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Icons of Gubi all the way from Copenhagen

Icons of Gubi all the way from Copenhagen

A visit to Copenhagen is not complete without popping by the Gubi showroom to experience the brand ‘at home’ – and what a place to explore and enjoy!

Plus Architecture comment: What inspired us about the  Scandinavian housing model?

Plus Architecture comment: What inspired us about the Scandinavian housing model?

Plus Architecture’s Patric Przeradzki offers four key takeaways from the Scandinavian housing model. Przeradzki argues they can be applied in Australia to work towards healthier, safer and more cohesive residential communities.

Your top 7 highlights from Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign

Your top 7 highlights from Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign

This young and refreshing design exhibition, embedded in the city of Copenhagen and with an emphasis on Danish design, is over. We round up some of the most thought-provoking and memorable pieces here.

7 highlights from Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign

7 highlights from Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign

Copenhagen’s revered design festival, 3daysofdesign, has come to a close. Amy Frearson round up some of the most thought-provoking and memorable pieces here.

“Don’t Judge A Colour By Its Colour,” Says Danish Furniture Brand Montana

“Don’t Judge A Colour By Its Colour,” Says Danish Furniture Brand Montana

We travelled to Denmark with Montana to celebrate the launch of 30 new colours invented to balance a life saturated by blue light emitted by screens and inject personality into spaces.

Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement Copenhagen, by MVRDV & ADEPT

Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement Copenhagen, by MVRDV & ADEPT

Could thinking like a kid be valuable in the workplace? Ku.Be by MVRDV and ADEPT is a new typology for a community building designed to encourage play and bring out the inner child in users.

“The idea was not just to make a culture house, but to create a whole new typology that hasn’t been seen before.”

“The idea was not just to make a culture house, but to create a whole new typology that hasn’t been seen before.”

Tired of being a grown up? Copenhagen’s KU.BE by MVRDV and ADEPT is a new type of community centre based around play, incorporating a mix of disparate building types into one, from library to cooking school and gym to theatre. And we love it.