Those with a keen eye might already be familiar with design-forward labels like Grythyttan Stålmöbler or Munder Skiles, but these giants are now joined by a new generation of outdoor furniture companies with a similarly impressive product offering. All early adopters of the latest design trends, these brands have serious style credentials. Here are the ones to know in 2025...
Houe
Drawing from a rich heritage of Scandinavian design, Houe merges sleek, modern aesthetics with functionality, creating timeless outdoor furniture that is resilient against even the unforgiving British elements. The Danish design house was founded in 2007 by Henrik Pedersen and Jesper K and has furnished outdoor patios, terraces and gardens across Denmark and beyond. The ‘Eyelet’ tables (pictured, approx £127 each) exemplify its commitment to high-quality materials and organic forms, while the design’s contemporary water drainage system demonstrates innovation. houe.com
Them Outdoors
After years spent designing gardens and working with interior designers and architects on residential projects, Tabi Jackson Gee had grown tired of garden furniture often being an afterthought. She had the idea for Them Outdoors in the summer of 2023 and has sourced British creatives, artists and craftspeople via magazines, social media and galleries to create design-led garden furniture, sculpture and planters. So far, nearly 20 creatives including Lewis Kemmenoe and Tom Faulkner have created exclusive pieces for the brand, which also stocks pieces that are ideal for all conditions, but have not been marketed as outdoor furniture before, like Jaclyn Pappalardo’s metal ‘A Stool’ and Olivia Gonsalves’ ‘Nexus 2’ chairs (pictured, £2,170 for two). themoutdoors.co.uk
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Nth Degree Clerkenwell
This luxury homeware brand renowned for its design-led approach to outdoor living has opened its first physical showroom in the UK, just in time for summer. Situated in the heart of Hale, Manchester, the store showcases the brand’s signature made-to-last range of elegant, high-quality furniture. Make a beeline for its famous ‘N2’ (left, £1,925 as shown), a lounge and dining collection handcrafted from teak, with intricate herringbone rope detailing (if you haven’t heard yet, rope has fast replaced rattan as the woven outdoor style du jour) and foam cushions upholstered in an acrylic fabric. nthdegree.co.uk
Grythyttan Stålmöbler
Grythyttan, a town in the heart of Sweden, and the steel furniture company Grythyttan Stålmöbler are intrinsically linked. For generations, its craftspeople have been shaping steel from locally mined iron into stackable furniture for the brand. It’s all about tradition, which is why this company’s classic designs haven’t changed since 1930, when the family manufactured its first product, the ‘A2’ chair (below, from £420). According to Bo Hellberg, chief marketing officer at Grythyttan Stålmöbler, for Swedes, the ‘A2’ ‘is synonymous with long Scandinavian summer evenings and carries a lot of tradition and memories’. Meanwhile, newer collections such as ‘High Tech’ come in a range of colourways and are designed to appeal to consumers with smaller spaces, terraces and balconies. grythyttanstalmobler.com
Munder Skiles
This London showroom on Pimlico Road is a one-stop shop for all your heirloom garden-furniture needs. Founded in the early 1990s by John Danzeran, an avid collector of garden furniture, it now offers 150 products that span a variety of sizes, materials, textures and patterns. Each reinterprets historical designs found in vintage drawings and antique books, even the bones of old benches, into modern treasures, so everything has a story. For example, the ‘Almodington’ (right, from £7,626) was inspired by America’s oldest known garden bench. The team saw it in a 1930s book, hunted the original down and restored it. munder-skiles.com
Wunder
This young Belgian brand believes that its fresh, locally crafted and durable furniture will put a smile on your face. All curving lines, simple materials and playful branding, we can’t help but agree. It first burst onto the scene with ‘The Table’ (pictured, from £4,154), a timeless picnic bench in colourful powder-coated steel that comes in three sizes and seats up to 12 people. From this table to its unique ring fire pit, the products are engineered to bring people together outside and are designed in-house, with all metalwork, woodworking and painting done by local partners – it’s a sustainable option with serious style credentials. wunder.be
Fast
Italian company Fast (Fusioni Artistiche Soluzioni Tecniche) was founded by the Levrangi family in 1995 with a mission to explore the potential of aluminium for outdoor living. Fast forward to today and there are a staggering 72,000 possible combinations of colours, finishes and materials in its product offering. Aluminium is still at the core of the business, and Fast makes everything in Valle Sabbia, a region with a metalworking tradition, under a short and transparent supply chain. Last year, its ‘Naca’ tables by Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces were an instant hit, prompting the introduction of the ‘Naca Low’ tables in 2025 (above, price on application). fastspa.com
Diabla
Bold, playful and sitting just on the right side of unconventional, Diabla is a Spanish outdoor furniture company making a splash internationally. The quirky brand’s business model involves partnering with hot new design talent – it has already collaborated with the likes of British industrial designer Samuel Wilkinson on the dining chair ‘Tuba’ and Spanish duo Mut Design on ‘Grill’, a table and chair collection inspired by iron barbecue grills. It prides itself on making versatile products that can be used indoors and outdoors. The ‘Costuras XL Twin Base’ pouf by Teresa Sapey (above, from approx £780) is typical of the brand’s playful style, with its seams influenced by the look of a baseball. diablaoutdoor.com
