

Where: Mater: Købmagergade 3,
Copenhagen
3daysofdesign

The Completed Works
Now completed and revealed for the first time, the newly commissioned works demonstrate the breadth of artistic and material possibilities embedded within Matek™. Across sculpture, furniture, collectible design and spatial works, the participating artists transform an industrial circular material into objects that move between utility and artistic expression.
Highlights include Cathrine Raben Davidsen’s Parsifal 01, a folding screen composed of collaged Matek panels connected by custom steel hinges that moves between painting, object and architecture; Sophie Dries’ Stria candleholders, which reveal the geological qualities of turned Matek through layered patterns, inclusions and tonal variation; and Lea Colombo’s ATOM Stool, a sculptural object inspired by sacred geometry, energetic relationships and atomic structures.
Other contributions include Onno Adriaanse’s Pyrite Side Table, which translates the crystalline complexity of geological formations into a functional object; Jacob Egeberg’s Monolith Table, a brutalist lounge table with a stone-like surface inspired by weathered travertine and architectural reliefs; Forever Studio’s Patos stools, informed by the broad organic structure of a tree; Filippo Andrighetto’s Space Invader, a side table drawing on the visual language of early arcade gaming and urban mosaics; and Oliver Thygesen’s Rooted, a coffee table exploring Matek´s material ancestry through wood, transformation and growth.
Though created from the same material, no two works arrive at the same conclusion. Together, they demonstrate how a shared material framework can generate vastly different artistic and design expressions. The newly released imagery offers a first look at the completed works ahead of their presentation during 3daysofdesign 2026.

For 3daysofdesign Cathrine Raben Davidsen has made:
PARSIFAL, 2026
Edition of 18 + 3 AP
Three-panel folding screen (variable dimensions)
Matek, steel
165 × 120 cm
”Parsifal 01” is a folding screen composed of collaged Matek panels connected with custom steel hinges, moving between painting, object, and architecture — functioning both as image and spatial divider.
The screen is made from Matek, Mater’s circular material produced from waste streams including coffee shell waste, sawdust, and recycled e-waste plastic. It has a dense, tactile quality — somewhere between stone, terrazzo, and industrial composite — while still carrying traces of its organic origins. I am interested in this tension between the manufactured and the deeply physical, industrial yet almost archaeological in appearance.
Working directly with the Matek panels allows the surface to operate simultaneously as image and object. The material already contains a fragmented history of transformation, which becomes central to the logic of collage, layering, and the folding structure. The custom steel hinges emphasize its architectural quality and allow the work to continuously shift in space — opening, closing, concealing, and revealing.
The title references Parsifal from medieval mythology and opera — the wandering seeker moving between worlds in search of meaning or transformation. I am interested in the folding screen as a threshold object: something that both conceals and reveals, producing shifting perspectives as the viewer moves around it.

| Exhibition information Project Materia x Mater 3daysofdesign 2026Købmagergade 3 1150 Copenhagen KPress event, panel and interview opportunities Monday 8 June 2026 17:00–19:00VIP preview Tuesday 9 June 2026 09:00–18:00 By invitation Public exhibition Thursday 11 June 2026 Friday 12 June 2026 Guided walkthroughs take place between 14-15 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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