Design Rewind

The Studios Behind the Screens

The world's biggest brands — Google, LEGO, Meta, National Geographic — come to Copenhagen studios to make their digital experiences feel like something…

Nov 3 • Futurising ✨

3:16

Copenhagen Didn't Follow Fashion. Fashion Followed Copenhagen.

For decades, Copenhagen wasn't on any fashion editor's calendar. Then Danish brands decided not to copy Paris — and Paris started copying them. 9/10…

Oct 13 • Futurising ✨

3:03

The Ski Slope on the Power Plant

In Copenhagen, there is a ski slope on top of a waste-to-energy plant. It is open to the public. It is one of the most visited buildings in Denmark…

Sep 25 • Futurising ✨

4:08

The Room Is the Design: Verner Panton

Most Danish designers worked in white, grey, and natural wood. Verner Panton worked in everything else. 7/10 Danish Design Rewind.

Sep 11 • Futurising ✨

3:37

Sound and Form: The Bang & Olufsen Idea

A radio doesn't have to look like a radio. That one idea, from a farmhouse attic in Struer, Denmark, changed what consumer electronics could be. 6/10…

Aug 28 • Futurising ✨

4:02

The System in Play: LEGO's Big Idea

This is part five of the Danish Design Rewind, where we explore ideas that have shaped Danish design. 🇩🇰

Aug 14 • Futurising ✨

3:24

The Sketch That Won Anyway

Jørn Utzon won the Sydney Opera House competition with a design nobody knew how to build. Then he figured it out. 4/10 Danish Design Rewind.

Jul 30 • Futurising ✨

2:44

Even the Door Handle Has a Job

This is part three of the Danish Design Rewind, where we explore ideas that have shaped Danish design. 🇩🇰

Jul 16 • Futurising ✨

3:02

One Man, 500 Chairs

Hans Wegner designed over 500 chairs. Not 500 sales. 500 distinct designs. Here's the one idea behind all of them. 2/10 Danish Design Rewind.

Jun 23 • Futurising ✨

2:43

The Heart Hidden in a Letter: the Danish g

This is part one of the Danish Design Rewind, where we explore ideas that have shaped Danish design. 🇩🇰

Jun 16 • Futurising ✨

4:47

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