Outdoor Furniture
Weather-resistant bespoke furniture
Make Bespoke Studio produces bespoke outdoor furniture for private terraces, hotel pool decks, superyacht decks and public spaces. Primary structural materials are teak, Iroko, powder-coated aluminium, marine-grade stainless steel and PVD-coated stainless. All pieces are made to order and can be finished to coordinate with interior schemes for a consistent indoor-outdoor palette.
Timber pieces are built on solid teak or Iroko frames — both naturally durable and dimensionally stable in exposed conditions. Marine ply is used as a structural substrate where veneered surfaces are required outdoors; sealed with weatherproof varnish, it accepts the same veneer range available for interior casegoods, extending decorative options beyond plain timber.
For metal elements, powder-coated aluminium and steel provide colour consistency across RAL and NCS references, with finishes suited to high UV and moisture exposure. PVD-coated stainless steel adds further colour range — brass, black, champagne, graphite — while retaining the corrosion resistance of the base metal. Upholstered outdoor pieces use open-cell reticulated foam, which drains water through its structure and resists mould, covered in solution-dyed acrylic or other technical outdoor fabrics.
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Furniture that lives outside
Outdoor furniture fails in predictable ways — water gets in, UV bleaches, fixings corrode — so outdoor bespoke work is materials engineering as much as design. We build for covered terraces, open roof decks and poolside exposure, each a different severity of weather and a different specification.
- Outdoor seating – sofas, dining chairs and loungers on teak, iroko or powder-coated metal frames, with reticulated open-cell foam that drains rather than soaks and performance fabrics rated for UV and chlorine.
- Outdoor dining and low tables – slatted timber, stone and porcelain tops on marine-grade substructures.
- Fixed outdoor joinery – planters, benches, screens and outdoor kitchens, covered under outdoor & terrace joinery.
- Hospitality terraces – rooftop bars and pool decks where furniture is also operations equipment: stackable, coverable, replaceable-cushion designs specified with the operator.
Materials that survive
Timber outdoors means naturally durable species — teak, iroko, accoya — left to silver or oiled to hold colour. Metals are 316 stainless, powder-coated aluminium or bronze, chosen for the marine conditions of coastal projects. Stone and porcelain handle tabletops; rope and rattan-style weaves in modern polymer versions bring softness without the decay of natural cane. Fixings are always marine-grade — the cheapest component is the one that ruins the piece.
Indoor-outdoor schemes
The best outdoor furniture belongs to the same family as the interiors it adjoins. We produce terrace pieces alongside the indoor scheme — matched timbers, related upholstery, continuous detailing — so a garden room or rooftop reads as the house continuing, not a catalogue annex. Recent work includes the terrace at Julie’s in Holland Park, designed with Rosanna Bossom.
