LONDON (January 2012 )- Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill is delighted to celebrate its association with the international art world by offering guests to experience their unique Limited Edition Saatchi Gallery Suite. From 1 February to 30 April 2012, a Limited Edition Saatchi Gallery Suite will be available for guests to stay in and experience contemporary art unlike any  [Læs mere...]

Just last week we opened a new exhibition in our Copenhagen Showroom. Students from Kolding School of Design have all worked with the theme of Parasite Design to work with, challenge and adapt the Series 7 chair designed by Arne Jacobsen. About the project: The host is the Series 7 Chair, and the parasites are the student designs. A parasite  [Læs mere...]

We have joined forces with Skandium, London's much-loved Scandinavian design emporium, to launch the first Republic of Fritz Hansen™ store in the UK – during the London Design Festival (17-25 September 2011). Our new Republic of Fritz Hansen flagship store will be in the heart of London’s Fitzrovia district, and will uniquely showcase the entire collection of designs alongside a  [Læs mere...]

From time to time it is fun and inspiring to take a little trip down memory lane. In our archives we have thousands of books, catalogs, magazine, slides and photos collected over the years with beautiful motifs like these. The these kaleidoscope inspired photos from 1966 are all taken from a magazine called Inspiration 66'. At the time this was  [Læs mere...]

Every year The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture and DIS - Architecture & Design hosts a seven week long summer program called "Furniture Design in Scandinavia" for foreign students wanting to learn more about Scandinavian design culture and furniture design. Most of the students attending are from universities or design schools in USA, but the courses  [Læs mere...]

New York, New York - This October 2011, our dealer SUITE New York will launch The Pink Swan Project to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Nineteen leading interior designers, architects and fashion icons have customized a white Arne Jacobsen’s iconic Swan chair donated by Fritz Hansen paying a personal tribute to BCRF and their worldwide initiatives. Alexandra Von  [Læs mere...]

Last month, Fritz Hansen introduced the new FAVN™ Sofa designed by Jaime Hayon to the North American Market in New York. A reception was held at the Fritz Hansen NY Showroom in May during the ICFF fair and the outcome was overwhelmingly positive. We celebrated the latest in Fritz Hansen design with our closest friends, colleagues, designers and architects. Christian  [Læs mere...]

On Thursday, 9 June, Designer Kasper Salto and architect Thomas Sigsgaard were announced as the winners of the design competition to design new furniture for the UN Headquarters in New York. The competition was held by the Danish Arts Foundation. The other participants were Christian Flindt, Hans Sandgren Jakobsen, Mia Gammelgaard and Søren Ulrik Petersen. Mogens A. Morgen, chairman of  [Læs mere...]

During the opening event of for The Egg by Tal R in Rome - these beautiful sketches were created by Carlo Mercuri, an Italian architect and friend of the owner of AD Architettura d'Interni. He is know for always creating sketches like these for all his projects. It is always fascinating to see how people work and what inspires them.  [Læs mere...]

Designer Jaime Hayón and Head of Fritz Hansen Design Christian G. Rasmussen talk about the process of creating the FAVN sofa. Their mutual respect. Spanish spontaneity versus Scandinavian sensibility. And what makes a design decisive. WORKING WITH JAIME Rasmussen: “I was very fascinated by Jaime because of his creativity. His energy. And passion. You can’t help but be sucked into  [Læs mere...]