Danish furnishings model Fritz Hansen has debuted items from its first Skagerak Out of doors furnishings assortment as a everlasting “set up” at Piaule resort in Upstate New York.
The furnishings assortment follows Fritz Hansen’s purchase of fellow Danish furniture brand Skagerak in 2021 as a development technique to supply outside furnishings and broaden throughout Asia, central Europe and North America.
The Skagerak Out of doors furnishings assortment consists of 43 product collection designed in collaboration with architects and designers together with outdoor lounge furniture by Bjarke Ingels Group.
Piaule homeowners Nolan McHugh and Trevor Briggs labored with the model to distribute items all through the resort’s property, which features a predominant lodge with a spa and 24 particular person cabins designed by Garrison Architects.
“Fritz Hansen’s modern wood assortment quietly enhances and enhances the modernist retreat by means of considerate placement of furnishings to create sudden areas for leisure and appreciation of nature,” stated the mixed workforce of Piaule and Fritz Hansen.
Items such because the minimalist Between Lines Deck Chair designed by Danish furnishings designer Stine Weigelt and the subtly curved Selandia tables and chairs by designers Anders and Lars Hegelund had been distributed throughout the lodge’s patio.
Wood benches and chairs from the Plank series by Parisian-born designer Aurélien Barbry had been distributed alongside the property’s strolling paths, which incorporate a protracted skinny armrest alongside their again.
Lastly, the Rivera Sunbed designed by Danish designer Povl B Eskildsen was positioned in entrance of the pool, doubling as a bench or desk when compacted.
The items are all made from teak wood and in keeping with the workforce “with out dangerous chemical substances”, permitting for a pure silver-grey patina as they age.
“Maybe most impactful of all is Piaule’s skill to supply company with new connections to nature, and Fritz Hansen enhances these connections with furnishings installations that mix artwork and performance, creating much more areas for reflection and leisure,” stated the workforce.
The gathering will stay a everlasting fixture on the Piaule property, which opened in 2021 in New York’s Catskill region.
Just lately, Danish structure studio Henning Larsen constructed a wood pavilion to mark Fritz Hansen’s 150th anniversary at 3 Days of Design and the model constructed its first showroom in China in 2021.
The pictures is by Sean Davidson.