Outdoor Contract Furniture. Designing Outdoor Spaces for Hospitality, Dining and Social Venues.

In recent years, outdoor spaces have become a key component of contract projects. Terraces, outdoor dining areas, rooftops, gardens and courtyards are no longer simple complementary areas they are genuine environments to be experienced, capable of extending the guest and customer experience.

For this reason, outdoor contract furniture calls for a design approach that can combine aesthetics, functionality and versatility, creating environments consistent with a venue's identity and suited to everyday use.

It is precisely from this vision that SpazioMILANI was born a project that expands the Milani universe by offering collections dedicated to contemporary hybrid spaces, where indoor and outdoor naturally interact.

SpazioMILANI, a new vision of outdoor furniture.

SpazioMILANI was born as a natural evolution of the Milani philosophy, with the goal of developing collections capable of interpreting the contemporary way of experiencing spaces.

More than a simple collection, it is a research and experimentation lab in which responsibility, sustainability and quality guide every project.

The idea is to move beyond the traditional boundaries of the office to furnish spaces dedicated to hospitality, food service, community venues and all those settings where people share time, experiences and relationships.

As Alberto Basaglia and Natalia Rota Nodari, Design Managers at SpazioMILANI, explain, the project was born from the desire to create not only new products, but also a space where skills, ideas and people can collaborate to build value.

Indoor and outdoor furniture for contemporary spaces.

The SpazioMILANI collection includes seating, tables, lamps and sofas designed to accompany the transformation of contemporary spaces.

The collection names Infinito, Castore, Titano, Lunapiena and Polluce evoke the celestial world, like satellites orbiting the Milani universe and expanding its possibilities.

All elements are designed to create coordinated systems that maintain aesthetic continuity between indoor and outdoor environments.

The use of recyclable metal and design geared towards disassembly also reflects an approach mindful of sustainability and long-term durability.

Designing the outdoors for the hospitality world.

Every outdoor space has different needs.

An outdoor dining area for a restaurant requires different solutions than a panoramic terrace, a rooftop, or a hotel lounge area.

For this reason, design always starts from the intended use of the space and how it will be experienced.

The goal is to create environments that can adapt to different times of day while maintaining a consistent design language.

The SpazioMILANI collections are applied across numerous settings:

• bars and cafés;
• restaurants and bistros;
• hotels and boutique hotels;
• resorts;
• hospitality spaces;
• community areas;
• terraces and rooftops;
• pergolas and outdoor dining areas.

Infinito, a versatile seating collection.

Infinito is the outdoor seating collection designed by Alberto Basaglia and Natalia Rota Nodari.

The name comes from the continuous line traced by the steel rod that characterises the entire product family.

The collection includes chairs with a sled base or four legs, armchairs and stools, customisable in finish and completable with soft cushions.

Visual lightness and versatility allow Infinito to be used in different settings, from a bistro's outdoor dining area to the lounge areas of hotels and hospitality spaces.

Castore, tables designed to accompany every configuration.

Castore was created as a natural complement to the Infinito seating.

Its distinctive element is the central base, made of a tapered radial arrangement of metal rods that supports round or square tops available in various sizes and three different heights.

The interplay of solids and voids visually lightens the structure and gives the setting personality, allowing configurations suited both to convivial spaces and to areas dedicated to breaks or informal meetings.

Titano, the modular sofa for indoor and outdoor spaces.

Among SpazioMILANI's offerings is also Titano, a modular sofa designed to naturally adapt to both indoor and outdoor settings.

Its slim metal frame holds a padded seat and backrest, while the distinctive olive-wood buttons that secure the cushion add a signature detail to the design, combining elegance and freshness.

Made up of a central module and a corner module, Titano can be freely configured to create different layouts, adapting to the needs of hospitality spaces, lounges and areas dedicated to socialising.

The design also fully reflects SpazioMILANI's philosophy in terms of sustainability: the sofa is designed to be easily disassembled, and its structure is engineered to optimise the use of metal, reducing production waste.

Lunapiena, light as an architectural element.

Lunapiena is much more than a lamp.

Even during the day, it becomes a decorative element capable of giving character to a space without being intrusive.

Its metal rod frame encloses an opaline sphere that diffuses a soft light, making it ideal for enhancing transitional spaces between indoors and outdoors, such as terraces, pergolas and entrances.

Polluce, flexible lighting for outdoor spaces.

Polluce completes the collection with a wireless lamp designed to accompany life in outdoor spaces.

The light body rotates around the central rod, allowing the beam to be directed according to need.

Switching the light on and off, and adjusting its intensity, is done via a touch system, offering a practical and flexible solution for tables, communal areas and hospitality spaces.

A Coordinated Collection for Contract Projects.

The value of SpazioMILANI lies in the ability to design complete environments using seating, tables, sofas and lighting systems that share the same aesthetic language.

Seating, tables and lighting interact with one another, helping to build harmonious, recognisable spaces consistent with a project's identity.

This design continuity makes it possible to furnish different areas of the same venue while maintaining a unified image, from the outdoor dining area to the rooftop, from the terrace to the lounge spaces.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What is outdoor contract furniture?
Outdoor contract furniture includes solutions designed for professional environments such as hotels, restaurants, bars and hospitality venues, where aesthetics, functionality and quality must coexist in everyday use.

2. What is SpazioMILANI?
SpazioMILANI is Milani's creative hub dedicated to designing collections for indoor and outdoor environments, conceived for hybrid, flexible and contemporary spaces.

3. Which environments can be furnished with the SpazioMILANI collection?
The SpazioMILANI collections are designed for bars, restaurants, hotels, rooftops, terraces, outdoor dining areas, pergolas, lounge areas, hospitality spaces and community venues.

4. Which products are part of the SpazioMILANI collection?
The collection includes the Infinito seating, the Castore tables, the Titano modular sofa, and the Lunapiena and Polluce lamps, designed to create coordinated environments.

5. Who designed the SpazioMILANI collection?
The collection is signed by Alberto Basaglia and Natalia Rota Nodari, Design Managers at SpazioMILANI.

6. Why choose a coordinated collection for an outdoor project?
Using products from the same collection makes it possible to maintain aesthetic and functional continuity across different areas, making it easier to design coherent spaces.

7. Can Infinito, Castore, Titano, Lunapiena and Polluce be used together?
Yes. The collections were designed to work together and create complete systems that include seating, tables, sofas and lighting.

8. What values guide SpazioMILANI's projects?
Every project stems from the combination of responsibility, sustainability and quality, with particular attention to design, material choices and the ability to disassemble the products.

9. Which sectors is the SpazioMILANI collection designed for?
The collections are ideal for the hospitality, food service and office worlds, and for all shared spaces where design, comfort and flexibility become essential elements.