Hazel
Designed by Alyssa Coletti, the Hazel Collection embodies thoughtful detailing, ergonomic support, and solid ash construction. Rooted in craft, each chair features mortise and tenon joinery—celebrating time-honored techniques with modern refinement.
Offered in five models, Hazel maintains a consistent silhouette while allowing a range of textile applications for personalized material expression. With an upright pitch designed for active posture, the collection brings quiet confidence to today's dynamic workplace, hospitality, and collaborative environments.
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With single fabric, dual fabric and multi-fabric options – Hazel offers designers a canvas to make the guest chair their own. Wrapped arms, a draped center runner, and meticulous upholstery and seam placement elevate visual appeal and tactility, inviting personal interaction and a luxe feel.
"I enjoy creating a canvas that is resolved in form and leaves room for designers to create their own story," says designer Alyssa Coletti. "You can highlight a detailed textile or keep it as a subtle surprise on the secondary surface. You can color block or use the same textile for textural expression. It's yours now."
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Designing with Empathy
“I imagine the experience of the individual and what would fill my emotional and physical needs in this situation or environment” says Alyssa Coletti about her design process. "I look for a way to design an empathic answer to optimize the experience.”
Alyssa Coletti is a North Carolina-based industrial designer and founder of Nonfiction Creative, a studio focused on crafting timeless, empathic designs for the workplace furniture industry. With a background in industrial design and architectural studies, her award-winning work synthesizes concept, form, and craft to create lasting impact and meaningful user experiences.
Design Features
- Solid ash frame available in 15 finishes showcasing HBF's material expertise
- Five models with single, dual, and multi-fabric options
- Wrapped arms, draped center runner, and meticulous upholstery detailing
- Mortise and Tenon Construction
- Thoughtfully engineered proportions for extended comfort
- Upright pitch and supportive back encourage engaged posture
- Knock-In Glides
Thoughtfully engineered proportions allow for longer sit times without sacrificing elegance, while Hazel’s upright pitch and supportive back encourage an engaged posture. Each seam, curve, taper and joint celebrates the capabilities of honest, modern wood craft while staying true to HBF’s time-honored standards of quality.
“Hazel is the quintessential HBF brand product – timeless, expressive, and rooted in American craftsmanship,” says Casey Baxter, Vice President and General Manager of HBF. “It brings warmth and sophistication to the category while allowing designers to personalize the product through materiality, project to project. We’re thrilled to launch Hazel with Alyssa Coletti, who understands that good design should offer flexibility and quality without sacrificing beauty, which our clients expect from HBF.”
Hazel honors HBF’s legacy of finely crafted wood and upholstered seating while offering a fresh opportunity for designers to explore materiality and construction capabilities.
The resulting silhouette is warm, sculpted, and unmistakably welcoming. Rounded edges and a softened visual language make Hazel a natural fit for contemporary workplace, collaborative, social, and hospitality settings.
