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february 07, 2019 - Gan

The new garden layers elements


First, there were rugs, cushions and mattresses that could be combined together. Now, GARDEN LAYERS grows with two new elements that contribute to increasing the comfort and functionality of the collection: Indian beds and side tables.

GARDEN LAYERS, GAN‘s first outdoor collection, was inspired by the ancient custom of Mughal Indians of reclining on carpets and cushions in their gardens and terraces, a practice itself drawn from the Persian culture. Patricia Urquiola wanted to take this rich oriental legacy to the realm of contemporary #design, creating a completely innovative space that invites the user to relax outdoors and uses the latest generation of outdoor materials and updated aesthetic codes.

The collection, presented at Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2017, won the prestigious NYCxDESIGN award for the Outdoor category that very same year, and now continues to grow. Two additional elements extend GARDEN LAYERS to create an even more comfortable and practical space: an Indian bed and a side table. The bed, which is available in single or double formats, complements the existing rugs, mattresses and cushions. The auxiliary tables improve the functionality of the col-lection and create multipurpose surfaces. They are produced in square (60x60 cm / 24”x24” and 90x90 cm / 36”x 36”).

The beds feature a powder-coated aluminum frame and are available in three color combinations: Terracotta frame with Gofre Terracotta or Tartan Terracotta cover, Gray frame with Gofre Blue or Tartan Blue cover, and Green frame with Gofre Green or Tartan Green cover. The tables, also made of powder- coated aluminum, are available in Terracotta, Gray and Green.

LIVING THE OUTDOORS WITH INDOOR COMFORT

“I think we are demonstrating that outdoor spaces are a very large and unexplored workspace“, summarizes Patricia Urquiola, designer of Garden Layers. This is an adventure that began with the desire of #gan and Urquiola to translate #gan designs into outdoor products. The goal is to create outdoor spaces that are warm, comfortable and of superb quality, which facilitates the same tran- quility we can find in cozy interiors. The collection seeks comfort in our physical relationship with the object, and calm in terms of practicality: before Garden Layers, we would have cushions we could take outside and then return them to keep them away from the elements; now we have a collection specially designed to always live outside.

Patricia Urquiola was inspired by the fabrics, colors and Mughal artisanal techniques, but adds in- novative materials that improve their resistance and comfort. Garden Layers is the beginning of a journey that drinks from the East and the West, of craftsmanship and technological innovation, to find the best solution. A new family of beds and tables has been added to the initial collection, but who knows what the next step will be? Garden Layers is, in this way, an open collection that ques-tions our relationship with the exterior, nourished by different cultures, and that uses traditions to bring those influences back to the present.