Outdoor

Inside and out

You can have the same design for house and garden

Clockwise from left: Any Day dining table, Echoes chaise longue, Any Day Outdoor table, Lee outdoor sofa, Lee indoor sofa

While the garden has long since become an outdoor room of the house (albeit weather-dependent!), designs still tend to reflect the distinct spaces. Flexform’s latest designs seek to end that division.

Inspired by designer Antonio Citterio’s memories of childhood, the Lee sofa and armchair are a statement of simplicity. The indoor version uses ash and walnut with a paper rush cord back rest and seat. The outdoor version uses iroko and polypropylene cord. Both have optional cushions for extra comfort.

Christophe Pillet’s Echoes collection, which includes dining chairs, armchairs, stools, chaise longue and ottomans, sees the traditional Scandinavian school meet Mediterranean as rustic and urban styles cross paths. Fine woven paper cord or paper rush cord provide the support for the indoor version, with a leather version also available, while outdoors stainless steel contrasts with matt polypropylene cord in natural, ice, straw or anthracite.

Pillet’s Any Day Outdoor dining table has a stainless-steel structure available with epoxy powder-coat finish in a wide array of colours. The top in solid iroko slats comes in a choice of three finishes: natural, lacquered white or stained grey, or in a selection of natural stone. The indoor version has a choice of walnut, ash or marble tops. Both share the same design principle, stripped of non-essentials: a piece of wood set on a simple metal structure. For inside there are also coffee and console tables, cabinets and a desk. Visit: www.flexform.it