“What Danish design needs isn’t nostalgia –
it needs its own cultural revolution”

Meet the winners of Danish Design Award 2025!

This year, 17 finalists were nominated – and eight prizes were handed out on stage at Industriens Hus.

The standard was, once again, exceptionally high, but in the end, a number of design solutions truly stood out.

About this year’s winners, Kaave Pour, Head of Jury for the Danish Design Award, says:

“Each of the winning solutions shows that Danish design is not judged by form alone, but by the clarity and agency it gives to its users. That is where quality lies: in solutions that make a tangible difference in people’s lives.”

 

A special thank you to all who submitted, our amazing professional jury and to all our partners!

Design Events

Royal Danish Academy Christimas Market 2025

At the Royal Danish Academy’s annual Christmas market, students and staff sell their own work, such as Christmas decorations, prints, jewellery, ceramics and much more. Admission is free, and food

November 30
10.00-17.00

Arkitektskolen Århus Christmas Market 2025

Find unique Christmas gifts at the school’s returning Christmas market on November 29–30 — both days from 10 AM to 5 PM, this year with 40 stalls. The cafeteria serves

November 29 & 30
10.00-17.00

Conference: Design is competitiveness

Event is in Danish Nine out of ten Danish companies say that design strengthens competitiveness. However, far too few are exploiting its full potential, according to a new study, Design

December 3
12.00 – 17.00

Kolding School of Design Christmas fair 2025

Every year, hundreds of visitors flock to Kolding School of Design to explore more than a hundred creative stalls—and this year promises the same vibrant atmosphere. The ground floor will

December 5 & 6

Formland Spring

Join Formland and be part of the whole industry gathering. Recharge your batteries with new inspiration and see our new products. Design denmark members get free entrance with discount code

January 25. – 27, 2026

BIENNIAL FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS & DESIGN 2025

In 2025, audiences can experience new masterpieces from 27 exhibitors at the Biennale for Craft & Design, opening October 9 at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft. Danish craft and design are world-renowned for quality,

October 9, 2025 – February 22, 2026

Reflections

Update from the Copyright Frontier

AI – is it the future of design?

With Artificial Intelligence (AI), technological development has taken a quantum leap. Where does that leave design as a profession, and where does the individual designer fit into this technological evolution?

Designing for the New World

If design is part of the problem, how can design be part of the answer? In her new book Design for the New World. From Human Design to Planet Design, professor Ida Engholm explores the inherent values in our design methodologies and ideas for reclaiming design as a force for good – not only for humanity but the entire planet. Design denmark sat down with her to discuss the future of design.

What we offer

We believe in impact tomorrow inspiration together craft thinking

What the world needs now more than our Danish modesty is our craft, our humanity, and our optimism. 

In a world of uncertainty design must inspire possibility by continuously advancing beyond our craft to create positive impact and add new value, as a mindset of how we as humans engage the world. It points to a better tomorrow shaped by our actions today. 

A future not only imagined, but what we make of it.

Design is possibility in the making.

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