Plus: How to start buying vintage glass

Plus: Salt and pepper shakers that would make Deborah Vance squeal with delight

If you can believe it, this was my first year attending 3DaysofDesign in Copenhagen, and I went to the fair, now in its 10th year, armed with absurdly high expectations. I knew that just existing in Copenhagen in early June — using Lime bikes to cycle around, drinking natural wine, eating smørrebrød — would set a good baseline for fun. But after my experience at Salone, which I wrote about here, I felt increasingly desperate for Copenhagen to mean something. I told people I was going because, as a chronicler of design fair culture, I felt compelled to see one that had become such a word-of-mouth success. But on a personal level, it’s like I needed Copenhagen to prove to me that design fairs were still worth attending. As hesitant as I am to say this — lest everyone frantically start planning their show next year in Denmark, which is simply not the right move for everyone — Copenhagen actually exceeded my expectations.

Plus: Mirrors of the week, including one shaped like toast.

Proof that small design fairs are thriving in 2026.

Plus: A ski chalet that defies expectations.

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Plus: An architecturally significant nature retreat, bookable in Upstate New York

Plus: Andrée Putman gets a new showroom in Paris.

Despite being in LA in February once again for my annual winter sojourn, I promised myself this year that I would finally take it easy during Frieze week, not run around so much, maybe pick three new artists to spotlight in my newsletter rather than trying to digest it all. Well, dear readers, I failed at that task — hence this extensive roundup of everything I loved.

Plus: Two stunning Deco-ish rental apartments in Paris.

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