Dwell & Design
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
One of the best cities for design in Europe that embodies the principles of Scandinavian design: simplicity, functionality, minimalism and focus on natural materials to create comfortable and aesthetically pleasing spaces.
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Designmuseum Danmark
DINE & DESIGN Communal Dining at the museum every other Thursday in Sept, Oct & Nov 2025. The Designmuseum Danmark's café and museum garden are transformed into a place where you eat together at long tables, under the open sky, weather permitting, in the middle of Frederiksstaden's most beautiful breathing space. A tasty, plant-based dinner menu of Danish food classics are given new life in green cuisine. Exhibition 'DANISH MODERN' unfolds the history of Danish design from the 1920s until the year 2000 with a focus on some of the most iconic Danish design objects from furniture professor Kaare Klint's Room for a Lady, over the iconic German Frankfurt kitchen, which illustrates both differences and similarities between Danish and European modernism, to Verner Panton and Nanna Ditzel's organic pop designs and the futuristic and cool high-tech design of the 80s.
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Strandgade Neighborhood
Strandgade (Strand Street) is one of the principal streets in Christianshavn district of Copenhagen running along the full length of the neighborhood and following the waterfront of the Inner Harbour from Christian's Church to the Grønlandske Handels Plads in the north. The east side of the oldest section of the street is still completely dominated by the historic townhouses, although many have changed over the years. Dating from the 1620s, the house row at No. 28-32 has some of the oldest houses in Christianshavn. Stroll along this charming neighborhood lined with quaint boutiques, art galleries and restaurants showcasing the best of Copenhagen's design scene.
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Illums Bolighus Store
Architect MAA Kay Kørbing designed the facade of Illums Bolighus in 1961, stylish and classic with an understated extravagance on the busy square of Amagertorv in the heart of Copenhagen. Illums Bolighus was originally founded in 1925 under the name of BO. The man behind BO was the Danish entrepreneur Kaj Dessau, along with his artistic consultant Brita Drewsen, he created a concept that had never been seen before: a store with arranged and furnished interiors, textiles, appointments and all the furniture interacted as art. Their impeccable sense of style and quality played a very important role in the international acclaim long accorded to Danish interior design. The store was purchased in 1941 by three families and renamed Illums Bolighus A/S. The trendsetting and visionary display windows of Illums Bolighus have always been a feature of the store, reflecting social development and progress since its opening and also serve to illustrate Illums Bolighus' business concept: an attractive and inspirational shopping environment that is at the cutting edge of both fashion and societal mores.
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Ottilia Heritage, set to open in December 2025, is an exclusive grand suite collection by Brøchner Hotels, serving as a luxurious extension to the acclaimed Hotel Ottilia. Nestled within Copenhagen’s historic Carlsberg City District, this unique offering transforms a meticulously restored 1881 Carlsberg landmark—a former malted barley storage building—into 14 exquisite suites. Each suite is a private design masterpiece, seamlessly blending the raw industrial heritage, complete with original concrete walls, vaulted ceilings, and even preserved malt silos, with contemporary sophistication. Guests can expect a one-of-a-kind stay that celebrates the building’s rich past, enhanced by Brøchner’s signature amenities like organic breakfast and daily wine hour.
