DAC Spotlights Materials and Senses at 3daysofdesign
When 3daysofdesign, June 10–12, gathers design fans and professionals from around the world in Copenhagen, Danish Architecture Center (DAC) will be hosting a program exploring how materials become architecture, and how design can be a multisensory experience.
From Wood to Architecture: New Design Exhibition at DAC
During 3daysofdesign, DAC will be opening the installation This is Not a Forest, which follows the journey of wood all the way from raw resource to finished construction.
Guests go from a felled tree trunk at Bryghuspladsen through processed lumber, and onward into a digital forest at DAC, where each step in the process alters both the material and, not least, our perception of it. By revealing the production process, this installation invites reflection on how materials are produced, utilized, and valued, and how we can work more intentionally with them in tomorrow’s architecture and design.
The installation was created by the design practice Archival in collaboration with DAC and Dinesen Lab, a part of Dinesen, makers of bespoke wood flooring. Other partners: Studio Atlant, Studio Pneuma, MSSR Works, Dinesen, and the sawmill Herskind Savværk.
Read more about This is Not a Forest
Verner Panton Turns 100: Design as a Spatial Experience
DAC also celebrates a century of Verner Panton with a new installation in the exhibition So Danish!, The installation brings together iconic works and stories exploring why Danish architecture and design continue to inspire audiences around the world.
Panton is regarded as one of the most visionary figures in 20th-century Danish design and architecture. The installation brings together several of his iconic designs and highlights how Panton approached design as a complete spatial experience.
Among the highlights is an installation of 81 Flowerpot pendants suspended in a chandelier-like formation, forming a sculptural, suspended luminaire arrangement. Together with the exhibited furniture, the installation becomes an homage to Panton’s total-design shaping spaces through light, form, and color.
With thanks to &Tradition, Vitra, VERPAN and Verner Panton Design AG for their collaboration.
Get Close to Architecture at BLOX
Every day during 3daysofdesign, DAC will be offering guided tours of BLOX, giving guests insights into the architectural concepts and features behind the building on Copenhagen’s waterfront. The tours are conducted in English and aimed at an international audience with an interest in architecture and urban renewal.
Opening with Talks on Senses and Materials
On June 11, DAC will mark the opening of This is Not a Forest with an informal, free-admission, evening event from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening will feature opening talks, cider, popcorn, and an AfterDAC talk on sensory architecture.
In a panel discussion with DACs senior curator Pernille Stockmarr, representatives of Archival, Dinesen Lab, and Studio Pneuma will be talking about the installation and their work with wood, scents, and sensory architecture.
Practical Details
During 3daysofdesign, admission is free of charge to This is Not a Forest and the 100 Years of Verner Panton installation. DAC’s other exhibitions require an admission ticket.
For more information about 3daysofdesign on the DAC program, visit: https://dac.dk/3daysofdesign
Read more about the exhibition premiere at: https://dac.dk/en/events/exhibition-opening-this-is-not-a-forest
About 3daysofdesign
During this year’s 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, Danish Architecture Center will be showcasing how designers and architects work with materials and human senses to create spatial experiences by design. On this year’s Make This Moment Matter theme, the festival is about presence of mind, and making intentional choices in design and materials.
Read more: https://www.3daysofdesign.dk/
Contact
Johanne Troelsgaard Toft, Senior Press Officer
+45 6142 1927 · jott@dac.dk
About Danish Architecture Center
Danish Architecture Center (DAC) is an international cultural attraction that creates exhibitions and events and promotes debate about architecture and design. DAC operates as a public-private partnership between the Danish government and Realdania, a self-endowed charitable entity.
His Royal Highness the King of Denmark serves as patron of Danish Architecture Center.
DAC will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026.