Channel '80's Pool Vibes With This New Outdoor Collection

Nov 11, 2023

May 12, 2023

Words: Georgina McWhirter

Surf's up! For the multidisciplinary studio's first collab, Laun cofounders Rachel Bullock and Molly Purnell partnered with fellow Angeleno Chet Callahan of Chet Architecture, a firm that's no stranger to these pages. The result is Mondos, an outdoor furniture collection named for the beach where Callahan lives. A powder-coated aluminum sun lounge that channels 1980's pool furniture sports a retro vinyl-strap seat and an oversize wheel for easy maneuvering when chasing rays. With a curved backrest echoing the Mondo's Beach seawall, the groovy armchair also comes in loveseat and three-seat sofa versions (and check out the matching side table). The materials palette exudes surf culture: Think longboard-appropriate fiberglass and stretchy wetsuitlike neoprene upholstery in neon yellow and oceanic blue-green.

Products

Made entirely of recyclable materials, this hot tub by Goodland marks the first in a series of minimalist products centered around the natural world.

Projects

2021 Best of Year winner for Staircase. An adventurous spirit is nowhere more evident than in the monolithic, sculptural spiral staircase linking the second floor and the converted attic designed by Chet Architecture and…

Products

Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto of Milanese multidisciplinary studio Studiopepe join forces with French textile brand Élitis for Archiutopia, an outdoor fabric collection inspired by the radical architecture depi…

Products

Contemporary design brand Abner Henry collaborates with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on a collection inspired by the institution's artworks.

Products

A paper toy's familiar shape inspires seating that references the game's folding pyramidal forms courtesy of MUT Design in collaboration with Ames.

Products

The design of this clay-coated wallpaper explores moments where water meets earth in Eskayel's collaboration with pro surfer Kassia Meador.