Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has debuted pieces from its first Skagerak Outdoor furniture collection as a permanent "installation" at Piaule hotel in Upstate New York.
The furniture collection follows Fritz Hansen's purchase of fellow Danish furniture brand Skagerak in 2021 as a growth strategy to produce outdoor furniture and expand across Asia, central Europe and North America.
Fritz Hansen has outfitted New York hotel Piaule with pieces from its an outdoor collection
The Skagerak Outdoor furniture collection includes 43 product series designed in collaboration with architects and designers including outdoor lounge furniture by Bjarke Ingels Group.
Piaule owners Nolan McHugh and Trevor Briggs worked with the brand to distribute pieces throughout the hotel's property, which includes a main lodge with a spa and 24 individual cabins designed by Garrison Architects. The Skagerak Outdoor collection includes pieces created in collaboration with designers and architects
"Fritz Hansen's contemporary wooden collection quietly complements and enhances the modernist retreat through thoughtful placement of furniture to create unexpected spaces for relaxation and appreciation of nature," said the combined team of Piaule and Fritz Hansen.
Pieces such as the minimalist Between Lines Deck Chair designed by Danish furniture designer Stine Weigelt and the subtly curved Selandia tables and chairs by designers Anders and Lars Hegelund were distributed across the lo...