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We Love This
We Love This In Scandinavia, May is an unpredictable month. Some years the mercury soars, slapping barely-out-of-hibernation foreheads with unexpected sunburn; others, it’s a pallid continuation of April showers. Usually, it’s a little bit of both. Either way, garden hangouts are on the cards, so the time is now to invigorate your back yard, patio or balcony, with these six outdoor design gems. By Lena Hunter
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Press photos Each of ferm LIVING’s rugs in the durable Way series started life as 48 plastic drinking bottles, before being hand-woven in a small Northern-Indian town, known colloquially as ‘carpet city’ for its rich heritage of weaving culture. The Way Mat twists timelessness with its two-tone flat-weave detail and asymmetrical fringe trim, while this dreamy ‘sugar kelp’ colour keeps the look natural, complementing any patio décor and garden door. Way Mat in sugar kelp by ferm LIVING, €55 www.fermliving.com
Danish ceramic label Bergs Potter was founded in the wake of WWII by young Copenhagener Victor Berg, who inherited a small pottery studio in 1942 in the middle of Nørrebro – a neighbourhood recently voted ‘the world’s coolest’ by TimeOut. Today, Bergs is still family-run out of the Danish capital, while its beautiful clay garden wares are made by terracotta artisans in Tuscany. The Daisy planter, with its exaggerated flared lip, is inspired by Denmark’s national flower, the Marguerite daisy, and is available in both standing and wall-hanging form. Daisy Garden Planter in rose pink by Bergs Potter, €42 www.bergspotter.com
Danish design atelier &Tradition has relaunched The Flowerpot, a sleek table lamp originally designed by Verner Panton. Now in miniature size, USB-chargeable, dimmable and available in a candy-shop range of contemporary colours, the little lamp is ideal for bringing outside as dusk falls on your backyard hangout. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, Panton’s psychedelic patterns and futuristic forms in furniture, lighting, wallpaper and posters earned him a reputation as a visionary. When it was designed in 1968, The Flowerpot lamp was a symbolic nod to the peace movement. Today, the cult homeware is no less synonymous with modernity. Verner Panton Flowerpot Lamp in light blue by &Tradition, €192 www.andtradition.com
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Issue 142
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May 2022
