Carl Hansen & Son brings Scandi design to New York's Flatiron District
Danish furniture brand Carl Hansen & Son has relocated its showroom in Manhattan, filling a loft-style space near Gramercy Park with its modernist Scandinavian products.
The new space on the 13th floor of a pre-war building replaces the brand's SoHo location, which opened in 2011.
Located on Park Avenue South, it joins countless other design stores and showrooms in the Flatiron District, including recent move-ins Pelle.
"New York is a renowned centre for modern design," said Thomas Vagner, Carl Hansen & Son's president of Americas. "Our timeless aesthetic has been so well received here, perfectly complementing both contemporary and classic interiors."
The company designed the showroom in-house, transforming the dilapidated interior that had sat vacant for around two decades with white walls and a light-toned flooring. The 7,659-square-foot (703-square-metre) floor plate is naturally divided into different areas by the building's structural grid, which the team used to delineate separating black-framed glass walls and doors.
These glazed partitions create rooms within the otherwise open plan, but allow the natural light entering from two sides to permeate.
Furthest away from the windows is a kitchen, enabling the space to host catered events, while open lounge areas are intended to give the showroom a "relaxed, residential atmosphere".
Closest for the entrance and opposite a reception desk is the area for presenting contract furnitur...
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