Rossana Orlandi

Rossana Orlandi at the
2014 Milan Furniture Fair

What would iconic furniture designs look like reimagined with Sunbrella^® fabrics? With more than 20 years of expertise as a yarn consultant, renowned gallery owner and designer Rossana Orlandi was the perfect partner to explore this idea. Orlandi asked her favorite designers to create exterior versions of their interior concepts using Sunbrella® fabrics. The result was an unconventional collection of outdoor furniture that transformed her Spazio Rossana Orlandi gallery in Milan, Italy during the 2014 Milan Furniture Fair.

Gallery

Contemporary sofa by Nacho Carbonell featuring pastel colors of Sunbrella fabrics

Cushions made using beige Sunbrella fabrics are folded and tied with rope

Bright side tables designed by Atelier Lavit stacked in the Rosana Orlandi gallery

A chair featuring white Sunbrella fabrics with metal body

A chair with grey Sunbrella fabrics and a white metal body

Two vases made using Sunbrella fabrics with paint detailing on the inside rim

Pouffs shaped as animals made using Sunbrella fabrics

Blue, Yellow, and Green colored side tables designed by Atelier Lavit

Side tables by Atelier Lavit in red and white colors

Side table by Atelier Lavit in black and navy in the Rosana Orlandi gallery

Showcases

Uncovering new possibilities in design with the durability of Sunbrella fabrics, the pieces in the exhibition showcased the beauty of Sunbrella fabrics in spectacular fashion.

Nacho Carbonell

Carbonell’s first collection included a series of concrete animal forms. Here, reinterpreted as poufs made using Sunbrella fabrics.

BCXSY

These two designers wanted to reproduce the comfort and appeal of a Chesterfield for outdoor use, while resolving the problem of surface water retention. The result is simple, contemporary, fun and adapted to a very wide range of environments.

Atelier Lavit

Based on a concept developed in 2011, the Contrast Combinations side table is inspired by clamps used in boat construction in the region. The ingenious but simple system has been transformed into functional furniture in which the construction creates the final form.