The Maker's Gallery: Copenhagen 2025

July 1, 2025
By: Paula Holtheuer, Cherie Er, and Jason Khoo

In the heart of Copenhagen's design district, a collaborative showcase unfolded at Hotel d'Angleterre's Creations Store from June 17-20. The Maker's Gallery brought together Origin Made and August Sandgren in an exhibition that explored Iberian handmade traditions and Danish leather craftsmanship.

What began as a shared vision between two heritage-driven brands evolved into something more profound, resulting in a contemplative space where visitors could witness how traditional techniques create contemporary meaning. The exhibition featured Origin Made's distinctive collection of handcrafted furniture, lighting, and home accesories alongside August Sandgren's refined leather objects, fostering an unexpected harmony that spoke to the universal language of thoughtful making.

Photos in this article were taken by Karl Tranberg.

Perhaps one of the more compelling aspects of The Maker's Gallery was how it revealed the poetry inherent in craft processes. Our hand-woven Calabash and Barco Basket Sculptures, crafted with fishing line and chestnut veneer and rattan strips by renowned Galician artisan Idoia Cuesta, demonstrated how traditional weaving techniques can blur the boundaries between utility and beauty. Visitors were noticed spending long moments examining the intricate patterns, understanding that each line represented hours of patient and skilled work.

Some of the more intimate moments came through our ritual objects. The Constellation Incense Holder and Poise Candle Holders transformed the gallery space into something approaching meditation. As candlelight flickered and incense smoke curled upward, visitors experienced firsthand how these pieces could provide quiet calmness in our accelerated world, a perfect expression of Danish hygge through Portuguese craft sensibilities.

Our iconic Charred Vases, fired using traditional Portuguese Barro Preto techniques, took on new resonance when displayed atop August Sandgren's precise leather storage boxes. The rich obsidian surfaces of the vase, carrying centuries of Portuguese ceramic tradition, created a striking dialogue against the smooth yet structured form of Danish craftsmanship.

Elsewhere in the gallery space, visitors enjoyed various vignettes of carefully curated corners where they could move beyond observation to try out our seating furniture. Below our Window Mirror, visitors got to rest and chat on our Weaver's Stools, creating an impromptu conversation area.

The Weaver's Chair, presented for the first time in Copenhagen in our recently introduced Shaker weave pattern commanded attention in its own dedicated space. The chair represented months of development with our master weaver Maria Adelina, resulting in a chequered weave pattern that was visually captivating while tautly ergonomic.

Possibly the most photographed corner featured our Meia Lua Chair paired with our Artesão Side Table, positioned to capture natural light streaming through the gallery windows. Meia Lua's distinctive crescent-shaped backrest gave it an almost throne-like presence. Visitors discovered how the curved form naturally encouraged an upright, mindful posture, while the paper cord armrests provided a extraordinary sense of tactility against the skin.

When like-minded makers share a respect for materials, a commitment to tradition, and a belief in the transformative power of beautiful objects, geographical boundaries become irrelevant. What transpires is a dialogue between cultures that celebrates our human need for things made with care and intention, with a reverence for the hands that shape them. We hope that visitors left the exhibition understanding not just how these objects look, but how they feel to live with, how they enhance daily rituals, and why the investment in handcrafted objects creates lasting value beyond aesthetics.

We would like to thank our partner in The Maker's Gallery, August Sandgren, and all visitors who stopped by and embraced our vision. We hoped that we managed to provided a moment of pause, a space to reconnect with the value of slow making in a fast world, and a reminder that the most meaningful objects are those that carry the stories of their makers.

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