THE MECHANICS OF SCENT
Previously presented in Paris, Los Angeles, and New York, FRAMA’s exhibition The Mechanics of Scent arrived in Copenhagen, inviting visitors to reconsider one of the most overlooked dimensions of design.
CLOUDLIGHT, PARIS
Bathed in shifting daylight, Amélie du Chalard’s Paris home exists as a deeply personal landscape where art and daily life merge with quiet fluidity.
DESIGN / DIALOGUE 2026 at DEN FRIE
Ark Journal presents the third edition of DESIGN / DIALOGUE, the annual exhibition of curated design and art, this year taking place at Den Frie Udstilling in Copenhagen.
CASE STUDY – COMPOSITION IN WOOD
Compositions in wood – from funkis to modernity. Styled by Pernille Vest and Henriette Schou. Photographed by Anders Schønnemann.
SPATIAL GESTURES
The wearable objects Yuta Ishihara makes under the moniker Shihara play tricks on us. “The hardware is in focus, incorporated into the design itself,” says Ishihara.
LAKE COME DESIGN FESTIVAL 2025
The city of Como once again hosted the seventh edition of the Lake Como Design Festival, under the theme Fragments. The festival invited visitors to reflect on fragmentation not as a sign of rupture, but as a catalyst for creative rebirth, for the preservation of memory, and for a regenerative approach to design.
HOME TBILISI – NATA JANBERIDZE
In her Tbilisi home and studio, the co-founder of Rooms Studio Nata Janberidze shapes Georgian architecture and design.
LAILA GOHAR REALM
Laila Gohar’s loft in Tribeca is maybe not what you’d expect if you know her from Tiffany campaigns or The New Yorker.
SCULPTING SPACE
Connected by raw materiality and primordial forms, Bosco Sodi’s home and studios in Mexico show the natural affinity between his art and architecture.
CASE STUDY – STATEMENT OF INTENT
In the industrial setting of BIG HQ’s top floor in Copenhagen, objects of raw and uncompromising materiality resonate with the tectonics and aesthetics of their surroundings.
DESIGN / DIALOGUE BY ARK JOURNAL
During 3daysofdesign 2025 the raw industrial architecture of Pakhus 11 in Copenhagen’s beautiful Nordhavn district became a setting for inspiration and exchange, where exhibitions, talks, and activations unfolded across its light-filled spaces.
MODERN MANNERS
What does it take to restore a heritage protected 1950s house? Humility, patience and sheer determination brought new life to the early Philip Johnson house.
CASE STUDY – RICH AUSTERITY
In a quiescent and calm interior, deceptively simple lines and nuanced tones of wood invite a contemplation of form and balance.
THE MECHANICS OF SCENT
Previously presented in Paris, Los Angeles, and New York, FRAMA’s exhibition The Mechanics of Scent arrived in Copenhagen, inviting visitors to reconsider one of the most overlooked dimensions of design.
CLOUDLIGHT, PARIS
Bathed in shifting daylight, Amélie du Chalard’s Paris home exists as a deeply personal landscape where art and daily life merge with quiet fluidity.
DESIGN / DIALOGUE 2026 at DEN FRIE
Ark Journal presents the third edition of DESIGN / DIALOGUE, the annual exhibition of curated design and art, this year taking place at Den Frie Udstilling in Copenhagen.
CASE STUDY – COMPOSITION IN WOOD
Compositions in wood – from funkis to modernity. Styled by Pernille Vest and Henriette Schou. Photographed by Anders Schønnemann.
SPATIAL GESTURES
The wearable objects Yuta Ishihara makes under the moniker Shihara play tricks on us. “The hardware is in focus, incorporated into the design itself,” says Ishihara.
LAKE COME DESIGN FESTIVAL 2025
The city of Como once again hosted the seventh edition of the Lake Como Design Festival, under the theme Fragments. The festival invited visitors to reflect on fragmentation not as a sign of rupture, but as a catalyst for creative rebirth, for the preservation of memory, and for a regenerative approach to design.
HOME TBILISI – NATA JANBERIDZE
In her Tbilisi home and studio, the co-founder of Rooms Studio Nata Janberidze shapes Georgian architecture and design.
LAILA GOHAR REALM
Laila Gohar’s loft in Tribeca is maybe not what you’d expect if you know her from Tiffany campaigns or The New Yorker.
SCULPTING SPACE
Connected by raw materiality and primordial forms, Bosco Sodi’s home and studios in Mexico show the natural affinity between his art and architecture.
CASE STUDY – STATEMENT OF INTENT
In the industrial setting of BIG HQ’s top floor in Copenhagen, objects of raw and uncompromising materiality resonate with the tectonics and aesthetics of their surroundings.