Karrusel Festival
We’ve built the hangout spaces at Karrusel’s festival in Copenhagen every year from 2024 to 2026. What started as one pallet lounge has grown into a full set of structures that people use all day, from the first coffee to the last set.
The Challenge
Karrusel wanted temporary structures that fit the festival and made people want to stop and stay. They didn’t want a pile of leftover material once the festival was over, so everything we built had to come apart again and have somewhere to go afterwards.
Our approach
All three years are built with the mellow joint system, which lets us assemble and take down structures quickly and reuse the parts. Each year Karrusel asked for more, so each year the build got bigger and more ambitious.
2024
For the first year, we built a lounge area from reused Euro pallets. A place to sit down, relax and talk with friends or people you’ve just met. The pallets gave it a raw, honest look that suited the festival, and it showcased what we could do.
2025
In year two, we made the lounge bigger so more people could fit and hang out at once. We also built a re-entry band booth, so visitors coming back into the festival had a proper place to get their band checked, instead of a table in a queue. It was our first step beyond pure lounge furniture into structures that did a job for the festival.
2026
Year three was our biggest build so far. We put up a large pavilion using scaffolding, which gave us height and span we couldn’t reach with pallets alone. We designed four bar areas across the festival, so each one had its own look and its own spot to gather.
We also teamed up with Jägermeister to build a lounge together. This time the whole build was made from upcycled materials, and not only pallets. We sourced what we could from existing stock and leftovers and designed around what we found, instead of ordering everything new.
How it went
Over three years, the structures have become a natural part of the festival. Visitors use them to wind down, chat and meet new people, and the bars and booth help the festival run smoothly. Each build was assembled in a short timespan and taken down afterwards. For Karrusel, it meant temporary spaces that worked for their visitors and moved them closer to their goal of running a more environmentally conscious festival.
Visitors used the spaces the way we hoped, to take a break, talk and meet people. The structures went up in a short timespan, fit the festival’s look, and left the site when the festival ended. Over three years, Karrusel’s hangout areas grew from one lounge to a whole set of spaces, built from the same kind of parts.