#copenhagen Stories

ARCHITECTURE
Bjarke Ingels Group’s New Office Revels in Quiet Gestures

The Danish-American firm might be known for buildings that boggle the mind, but it took a...

ARCHITECTURE
Wait, What’s Happening at BIG’s CopenHill Ski Slope?

The artificial ski slope that tops Bjarke Ingels Group’s CopenHill power plant is showing signs...

Fashion
Rebekka Bay’s Debut Collection for Marimekko Subverts Seasonal Fashion with a Year-Round Concept

At Copenhagen Fashion Week, Marimekko’s new creative director sheds light on her dynamic...

Urban Futures
Floating Islands Will Soon Scatter Copenhagen’s Center

In response to rising sea levels, Studio Fokstrot and Marshall Blecher designed a series of...

Hotel
Opening Shot: A Vintage Water Pumping Station Becomes a Charmingly Modern Hotel

The Vipp Chimney House in Copenhagen makes a strong case for site reuse.

EVENTS
The Greatest Discoveries We Made During 3daysofdesign

The 2019 edition of Copenhagen’s citywide design festival didn’t disappoint. Here are the...

CURRENTLY COVETING
D Line’s Pebble Collection—a Collaboration with BIG—Is Anything but Inconsequential

Demonstrating that BIG IDEAS can come in small packages.

NEWS
Announcing Surface’s May/June 2018 Cover: Bjarke Ingels

How the Danish architect has built an extensive empire—and a risk-taker reputation—in...

Hotel
Copenhagen Shows Off 4 New Hotels With a Contemporary Edge

The culinary-and-design destination now has even more to offer.

Travel
Airports Worthy of their Role as Gateways to the World in “The Art of the Airport”

A new book highlights airports that, while often imperfect, all have awe-inspiring architecture.

design
Seating: Natural Fit

New earth-toned seating is designed to make your home look—and feel—good.

design
Copenhagen’s New Mediterranean-Inspired Restaurant

Close your eyes.

art
An Outsider’s Inside Guide to Copenhagen

Artist Tal R finds the advantageous and adventurous side of being an outsider in Denmark’s...

design
Gam Fratesi on Boredom and Creativity, and the Emotion Behind Their Products

Copenhagen-based life-and-work partners Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi discuss how their respective...