Trends in Outdoor Design

Whether it’s a move away from safe neutrals or a desire to come out strong after a long winter indoors, bold colour is a big hitter for the coming summer.

In the world of textiles, it is always exciting to witness colour confidence cutting through the market. As evidenced by the fresh takes in our indoor and outdoor offering, you don’t even need pattern when you can layer strong, contrasting or complementary shades for a vivid, uplifting effect.

Stripes never go out in textile design, especially for outdoor. They offer that lovely, rhythmic, grounding element to a scheme that can sit comfortably with a mix of plains, textures, and small or large-scale patterns.

Now available in an array of brave, interesting shades beyond the classic navy and white combo, there’s the opportunity to mix scales and layer stripes together for bold results and a clean, modern aesthetic that doesn’t skimp on fun.

Boho inspiration is now a design staple celebrating tactile surfaces, chunky weaves, and traditional patterns inspired by travel and history – adding a sense of timelessness and easy elegance to a space.

Injecting some boho flavour into your outdoor space can create the feeling of a retreat. This is both a chance to bring the feeling of faraway spaces and places home, and an opportunity to layer patterns together and move away from structured, considered design into a looser, more laid-back sensibility.

Lastly, there is always a place for timeless neutrals in any space. Approach them through a modern lens – seek out interesting textures and weaves to add depth, complement textures with varying dilutions of tone, or allow this gentle canvas to provide a background for accent cushions in bright tropical prints, strong stripes, or joyful geometrics.

Neutral textiles are a simple way to amplify your outdoor room, underpinning interest and vibrancy with an elegant base that can be redressed in myriad ways.