Bespoke furniture
A daybed or a sun lounger is the most relaxed outdoor furniture there is — a piece sized for lying down rather than sitting up, used by the pool, on the terrace, at the beach house. The form is older than most other outdoor furniture: classical Mediterranean villas had stone day-beds in their gardens, and the modern teak or aluminium lounger is a direct descendant.
The workshop builds daybeds and loungers for residential pool decks, hotel and resort installations, superyacht decks and high-end private gardens. The construction is the same outdoor engineering set out under outdoor seating, with the proportions scaled for full reclining use.
Most briefs fall within a handful of established forms.
The classic single lounger — a reclining chair with adjustable back, side arms (or armless), wheels at the foot, sized to the user. Teak, iroko or powder-coated aluminium frames; performance fabric cushions in single colours or solution-dyed stripes. Specified in pairs or sets of four or six for pool-side hospitality and residential pools.
Larger loungers sized for two people side by side, with or without a central armrest. Double daybeds give a generous lying surface and read as a piece of luxury beach-club furniture; specified into resort pool decks, large residential pools and beach-house terraces.
Daybeds with integrated shade — a fixed canopy or a four-poster frame with sides that hang as muslin curtains. Canopied daybeds give a private, shaded retreat by the pool or on the beach. Often specified for hotel beach clubs and high-end residential pools where uninterrupted privacy and shade are wanted.
Larger custom daybeds engineered for a specific pool deck, integrated into the architecture of the deck rather than placed on it. Built-in daybeds use the engineering of outdoor & terrace joinery, with cushions made in the upholstery workshop and laid in on installation.
A traditional French form — a reclining chair-cum-bench with no specific user position. Chaises are specified into more formal residential terraces and into garden and library terrace overlooks, where the form reads as a piece of garden furniture rather than as pool furniture.
Cushion fills use reticulated open-cell foam — the same drains-rather-than-soaks construction used across the outdoor catalogue, covered in detail on the foam in upholstery guide. Cushions are deeper on loungers than on dining seating because the user lies flat: 7–12 cm thick depending on the form.
Fabrics are solution-dyed acrylic or similar performance cloths rated for UV, abrasion and pool chemistry. Bright colours, simple stripes, and natural off-whites are the most-specified palette for residential and hospitality work. Covers are removable and zipped for cleaning; some clients specify a second set of covers for seasonal change.
Frames carry castors at one end for poolside repositioning. Standard sun loungers fold flat for winter storage; built-in daybeds remain in place year-round and are covered with bespoke fitted covers when not in use. Lead times run 10–14 weeks from approved drawings.
This page covers one piece-type in the outdoor catalogue. The broader range — outdoor seating, dining and low tables, daybeds and loungers, pool decks, hospitality terraces and superyacht decks — sits under outdoor furniture. Fixed outdoor joinery (planters, built-in benches, outdoor kitchens) is covered under outdoor & terrace joinery. The cushion engineering — reticulated drains-rather-than-soaks foam, performance fabric specification — sits under foam in upholstery and performance fabrics.
