My Urban Garden Deco Guide

Elitis, the high end fabric designers have launched a fabulous collection of outdoor velvets. Hera is treated to stand by pools and sea sides.

20 colors are available.

 

 

 

http://www.dedon.de/de/blogazine/posts/collection/dedon-week-in-milan.html

The above link will bring to the new 2011 collection by Dedon.

DEDON invited the Italian design scene for an exclusive preview of our novelties 2011 in their showroom and presented the brand new DEDON 2011 catalogue - inside, dozens of magnificent pictures that tell the story the fantastic, ongoing adventure, the Tour du Monde!
Please feel free to click through to the DEDON Blogazine ..

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Working with Itilian weavers, Dedon, a premium player in the outdoor market, has designed very sophisticated throw cushions to complement outdoor set ups.

Technology meets classic trades & we love it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

.... I am off to the Chelsea Flower Show.
I will keep you posted on my finds...
In the meantime an an image of an outdoor carpet by www.Freek.nl
The image is tiny but the look is great and their range of colors and sizes is huge!

Elitis is one of the best textile brands in the world. They have launched City Linen a true linen fabric dedicated to outdoor use . 32 colors are available including sharp trendy ones like acid yellow, plumb, indigo blue ...but also sophisticated grays.   

As the entire world is aware that a major issue facing the new president elect is adopting a little dog...I am taking the liberty of a little tongue in cheek post : dogs need homes of their own, specially in a hectic white house...

So here is a little gift idea by Magis:

It seems only right that man's best friend should get a house as sleek and modern as your own. This fabulously chic abode is perfect for pets under 40 lbs, keeping them comfortably off the ground and safely above the elements. Made of rotational-molded polyethylene and a stainless steel frame, complete with its own set of stairs, it is extremely durable and very easy to clean - there's even a small hole in the back for easy drainage. Appropriately enough, a brass plate above the door venerates your dog with the title he deserves: "amicus fidelis protectio fortis", that is, "faithful friend, strong protector".

 

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 Opus Incertum  is found at italian design lab www.casamania.it
Let your imagination decide how best use it: to partition, to store...

Official blurb is 'recipient of the design distinction award by ID Magazine, the opus incertum is made from expanded polypropylene and measures 39.4" x 13.8" x 39.4" and can be stacked.   can be used indoors or outdoors. 100% recyclable. sean yoo grew up in los angeles and is currently a partner in apt5 design in italy. their design firm has collaborated with firms such as frighetto and jongform.

 

If your latin is like mine , rather on the thin side ...a quick clip from Wikipedia:

Opus incertum was an ancient Roman construction technique, using irregular shaped and random placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff blocks inserted in a core of opus caementicium.

Initially it consisted of more careful placement of the coementa (rock fragments and small stones mixed with concrete), making the external surface as plain as possible. Later the external surface became further plain by reducing usage of concrete and choosing more regular small stones. When the use of concrete between stones is particularly reduced, it is defined opus (quasi) reticulatum.

Used from the beginning of the 2nd century BC until the mid-1st century BC, it was later largely superseded by opus reticulatum.

Award winning designer Susan Bradley brings us these new versions of her lovely laser cut outdoor 'wallpapers': a paisley in gold or green, and a Japanese motif.
'Outdoor Wallpaperâ„¢ is a unique award-winning product for outside spaces, bringing the indoors outdoors via cutting edge technology and innovative design. Outdoor Wallpaperâ„¢ reinterprets a familiar domestic item for outdoor spaces - use as a unique trellis, screening or simply a beautiful decorative feature, to create an immediate impact in any space. '

 

  
 

When it comes to pure contemporary designs be it furniture, lighting or planters, created just two years ago, Paris based Sabz offers an outstandingly consistent selection of all things outdoor . So even if you are not European based to order on line, check them out and see what the market has to offer and then track the item in your home market!

I love to see designs used and find browsing Amazon inspiring - even if just window shopping. Many best books now have a ' look inside' option!

If you browse designer clothes sites you will have noticed that a touch of quirky personalization is top trend. I think this is also true in home deco. I love this flower stand that will take all its style depending on the personal choices of flowers, or maybe branches or... other creative options.

 Icon of the Driade brand, this 160 cm metallic tree carries flowers henceforth is proposed in a very beautiful version in steel inox polite mirror. This new finishing excites the precious one drawing of this poetic signed object Kazuyo Sejima. Uses itself indoor or outdoor. Time for cheerful designs!