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  Richard Frinier's Daydream Collection

The Out Crowd

Susan Latempa

July 1, 2003


“Twelve or 13 years ago, it was a struggle to get people to realize they should and could ‘reconsume’ products by using recycled materials. Little by little, I started peeling away the layers of resistance and we started getting really wonderful success stories. So I’m excited about the Hularo furniture because that business is growing and there are a lot of variable environmental issues handled by that material.”

Frinier's Panama Collection.RICHARD FRINIER
 After 20 years with Brown Jordan International, Richard Frinier retired as chief creative officer just over a year ago—but he did not retire from the outdoor furniture business. As a design consultant, he is currently working with several companies, notably Dedon, for whom he designs collections of Hularo furniture (distributed through Janus et Cie), and Century, with whom he has created the Frinier Century brand that is debuting a collection of teak and cast aluminum furniture this season. (Click image to enlarge)

He and his wife Catherine live on a hillside in Long Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean. “Half of the property is an outdoor courtyard,” says Richard. “We’re surrounded by very tall palm trees so we find ourselves in a palm court. About a third of the courtyard is a patio with a colonnade over which hang swags of fabric. It’s not 100 percent opaque, so it allows sunlight to filter in, but it creates an outdoor room. It’s where we have tables and chairs from a collection I did for Brown Jordan some 15 years ago called Venetian, which has always been one of my favorites. It’s still in their line today.”

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