RH Releases 2019 Outdoor Collection

March 19, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

The source book is a reflection of Chairman and CEO Gary Friedman’s continued quest to assemble the industry’s most forward-thinking designers and manufacturers to create exclusive new collections for the expanding RH platform.

“We are proud to introduce our latest Outdoor Source Book and the innovative designers highlighted throughout, who continue to challenge conventional wisdom, imagining a new and inspiring way to live.”

In a first-time collaboration with RH, globally-renowned designer Piet Boon (Amsterdam) debuts Bonaire, offering a commanding presence with its strong, architectural lines and generous proportions. Employing solid timbers of sustainably harvested teak, the collection extends indoor living to outdoor spaces with its refined design, comfort and modern sensibility.

Internationally acclaimed designer Mario Ruiz (Barcelona) unveils two lounge and dining collections, both paying homage to midcentury Scandinavian design. Built of solid teak, the Sebastian collection features sloped and sculpted arms in a juxtaposition of angles and curves. Mixing materials for added elegance, the Mesa collection pairs frames of teak with handwoven all-weather wicker. This collection is also offered in a frame of premium handcrafted aluminum with an all-weather wicker seat.

A staple in European Neoclassical garden furniture for centuries, latticework is reinterpreted in the Greystone collection by designer Ann Marie Vering (Los Angeles), where airy, gracefully curved frames lend a sense of lightness to enduring teak or aluminum construction.

Evoking a Louis XVI profile, Loire by Fred Doughty (Los Angeles) offers the beauty of teak in a handwoven diagonal lattice. Trousdale, a modern reimagining of 19^th-century French designs, is rendered in cast aluminum with a slender silhouette accented by stepped corners, sabot feet and traditional X-braces.

Among the season’s other highlights are Calais from architect and designer Marcel Opstal (Jakarta), which reimagines the simple, open box weave to create contemporary latticework hand-carved of solid teak; Bondi by Nicholas and Harrison Condos (Sydney), a contemporary chair and barstool collection where all-weather rope seating is juxtaposed with sleek aluminum or teak frames; Biarritz, handwoven of durable all-weather wicker in a round weave; and the recently introduced Olema Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Dallas-based designer David Sutherland – now available in aluminum.

This year also sees the introduction of two high-performance pillow collections – Perennials Framed by celebrated interior designer Kelly Hoppen (London), where bold, graphic appliqued statements in contrasting tones reflect her signature contemporary style and meticulous attention to detail; and Perennials Fresco by Ann Sutherland (Dallas), a design inspired by the weathered painterly medallions of centuries-old Italian frescoes paired with complementary stripes and solids.

New garden accents include the minimalist Claudel lanterns from designer Jonathan Browning (San Francisco), evoking modern architectural forms with beveled planes; the Tucci Ocean Master Classical Roman Valance Umbrella by Dougan Clarke (Miami), a design crafted with marine-grade materials to the standards of a luxury racing yacht, its auto-pulley lift system, stainless steel hardware and aluminum ribs ensuring a lifetime of durability and ease of use; and the sculptural Ojai Fire Table, a floating geometric statement piece rendered in high-performance reinforced concrete.