Strolling towards the design museum we found this cosy street with the houses all painted the same. What can it be?


And what is the mound covered in spontaneous vegetation?

We were baffled until a uniformed soldier came along and explained that they were built in the 17th & 18th centuries for sailors. Amazingly after 300 years they still serve as homes for Danish military personnel. Oh and the mound is of course a bunker. Our soldier was very happy to be living there, right in the middle of Copenhagen.


This chair marks the entrance to the design museum.


WHAT TRULY MATTERS?
Every day, we humans are influenced consciously and unconsciously by our surroundings, relationships, personal stories, news, advertising and social media. Anxiety, stress, addiction and depression are on the rise in today’s society.
As a response to this, Aepenton’s iconic medicine vials with different label texts and box with question cards are invitations to self-reflection and new conversations about physical, emotional and spiritual needs and challenges and what meaning they can have for us humans and our actions.


GROW YOUR OWN CHAIR IN THE FUTURE?
This chair is made from the bio-based materials mycelium and organic hemp textile. The chair is grown in a closed box at carefully controlled temperature and humidity levels over a period of three to four weeks. The chair is then taken out, and the shape is adjusted before the material dries out. Mycelium is incredibly hard-wearing and durable.


Inspired by forms found in nature, Soft Structures examines how new technology facilitates a new mode of expression where complexity is no longer an obstacle but rather a potential. A reused and upcycled polylactic acid (PLA) material has been used for the project. Not to mention Gerhild being reused as a model.


What can you make with Gerhild‘s phone and the camper keys?


Patterned material for my next shirt.


What mistake did the designer of this chair make?


Choose your favourite.


This is Gerhild‘s favourite.


Designed by Barbara Brown in 1969.
The spectacular three-dimensional motif has a repeat that is 62 cm in height and as wide as the fabric. Groovy innit?