Name: ‘Neil Twist’ armchair
Designer/Brand: Jean Marie Massaud for MDF Italia
Price: on request
In 2018, Jean-Marie Massaud first conceived the Neil chair for MDF Italia, featuring a comfortable slanted seat and contemporary sleek silhouette. Now, the French designer is back at it, working once again with the Italian furniture company on a new iteration of the piece that can sit in your outdoor space. As the name suggests, the Neil Twist is made of a manually woven, twisted rope arranged on a cross-stitch pattern, available in a colour palette that ranges from bright green and orange to a series of grey tones. The bronze structure is formed by two interlocking parts, enhancing the impactful design’s simplicity
Name: ‘Half Dome’ floor lamp
Designer/Brand: Naoto Fukasawa for Kettal
Price: from €1,395
Spanish outdoor specialist Kettal has been in the business for more than 50 years and can be relied on to anticipate what our backyard needs next. In this case, it’s more moonlight, courtesy of Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa and his soft-edged minimalism. Evoking the moon both in shape and in the glow it casts, the ‘Half Dome’ floor lamp seems suspended in space, thanks to its narrow, seamless stem. Available in a whopping 34 colours and two different bases, Fukasawa’s slick lunar homage makes the ideal post-dusk outdoor accessory. The sun may have set, but you’ll always have the moon.
Name: Concrete round pot
Designer/brand: Marie Michielssen for Serax, available from WallpaperSTORE*
Price: £45
Designed by Marie Michielssen for Belgian brand Serax, this pot is representative of the simplicity for which the designer is known. Honed from red-coloured concrete, the simple and unassuming vessel is intended to host plants, with the inclusion of handles on each side ensuring practicality. The piece is taken from a wider collection of concrete pieces designed by Michielssen, a long-time Serax collaborator
Name: ‘Span’ bench
Designer/brand: John Pawson for Salvatori
Price: £9, 400
Master of minimalism John Pawson uses his subtle style to create a highly dynamic collection for Salvatori. In a rich mix of Bianco Carrara marble and sandblasted Avana, this monolithic bench is a statement outdoor addition that he describes ‘depends on clarity of line, form and junction’
Name: ‘Aquiloni’ table
Designer/brand: Derek Castiglioni
Price: On request
Castiglioni specialises in outdoor design following his family’s background in the landscape and planting business. He melds this with his studies in architecture to produce these playful coffee tables that join together like a puzzle to make one larger table. The mix-and-match quality of the triangular tables allows for a magnitude of geometric garden sets for summer soirées
Name: Sienna standing bowl
Designer/brand: Fort Standard, available from WallpaperSTORE*
Price: £85
A centrepiece, a vessel, a sculpture — Fort Standard’s large standing bowl offers many uses. Whether used as a fruit bowl or as a focal point for outdoor dining tables, the powder coated aluminium bowl makes a huge impression with its three architecturally-inspired planar legs and textured sienna surface
