Between
Sky and Design

(Outdoors) Everything begins with an attitude. With an eye for space, light, and weather—and the belief that true luxury needs no explanation. For a long time, outdoor furniture was primarily functional, technical, occasionally decorative. Today, it speaks of a lifestyle where form meets feeling, materials meet atmosphere, and design meets sensuality. This season, three brands are setting the tone.

What unites them is a respect for the outdoors—not as a mere location, but as a stage for life. A space for rituals. For hearty breakfasts in the morning sun. For cozy reading hours at dusk. For balmy summer evenings that feel like a holiday in a time zone without time.

The new outdoor aesthetic avoids bright colors and flashy opulence. Instead, muted tones, tactile materials, and sculptural silhouettes dominate. It’s not about garden furniture, but about living spaces under the open sky. Summer 2025 won’t be told through décor, but through attitudes. And the most beautiful of them stand beneath the open sky.

Soho Home’s furniture feels as if it has always been there—quiet, effortless, stylish. It doesn’t talk about the outdoors—it lives it. What defines Soho Home is the transition: from indoors to out, from statement to stillness, from formal to relaxed. Their designs don’t aim to impress, but to invite—from conversation to aperitifs to a long, relaxed view of the evening sun.

A prime example: the Celia Lounger—a play of contrasts. Clean lines meet soft contours, structured geometry meets relaxed restraint. Inspired by the natural, subdued color palettes of Soho Farmhouse, the lounger appears in a calm cream-beige tone with a subtle pattern—a visual homage to rural serenity and urban sophistication. Pair it with the Dayton Sidetable in glazed ceramic and the Tuuci parasol with classic fringe trim—charming and weatherproof.

Belgian minimalism, sensually conceived—Tribù has become a quiet icon of understated elegance in outdoor spaces. The Amanu collection, designed by Yabu Pushelberg, is a manifesto of reduction: a dining table whose stone top seems to float, supported by delicate teak legs. Add chairs made of woven Canax to create a textile softness with the resilience of technical innovation.

Tribù doesn’t see outdoor as the opposite of interior design, but as its flowing, poetic continuation. The colors? Nature-inspired: sand, slate, muted moss green. The fabrics? As soft as cashmere, as durable as high-tech. The result? Spaces that don’t feel like summer homes, but like sanctuaries. Light, clear, and uncompromisingly beautiful.

For those who see the outdoors as a stage for grand gestures, RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) offers the perfect protagonists. The Stratia outdoor collection, designed by Belgian designer Mathias de Ferm, is sculptural, weighty, monumental—and almost meditative in its effect. Its signature is the gently curved barrel-shaped backrest, wrapped in handwoven, weather-resistant rope. The collection features fine, grooved details on a frame made of solid, sustainably sourced premium teak. RH plays with volume and horizon lines creating pieces that demand space—and return serenity.