My Urban Garden Deco Guide

European outdoor deco leaders,Sabz have put together a set of options that is fantastic for small or larger gifts. See below ... To order online ( Europe) : www.Sabz.fr

brasero Qrater de Dirk Wynants acier Corten diam 145xh25 cm 980€ TTC grilles et supports en option   Barbecue de Holbaek & Jensen acier inoxydable diam 59x80 cm 1199€ TTC au charbon 1490 € TTC à gaz couvercle dôme avec thermomètre intégré et housse de protection en option   nappe de pique-nique Tree Nap de Paula paysage toile polyester et métal 300x300cm 119 € TTC Illuminez l'extérieur Parsemez balcon, terrasse ou jardin de luminaires à poser Stones ou Lightcube. Illuminez la table avec Starled Light, une lampe autonome sur batterie. Si vous préférez la lueur des bougies, choisissez des photophores en jouant la géométrie avec Farol et Ouragan ou la douceur des lignes avec Bi-cero, Magma, Ouragan Organic et Lampe à huile. Avec la lampe solaire Daylight, le soleil est votre allié.   luminaire à poser Stones de Laudani & Romanelli polyéthylène 28x18xh15 cm - 244,50 € TTC 42x31xh22 cm - 254,50 € TTC   luminaire à poser Lightcube métacrylate et inox 40x40xh45 cm 476,50 € TTC existe aussi en version programmable avec coloris changeants, à brancher ou sur batterie.   luminaire sur batterie Starled Light de Meda & Rizzatto métacrylate h 31 cm à partir de 170,50 € TTC   photophore Farol de José A. Gandia aluminium et métacrylate 20x20xh20 cm (autres dimensions disponibles) 276 € TTC   photophore Bi-cero de Carlo Tinti verre pyrex et liège 17xh38 cm 131,50 € TTC   photophore Magma de Pernille Vea terre cuite émaillée h 20cm 39,95 € TTC   photophore Ouragan Organic de Pernille Vea terre cuite émaillée et verre 15,5x9xh7 cm 22,95 € TTC   Lampe à huile de Holbaek & Jensen faïence émaillée et inox diam 15x17 cm 47 € TTC   porte torche Torcia d'Adalberto Mestre inox 27x27xh170 cm 394,50 € TTC   photophore Ouragan de Pernille Vea inox et verre h13,60 cm cm 43,90 € TTC   luminaire solaire Daylight de Rebecca Potger polyéthylène diam 15,5xh34 cm 115 € TTC Des arbres bien utiles   Avec Alberto, étendre son linge devient tout un art et cesse d’être une corvée. Côté corvée, évitez le balayage des aiguilles du sapin de Noël en le remplaçant par Missed Tree, un arbre aussi symbolique que futuriste.   étendoir à linge Alberto de Fabrica polyéthylène et acier 96,50xh181 cm 631,50 € TTC la paire d'Alberto avec base à fixer (existe aussi en version autoportante)   contenant Missed Tree de Jean-Marie Massaud polyéthylène et acier h 159 cm - à partir de 1016,50 € TTC h 200 cm - à partir de 1196 € TTC Des assises sculpturales Suscitez l’étonnement avec ces assises aux formes sculpturales. Grâce à leur légèreté, déplacez-les de l’intérieur vers l’extérieur et vice-versa. Le tabouret haut Miura promène sa drôle de silhouette. Clover est un étonnant trèfle à quatre feuilles imaginé par Ron Arad. Voido, du même designer, joue des pleins et des vides. Laissez-vous séduire par Loop, une épure intemporelle.   tabouret Miura de Konstantin Grcic polypropylène 40x47xh78 cm 179 € TTC   chauffeuse Voido de Ron Arad polyéthylène 114x58xh61 cm 447,50 € TTC   fauteuil Loop de Willy Guhl fibrociment 79x54x61 cm 431 € TTC   fauteuil Clover de Ron Arad polyéthylène 66x54xh75,5 cm 441 € TTC Invitations à la paresse   Hossegor ou Saint-Martin, seul ou à deux, cédez à la paresse avec ces hamacs aux proportions généreuses.   hamac Oxygen Air Lounge inox et toile extensible mesh 410x135 cm 1895 € TTC   hamac Fatboy métal et toile polyester 280x140 cm 349 € TTC   hamac AM de Stefano Gallizioli inox et corde nylon ou toile de coton imperméabilisée 320x130xh120 cm à partir de 1629 €TTC Pour sportif amateur de design   Dévalez les pistes sur la luge Snowchair carrossée d’inox de Joe Velutto. luge Snowchair de Joe Velutto inox et corde nylon enduite de PVC 134x69xh72 cm 1136 € TTC Le design n’est pas réservé aux adultes ! Le mobilier pour enfants se veut ludique et flirte avec un univers onirique. Julian et Puppy deviendront vite d’indispensables compagnons. Oeni et Piedras trouveraient aisément leur place dans un conte pour enfants. Nello il mato et Junior, permettent aux plus jeunes de s’inventer un jardin nomade.   assise-jouet Puppy de Eero Aarnio polyéthylène petit : 42,5x26xh34,5 cm - 42 € TTC moyen : 56,5x34xh45 cm - 74 € TTC grand : 69,5x42xh55,5 cm – 98 € TTC   chaise jouet Julian de Javier Mariscal polyéthylène 49x36xh55 cm 70,50 € TTC   fauteuil, canapé et table basse Piedras de Javier Mariscal polyéthylène fauteuil 73x60xh47 cm - 167,50 € TTC canapé 117,5x60xh47 cm - 268 € TTC table basse 60x62xh25 cm - 124,50 € TTC   table basse et tabouret Oeni de Philippe Allaeys chêne ou mélèze table - diam 65xh30 cm - 297 € TTC tabouret - diam 40xh30 cm - 177 € TTC   jardinières Nello il Matto de Corrado Tibaldi polyéthylène 24,5x24,5xh24,5 cm - 66 € HT 24,5x49xh24,5 cm - 100,50 € HT 24,5x73xh24,5 cm - 122 € HT   pot à roulettes Junior de Konstantin Grcic polyéthylène diam 44xh34 cm 186,50 € TTC Autour de l'eau     Observez les caprices du temps avec le Pluviomètre d'’Holbaek & Jensen. Facétieux, Danny Venlet imagine Shower, une douche d’où l’eau surgit lorsqu’on monte dessus La douchette Saver s’adapte à tous types de bouteilles en plastique et les recycle en douche portative. Vos plantes herbes aromatiques ont-elles assez d’eau ? Les Pots à réserve d’eau en verre transparent permettent d'y veiller. L’eau, Air Plant s’en moque ; les plantes épiphytes auxquelles il sert de support captent l’humidité ambiante et ne nécessitent aucun arrosage.   Pluviomètre de Holbaek & Jensen verre, caoutchouc et inox h 117 cm 75 € TTC   douche Shower de Danny Venlet inox et plastique diam 78x11 cm 715 € TTC   douchette Saver de Joe Velluto plastique diam 10x10 cm 29 € TTC   support de plantes Air Plant de Marion Pierret inox et abs 16xh85 cm 29 € TTC   Pot à réserve d'eau de Holbaek & Jensen céramique et verre diam 11 cm - 30 € TTC diam 13 cm - 34,50 € TTC La nature entre dans la maison   Faites entrer la nature dans la maison avec 3 Vases et Plant Support imaginés par les 5.5 designers, Arbre, un centre de table, ou encore de façon symbolique avec le sticker plant patch de Marti Guixé. L’astucieux cache-pot Porte fleurs en béton intègre un support ajouré pour créer un mini mur végétalisé.   vase 3 vases de 5.5 designers choisissez un modèle de vase parmi les trois proposés et assemblez le vous même. multiplis de bouleau 45 € TTC   Plant Support de 5.5 designers à assembler vous même multiplis de bouleau 26x20xh50 39 € TTC   sticker Plant Patch de Marti Guixé vinyle 100x100 cm 53 € TTC   cache-pot Porte Fleurs de Debroize & Rouyer béton 15x15xh38 cm 59 € TTC   centre de table Arbre de matali Crasset à assembler vous même multiplis de bouleau 30x24xh30 cm 45 € TTC www.sabz.fr

The winner of the RED DOT award 2007 in the outdoor category was a carpet. Yes, a carpet by http://www.carpetsign.nl/
My guess is that it is the concept as well as the design that motivated the jury. In any event it is a great sign that designers are broadening the options for the outdoor deco addict.

You can also see other examples at http://www.sabz.fr/recherche_mobilier/type/tapis.html
or at Paola Lenti ( for great colors and matching furniture. A category star!)

About atlantique:'One of the tendencies of our current lifestyle is a shift in activities from indoors to outdoors. The Atlantique carpet has been developed for “outdoor cocooning” with a Mediterranean touch. The

material is water-repellent, UV-resistant and antibacterial. Made of synthetic fibre, a transparent coating surrounds the coloured core of each fibre string. The Atlantique outdoor carpet is available with both cut and uncut pile. The 30-mm cut reflects light and stimulates the sole of the foot. A sober-looking loop pile 16 mm long conveys a rolling impression underfoot. Owing to the softness and elasticity of both cut versions, the pile always reverts to its straight-up position. With these diverse properties, the carpet can be used in pool environments, on terraces, balconies and patios, as well as on boat decks, in wellness centres and professionally used indoor areas.

I am in a rush so I am posting the press release by Viteo itself : Design is the art of combining the functional with the aesthetic!

Thanks to their technical perfection, the VITEO>OUTDOORS loudspeakers by NACSound offer an incomparable audio experience, but are actually also beautiful design objects.

The hand finished loudspeaker ZEMI (design: Elizabeth Frolet & Francesco Pellisari) is made of glazed ceramic and responds to any amplifier, the model FREEWHEELER (design: Ron Arad & Francesco Pellisari), made of lacquered wood, is wireless, meaning that it can be positioned anywhere – and that with digital sound quality!

A while back I posted about the piece at the end of this post.

I stumbled upon a new piece by the same talented designer this morning . Though it is not an outdoor piece I find it stunning and wanted to share it! Remix chaise longue   is carved from laminated plastic, plywood, chipboard and fibreboard - some of which are reclaimed - using CNC machinery.

Previously I wrote:

More and more outdoor furniture is art- like. Just a single piece elevates an outdoor space into an art installation. And top of this new league one will find designs by Tasmanian born Brodie Neill who has been nominated for the Young Designer of the Year Award by Homes & Gardens/V&A, to be announced in March 2008.

E-Turn is the design they are considering.

This young talent is also being featured in the following book which is set to be published on Nov 25th in the UK - he will feature alongside some of the world's main design talents -  a synopsis of which is below.

'Not only an in-depth exploration of contemporary design practice, this book is also a rallying call for a more sustainable approach to product design of every type. Visually stunning and highly informative, "Design Now!" illustrates the latest work by 90 of the world's leading designers and design-led manufacturing companies, while also featuring in-their-own-words statements that give a unique insight into the nature of 3-dimensional design today. Additionally, the editors' introductory essay authoritatively outlines the main issues facing designers, manufacturers and consumers, and offers a perceptive vision for a better way forward that focuses on the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle."Design Now!" is an essential must-have for anyone interested in design and the road towards a greener future.Examples of selected designers and design-led companies featured include: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ecotricity, Naoto Fukasawa, Zaha Hadid, Intelligent Energy, Jonathan Ive (Apple Computer), LOT-EK, Ross Lovegrove, Marine Current Turbines, Jasper Morrison, Marc Newson, POC, Philips Design, Seymourpowell, and, Tokujin Yoshioka.

I was fortunate enough to attend the conference organised by UK's Society of Garden Designers.
Andrew Wilson chaired the session. In his very witty introduction,Wilson highlighted a point that I found very UGDG ish : the next generation loves outdoor spaces in a very different way to every previous one. Change in garden design is  still only at its early stages. Our vocabulary will be in need for a new term: should the new outdoor creations be tagged 'gardens' ?

Whilst the UK was a leading force in the development of what has become known as the transition from pure gardens to true outdoor rooms, the more radical options and designs are coming from new countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the US.

The conference high point for me was the presentation by V.Sitta of his work in Australia.

He is an icon of outdoor design and breaks so many conventions it would be arrogant to say more here except : Google him!

I was however left hungry after the observation was made: yes the notion of garden is changing. Yes already disruptive designers have appeared such as Sitta. Conceptual gardens and strong deco designs are taking precedence over planting issues as a badge of excellence.

Before I expand on this , for now I can say that obvious next steps may include

1-the rise of urban escapism ( designs that offer the sensations far away breaks offer: obvious things could include moonlight campfire experiences, the thrill of outdoor bathing not just in pools etc...)

2-the rapid rise of edible gardens both for self reliance and for personal gourmet cachet...

3- versatile multi target spaces:  the  outdoor space in a home is one single space but many potential users!.

Concealing technologies are on the rise and designs that include true versatility will see the space taking on different functions at different moments rather than having functional corners ' a la kids corner/ gourmet corner etc..).

A great example of this is the space designed i n NY by Giovannitti.

Soon more on deeper changes but for now: I recommend Wilson's books to get a good feel for the first transition phase of gardens. A great idea for your X mas gift list!