Events

From Vision to Action - Building the Circular Furniture Sector 2040 (webinar)

What will the furniture industry look like in 2040 – and what role will your company play? Join R-Evolve for a webinar on 14 September 2026, featuring our German partners from Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Professor Martin Führ and Dr. Silke Kleihauer. The webinar will be held in English. 

Webinar: Er din virksomhed klar til Ecodesign og DPP?

Webinar 1 af 5 under Eco-Design Innovation Challenge

Online Information Session: AI for Circular Advantage

How can AI help furniture and interior companies transform product and material data into new circular business opportunities? Is your company considering joining AI for Circular Advantage?Join this online introduction and recruitment session to learn how Alexandra Instituttet and the companies behind Circular Furniture Network are developing AI-driven solutions that create value for both businesses and their customers through smarter repair, maintenance, take-back, resale and customer services. The session is streamed live from Circular Furniture Network Meeting #16 at HAY House and offers a unique opportunity to experience the network while learning how your company can take part. Applications close on 28 September 2026, and the programme starts on 1 October 2026.Participation in this webinar is free of charge.

#16 Network Meeting / Circular Furniture Newtork

Building What's NextOn 8 September, Circular Furniture Network will gather for Network Meeting #16 at HAY House in Copenhagen.The day will focus on some of the topics currently shaping the industry – from AI, EUDR and organisational change to the challenges and opportunities we should continue exploring together as a network.We begin with our host HAY, where Laura Elgaard, Compliance Systems & Data Coordinator, and Rasmus Urbak, Business Process Manager, will share their experiences of how AI is finding its way into everyday work.We then turn to the network with What's on your mind?, facilitated by the CFN Steering Group together with Maria Hørmann and Frederik Thrane from Lifestyle and Design Cluster. What challenges are companies facing right now, and where could it make sense to join forces? We will revisit both new and existing challenges and explore where shared needs could lead to new knowledge, activities or collaborative solutions.This leads directly into the launch of AI for Circular Advantage together with Sif Bernstorff Lehmann from Alexandra Institute and the CFN Steering Group. The project has grown directly out of the work in Circular Furniture Network and is a concrete example of how a shared challenge can develop into a collaborative project.Not a member of Circular Furniture Network, but curious about AI for Circular Advantage?This part of the network meeting will be open for online participation, giving interested companies the opportunity to learn more about the project and how to get involved. Read more and sign up for the online information session here.After lunch, Curtis Higson, Sustainability Specialist at Preferred by Nature, will bring us up to speed on a topic very much top of mind across the industry right now: EUDR. The session will be shaped around questions and real-life challenges submitted by CFN members, keeping the focus firmly on what companies are dealing with in practice.We close the day with Trine Pondal, Director of Sustainability & Social Responsibility at Flying Tiger Copenhagen, and From Sustainability Ambition to Collective Action. Drawing on concrete experiences from Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Trine will explore how to build engagement, ownership and lasting change when sustainability needs to become embedded across an organisation.The network meeting is for members of Circular Furniture Network.Would you like to learn more about participation, membership or Circular Furniture Network in general? Please contact:Maria Hørmann Project Manager, Lifestyle and Design Cluster mah@ldcluster.com

Digital Product Passport: Insights from real customer testing

Discover what we learned from testing Digital Product Passports from 12 brands with real customers – and how the insights can create business value.

Executive Lifestyle Network East: Innovation & strategy (in Danish)

At the meeting in September, the network will take a closer look at AI, digitalization, and strategic design. Executive Lifestyle Network East is a confidential forum for CEOs and top executives in the lifestyle industry. Four annual meetings focusing on sales, internationalization, innovation, strategy, and leadership in times of uncertainty. Gain new insights, build strong relationships, and exchange perspectives on the industry’s most pressing dilemmas.Registration for the 2026 network year is open.

Webinar 2: How to Expand into New Markets

Gain practical strategies for accessing the contract market, and learn how to successfully enter new markets, as well as which legal and contractual aspects you need to have in place.How to navigate and make the right commercial decisions in the contract market:How to assess international markets and identify opportunities for your businessWhat concrete support and advisory services are available when entering new marketsWhich collaboration and business models can accelerate your access to the contract marketWhich legal and contractual matters you need to manage in order to work professionally with both private and public-sector clientsYou will leave with a clearer direction, a stronger foundation for your next steps, and insights from leading experts:SpeakersCarina Vester Simonsen, Commercial Advisor at the Danish Trade Council, will present how she helps design companies enter the UK market, how the Trade Council can support businesses entering new markets, and share practical advice for entrepreneurs on how to prepare for international expansion.Rikke Mynster Johansen and Camilla Christensen, Lawyers and Advisors at Danish Fashion & Textile, will discuss the legal considerations and challenges businesses should prepare for when entering the contract market. They will also share valuable advice on how smaller companies can successfully engage with professional buyers and decision-makers.FacilitatorMarie Gregersen, Advisor and Lecturer in B2B Sales and Business Development.

The Climate Festival 2026: Meet Lifestyle and Design Cluster

How can we get more value from the products that already exist? How can we design products to last longer? And how can reuse and new circular solutions become a natural part of future consumption?Meet Lifestyle and Design Cluster at The Climate Festival in Middelfart on 27–28 August 2026.

Sektorsamarbejdet: Arbejdsgruppemøde 3 (2026)

The working group meetings within the Voluntary Sector Collaboration on Textiles bring together committed companies and key stakeholders around shared challenges and opportunities in the textile and lifestyle sector. The meetings provide a trusted and practice oriented space where participants share experiences, discuss concrete challenges and develop solutions together.Through expert presentations, dialogue and exchange of experience, participants gain new knowledge, inspiration and the opportunity to influence the direction of the joint work towards the shared goals. The working groups are aimed at companies that want to move from ambition to action and that see the value in addressing complex agendas through collaboration.Participation provides access to a strong network, insight into current trends and the opportunity to actively contribute to the development of future solutions in the sector. The day is structured so that part of the programme is open to all interested participants, while another part of the programme is reserved for LDC members and signatories of the Sector Collaboration. Read more about the Sector Collaboration here and about LDC membership here.

Network Meeting #8: AI as innovationsdrive (in danish)

Gain access to practical AI tools, real-world use cases, and actionable insights you can implement directly in your business. Join an exclusive network for Lifestyle and Design Cluster members, focused on innovation, knowledge sharing, and unlocking new opportunities.