New products from Organic Lighting, Magnuson Group, Dero, Landscape Forms, and Playworld.
August 2016 Product Briefs: Landscape
These outdoor amenities offer a breath of fresh air.
Kaskad
Offering five shapes, three heights, and three colors, this family of powder-coated steel planters (mineral bronze hue, shown) can be used alone or together. Each features adjustable glides and removable internal plant liners; the 20 and 36-inch-high models also come with polybags into which sand or gravel can be added for additional stability.
LiniLED Marker Lights
Available in three round and two square sizes, these in-ground accent luminaires create diffused spots of illumination on walkways and streetscapes. Each flush-mounted fixture produces light in a choice of five hues (white, amber, and RGB) and five color temperatures (2400K to 6500K). Cast-polyurethane resin encapsulates the light engines, which use 1W to 3W of energy and can be interconnected to a single 24-volt driver.
Veloport
This storage shed with a galvanized-steel frame houses two bikes; each sits on its own interior tray and is secured to the door via U-lock, padlock, or a keyed option. Laser-cut ventilation holes modulate temperature within the structure and provide sight lines into its contents. The units, which are surface-mounted with wedge or Titen anchors, may be specified in over 250 TGIC powder-coated colors.
Strata Beam Bench
A twist on classic public seating, this bench features subtly faceted cast end pieces made of the manufacturer’s proprietary Meldstone ultra-high-performance concrete. Continuous spans of wood bridge the gap and slot into the seat ends. Pictured is the backed version of Beam with powder-coated end arms; backless, armless, center-arm, and four-arm models are also available.
PlayCubes
Designed in the 1960s by architect Richard Dattner, these colorful geometric elements have been updated for the times, now featuring varying planes, handholds, and recesses that encourage climbing and exploration. The rotomolded plastic cubes come in single models suited to kids ages 2 and up and four preset configurations for those 5 and older.
