Company information

Founded in Denmark in 1872, Fritz Hansen is a global leader in indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, accessory design and production. Driven by a passion for beauty, quality, craftsmanship, and responsible manufacturing, the company embodies a modern Nordic lifestyle and collaborates with visionary artists, designers, and architects from around the world.

The brand has collaborated with Arne Jacobsen, Cecilie Manz, Hans J. Wegner, Piero Lissoni, Jaime Hayon and Poul Kjærholm, among others. Today Fritz Hansen designs are sold in more than 85 countries through 2,000 points of sale, including flagship stores and showrooms in Copenhagen, New York, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Munich, and Tokyo. The company employs 310 people worldwide and maintains its headquarters north of Copenhagen, serving design-passionate customers through contract and retail.


MANAGEMENT

HENRIK STEENSGAARD, CEO
JETTE TOFTELUND LARSEN, CFO
CHRISTIAN EICHNER-LARSEN, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain
ELS VAN HOOREBEECK, Creative Director

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THE AUGUSTINUS FOUNDATION

Fritz Hansen A/S is owned by Skandinavisk Holding A/S which is 100 percent owned by Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Akts.

Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Akts. is an investment company with considerable interests within the Danish business sector; it has an expansive portfolio that includes ownership shares of many successful and iconic Danish businesses. Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Akts. is owned by The Augustinus Foundation, one of the larger private cultural foundations in Denmark. The foundation's funds are divided between a variety of social causes, such as ‘Knowledge & Education’, with most of its philanthropic efforts focused toward ‘Arts & Culture’. 

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