where one occasionally wonders whether a novelty is new mainly because it has not yet had time to become old. In Copenhagen, the stated ambition is to focus more strongly on meaning, context and encounter. Whether that succeeds everywhere remains to be seen. The bar, at least, has been set.
Structurally, the 2026 festival is organised around eight Design Districts: Islands Brygge, Christianshavn, Holmen, Frederiksstaden, Kongens Nytorv, Rosengård, Nordhavn and Culture. The city is not just the backdrop. It is part of the concept. The programme also includes i-Points for visitors, Design Walks and curated formats.
Also new are the Long Table Dinners. Each evening, communal dinners are planned across the eight districts, from a rooftop picnic in Nordhavn to dinner by the water in Christianshavn. It sounds a little like a school trip for the international design scene, but the strategy is clear: press, exhibitors, designers and visitors are meant to do more than walk past products. They are meant to talk to one another.
The Design Ambassador Programme will also return. International hosts are set to guide visitors, press and exhibitors through the districts and help create connections. In cooperation with Leica, the festival will also include photo walks and visual festival moments.