My Urban Garden Deco Guide

If you are daring then a clear winner for you  is a stripey colorful design by Freek.

These carpets work well indoors too and are available in a variety of sizes.

Freek up your life! is the brand's motto and they have a fun quirky site worth a visit...

 

 

Synthetic lawn was a style no no...But no longer. Ultra high end garden designers are using this in more and more creative ways.
And the industry has caught on.
The buzz now is on Black fake lawn.
www.ma-pelouse.com

  Young French designer Magali Bergon says LET IT GROW !

She has developed a paving which lets grass grow between the slabs but with help of 'chips' in each slab. You can organise the slabs as wished to create a personal pattern.

It is an interesting design  that promotes 'natural growth' as a value even in urban environment .

 ...A far cry from the decades gone by where tidy design was THE must.

Magali : more creative patterns soon?

Application are for private homes too.

Via Design Spotter

At first sight these concrete outdoor tiles seem pretty boring but they have twist : once the rain has made them yet of fake stone to patterned tiles.wet they becomepatterned.

The tiles branded Solid Poetry were created as a graduation project. More at www.frederikmolenschot.nl/

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.

Lila Das Gupta announces in her Telegraph Blog, that the latest trade figures show the love have affair with decking is officially over... Ouf!

So? What now? Tiles are a great alternative and it is sad that the deco press does not show much of the zillions of new options.

I will try to showcase some examples ...
Today's pick is bloomstone by http://www.demakersvan.com/