HBF Expands Successful Andaz Seating Collection with New Finishes & Glide Option

Andaz will now be available in 9 new wood finishes and laminate versions

HBF has updated its widely successful Andaz collection, designed by Strategic Design Advisor Todd Bracher, with brand-new laminate and wood finishes alongside the option to add glides. Andaz was first introduced at NeoCon 2015 as a line of versatile stools and stackable cafe chairs crafted for ultimate customization and individuality.

“Andaz’s flexible nature and diverse aesthetic resonated with designers in 2015, and following the collection’s continued success, HBF is further expanding the line for enhanced customization,” explains HBF President Dan Chong. “Andaz is a true staple in the HBF line-up and adding these new finish and glide options will provide designers with even more tailored choices to make any contract setting their own.”

Andaz was created in response to the casual café environment that has been influencing modern contract spaces. Its versatile design works in eating, office, and meeting areas and can easily be moved from place to place. As the Urdu word for “unique style,” Andaz provides designers with a functional, adaptable piece that works seamlessly within a range of environments and can achieve a wide variety of looks with its myriad of options and finishes.

HBF will now offer 9 new colors to choose from, including a laminate version that will highlight a clear wood substrate around the edges of the top, back and seat. In addition to laminate, a painted wood version (maple) will also be available. New painted wood finishes include: Smoke Opaque, Black Opaque, Denim Opaque, Designer White Opaque, Conifer Opaque, Cameo Opaque, and Cordovan Opaque. New laminate finishes include: Denim, Black, Mist, Smoke, Grey Velvet, Peppercorn, Cordovan, Porcelain, and White. Along with the 2019 finish options, HBF will also offer a glide option for the bases of both the Andaz stools and guest chairs.

About HBF

HBF reveals the intentionality of design in everything we make through attention to detail and impeccable service. Our expertise comes from understanding how furniture creates relationships between people, environments, and objects — a holistic perspective for living and working. Part of a two-hundred-year legacy of furniture manufacturing within North Carolina, HBF produces many of our products locally in Hickory N.C. HBF is recognized for its innovative design and craftsmanship; we collaborate with leading designers to produce furniture with an emphasis on craft, comfort and sustainability. For more information visit: www.hbf.com

Todd Bracher is an award winning, critically acclaimed industrial designer and design strategist, based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the founder and Creative Director of Todd Bracher Studio.

Todd Bracher Studio has been instrumental in guiding some of the most prestigious brands around the world to realize strategic differentiation through design. The Studio was founded in 1999 and provides services to both influence its clients’ strategies as well as executing product design projects in a way that inspires the marketplace and elevates brand position.

Born and raised in New York, Todd Bracher graduated from the Pratt Institute’s industrial design program in 1996 and earned his MFA in interior and furniture design at the Danish Design School in 2000. Bracher spent 10 years in Europe, working and studying in Copenhagen, Milan, London and Paris.