New Delhi-based Studio Lotus provides the loom with which to weave a century-old legacy and a unique retail experience in their design for Ekaya Banarasi’s present-day Ahmedabad retail location in the western state of Gujarat, India. The current store is an evolution from its predecessor in the same city – closing to make way for this updated space – scaling the visual language of their identity to new proportions. Most intriguing is the way in which a modular, intricate gridwork of brass pipes and textile boundaries delineating the interior circulation creates a narrative that feels more like navigating the intricacies of fabric than a typical shopping trip.

Intimate pockets of traditional experiences with custom-designed furniture in the saree section

Catching a glimpse of different zones through the interwoven pipes

The immersive solution distributes various functions within and around the fresh interior architecture to present the garments as if they might be an art installation rather than a space plan directing customers to a point of sale. Pockets of traditional retail moments are tailored to a central zone. To the left upon entry is the Thaan section adorned with reams of brightly-colored textiles while the right is ready-to-wear. The intimate pockets tuck bridal wear deeper within, toward the store’s rear, for a highly personalized experience and are outfitted with traditional takkhat-style seating where sarees can be showcased for viewing. Daylight makes its way into the dramatic interior through fenestration lending a soft beauty to the silken weaves while enhancing visual merchandising elements.

The grid of the interwoven pipes enables the guests to meander through the space.

The interwoven pipes layer the space from the window to the end of the store where one gets a glimpse of the bridal sarees.

The delicate artistry of Banarasi textile weaves through the central installation.

“The circulation is consciously designed to capture the visitors’ sense of wonder. Whether it’s the brass installation or through the subtler nuances of the layout, our aim was to immerse shoppers into the craft, and enable them to incidentally discover new products and collections,” Asha Sairam, Studio Lotus Principal, says. “Our work is underpinned by a deliberate focus on reinterpreting traditional crafts, infusing new meaning and dimensions into regional skills, to express luxury within spaces while remaining faithful to the spirit and culture of the places we build in.”

The staggered column grid lends itself to the nature of installation and the physical space.

The central brass installation, reminiscent of interwoven silk strands

Situated at the nucleus like a broach on the breast is a brass fixture reminiscent of interwoven silk strands, which anchors the rest of the store physically and poetically, showcasing the enduring legacy of handwoven Banarasi brocade. The custom-designed furnishing is intended to spark curiosity and stimulate a sense of discovery, simultaneously concealing and revealing the offerings on display, as the product is browsed.

The woven installation is used as a display device with lighting built into it.

Thaan section with its reams of brightly colored fabric

A sense of illusion created using mirror lends the space a visual dynamism.

There is a palpable synergy between the interdisciplinary studio and fashion house. While working in different mediums, both parties are committed to preserving and reimagining applications of the traditions learned from Banasari textiles. Oddly enough, the experience led to the development of new, distinct Ekaya collections while employing local weavers and connecting their work with a global market. And Studio Lotus continues to develop the brand’s spatial identity.

Slit windows in the spaces provide glimmers of natural daylight.

A three-dimensional installation built around weaving, central to Ekaya’s identity.

As returning customers and new clients discover the brand’s ethos and offerings, the collaborators themselves find introspection that moves their creative needles forward. “It is a constantly evolving brand and, for us, this unpredictability is both challenging and thrilling,” Sairam adds. “What we are confident of and excited about is their constant experimentation and their unwavering commitment to creating unique narratives. Building each new store becomes, then, our challenge – to create a space that best represents it in that moment in time.”

Captions courtesy of Studio Lotus; Photography by Ishi Sitwala

With professional degrees in architecture and journalism, Joseph has a desire to make living beautifully accessible. His work seeks to enrich the lives of others with visual communication and storytelling through design. A regular contributor to titles under the SANDOW Design Group, including Luxe and Metropolis, Joseph serves the Design Milk team as their Managing Editor. When not practicing, he teaches visual communication, theory, and design. The New York-based writer has also contributed to exhibitions hosted by the AIA New York’s Center for Architecture and Architectural Digest, and recently published essays and collage illustrations with Proseterity, a literary publication.

There are two types of people: those who panic and those who prepare in advance. For the latter, portable backup battery solutions have become a popular means to remain prepared for instances when life literally takes you off the grid, whether purposely or by unexpected circumstances. Despite its categorical label, portable power is hardly portable at all. As anyone with a back-up battery system knows, lithium batteries are heavy and cumbersome, and also come with concerns about flammability. Yoshino is a new portable power station brand staking claim as the first company to use solid-state batteries within their portable power stations, a technology halving the weight and eliminating most of those safety concerns.

Solid-state battery technology has been a long awaited next generation upgrade in the realm of charging solutions, with applications spanning from lighter, safer, and more affordable EVs, to mobile devices capable of keeping their charge for days at a time. Compared to conventional lithium batteries filled with flammable liquid electrolytes, solid-state batteries weigh a lot less, offer significantly higher energy densities, and can be offered at much smaller sizes with comparable energy capacity. Without any concerns of housing flammable liquid electrolytes, solid-state batteries are also a lot safer than their lithium ion predecessors. It’s a safe bet to say, solid-state batteries are the future.

Veering away from the market’s tendency to wrap batteries within masculine and technical industrial design, fuseproject identified an opportunity to design a line of power stations that present less like a tool and more like a lifestyle product.

To complement the upgrade, Yoshino tapped the talents of Yves Behar and fuseproject to dress up their technology’s exterior trappings into something more akin to a portable speaker than an industrial component.

With up to 11 different ports dotting the exterior case, a portable battery needs to be first and foremost accessible, but also protected from damage. Fuseproject designers encased all four designs within a shatterproof and water-resistant matte gray and a muted green exterior protected by the trim of the face plate or the battery’s metal handlebars.

Designed around a strong metal handle forming a continuous band wrapping vertically or horizontally around the shell, Behar’s team was able to enhance the improved ergonomics of Yoshino’s solid-state battery technology. A subtle hexagonal pattern is applied strategically for venting, while also tying back to Yoshino’s bee/honeycomb branding, representative of the company’s ethos of “nature, hard work, and nonstop energy.”

To ensure an intuitive experience for users, fuseproject was also tasked to design a custom UI control panel, punctuated with the inclusion of a small green bee logo graphic.

The smallest B330 SST – 330W battery weighs just under 10lbs, with the largest B4000 SST – 4000W model weighing in at 53.6lbs. In comparison, a highly-rated Red Dot Award winning 2400W portable lithium iron phosphate battery weighs over 67lbs.

Behar is already well acquainted with the fast-paced realm of battery technology, spearheading the development of TELO, a small modern urban and off-road EV pickup truck. But where that project utilizes a liquid-cooled 106kWh battery pack, Yoshino delivers an advancement that will likely find its way into powering TELO and other vehicles.

Yoshino’s family of power stations offers an appealing solution for weekend car campers, off-the-grid residences, emergency workers, and other commercial workers dependent upon power on-the-go, and households seeking a stylish and convenient means of powering up lights, speakers, projectors, or other devices in their backyard. Their superior lighter weight, increased capacity, and ergonomics is currently partially canceled out by the premium in price attached to the new technology, but expect the economy of scale to head towards a price drop as other device manufacturers beeline to follow Yoshino’s lead into the highly competitive market.

For more information on Yoshino’s Solid-State Portable Power Stations, visit yoshinopower.com.

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Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

Some hotels are best enjoyed as a vacation spanning weeks, the sort of far-off destination needing check-in baggage and a passport. Others are best enjoyed over a weekend, requiring nothing more than a change of clothes and an itch of wanderlust ready to scratch. Two Bunch Palms falls in the latter, an open secret amongst desert lovers drawn by the property’s therapeutic spring-fed water, mini-architectural enclave vibes, and dreamy oasis landscape.

The Desert Hot Springs property made news at launch with a splashy $2-million renovation headed up by Los Angeles-based interior design firm, Studio MAI. Paired with the transformative landscaping realized by award-winning landscape architecture studio, TERREMOTO, the property’s immersive eco-resort charms have unsurprisingly become a popular destination of weekenders looking to unpack, unwind, and un-anything else they’re burdened by upon arrival. But it was only recently I had the opportunity to experience the property’s refreshed accommodations and rejuvenating landscape firsthand.

California’s Desert Hot Springs sits upon two tectonic plates. You might even know it by its common name: the San Andreas Fault. The combination of hydrological and geomorphological conditions results in plenty of hot mineral spring water to soak in.

Tucked into its own tranquil corner, Two Bunch Palms is in some ways a miniature counterpart to Los Angeles itself: an architectural hodge-podge of structures spanning decades and styles. The resort includes within its limits mid-century, Moroccan, and a new addition of contemporary structures dedicated to the property’s spa program. Unlike the City of Angels, the property sources most of its water on-site, sourced from a 600-year-old natural spring bubbling forth from underneath.

Buffered by the shoulder of a sandy hillside, groves of palms hide turquoise brushstrokes of water and hot spring-fed basins often discovered by their steamy signatures.

Guests arrive in numbers throughout the year to stay and soak in Two Bunch Palm’s lithium rich hot mineral water, day and night. The intimate privacy enjoyed at the resort is created by the property’s network of meandering paths, with a reservation-based system allowing guests to feel like they’ve staked a corner of Shangri-La all to themselves. This being California, the resort’s spa menu offers everything from a CBD Wrap to a Superfood Facial. It’s easy to imagine never having nor wanting to set foot off the property limits during the span of a weekend.

Photo: Gregory Han

Photo: Gregory Han

Each of the 70 Two Bunch Palms rooms are decorated with the casual air of a California modern home rather than a formal hotel room, furnished with an eye for a desert modern aesthetic expressed through slatted wood, stone, and tile embellishments. The organic modern palette references the landscaping right outside the door.

If privacy is of the utmost importance, you’ll want to reserve one of Two Bunch Palm’s luxurious Villa Suites. The home-away-from-home accommodations include a dining table, living room furnished with sofas and armchairs, and a separate bedroom paired with an adjoining shower large enough to host its own party. A Villa Suite comes with the luxury of your very own teak soaking tub situated in a private enclosed patio. If that is not enough, there is a second patio located just outside the bedroom for sunbathing or stargazing.

Photo: Gregory Han

Two Bunch Palms also stakes claim as the first carbon-neutral resort in America, with an adjoining field of solar panels to provide power.

What: Two Bunch Palms
Where: 67425 Two Bunch Palms Trail, Desert Hot Springs, California 92240
How Much: Starting at $375
Highlights: Wake up early and follow the languorous but short Roadrunner Trail where desert blooms and glorious sunrises are on full display. Beyond the property and rooms themselves, a stay is marked by the resort’s attentive and friendly service. Staff warmly invite visitors into their realm from the property’s private entry gate onward. A surprisingly delicious and healthy on-site restaurant deserves morning and night visits for their addictively tasty espresso-tinged date shake and farm-to-table seasonal menu.
Design Draw: Palm Springs is just a 20-minute drive away, offering a mid-century enthusiasts dream list of architecture with the likes of Neutra, Frey, Lautner, Wexler, and Williams dotting the city. Sunnylands Center & Gardens nine-acre Impressionist and Post-Impressionist inspired garden features more than 70,000 desert plants as designed by landscape architect James Burnett, great for a leisurely late afternoon stroll. Plan accordingly, and a visit during February can coincide with Modernism Week.
Book it: Two Bunch Palms

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Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

Balance is important to every design, and Italian architects Ludovica + Roberto Palomba have a knack for finding it. The duo’s first collaboration with furniture brand Viccarbe happened back in 2007, and now their latest – the Noha collection – has made its debut. With the goal of creating functionality, refinement, and comfort, Noha balances it all with aplomb and high-quality materials.

“Noha is a simple gesture, a pillow folded in the act of providing a comfortable seat, highly versatile, perfectly fitting into both workspaces and beyond. Our broadest and most ambitious range up to date, designed to create inviting and inspiring corporate environments,” Ludovica and Roberto share. “It is a collection aimed at bringing the pleasure of living into the office, so that this space can achieve the levels of hospitality, kindness, and refinement found in a domestic environment. Hence, a simple gesture that also becomes a technical object while maintaining softness, vision, and the sense of warmth that we find in residential settings.”

The Noha Executive chair is the most corporate and sophisticated seating option available in the collection. With smooth lines and a high backrest, it can be specified with or without armrests on a fixed wood base, metal base, or casters. Its design is quite friendly as commercial furniture goes, and it retains a casually professional aesthetic.

The sophisticated Noha Lounge chair is also part of the Noha collection, and it’s so comfortable you may forget you’re at the office. Super versatile, it works as well in residential settings as it does in corporate and hospitality. Whether you need to brainstorm, collaborate, or just unwind, the lounge chair is a relaxing place to do it.

Ludovica + Roberto Palomba Photo: Enrico Costantini

To learn more about the Noha Collection, visit viccarbe.com.

Kelly Beall is Director of Branded Content at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based writer and designer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, from Fashion Plates to MoMA and far beyond. When not searching out the visual arts, she’s likely sharing her favorite finds with others. Kelly can also be found tracking down new music, teaching herself to play the ukulele, or on the couch with her three pets – Bebe, Rainey, and Remy. Find her @designcrush on social.

The Point Floor Lamp Modular by Città is a luminaire created in collaboration with their 3D design team – David Moreland and Nikolai Sorensen – and product designer Alex Buckman. The lamp is distinguished by its amber hand-blown glass shades (or globes), offering a minimalistic yet impactful design. The modular aspect is a key feature, allowing for personalized configurations using the kit provided, which includes a large shade, two smaller shades, connecting poles, and a base plate. The lamp is also available with a single shade, which comes in white or black. The modular variation is available with amber or black shades.

The lamp shades are crafted through traditional glass-blowing methods. In this process, artisans handle molten glass at the end of a blowpipe, which is then skillfully mouth-blown into a pre-set mold. Due to the handmade nature of these shades, slight variations in color are welcomed, adding to the uniqueness of each piece.

To learn more about the Point Floor Lamp Modular, visit cittadesign.com.

Leo Lei translates his passion for minimalism into his daily-updated blog Leibal. In addition, you can find uniquely designed minimalist objects and furniture at the Leibal Store.

When you’re in the business of hospitality – that is, making others feel at home when they’re far from it – you need a workspace that mirrors the kind of atmosphere you want to create for your guests. For Helsinki-based hospitality group Berg & Ridge, it distinguishes itself from other brands by creating beautiful, unique environments for hospitality and recreation that foster overall well-being. The company tapped on architecture and interiors practice Fyra Design Agency to design a workplace reflecting that ethos and the results make us want to check in permanently.

The office is located in an art nouveau building, so Fyra prioritized designing the interiors to pay homage to the historic architecture. The studio integrated recycled furniture and textiles to be as eco-friendly as possible while also employing Finnish carpenters to create bespoke pieces. In an effort to embrace biophilia, potted ferns and trees are peppered through the space like a real home.

A curated selection of elegant fixtures illuminate the space, creating a soft warmth typically unfound in offices that implement fluorescent lighting. A long streamlined conference table for meetings and collaboration looks more like a cozy dining table when lit only by a minimalist table lamp.

Curtains cleverly conceal samples and other office materials while providing an undulating backdrop to minimize visual clutter.

Graphic cushions and lumbar pillows offer a casual seat for a change of environment.

The themes of wood furniture, paper pendants, and beige drapery are repeated in a smaller conference room.

Photos by Riikka Kantinkoski.

As the Senior Contributing Editor, Vy Yang is obsessed with discovering ways to live well + with intention through design. She’s probably sharing what she finds over on Instagram stories. You can also find her at vytranyang.com.

Port is a celebration of crystal in its purity and refractive nature. “Light highlights the true beauty of materiality,” says renowned Australian-based designer Tom Fereday. The lighting collection, created in a collaboration between Fereday and Australian heritage luxury light brand Rakumba, is a sculptural monolith carved from optically pure crystal glass in a material exploration.

Available in both round and stadium profiles, Port can be used as a wall sconce or a table lamp. As a sconce, its weighty presence brings elegance and impact wherever it goes. When put to use as a table lamp it becomes an object of fascination and the perfect piece for a desk or entryway. Highly architectural in form, Port’s appearance is enhanced by hand-finished brass or aluminum detailing that highlights the lighting’s contrasting textures and illumination.

Oh, and one more thing – Port is reversible. “Reversing the crystal form entirely changes the way the light is perceived, revealing Port’s unique dual character,” says Fereday. Users may do so easily by flipping the glass body over. One way it features a stepped, pyramid-like pattern, sandblasted to create a finely textured frosted effect; the other a pattern-free, pristine polish.

“Port is a perfect example of Rakumba’s engineering ethos, effortless complexity,” says Rakumba’s Head Of Design, Dan Treacy. The crystal was particularly challenging to perfect and the illumination effect needed to be flawless. The prismatic clarity of the glass demanded a lighting module of incredibly low profile to deliver a luxe, highly refined result.”

Tom Fereday Photo: Sean Fennessey

To learn more about Port lighting, visit rakumba.com.au.

Kelly Beall is Director of Branded Content at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based writer and designer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, from Fashion Plates to MoMA and far beyond. When not searching out the visual arts, she’s likely sharing her favorite finds with others. Kelly can also be found tracking down new music, teaching herself to play the ukulele, or on the couch with her three pets – Bebe, Rainey, and Remy. Find her @designcrush on social.

Diametric forces can come into play when deciding what sort of exercise equipment to welcome into the home. Gym equipment – large, awkwardly sized, and industrial – is rarely a net positive aesthetically. One versatile piece of strength and mobility equipment nearly anyone can add without sacrificing space or introducing an eyesore is the kettlebell, a weight attached to a handle designed for swinging, pressing, and other momentum-assisted movements. But just like any exercise program with a progressive range of improvements, one weight is almost never enough. That dilemma is addressed by the stylish and practical Lift stackable weights by designers Erika Avery and Stu Cole.

Adjustable weights are commonplace in the market now, most notably in the form of dumbbells sold by the likes of NÜOBELL, NordicTrack, and the granddaddy of them all, Powerblock (the brand used in my own garage gym). Brands like the aforementioned have expanded out into the realm of offering adjustable kettlebells. But while functional, nobody would describe their form as elegant, nor something ideally left out in the living room.

With the Lift, the designers have reached a laudable compromise between designing a legitimate piece of strength training equipment and finding a pleasing form. Comprising just nine separate parts, Lift uses a set of four solid cast iron stackable plate weights, allowing users to incrementally add or decrease loads from 11lbs to 44lbs.

If you’re not yet acquainted with the kettlebell, you might find its origin a fascinating detour in the history of sports equipment design. “[The] Kettlebell as we know it today, originated approximately 350 years ago… They were originally used as handled counterweights to weigh out dry goods on market scales.”

The load and handle is secured into place using a twist lock motion, making it simple to switch loads according to movement, whether practicing kettlebell swings, goblet squats, or other movements optimized for the handled design.

As anyone who lifts knows, weights can be loud during loading and unloading, and destructive if not properly handled. Lift’s cast iron core is thus covered with a durable 5mm robust rubber finish to keep the plates from clanging as they are stacked, while also protecting floors when setting them down.

The rubber finish is also a protective measure against the corrosion that can occur across a piece of metal caused by environmental humidity (not to mention any sweat introduced during challenging workouts).

Lift is currently only an exploratory concept, but the design seems more than ready for a manufacturer to adopt for consumer production, also noting the growing legions of home fitness practitioners already using Apple Fitness, the Peloton app, and other workout programs designed to introduce the kettlebell into the weekly routine.

Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

A decade ago the end of the home stereo seemed all but final. Streaming audio, mobile devices, and headphones as functional fashion unplugged most of us from the dedicated audio system, allowing us to listen to music anywhere and at any time. Then like any trend, a counter-movement emerged – vinyl began satiating a desire for the tactile and analog. Audio speakers from the likes of Devon Turnbull and his company OJAS became highly sought design objects as much as audio components. More recently, listening events have emerged as intimate social gatherings devoted to the ritual of music. Consider small San Francisco audio upstart Western Acoustics reflective of this emerging new generation of audiophiles collecting and coveting gear transcending mere sound.

First thing you’ll notice is the sculptural organic design of Western Acoustic speakers. Characterized by its custom horn-machined solid wood construction and customizable graphic grille, you’d be forgiven for imagining the speaker’s spherical wave horn as a plain bagel – albeit, one beautifully carved into a gently smooth shape paired with a Purifi USHINDI-series ultra-low distortion transducer 6.5” woofer.

With a catalog comprising just two models, both the brand’s Type 1 and Type 2 speakers are actively powered, meaning neither requires the aid of a separate amplifier for playback. Connect a turntable and you’re ready to spin.

At a 16.5″ h x 10.5″ w x 13.5″ d size, the speakers allow for a wide range of placement, whether it be across a surface or on stands. But don’t let the dimensions deceive you, as Western Acoustics has engineered a speaker system with a 350-watt (RMS) Hypex 123 DSP plate amp within each speaker, powerful enough to perform in both residential and retail environments.

Representative of its boutique nature, the speakers can be customized with an assortment of woods, finishes, and grille cloth options to complement whatever environment they’re intended to inhabit.

Specs include an operating range of 32Hz-18KHz and nominal impedance of 6 ohms.

Those seeking to add a pair of Type 2 active speakers will need to reach out here as each set is made to order. Just be ready to part with $4,000/pair.

Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

Outdoor living, it’s as flexible as it’s ever been and we love extending our creature comforts from the inside out. Cassina’s 2024 Outdoor Collection continues the brand’s quest to characterize outdoor spaces – from gardens to poolsides – with a variety of styles. Their latest offering combines innovative products and design classics to furnish your outdoor spaces with pieces by designers Antonio Citterio, Rodolfo Dordoni, Piero Lissoni, Patricia Urquiola, Gerrit T. Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand.

Cassina’s Outdoor Collection has been specifically designed for open-air use, making certain that durability, aesthetics, and daily life are prioritized by the series. Drawing inspiration from the Mediterranean landscapes, each piece hopes to create an interaction between human and nature through comfort, function, and versatility. The new textured fabrics and vibrant colors used throughout were inspired by the azure sea, shaded gardens, and the warmth of terracotta on an afternoon.

Antonio Citterio’s timeless Ecosoft design is welcomed outdoors as a complete system, comprising a two- and three-seater sofa and end element, a love-bed, an armchair, and a series of low tables. With visual and textural contrast to spare, what really shines is the weaving that reinterprets Citterio’s indoor pieces into furniture that feels at home outside with the bonus of circular design.

A metal frame supports a shell of hand-woven fiber that’s durable, resistant to scratches, heat, and UV rays, and easy to clean. It can then be completely disassembled at the end of the product’s life and recycled.

The Ecosoft system is rounded out with a series of low tables. Each features a solid Iroko wood slatted top to add warmth and ambiance.

Patricia Urquiola’s Trampoline Table and Trampoline Chair are playful, with rounded contours that are ready to fit in with a variety of outdoor settings.

The Trampoline Table features a modern architectural aesthetic, with a base that twists and turns in an interlocking of elements, supporting a rectangular or square tabletop. There’s a nice contrast in materials between the two elements, as the table’s base can be paired with a concrete top in the same color for a monochromatic look or with a marble top for a more dynamic look.

The Trampoline Chair’s shapes can be traced to Mediterranean landscapes. Its unique structure features two removable cushions for the seat and backrest made using soft padding that’s protected by water-repellent fabric, and made of recycled PET fiber wadding and polyurethane foam. The chair is available in two versions: the first with the backrest in hand-woven polypropylene and nylon cord, the second with an exposed metal structure.

Dutch architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld’s iconic Utrecht armchair, named after his hometown, goes outdoors with the new Utrecht XL Outdoor. The reinterpreted version is the same as the original, structurally and aesthetically speaking, with the XL version offering a larger seat.

Rietveld liked to rethink design with an eye toward wider distribution, with the original model giving shape to the neo-plastic movement. The Utrecht XL Outdoor is imbued with De Stijl movement references and a respect for the designer’s legacy.

The Utrecht XL Outdoor’s soft padding, in recycled PET wadding, is protected by a water-repellent canvas that covers the inner metal structure and the okoumè wood armrests to prevent moisture from permeating the armchair. It’s available in new textures and patterns, with an option of a Favignana fabric version.

With three different-sized bases, the Mex-Hi Outdoor modular sofa system bends to your needs. Designed by Piero Lissoni, the system also includes a larger three-seater sofa that can be used independently or paired with a daybed. A blend of new materials and finishes specifically chosen for exterior use highlight the seating’s ample forms.

The Mex-Hi Outdoor collection also includes three metal framed, free-standing side tables. Opt for an ivory glazed porcelain stoneware surface or slatted solid Iroko wood top to form a functional coffee table. In addition, you can also choose to place a cushion on top to transform it into an extra seat.

Rodolfo Dordoni has added three new products to his Sail Out, Lie Out outdoor collection, including a 66cm high table that embraces informal dining. It’s smaller than the original table in the collection, making it ideal for a terrace or poolside. It can be paired with small armchairs and poufs – also part of the Dine Out collection – to create a focal point. Its sculptural silhouette is emphasized by the available finishes: a single-material version in natural concrete, colorful variations in yellow-white or green-white terrazzo, or a natural teak top paired with the concrete base.

The stackable Lie Out sunbed welcomes you to relax for a spell with its three different angles of inclination. Solid teak slats accommodate a generously-sized mattress. And thanks to two back wheels, it can be easily moved toward what you’re seeking – sun or shade.

Adding to the collection further are the Sail Out poufs, available in two sizes with different diameters and heights. Easily moveable and combined into groups, each versatile pouf is framed by a ton-sur-ton or contrasting gros-grain piping that’s available in a range of colors.

A celebration of design itself, the 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, méridienne, Outdoor features outdoor versions of the models in the Le Corbusier®, Pierre Jeanneret®, Charlotte Perriand® Collection that have been developed aside the Fondation Le Corbusier, Pernette Perriand-Barsac, and the heirs of Pierre Jeanneret in respect of the original models.

The 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, méridienne, Outdoor aims to create atmospheres that celebrate design through these masterpieces. Each piece includes the logo and signature of the designers as well as its production number engraved on the metal structure, corresponding to its identity card.

To learn more about Cassina’s 2024 Outdoor Collection, visit  cassina.com.

Photography by Francesco Dolfo.

Kelly Beall is Director of Branded Content at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based writer and designer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, from Fashion Plates to MoMA and far beyond. When not searching out the visual arts, she’s likely sharing her favorite finds with others. Kelly can also be found tracking down new music, teaching herself to play the ukulele, or on the couch with her three pets – Bebe, Rainey, and Remy. Find her @designcrush on social.