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...]

It is not only for Fritz Hansen that Jaime Hayon has succeeded in merging past and present into something completely unique. Last year, Hayon teamed up with Japanese tableware company Kutani Choemon and presented an exquisite collection of traditional pottery and tableware. The collection was first launched during Tokyo Design Week in 2010 and was latest presented to the European  [Læs mere...]

FAVN - the Danish translation for embrace, is the result of an experimental dialogue between Fritz Hansen & Jaime Hayon. It presents an honest interpretation of Fritz Hansen's design values. "FAVN is an evolution of Fritz Hansen's design language that brings together the qualities of Spanish and Danish design". Says Jaime Hayón. "FAVN is picking up from the long tradition  [Læs mere...]

What does AGEING WITH BEAUTY mean to you and where does it appear… ? Is it your most precious family heirloom, a material or a building, something natural or a design piece? Send us 1-2 pictures and maybe a short note with your view on what AGEING WITH BEAUTY means to you (max. 50 words). The best images and ideas  [Læs mere...]

The history of Fritz Hansen begins in 1872, where the enterprising cabinetmaker Fritz Hansen obtained his trade license in Copenhagen and started a furniture production company in Christianshavn - a central part of Copenhagen. Fritz and his son Christian initiated the high quality level, which has been the trademarks  of Fritz Hansen's products ever since. The good reputation was established  [Læs mere...]

Inspired by the word 'Egg' it's shape and references to fertility, combined with a fascination of Sigmund Freud, was how Tal R came up with the idea of making 50 unique patchwork designs as a tribute to  the Arne Jacobsen, Egg™ chair. Each individual Egg has its own recipe and history with the use of fabrics from all over the  [Læs mere...]

Pure aesthetics is not only in the finish - sometimes the process is equally fascinating. Everywhere you look beauty can occur as it always lies in the eye of the beholder. In this case a young girl, an amateur photographer, walking around our factory shot these images. A unique and rare look behind the scenes of our classic design icons  [Læs mere...]

Designer of the RIN™ chair Hiromichi Konno has just received Elle Deco Japan's Young Japanese Design Talent 2009 Award. Among the very talented nominees Hiromichi Konno has been awarded due to his unique designs and international success. Our colleagues in Japan attending the award ceremony have taken these images.  [Læs mere...]

Welcome to the new world of live magazines! REPUBLIC is a new online magazine for those who are passionate about design. With this first and vibrant issue of our new online magazine we invite you to be part of the life in and around the Republic of Fritz Hansen. In the premiere issue you can read about: -    The art  [Læs mere...]

Republic of Fritz Hansen™ welcomes you to our new online universe. Thanks to the relaunch of www.fritzhansen.com, it is now possible to enter a universe of international furniture classics. The result serves as a source of inspiration for curious customers and architects who can get direct help from the site when preparing projects through updated CAD and 3D files. The  [Læs mere...]