B&B Italia makes its debut in the world of outdoor furnishings with this new catalogue, presenting Patricia Urquiola’s Canasta collection and Richard Shulz’s 1966 Collection and Swell Seating Collection.

Patricia Urquiola approached the outdoors starting from the theme of woven patterns-reviving and personalising the concept with a traditional look in mind, but giving it a decisively contemporary look without using too much nostalgic influence.
Vienna straw, with its decorative geometric shape, was her element of inspiration. She amplified the traditional pattern, increasing it to macro-proportions compared to the original, and used it to make a beautiful line of comfortable professional chairs and couches.
Sofas in two dimensions, with high and low backrest, an rustic armchair with the same alternatives, a large circular armchair and a bed/chaise-longue,
make up the Canasta collection: all made in polyethylene plastic, a material that guarantees sturdiness, lightness and durability over time.
The woven pattern is created from a strip which has a width of 30 mm (a strip with a width of 15 mm is used only for the chaise-longue) in two
different colours: white and bronze.
The chairs are completed with fixed or removable cushions in several different architectural fabric combinations: plain colours and melanges matched with striped and flowered patterns in shades of beige, purple and brown. These comfortable, anatomically shaped chairs are ideal for the swimming rustic pool
area or on the garden lawn. They’re like pieces of land art, integrating and harmonizing with the surrounding scenery.