BAXTER | Green horizons
From a green poolside zone to a lounge, the new outdoor solutions by Baxter have evolved. All thanks to constant research to find new ways of making cowhide and leather completely water-repellent, ready for use in the open air. Without overlooking style, given the fact that the new projects have been assigned to the studios most in vogue at the moment. Like the new Dharma (on cover) collection created by the duo of Studiopepe, composed of four pieces with sculptural proportions. True works of architecture for the garden, emphatic and nonchalant at the same time, thanks to a glossy candy-color finish. Or like the cot with a minimal look, whose structure is in Polimex, a composite material that is perfect for the support elements of soft, light furnishings, with a glossy Sucre lacquer finish and a roll cushion covered in Outdoor Lido Creta leather.
TALENTI | Nature’s furnishing
Outdoor collections strive to interact in harmony with the surrounding outdoor environment. Leaf goes further, creating a perfect complement to nature, in part through the expression of its form. Marco Acerbis designed the frame of Talenti‘s new collection like the petals of a flower, delicately ringing the cushioning inside. Even the base legs, which are slender and tapered, create a subtle sense of being suspended, like a stem and its flower. The principles of lightness and elegance are clear to see, and the proportions are well-considered but generous, its elements measured but balanced. Leaf embodies the company’s design values, and also reflects its experimental approach. In addition to their aluminum frame, the tables in the collection feature a top made of Vitter, a next generation type of compact laminate, durable and more resistant, made without formaldehyde, and fully colored, inside and out.
MINOTTI | Design creates landscape
To interpret indoor and outdoor spaces with the same consistency, the savoir-faire of Minotti, also thanks to technology and skilled, advanced use of materials, makes life in the open air more comfortable than ever before. There is no longer any difference between ‘in’ and ‘out’ when talking about the Lido Cord Outdoor family, designed by the studio GamFratesi, which evolves to incorporate two new elements. A linear two-seat sofa and a bench, also perfect as a surface at the center of the living area, made in solid teak or mahogany with a dark brown finish, enhanced by inserts in bronze-color coated steel, at the upper part of the legs. The structure of the back is in bronze-color coated stainless steel, covered with polypropylene cord that can vary from the more neutral, traditional tones of dark brown and sand, to the brighter hues of cedar, blue and teal. A landscape imaginary that brings freshness and character to this family of outdoor furnishings with an enveloping image based on the Fifties.
FLOU | Outdoor debut
Flou started out in the bedroom, then went on to the living room, and now it’s come outdoors. Flou‘s growth can be measured in terms of style and in its unique ability to move past design bounds, experimenting within the home setting and adapting in response to contemporary living trends. This year the company is making its first showing in the world of outdoor furnishing with a collection that draws on its values of elegant comfort, given expression in a furniture set made for relaxing in good company. As the point of connection between the indoor/outdoor collections, Gaudí makes its debut in a natural setting. The designer Matteo Nunziati has given a fresh interpretation to the living room collection of the same name that was introduced last year. He gives it a new conception in materials that suit the outdoors too. Its distinctive identity remains unchanged, with a concept based on the harmonious combination between wood and textile.
RODA | Sustainable and happy
A true Greenhouse, in fact, set up in the RODA booth at the Salone del Mobile to demonstrate awareness and responsibility of products, shaped to meet parameters of sustainability, indoor-outdoor continuity, and an overall mood of ‘outdoor happiness.’ In this atmosphere of freshness and wellbeing formulated in an eco-friendly perspective, the 2022 collections are gathered, created for both indoor and outdoor use, such as the sinuous Mamba designed by Rodolfo Dordoni, a series of modular sofas in lively colors, composed of six pieces for variable groupings.
PEDRALI | A summer of lightness, with Pedrali
The sunny summer character of Nolita is underlined by the light construction of the new sofa, paced by the rigorous visual rhythm of full and empty zones of the structure in coated steel tubing. CMP Design reworks the gentle proportions of the collection with a renewed expression of relaxed elegance, enhanced by soft, ample cushions in polyester protected by a waterproof pillowcase and covered with polypropylene or outdoor fabrics, resting on the airy construction.
JANUS ET CIE | Outdoor sculpture
At first glance it looks like an architectural fragment or a minimalist sculpture. A simple graphic sign that stands out in the air and finds its habitat precisely in the outdoor context, in relation to light, nature and water. The new Cascata Fixed chaise longue from JANUS et Cie sums up simplicity and ergonomics in an extremely contemporary form. Also thanks to the material of which it is made: Cascata Fixed is in very strong 100% recyclable polyethylene with a matte white finish. The piece can also exist in the water and at the poolside without losing its qualities. In spite of appearances, comfort is an integral part of the design, also because of the slightly reclining seat that brings instant relaxation. JANUS et Cie has designed this chaise longue with compact proportions (70 cm in width, 157 cm in length), to encourage placement side by side, an ideal configuration for hospitality structures
