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Product Focus: Landscape
Vertigo Tree Grate
Referring to the dizzying sensation and the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name, Vertigo tree grates from Ironsmith feature a concentric square motif that torques as it radiates outward. Made of cast iron or aluminum, the grate comes in sizes ranging from 48“-to-60” square, with tree openings starting at 14“ square. Ironsmith also offers the design in a drain-grate version.
Scoop Planters
Created by Denmark-based Julie Storm of Storm Design, Scoop is a tapered, large-scale planter composed of 6-mm-thick roto-molded polyethylene. Its two parts include a donut-shaped top and a base with an integrated reservoir for self-watering. Usable indoors or out, the container measures 38” in diameter x 25“ high, can be secured to the ground, and comes in red, lime, or orange.
Woodays Porcelain Tile
Tagina's Woodays porcelain tile offers high performance for both interior and exterior use, and mimics the look of wood grain–including oak, chestnut, and larch–making it an ideal alternative for terrace cladding. The 20-mm-thick tiles have a ribbed surface that creates visual interest and provides slip resistance, and can be laid onto gravel, sand, grass, or a paving system without any adhesives.
Ara Bench
Slatted park benches take on a whole new look in the Ara outdoor series, designed by Cabanes for Jane Hamley Wells. Site designers can mix and match curved and straight segments to create serpentine or simple compositions–each spanning 77” to 80“ in length–with or without backrests. The benches are composed of galvanized steel frames and polyethylene or tropical-wood slats in cobalt blue, fir green, anthracite, black, beige, bronze, pewter, silver, white, ruby red, or stone gray.
The Cube Outdoor Fireplace
At once simple and sculptural, the pure geometric form of the Cube, from Spark Modern Fires, offers an ideal fire pit for minimalist outdoor settings–or serves as a secondary table surface when not in use. Its stainless-steel body, also specifiable in red, measures 34½” cubed with the lid on (28½“ high with the lid removed), and the fire component uses natural or propane gas.
Romeo & Juliet Bench
Romeo & Juliet from Janus et Cie is a perfect pairing that combines a slatted linear bench with two integrated planters doubling as a base. The result is a relaxing spot to perch amidst greenery even within a concrete plaza. The bench is constructed from galvanized steel and iroko wood, while the planters are composed of polyester and low-density polyethylene. Romeo & Juliet measures 10' 6“ long and can be ganged together to form longer continuous benches.
Helios Heated Lounge
Launched just this year, design and fabrication studio Galanter & Jones is already generating attention for its modern heated outdoor furniture. Its recent creation, Helios, is a gently curved lounge that comfortably seats four and is made of ¾”-thick cast stone on a powder-coated tubular steel base. It features an integrated variable control system for adjusting the temperature of its attached heating cables. Each lounge is made to order by hand and is available in a selection of five seat colors and four base ones.
Summit Bike rack
Its unornamented design makes Summit Bike Rack a functional piece that can meld with any outdoor or curbside setting. Formed of 1½“-diameter stainless-steel tubing, it features a framelike shape and wide stance that affords multiple locking points and easy access. Summit comes in a surface-mount format with a ¼”-thick stainless mounting plate concealed by a cast-aluminum base, as well as a base-free cast-in-place, in-ground version.
F3 by Fabio Novembre
Interior and industrial designer Fabio Novembre plays on curves found in mathematics to create his F3 (Form Follows Function) collection of outdoor furniture for Vondom. Three designs include a low table, lounge chair, and side chair, all of which can be aligned to create intriguing topographies and juxtapositions. The stackable, modular units are roto-molded polyethylene in 11 colors, including red, pistachio, pink, and white.
George Bollard Light
Belgian architectural lighting company Modular Lighting Instruments introduces George, a path, garden, or terrace light defined by a 23½”-tall cylindrical body that appears to be carved out at its center. Its LED or halogen light source is nestled within the top, resulting in a soft, indirect light that washes the central hollow. The interior is offered in off-white, yellow, turquoise blue, or red, within black, anthracite, or brown.
