How to Choose Outdoor Furniture That Survives South Florida
By Elemento Living How to Choose Outdoor Furniture That Survives South Florida Choosing Outdoor Furniture That Survives the South Florida Climate South Florida is one of the most demanding environments in the world for outdoor furniture. Intense UV, high humidity, salt air near the coast, sudden tropical downpours, and the threat of hurricane force wind […]
How to Specify Outdoor Furniture for Luxury Clients
By Elemento Living How to Specify Outdoor Furniture for Luxury Clients A Designer’s Guide to Specifying Outdoor Furniture for Luxury Clients For interior designers, the outdoor space is both an opportunity and a risk. Clients increasingly expect their terraces, pool decks, and loggias to be designed with the same rigor as their interiors, yet outdoor […]
Designing the Year Round Outdoor Room in South Florida
By Elemento Living Designing the Year Round Outdoor Room in South Florida Designing the Year Round Outdoor Room in South Florida In most of the country, the outdoor room is a seasonal pleasure. In South Florida, it is a year round reality. The climate makes it possible to live outside in every month, which means […]
Luxury Outdoor Living in Naples and Collier County
By Elemento Living Luxury Outdoor Living in Naples and Collier County Outdoor Living in Naples and Collier County Naples lives outdoors. With some of the most beautiful weather on the Gulf Coast, a culture built around the water, and a luxury residential market that rivals anywhere in the country, the outdoor space is not a […]
Furniture and Shade as Part of the South Florida Landscape
By Elemento Living Furniture and Shade as Part of the South Florida Landscape Designing Outdoor Environments With Landscape Architects in South Florida South Florida is home to some of the most accomplished landscape architecture in the country. The region’s gardens, terraces, and grounds are shaped by practices working at an international level, and the result […]
When Fashion Checks In
By Elemento Living When Fashion Checks In From the boutique to the shoreline A fashion takeover used to mean a window display or a pop-up shop. This was something else. These were full outdoor environments, designed end to end, where every surface carried the house’s point of view. Jacquemus dressed the Riviera in its signature […]
The Designer Who Sees the Whole Room
By Elemento Living The Designer Who Sees the Whole Room A waterfront address that asks for restraint Sunset Island IV is one of Miami Beach’s most coveted addresses. Gated, waterfront, and quietly iconic, it is the kind of setting that does not need to announce itself. The custom estate sits on more than 23,000 square […]
What Every Architect Should Know Before Specifying Outdoor Furniture
By Elemento Living What Every Architect Should Know Before Specifying Outdoor Furniture The Specification Gap Architecture and interior design programs dedicate significant time to material specification for interiors: finishes, hardware, lighting, millwork. Outdoor furniture specification receives a fraction of that attention, if any at all. Yet the complexity of outdoor specification is arguably greater. Outdoor […]
What Every Architect Should Know Before Specifying Outdoor Furniture
The Specification Gap Architecture and interior design programs dedicate significant time to material specification for interiors: finishes, hardware, lighting, millwork. Outdoor furniture specification receives a fraction of that attention, if any at all. Yet the complexity of outdoor specification is arguably greater. Outdoor furniture must withstand environmental forces that interior pieces never face: UV degradation, […]
