THIS PAGE: ‘The Spark’ at W Paris – Opéra takes the form of a perforated black resin wall lit with RGB LEDs OPPOSITE PAGE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): Sculpture Lamp, also created for W Paris – Opéra; Wok, designed in collaboration with Concrete for W London Leicester Square; Design Engineer Mads Rabjerg Pedersen and Director Thomas Hansen; The new Paris table lamp
Verner Panton’s iconic lights; and Frandsen Project, focusing on the design and supply of custom lighting solutions for international hotel projects. While this specialised service isn’t a new
venture for Frandsen Group, the high calibre of projects recently undertaken has facilitated Frandsen Project to be recognised as its own legal division, headed up by Thomas Hansen. “I started at Frandsen eleven years ago when the project division was very young,” he explains. “At the beginning we were creating lighting for shops, this has evolved to more or less 99% of our projects being hospitality. But we are in no way a standard hospitality supplier.” He continues: “We see ourselves as design engineers in the supplier link more than anything. Thus our clients involve us in everything from the very beginning of a project. This is where we stand out from our competitors. We don’t just supply lamps,
we design, develop, engineer, manufacture, project manage, and implement in all scale projects.” Hansen, and Design Engineer Mads
Rabjerg Pedersen, are the first to every project, working closely with the interior designer to create custom lighting solutions, developing the products from sketch through to installation. Global collaborators and an in-house technical team ensure costs are competitive and production prompt. Another recent project for W hotels saw
the team working with Amsterdam-based interior designers Concrete to develop the Wok pendant. Dozens of the powder coated aluminium shades were installed in the Spice Market restaurant at W London Leicester Square as part of the interior design scheme. “We’re the link between the designers and the contractors,” explains Hansen. “Usually the interior designers are not so detailed on
the technical side so we take over very early in the design process to ensure the electrical components are correct... It’s a question of how to implement the design.” The Wok pendant has recently been added
to Frandsen Project’s contract collection to expand their offering. And while Hansen encourages clients to specify from lamps specifically designed for contract use, products from the retail division can be modified to ensure they are fit for purpose. “In 2012 we’re launching more and more
specific contract lights for hospitality,” concludes Hansen. “We don’t want to reinvent everything on every project so it would be good to have a standard in stock collection.” The team is also working on custom
solutions for CitizenM London, Hotusa Hotel Munich, two undisclosed properties for Starwood, and two resorts in Mexico for Fiesta Hotel Group.
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