It's all good: RODA

The best interior schemes combine complementary colours and textures to create truly bespoke spaces. Interior furnishings offer an almost unending range of materials and upholstery options that can be used to achieve this personalised style, yet the same variety of options has not always been available for outdoor furniture. With increasing numbers of people now investing in their gardens, terraces and patios, there is demand for the luxury of choice to extend outside.

In the early 2000s, Italian firm RODA pioneered the development of outdoor furniture that achieves the same levels of design sophistication and variety as pieces produced for indoor use. Now, its ongoing research into colours and materials has informed the Mix&Match project, which makes it easy for designers to choose from a coherent range of colour and finishing options.

The Mix&Match project comprises a rich palette of complementary hues that were carefully compiled under the artistic direction of Rodolfo Dordoni, Gordon Guillaumier and colour expert, Gabriella Zecca. Shades of blue, green, orange and earthy hues are applied across upholstery and details such as webbing, straps or cords to give RODA’s collections a fresh and contemporary look.

Some of the company’s latest designs epitomise how the Mix&Match concept can be used to alter the character of a product, for example by changing the colour of a chair’s frame or the material of a tabletop. New fabric designs are also available in a variety of colour variants and printed patterns to enhance the potential for personalisation, so there is now no need to compromise on bespoke style when developing innovative outdoor projects.

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