Break out: the Mesh collection from Platek

Designers of both residential and contract spaces are turning to new products to better utilise space in outdoor environments. Using the latest technology – including retractable and natural canopies, sophisticated outdoor heating and advanced artificial flora – designers can turn patios into parlours and decks into dining rooms. While outdoor spaces in the office and hospitality sectors, previously patronised only in the summer months, can provide year-round warmth and comfort. Glacial exterior ‘break’ areas and overlooked outdoor seating, quarantined with an infectious cold, are consigned to the past.

The Mesh collection of decorative lighting from outdoor specialists, Platek, provides the perfect lighting solution for this new category of living space.

Constructed from turned aluminium, painted and resistant against water, weather and corrosion, Mesh is a contemporary reimagining of the classic bedside lamp, transformed for a life outdoors. Along with table, floor, wall and pendant options, there is also a Limited Edition Mesh table range, including four distinct personified versions of the light, with a variety of colourways, materials and matching personalities.

Designer of the Mesh collection, Marco Acerbis, introduced the lights at Light + Building 2018 as ‘dedicated to contract installations which require decisive and very visible products for outdoor seating areas under the stars.’ Mesh’s weather-resistant credentials make it a celebration of both light and design for outdoor living or dining spaces – either contract or residential.

Rather than hiding the lighting structures away, interior designers can turn them into an integral part of a sophisticated mise-en-scène.

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