Rikke Frost

Rikke Frost


Rikke Frost approaches furniture as a setting for everyday encounters: a place to settle, turn toward someone, and spend time together. The Danish designer’s rounded forms and thoughtful material combinations give this interest a physical expression, bringing warmth and a sense of ease to her work.

A graduate of the Aarhus School of Architecture’s industrial design program in 2000, Frost worked for Hammel Furniture and later as a designer and buyer at Heal & Son in London before establishing her own studio in Aarhus in 2004. Her industrial training continues to inform her practice, with production methods considered alongside shape, texture, and use. She describes her guiding principles as “minimal, magical, mindful”—an approach that pairs careful use of resources with details that reward attention.

Her Sideways Sofa for Carl Hansen & Søn makes that thinking particularly tangible. Its asymmetrical arrangement encourages conversation, while a steam-bent solid wood backrest, handwoven paper cord, and upholstery bring distinct craft processes into one composition. The accompanying Sideways Footstool carries the same rounded vocabulary into a smaller, versatile piece. Together, they reveal a designer attentive to both the making of furniture and the human interactions it can encourage.

Rikke Frost


Rikke Frost approaches furniture as a setting for everyday encounters: a place to settle, turn toward someone, and spend time together. The Danish designer’s rounded forms and thoughtful material combinations give this interest a physical expression, bringing warmth and a sense of ease to her work.

A graduate of the Aarhus School of Architecture’s industrial design program in 2000, Frost worked for Hammel Furniture and later as a designer and buyer at Heal & Son in London before establishing her own studio in Aarhus in 2004. Her industrial training continues to inform her practice, with production methods considered alongside shape, texture, and use. She describes her guiding principles as “minimal, magical, mindful”—an approach that pairs careful use of resources with details that reward attention.

Her Sideways Sofa for Carl Hansen & Søn makes that thinking particularly tangible. Its asymmetrical arrangement encourages conversation, while a steam-bent solid wood backrest, handwoven paper cord, and upholstery bring distinct craft processes into one composition. The accompanying Sideways Footstool carries the same rounded vocabulary into a smaller, versatile piece. Together, they reveal a designer attentive to both the making of furniture and the human interactions it can encourage.