Materia 2026.
The second chapter of Project Materia. Nine internationally renowned artists each create one object in Matek™ — a circular material by Mater — and present them together at Købmagergade 3 during 3 Days of Design Copenhagen 2026, before touring to Paris, London and the United States.
A material with no history.
Last year, Materia explored the weight of history through bronze, marble and glass. This June, during 3 Days of Design, the conversation shifts to a material that carries no history at all.
Matek did not come from the earth. It was pressed into existence from coffee shells, sawdust and recycled plastic. Yet it possesses a density and honesty that demands a seat at the same table as heritage materials.
Materia 2.0 asks what happens when we treat discarded resources with the same gravity we once reserved for marble.
Read about Matek & Mater →
The artists.
- 01Cathrine Raben DavidsenPainter & Sculptor · Denmark
- 02Sophie DriesArchitect & Designer · Paris / Milan
- 03Willem van HooffSculptor & Designer · Eindhoven, NL
- 04Lea ColomboPhotographer & Artist · UK / Italy
- 05Onno AdriaanseProduct Designer · Eindhoven, NL
- 06Jacob EgebergSculptor & Designer · Copenhagen, DK
- 07Forever StudioMultidisciplinary Design · Rotterdam, NL
- 08Filippo AndrighettoArchitect & Designer · Copenhagen / Treviso
- 09Oliver ThygesenFounder, CPHwood · Copenhagen, DK
From Copenhagen to the United States.
- 01 · ConfirmedCopenhagenDenmarkKøbmagergade 3Købmagergade 3, 1150 København K
The launch of Project Materia 2026 — Materia × Mater — during 3 Days of Design.
June 2026Read announcement → - 02 · AnnouncedParisFranceTBA
The exhibition tours to Paris following the Copenhagen launch.
Autumn 2026Read announcement → - 03 · AnnouncedLondonUnited KingdomTBA
London is the third stop on the international tour.
2026 / 2027Read announcement → - 04 · UpcomingUnited StatesUSATBA
The international tour concludes in the United States.
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