Life in the open air, in contact with air, sun and vegetation. It is not a trend, but a human need. And design lends a hand in organizing the outdoor space

The first heat, the sun, the luxuriant blooms even on city avenues: here is spring 2023.

And living outside again: from large gardens to small terraces, domestic space becomes larger, it borders on the outdoors and takes the form of a new room in the house.

As? The trend says that for some years now the market has opened up and expanded, it has become sophisticated and, above all, designed.

Thanks to the technological innovations, which have allowed the grand entry of upholstered furniture into the outdoors, becoming an opportunity to create a new convivial and leisure space.

Thanks also to increasingly efficient materials and finishes, which make outdoor furniture practically eternal and low-maintenance.

But from a design point of view, that's not all: new raw materials are added, especially natural ones. And swimming pools finally arrive: affordable, manageable, adaptable to any space.

Natural mood: surfaces, materials, colors

Design, if done well, has the gift of intelligence and functionality.

Starting from the surfaces, which must be non-slip, resistant and weatherproof. But also very natural, because the 'outside' imitates the 'inside' but above all it is an environment in which well-being and contact with nature are fundamental.

Therefore ample space for surfaces that recall traditional Italian stones, such as the classic travertine. It offers a man-made version Atlas Concorde with Marvel Travertine, a collection designed to bring the fascinating shades of Roman stone back into homes.

With attention to natural colors and functional finishing.

No slipping: outdoor flooring

For those who love more material effects, there is Marvel X, which imitates a typical finish of natural stone obtained by brushing and creates a three-dimensional pattern on the surface.

Stone again, this time combined with concrete, from Ethimo. Bold is the collection of sculptural tables in an ivory shade that makes them the right complement to the mutability of gardens and patios.

An idea taken from the past, from the ever-present habit of furnishing open spaces with important pieces, which become part of the landscape as well as being a piece of furniture.

Classic or innovative materials. Or both in the same object

Focus on unusual combinations also for EMU, which together with Sebastian Herkner is launching Twins.

A design work with a double soul, declined in two different versions. The first takes up a classic outdoor material: teak.

In a sustainable version, however, FSC certified. A respectful solution to enjoy the sophisticated nuances of a noble and precious essence.

In the second version Twins is lightened, becomes contemporary: combined with aluminum in a productive virtuosity that testifies to EMU's expertise in the sector and the high degree of technological evolution in the manufacturing outdoors.

The swimming pool is no longer a luxury

And finally, the swimming pools. Once a metaphor for extreme luxury, in 2023 they will become cheaper thanks to the infinite possibility of customization in dimensions and materials and smart technologies that allow quick installations.

The point is no longer just to find coolness on summer days, but to have a complete sensory experience, which can also become a moment of fitness with the mechanism for swimming against the current.

Spatium offers them for every need: from indoors to outdoors, from residential to hospitality.

Waterfalls, hydromassage, solarium, cushions and wellness accessories, in a highly technological frame that uses certified materials, prevents erosion and guarantees the cleanliness of the water. And at the end of the season, everything is dismantled and put away for next summer.

The swimming pool is no longer a luxury

And finally, the swimming pools. Once a metaphor for extreme luxury, in 2023 they will become cheaper thanks to the infinite possibility of customization in dimensions and materials and smart technologies that allow quick installations.

The point is no longer just to find coolness on summer days, but to have a complete sensory experience, which can also become a moment of fitness with the mechanism for swimming against the current.

Spatium offers them for every need: from indoors to outdoors, from residential to hospitality.

Waterfalls, hydromassage, solarium, cushions and wellness accessories, in a highly technological frame that uses certified materials, prevents erosion and guarantees the cleanliness of the water. And at the end of the season, everything is dismantled and put away for next summer.