Currey & Company signs deal with Frinier for outdoor designs

Lighting and accent furniture manufacturer Currey & Company has signed a licensing agreement with furniture designer Richard Frinier.

The first cobranded collection for Frinier and Currey & Company will be launched at the Fall 2005 International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C., and be available in stores the following spring.

Lighting and accessories for the home and garden will be the focus of this new collection. Frinier has been an award-winning designer in the outdoor furniture industry for two decades.

"I am very enthusiastic for the opportunity to collaborate with Robert Currey and Marion Kelly, as I have been a follower of Currey & Company for many years," Frinier said. "We both share a passion for unique and quality design and share a desire to have fun with our work. I think this will be evident in the collections we develop together.

"The timing and our relationship brought this project together. It's my way of eliminating the boundary between outdoor and in."

Frinier's design portfolio includes cobranded furniture collections with Century Furniture and luxurious performance fabrics for Glen Raven's Sunbrella fabric division, both designed for indoor/outdoor enjoyment.

"We look forward to Richard's contribution to our design and marketing efforts," Currey & Company President Marion Kelly said. "We believe his style fits our company perfectly and that his design expertise and sense of style will bring something very positive to us all."

Richard Frinier