Muuto is rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition characterized by enduring aesthetics, functionality, craftsmanship and an honest expression.
For its 20-year anniversary, Muuto presents The Library, a space where rational thinking meets emotional experience, inviting reflection, exchange, and conversations around the next chapters in Scandinavian design.
Sjöberg Fjällström
A design studio founded by Moa Sjöberg and Joel Fjällström, Swedish designers based between Milan and Stockholm.
Their work is driven by a desire to create objects that feel both immediate and lasting. Where beauty is treated as highly subjective, allowing for tension and individual interpretation rather than consensus.
Presenting design not as something static, but as part of a living and evolving environment.
With an approach of working close with craftsmanship and the objects of everyday life.
Studio Christine Kalia
Christine Kalia is a design studio exploring modes of spatial relations between architectural, interior and product design. The studio’s vision is calibrated towards ecocentric design and contemporary aesthetics; where the end products manifest the prime materials. The various collections take different approaches to this design mode, often seen as sitting in-between reality and daydreaming. The “coming from” of each design’s unique materiality is carefully crafted towards a “belonging with”, where the sophisticated design of the studio’s products is complementing any environment, in order to elevate its aesthetic aura.
VOLUM
VOLUM is an independent exhibition platform, dedicated to presenting some of the most compelling voices in contemporary Norwegian design and craft.
In its second exhibition in Copenhagen, VOLUM 01 brings together 15 carefully selected works curated by Kråkvik & D’Orazio.
The exhibition looks forward by looking closely. Fewer objects, chosen with care, yet bold in presence. Essential, yet expressive. Clear in purpose, confident in character.
The exhibition is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Douze Degrés
Douze Degrés is a Paris-based design studio operating at the intersection of object and scenography. With a sensitive approach to contemporary, scientific, and technical issues, the studio creates objects and immersive experiences inspired by these fields, conceived as narratives to be lived and shared.
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Transparent
Transparent was founded in Stockholm in 2012 by Martin Willers, Per Brickstad, and Magnus Wiberg, and has since then challenged the unsustainable norms of the tech industry. With a purpose of creating essential experiences, they have been working towards a future where technology inspires rather than expires. Their collections can be seen in some of the most inspiring stores globally such as MR PORTER, Harvey Nichols, Isetan, Nordiska Galleriet, Antonia, and Turntable Lab.
Paleworks
Paleworks is a Berlin-based creative studio and object design practice founded by Ozan Akkoyun and Yağmur Rüzgar. Rather than isolated pieces, Paleworks develops units and modular structures that establish a dialogue between object, display, and a sense of space.
As graduates and former lecturers at Bauhaus University, the studio's perspective on design is deeply informed by the movement's principles. Each line is drawn with intent, letting form and aesthetics arise as a consequence of function.
Over the past several years, Paleworks has released only three collections, prioritising depth and research over frequency—through editions, collaborations, and installations.
Innenkreis
Innenkreis is a gallery dedicated to functional artworks in dialogue with pre-1940 decorative arts.
Craft forms the foundation of the programme, with a focus on studio-made uniques and small editions defined by material intelligence, disciplined execution, and a poetic sensibility.
Contemporary works are placed alongside historical objects selected for their conceptual and material relevance. The result is composed interiors rather than neutral displays.
The gallery was founded in Copenhagen in 2026 by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen.
Sausset Leou
Sausset Leou is an architecture practice born from the shared affinity of its founders, grounded in a poetic, vernacular, and radical approach to spatial design.
The studio asserts a rigorous sensibility paired with a precise form of poetry. Its work combines formal discipline with narrative freedom, rejecting hierarchies between typologies.
Each project becomes a pretext for collective creation, engaging a new generation of creative and artistic voices around space and material, in close collaboration with artisans.
Paloceras
Paloceras makes eyewear for people who care about objects. Sculptural, refined, and unmistakably modern.
Founded in 2022 by Alexis Perron-Corriveau and Mika Matikainen, the brand began as a conversation between two designers hiking the Swiss Alps during their advanced design program at ECAL in Lausanne. In just a few short years, it has become one of the most compelling names in contemporary eyewear design.
Paloceras builds its frames out of small myths borrowed from the natural world: the weight of stone, the curve of water, the shape of shadow. They arrive in limited numbers and tend to stay close to the people who choose them.
Editors at Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and Rolling Stone have taken note, alongside a devoted global following that understands the difference between a trend and a true object of desire.
Cristina Roman Diaz
Cristina Roman Diaz is a Spanish architect and multidisciplinary artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Following an established career in architecture, including work with Herzog & de Meuron in Basel, she has developed an independent practice at the intersection of art and architecture. Her work spans object, spatial, and material design, driven by curiosity, tactile memory, and a pursuit of beauty. Through precise yet intuitive processes, she creates pieces that engage perception, atmosphere, and the emotional resonance of form.
Milena Kling
Milena Kling is a Berlin-based designer and artist working at the intersection of collectible design, sculpture and contemporary craftsmanship. As founder and creative director of Studio Milena Kling, she develops experimental glass objects exploring tactility, reflection and material transformation. Her work includes mirror sculptures, lighting and sensuous glassware, created in close collaboration with traditional European glassmakers. Each object reflects an intuitive, process-driven approach paired with refined execution. Since founding her studio in 2012, Kling has built an internationally recognised practice, producing limited editions and one-of-a-kind works. Her objects shape space and perception, inviting a conscious interaction with everyday rituals and atmosphere.
Studio Navet
STUDIO NAVET is a Stockholm-based practice founded by Lina Huring, Maria Johansson, Helena Svensson, and Cecilia Wahlberg, working across furniture design, interior architecture, and artistic direction since 2012. Their process-driven methodology imposes precise constraints - frameworks continuously interrogated throughout each project. This tension between limitation and exploration grounds a body of work that is conceptually rigorous and materially sensitive, spanning private commissions, public contexts, and small-scale production.
MONICS+VIEIRA
MONICS+VIEIRA is a design studio based between Milan and Dubai, founded by Tania Monics and Rafaela Vieira. Working at the intersection of material research and sculptural form, the studio develops its own collectible design collections while also creating designs for established international companies. Rooted in craftsmanship and experimentation, its work explores rhythm, ritual, and the expressive potential of matter through precise, tactile objects. The studio has presented work across major design platforms including Salone del Mobile, Design Miami and Art Basel.
KPM Berlin
For over 260 years, KPM Berlin has stood for “Handmade in Berlin.” In the heart of the city, more than 200 artisans create timeless porcelain of the highest quality.
A single cup takes 29 steps over 14 days by 25 experts and undergoes ten quality checks. Since 2006, owner Jörg Woltmann and Managing Director Martina Hacker have led the manufactory.
Chief Designer Thomas Wenzel translates the heritage into a clear, functional design language. The collections are sold through company-owned stores, online, and via selected partners worldwide.
At Other Circle 2026, Sucuk und Bratwurst is collaborating with the legendary Royal Porcelain Manufactory KPM Berlin to create a unique object that combines the worlds of old physical craftsmanship and the new digital craftsmanship.
Alternative Artefacts Danto
Tiles as objects of possibility. Tiles that leave a sensory imprint. Tiles connecting future and past, design and craftsmanship, Japan and the world. Alternative Artefacts Danto is a dialogue between tiles and contemporary design. The new brand, also known as A.a. Danto, explores the possibilities of tiles as interior objects, pushing the boundaries of material, form and function.
Booboon
Studio Booboon is a creative practice based in Copenhagen that explores the boundaries between materiality, form, tradition and modernity. Founded by designers Jisu Yun and Richard Bone, the studio operates through a process-driven approach, investigating unique ways of working with materials. Drawing from heritage and artisanal practices, Studio Booboon reinterprets traditional techniques into contemporary outcomes. Through this methodology, the studio seeks to develop thoughtful and sustainable solutions,
where material, form, and hand making are closely intertwined.
Holder Objects
Holder curates and diffuses Latin American contemporary design, serving as a cultural and commercial bridge between continents. Founded by designer Trinidad Davanzo and architect Camilo Palma, the platform moves beyond regional stereotypes of ornamentation and folklore.
Holder is a curated destination for furniture and art-led objects that honor their roots, celebrating heritage and geography through material restraint. The collection emphasizes architectural strength of form and the honesty of craftsmanship. From Patagonian oak to volcanic stone, Holder showcases a living archive of material culture, shortening the gap between Latin America and Europe through a collaborative, identity-rich field.
Marc Philips Rugs
Marc Phillips Rugs makes its Copenhagen debut at Other Circle with FIELD
STUDIES, a collection created in collaboration with interior designer Jamie Bush.
Inspired by aerial landscapes, each rug translates abstract compositions into
richly textured, tactile surfaces using layered natural fibers. Sculptural and
immersive, the collection blurs the line between art, architecture, and interiors -
inviting movement, curiosity, and a deeper connection to the natural world.
Mati Sipiora
Mati Sipiora is a Polish industrial designer and doctor of arts, whose work merges tradition with contemporary design.
Growing up in his father’s metal workshop, he was surrounded by the sights, sounds, and smells of raw materials being shaped into
functional objects. Metal is a family tradition — a language passed down from generation to generation.
From craftsman to designer, Mati’s early years were defined by a hands-on approach. He began by manipulating found objects and
industrial materials, welding salvaged components into one-of-a-kind furniture. This experimental period laid the foundation for his
deep respect for materiality — a principle that remains at the core of his work.
Nao Iwamatsu
Nao Iwamatsu is a Tokyo-based industrial designer. His practice is grounded in “Narrative Minimalism,” an approach that
draws on architecture, natural phenomena, human habits, and material contexts to reveal layered cultural meanings. Through
this lens, he creates functional objects that carry a subtle yet distinct sense of narrative. Having studied design in Kyoto and
built his career in the industrial equipment sector, Iwamatsu brings a grounded perspective to his work while continuously
seeking a balance between poetic expression and industrial clarity.
Offsite
Offsite is an Eindhoven-based design label working with waste from factories, construction sites and production environments. In collaboration with designers and manufacturers, they turn discarded materials into furniture and objects.
Each design begins inside the constraints of a specific material. Its dimensions, composition and quantity shape the outcome, producing results that are functional and often unexpected.
outil.li
outil.li is a Rotterdam based office and factory for project & design lighting. From signature pieces to an assemblage of multitudes. By celebrating scarcity and locality the brand seeks to redefine quality and character for industry 2.0. An industry that is rooted in a local context, supports circular design and allows novel aesthetic exploration. Grown out of a 2 decade passion for industrial design it seeks to find a contemporary middle ground between the ethoses of Sotsass & Rams, a new embodiment where grounded manufacturing and utility meet.
Pholc
Pholc is a Swedish design brand with a new take on Scandinavian design. We believe in the power of expressive simplicity – creating timeless aesthetics with strong personalities. We push boundaries, moving between the familiar and the unknown, always taking a stand against the expected.
Our designs elevate the room, each piece bringing character and presence. Through collaborations with talents from different fields, we explore new expressions and challenge conventions. Founded in 2015 by Maja and Samuel Norburg, Pholc is driven by the ambition to shape what Swedish design can be.
Pholc – a Swedish design statement.
Daniel Enoksson Studio
Daniel Enoksson, a Swedish designer who grew up in a suburb near Stockholm, began his artistic journey studying sculpture, painting, and photography before refining his craft at Beckmans College of Design.
Early in his career, he earned the prestigious Salone Satellite award and was named Designer of the Year by Wallpaper magazine.
Today, his Stockholm based studio bridges art and design with effortless finesse. Each project emerges from curiosity and a fearless sense of exploration, shaping timeless and contemporary products for worldwide brands.
FATE INDUSTRIES
FATE INDUSTRIES is a stainless-steel design brand based in Gifu, Japan. Its products are crafted with meticulous artisanal techniques into unified forms, giving the inherently inorganic material a texture that conveys subtle warmth and softness within its purity. Alongside THEO BY FATE, the brand’s art label, it focuses on traces usually removed during fabrication—weld marks, heat discoloration, and other accidental material reactions—reinterpreting them as matière to express the aesthetic qualities of mineral colorations. Through these two approaches, a layered understanding of material emerges, revealing its essential beauty through the dialogue of precision and accident.
GASKA
GASKA is a multidisciplinary studio based in Shanghai, working across furniture, lifestyle objects, spatial design and object curation.
Its practice explores the boundaries between art and life, exploring existential positivity through an intuitive approach to structure and material, seeking a balance of form and function.mGASKA envisions a state beyond
IAMISIGO
IAMISIGO is a contemporary wearable art practice based in Lagos, Nairobi, and Accra, using fashion and textiles to tell stories. Treating the body as a canvas for memory, movement, and meaning, it collaborates with artisans across Africa to transform heritage techniques and unconventional materials into sculptural, handcrafted garments. These merge ancestral knowledge, recycled elements, and experimental approaches, exploring identity, environment, and timeless yet forward-looking design.
Siin Siin
Siin Siin is a Tokyo-based designer. His practice begins with observation. By working within relationships among materials, techniques, sites, and others, he attends to deviations, fluctuations, and traces that emerge during making, treating them as cues for form. While often referring to industrial materials and processes, he does not fully control the outcome. Instead, elements typically removed in production – such as cutting and welding marks, machine errors, or incidental changes in forming – are retained and accepted as structural components of the work.
Tajimi Custom Tiles
Rooted in the expertise of Tajimi’s craftsmen and driven by a flexible, project-based approach, TCT transforms ideas into high-quality tiles for architectural projects worldwide. At other circle , TCT presents its work as a platform for collaboration in Japanese tile-making. The installation features new objects by Philippe Malouin and Max Lamb, alongside a tile shelving system by Noelani Rutz.Shaped through the techniques and imagination of Tajimi’s artisans, the pieces explore perspectives and expand the possibilities of custom-made tiles.
Wasted
Wasted is a circular, community-driven initiative that transforms plastic waste into valuable resources. By incentivizing recycling through rewards, education, and local collaboration, it empowers neighborhoods to reuse materials, strengthen social ties, and reduce environmental impact. Through workshops and small-scale production, Wasted turns discarded plastic into functional objects—demonstrating how collective action can drive sustainable urban change.
Petite Friture
Petite Friture has made a name for itself as a design editor like no other, building a creative universe to be lived in, defined by its singular style and tone.
The independent French brand, created by Amélie du Passage and driven by a committed approach, brings together established and emerging designers and manufacturers to create unique furniture and lighting collections.
A vibrant aesthetic, characterized by graphic lines, bold colors, and a lighthearted spirit.
Paa Joe
Paa Joe is a pioneering fantasy artist and leading figure of the Ga-Adangbe tradition.
Trained under Kane Kwei, he established his own workshop in 1977 and gained international recognition through major exhibitions, including Les Magiciens de la Terre.
Known as the grandfather of Ghana’s fantasy coffins, his sculptural works merge craft and storytelling. Now working with his son Jacob, his pieces are held in major museum collections worldwide.
Lea Colombo
Lea Colombo is a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, sculpture,
and collectible design.
Rooted in intuition, she explores colour, light, and form as living energies — connecting body, nature, and the unseen.
Her practice extends into immersive environments, translating these energies into collective spatial experiences.
PLAYLAB, INC
PLAYLAB, INC. is an extremely multi-disciplinary Los Angeles-based creative studio with no focus founded in 2004.
They realize ideas across a wide range of scales by creating fashion shows, films, campaigns, furniture, retail, installations, books, brands, companies, artworks and more, through creative and art direction, strategy, design and production.
PLAYLAB, INC. is currently: Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeff Franklin, Dillon Kogle, Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, Kylie McMahon, Jacob Lemon, Kiesha Jones, Dutra Brown and Mo Rezk.
NIKO JUNE
NIKO JUNE is a dynamic studio and a creative workshop dedicated to exploring the essence of well-crafted objects. With an impulsive and ever-evolving approach to production, the studio embraces fluidity and experimentation. Its eclectic catalog brings together occasion-based collections alongside unique, one-of-a-kind pieces, each created in collaboration with exceptional talent. Rooted in curiosity and craftsmanship, NIKO JUNE exists as a space where ideas take shape and objects find meaning.
NM3
Founded in Milan, NM3 operates at the intersection of design and consultancy, bridging architecture, interiors, product development, and bespoke furniture.
With a dual identity as both a design brand and a creative agency, NM3 approaches each project with a commitment to precision and innovation, shaping spaces and objects that balance function with refined aesthetic expression.
Apartamento
Apartamento is widely recognised as today’s most influential, inspiring, and honest interior design magazine. International, well designed, simply written, and tastefully curated since 2008, it is an indispensable resource for individuals who are passionate about the way they live. The publication is published biannually from its headquarters in Barcelona.
Akua Objects
Akua Objects was founded in 2022 in Copenhagen by Annika Zobel Agerled and Josefine Arthur with a vision to create glassware as poetic objects.
At Akua Objects, design and craftsmanship are central to its identity. The brand is built on the belief in the fusion of sincere design and artisanal expertise, where each creation serves as a testament to the meticulous hands and passionate hearts of its artisans.
Spacon
Spacon is a Copenhagen-based design studio creating brand experiences through space, story, and strategy.
Working across all scales from objects and interiors to complete brand worlds, the studio combines narrative, design, materiality, and function to shape holistic experiences and unexpected outcomes.
With a multidisciplinary team and a collaborative approach, Spacon designs environments, identities, and systems that are thoughtful, resourceful, deeply human, and made to last.
Pedestal
Pedestal is a Danish interior brand dedicated to creating vibrant design pieces that elevate everyday spaces.
Rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition, the brand embraces quality, functionality, and simplicity.
Informed by contemporary lifestyle and interior trends, Pedestal crafts a dynamic and relevant collection - designed to complement modern living and the ever-evolving presence of screens in our surroundings.
JOY OBJECTS
OY OBJECTS is a contemporary design brand creating furniture, objects, and ornaments that feel effortless and expressive. Founded in Stockholm in 2021 by designer Fredrik Paulsen, it's an evolving platform where experimentation meets everyday function.
Clean lines and straightforward construction paired with playful forms and unexpected details — relaxed, modern, approachable. A deliberate pushback against the seriousness of contemporary design.
All products are designed and manufactured in Sweden. Small-scale production, thoughtful making, flat-pack solutions — practical without compromising visual identity.
Hart Bageri
Hart Bageri has redefined the possibilities of baked goods, earning near-iconic status both in Denmark and beyond.
In a city where pastry culture thrives, Hart distinguishes itself through an uncompromising commitment to quality.
Every creation reflects a dedication to craft, where tradition and innovation merge to shape a bakery that stands apart in Copenhagen’s culinary landscape.
ADORNO
ADORNO International Design Collaboration was founded in Copenhagen in 2016 as one of the first online galleries dedicated to giving a voice to independent contemporary makers through a novel business model. Today, Adorno is active in more than 60 countries with new and unpredictable design scenes being introduced each year. The pieces ADORNO provides are authentic, exceptionally crafted, and culturally relevant.
Nick Ross
Nick Ross is a Scottish-Swedish designer based in Stockholm, Sweden.
His work revolves around delving into the intricate tapestry of history, especially ancient history, investigating facts and events that have shaped specific cultural balances.
He has showcased his creations globally and has collaborated with numerous international brands including +Halle, Rimowa, Audo, Lintex, NIKO JUNE, and Louis Vuitton.
66°North
Keeping Iceland warm since 1926
66°North was founded 99 years ago to make clothing for fishermen braving the elements. Since then, the Icelandic brand has evolved with their community to make life, work, and activity possible. 66°North operates their own factories and stand behind every piece, offering repair services since day one. This spirit still drives their design and innovation today.
Jotun
For 100 years, Jotun has shaped homes, vessels, and industries across the world with paints and coatings built to last. This milestone is not just a celebration of our history – it’s a tribute to the people, partners, and pioneers who brought us here.
Space Magazine
Founded in 2013, MOON emerged with a quiet confidence and a clear vision—to support the rise of thoughtful, distinctive brands. From fashion to interiors, its influence can be seen in the global success of names like Cecilie Bahnsen, GANNI, HAY, and Sophie Bille Brahe.
At MOON, intuition and expertise come together in a pursuit of accessible elegance. Rooted in the belief that style and substance need not be separate, the studio has become a guiding force in the Nordic creative landscape—drawing the attention of brands, editors, and visionaries eager to glimpse the future through its lens.
Andreas Murkudis
Andreas Murkudis is a Berlin-based curator of timeless objects spanning fashion, design, and art. Guided by a deep appreciation for quality, longevity, and refined aesthetics, his spaces embody a quiet reverence for form and function.
Each environment is thoughtfully composed—where global perspectives meet intentional curation, and where every piece invites pause, connection, and contemplation.
YILINE
YILINE is a furniture and objects brand by NYC-based architect Johnny Li, founder of design studio LI&Co, whose clients include Van Cleef & Arpels and Audemars Piguet.
With craftsmanship at its core, YILINE blends architectural precision with artisanal expertise to create contemporary pieces defined by material richness, quiet elegance, and lasting resonance.
Lino Gasparitsch & Bettina Willnauer
Lino Gasparitsch, a Vienna-based interior architect, explores concept and atmosphere through architecture, objects, and spatial design, reimagining existing structures.
Bettina Willnauer, a visual artist working between Vienna and Copenhagen, creates dreamlike worlds where objects, nature, and human presence merge.
Her work spans textiles, painting, and installation, with a focus on richly layered, hand-crafted tapestries.
Galerie MLS
Galerie MLS is founded by Maya Leroux Skotland, an avid collector with a deep appreciation for design.
Gelerie MLS brings together an eclectic mix of rare finds and unique treasures sourced from around the world.
They aim to create an environment where timeless designs come alive, blending different influences to inspire new possibilities for modern living.
BD Barcelona
BD is a furniture design company from Barcelona, comprised of architects, publishers, and designers unbound by conventional market rules. Since 1972, it has been fostering progress and generating awareness about the potential of design, expressing the diversity of the world and its values.
Forma
Created in 2021, Forma is a label offering signature clothing, beauty & object lines, exclusive artists collaborations and curated art and vintage, all in limited editions.
Distributing exclusively online and through select partners such as PRINTEMPS, SSENSE.COM or HNW group in Japan, Forma speaks to a genderless, ageless and trailblazing community: the Creatives.
Since its inception, Forma has developed, co-created or offered over 100 different products, contributing to financing Forma’s own foundation to support creativity with a social impact: Curating arts and design for the common good.
BOLIA
This year BOLIA celebrates 25 years of timeless Scandinavian design.
Collaborating with global creatives and skilled European manufacturers, the brand crafts enduring pieces from natural materials. With collections for both home and professional spaces, BOLIA reimagines interiors through thoughtful design, quality craftsmanship, and a passionate commitment to the essence of New Scandinavian Design.
Samsoe Samsoe
Samsøe Samsøe is an international fashion brand. Founded in 1993 and based in Copenhagen, it is defined by an aesthetic that combines the utilitarian energy of Copenhagen with a quintessentially Scandinavian spirit.
Besides its sophisticated essentials and contemporary designs, the label is pushing boundaries by presenting its collections in immersive formats which create unexpected experiences.
Meeting at the intersection of installation art and fashion, Samsøe Samsøe's central vision for these moments is to engage all human senses.
Charlie Roberts
Charlie Roberts (b.1983) draws from traditional art, pop culture, hip-hop, and folk influences, creating fluid, boundary-pushing works. His elongated figures and surreal scenes challenge conversations, blending media with expressive energy. Constantly experimenting, he redefines artistic possibilities through innovation, reinvention, and a fearless approach to form and storytelling.
Palet
Palet simplifies custom tile design through its in-house design system, combining thoughtful innovation with exceptional craftsmanship.
With a commitment to accessibility, Palet produces tiles for projects of all sizes, starting from just one square meter and with lead times as short as two weeks.
Catering to both consumers and design professionals, the brand offers a wide range of variations and limitless customization, ensuring every creation reflects a balance of precision and artistry.
19-69
Cosmetic cult brand 19-69 was founded by the Swedish artist and product developer Johan Bergelin. A twenty-four month long creative process with artisans in Scandinavia, France and Italy lead to the launch of 5 perfumes in 2017. 19-69 has launched in total 19 perfumes. For each scent there is a unique fragrance journey included in the perfume box. As with all parfumes, each scent comes alive different on every person.
Marble.Partners
Founded in London in 2018, marble.partners is an interior project by Mia Castenskjold, Klaus Weiskopf, and Stefan Zschernitz.
Now based in Copenhagen with a workshop in the South Tyrolean Alps, the brand works primarily with off-cuts and salvaged marble.
Rooted in material integrity, marble.partners creates objects that honour process, place, and the quiet beauty
of reuse.
Danish Design Award
The Danish Design Award celebrates the difference design can make. It honors innovative danish design and their creators, highlighting the potential to shape the future and drive significant global change. The Danish Design Award is a partnership between the trade association Design denmark and DDC – Danish Design Center. The award has celebrated outstanding Danish design achievements since the ID Prize was launched in 1965.
Emma Clarke
The work of London-based designer Emma Clarke straddles ceramic sculpture and furniture.
Embracing tensions between refined unity and layered complexity, Clarke’s quasi-functional works —in wood, textile, and ceramics — trouble traditionally assigned uses, crafting subtle oscillations between fragility and stability.
The resulting combinations offer a singular design language and tease movement out of ‘living’ materials.
House of Bolon
Where function meets art.
House of Bolon designs bold, character-driven flooring and furniture for private homes. Run by the 4th-generation Eklund family, everything is designed and made in Ulricehamn, Sweden—where tradition meets innovation. Their woven vinyl tiles bring personality to any room, while sculptural Balls Objects blur the line between practical design and artistic expression.
Atelier September
Atelier September, founded by chef Frederik Bille Brahe, is a Copenhagen café that seamlessly blends culinary artistry with a deep appreciation for art and design. Located in the heart of the city, Nordhavn and Hellerup each place offers a serene space where food, aesthetics, and culture converge.
Bille Brahe’s culinary philosophy emphasizes simplicity and seasonality, with a menu that highlights fresh, local ingredients. Signature dishes like the ‘Avocado mad’ exemplify this approach, offering refined yet approachable fare. His cookbook, Atelier September: A Place for Daytime Cooking, delves into the café’s ethos, presenting mostly vegetarian recipes alongside reflections on the inspirations behind them .
Beyond its culinary offerings, Atelier September serves as a cultural hub. The café has hosted numerous events celebrating the intersection of food and art.
SOWDEN
SOWDEN specializes in objects, accessories, and furniture, with a strong focus on lighting. From design studio to brand, their work is driven by continuous research into new technologies and materials with the goal of designing products that stand the test of time. The SOWDEN showroom and atelier is based in Corsa porta Nuova in Milano.
Rop van Mierlo
Rop van Mierlo is an Amsterdam-based designer and illustrator whose work embraces spontaneity and softness. Known for his wet-on-wet technique, he creates dreamy, animal-led pieces that blur control and chance. In 2020, he launched Wild Animals, a label born from this expressive approach.
His poetic visual world has led to collaborations with names like Marni, Hermès, and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Poeticcollective
Poeticcollective was founded by Tom Botwid to explore the intersection of skateboarding and art. Based in Malmö, the studio embraces a tactile, analog approach— where movement, material, and image converge.
Each piece reflects the raw elegance of its European skate team and a commitment to quality, using organic and recycled materials.
Poeticcollective offers a quiet, expressive language rooted in culture, identity, and the freedom of self-expression.
cc-tapis
cc-tapis was founded in Milan in 2011 with a vision to transform traditional rug-making into a contemporary art form.
Rooted in craftsmanship and collaboration, the brand fuses age-old techniques with bold, expressive design.
The Grandma Patterns series by Rop van Mierlo is one such expression—tactile works shaped by skilled hands and a playful, poetic imagination.
Jan Gleie
Jan Gleie is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice moves fluidly between photography, painting, film, sound, sculpture, and tapestry. Rooted in a quiet observation of the everyday, his work reveals subtle details often passed by — offering moments of reflection and gentle familiarity. Each piece is shaped by a deep sensitivity, evoking a sense of memory and presence through materials, light, and time-honored craft.
Meritalia
Founded in 1987, Meritalia® is an Italian furniture brand known for its playful, radical spirit. Blending bold design with skilled craftsmanship, the brand transforms everyday objects into expressive icons. Collaborating with visionary designers like Gaetano Pesce and Laurids Gallée, Meritalia® celebrates creativity without convention — offering furniture that invites personal expression and redefines living spaces with color, character, and a touch of irreverence.
Santa & Cole
Santa & Cole was founded in Belloch, near Barcelona, with a vision to bring enduring ideas into the public domain. For over 35 years, the studio has shaped a thoughtful universe of lighting, furniture, and objects rooted in quality, material honesty, and restraint. Each piece reflects a quiet dedication to longevity — crafted with care, guided by purpose, and meant to be passed down through generations.
ASICS
Founded in Japan over 70 years ago, ASICS was built on the belief that movement nurtures both body and mind. Rooted in the philosophy ’Anima Sana in Corpore Sano’ — a sound mind in a sound body, the brand is devoted to supporting well-being through movement. Guided by this ethos, ASICS combines advanced technology with thoughtful design to create footwear and apparel that offer comfort, performance, and quiet confidence.
VOLUM 00
VOLUM 00 is a newly founded exhibition platform dedicated to contemporary Norwegian design and craft.Curated by Kråkvik & D’Orazio and initiated by the team behind Norwegian Presence, it brings together a thoughtful selection of works from some of Norway’s most distinctive creative voices. Rooted in collaboration and vision, VOLUM 00 is both a tribute and a starting point — a space for new ideas to quietly take shape.
+Halle
+Halle® exists to develop a different type of furniture, designed to make a difference to people’s daily lives, helping them focus, work, and relax in new ways. Making furniture that can meet the needs of public spaces today means creating mindspace for designers, scientists and entrepreneurs with something new to say on the matter. Furniture shaped by behaviour is furniture shaped by those who use it. The more minds involved, the more evolved the design.
Vero
Vero is an independent Italian design company founded in 2022 in Galatina, Puglia. Rooted in local artisanal production, it blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design.
Its name — meaning “true” — reflects a commitment to authenticity, providing thoughtful, functional alternatives to massproduced or overly exclusive design.
Karl Monies
Karl Monies is a Danish artist whose practice bridges the worlds of design, art, and ritual. Known for his symbolic ceramic vessels, his work combines glazed stoneware with climbing rope and cork to create objects that feel both ancient and contemporary. Trained as a painter, he approaches materials with playful humility, blending mysticism, symbolism, and craft into emotionally resonant pieces that explore design as a form of transformation.
Avillafranciska
Avillafranciska is a new textile practice reimagining home essentials through a lens of cultural heritage and craftsmanship. Rooted in old traditions, the textiles feature superior jacquard woven bed linen, robes, and accessories woven from fine organic cotton. Drawing on Scandinavian historical materials, each design becomes a living narrative. With a slower pace and a deep respect for artistry, Avillafranciska honors the quality of history and centuries of elegance.
LOTTO Studio
Berlin-based multidisciplinary practice LOTTO Studio is showcasing the Throne Chair and Rivet Shelf, two bespoke pieces designed for Rooms of Am Tacheles – a project curated by Garth Roberts, located in the heart of Berlin’s Mitte district. As part of the renowned Am Tacheles urban development, masterplanned by Herzog & de Meuron, LOTTO crafted humane vignettes of domestic life featuring custom-made furnishings that dialogue lightly with the existing architecture and suggests an imagined mode of living - giving an indication of interaction that is at once communal and individual.
Oliver Sundqvist
Oliver Sundqvist is a Swedish artist based in Copenhagen. Educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, his practice moves fluidly between sculpture, object, and installation. With a focus on material play and emotional form, Sundqvist’s work explores contemporary life through tactile expression. His evolving body of work has been shown across Europe and Japan, balancing experimentation with a deep commitment to craft.
Magnus Pettersen
Magnus Pettersen is a Norwegian artist based in Copenhagen, educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.His work explores the space between function and form, creating sculptural pieces in pigmented concrete, wood, steel, and aluminum.With a sensitivity to material and composition, Pettersen investigates how objects can move beyond utility — drawing inspiration from philosophy, design, and the quiet vitality of matter itself.
Reidar Mester
Reidar Mester is a Berlin-based architect and designer working at the intersection of craftsmanship and contemporary production. With a hands-on approach, he explores materials like aluminum, acrylic, and leather to create purposeful, balanced compositions. For Mester, building is an integral part of the design process — each joint, form, and connection reflecting a thoughtful response to material, function, and the quiet needs of everyday life.
MWA
Makers With Agendas is a Copenhagen-based design studio founded by Julien De Smedt and William Ravn in 2013.With a vision to create thoughtful objects for contemporary living, the studio embraces what they call “agenda-driven design.” At the heart of their practice lies a commitment to relevance and purpose — each piece shaped by intention, and guided by a belief that design should quietly respond to the world around it.
Bottone
Bottone (Ital. = button) is the intersection between German and Italian design and has dedicated itself to the production of high quality furniture and contemporary objects. The Brand is based in Berlin and was founded by the two brothers Michele and Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano. Having produced music together since the 90s they share a long artistic history that is reflected in their versatile brand identity today. Bottone combines influences ranging from Italian postmodernism to Bauhaus and draws inspiration from both pop culture and craftsmanship. This results in designs that blur the boundary between design, craft and culture and become unique artefacts that each tell their individual story.
Muller Van Severen
Muller Van Severen was founded in 2011 by Belgian design duo Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen. Working between art and design, they create sculptural objects and furniture that highlight the natural beauty of materials and how these can speak for themselves. Their pieces are recognized globally in both private homes and public spaces.
Snøhetta
Snøhetta Product Design is Snøhetta’s industrial design discipline, built on strategic thinking, contextual insight, and a commitment to long-term impact. Drawing from their global expertise in architecture, interiors, landscape, and digital design, the team develops products that are as purposeful as they are poetic.
Together with forward-thinking companies, Snøhetta Product Design shapes future-oriented solutions and projects that evolve from shared curiosity and result in meaningful designs.
Sucuk und Bratwurst
Sucuk und Bratwurst is a multi-disciplinary creative studio based in Berlin, founded by Alessandro Belliero, David Gönner, Denis Olgac, and Lukas Olgac. Known for a versatile and distinctive visual language, the studio bridges established and emerging brands with new, forward-thinking audiences through 3D animation, brand activations, and art installations. Working across fashion, sportswear, and luxury, SuB crafts narratives that balance humor with refinement — creating work that is both culturally resonant and visually lasting. At Other Circle 2026, Sucuk und Bratwurst is collaborating with the renowned Royal Porcelain Manufactory KPM Berlin to create a unique object that combines the worlds of traditional physical craftsmanship and contemporary digital craftsmanship.
Ironflag Publication
Ironflag Publication was founded by Marco Pedrollo and Mikkel Møller with a shared vision to explore the book as a creative medium. Rooted in a deep appreciation for print and artistic collaboration, the studio publishes works that unite thoughtful design with experimental techniques. Each publication is shaped by a curiosity for material, form, and process — bringing together craft and concept in editions that celebrate the tactile and the timeless.
Noma Projects
Founded in 2022, Noma Projects brings the spirit of restaurant noma into everyday kitchens. Rooted in two decades of culinary exploration, the company creates pantry staples that invite curiosity and experimentation.Each product reflects a deep passion for flavor and innovation, offering home cooks a taste of noma’s evolving universe — where craft, creativity, and a love of discovery are always at the heart.
SENSE + teenage engineering
SENSE is a design studio for sound, working across moving image, strategy, and experience. We explore the intersection of form, emotion, and movement — using sound and music to shape how we perceive objects, spaces, and time. Our work blends composition, storytelling, and material exploration, creating sonic worlds that move between the structured and the intuitive, the designed and the felt.