Creating Perfect Bespoke Outdoor Street Furniture And The Environment
The elements bringing together Bespoke outdoor street furniture and the environment are functionality, visual appeal and sustainability. The materials chosen should fit the purpose and become a major component of the design and forms and colors can do so much to enhance our open spaces.
Strength and durability are very important considerations for fittings in public spaces. Fittings should be long lasting and enhance safety but at the same time they can also make our surroundings more attractive.
Nature can be reflected in the things we create or we can create them to compliment their surroundings. The use of natural materials creates this sense of harmony easily. Wood has a warmth which appeals to everyone and can be beautiful even in the most basic and linear shapes. Granite can form the most perfect geometric shapes or it can be given a roughened texture for a unique natural appeal.
Sometimes design can be used to bring out the best of nature such as ground covers which are not visible but enhance greenery by preventing grass erosion and allow for the shaping of steep banks that are essential to the way we shape our surroundings.
The visual elements can even be at their most simple to create the best visual effect and linear repletion is often the design feature in simple fittings such as fences or bollards. The visual aspect can also be functional and bollards should be highly noticeable to be effective. Granite can be used to create perfect geometrical shapes that enhance modern and classical designs. It can also be left rough and heavy to bring out the natural feeling of stone.
Benches are useful in any public space but they can also do a lot to define the look of an area, especially when combined with interesting planters and waste bins. Clean lines and the use of materials such as stainless steel can compliment the most modern surrounding or an old world feel can be created using traditional materials such as wood and cast iron.
A solid build is important for public safety and durability and the finish can extend the life of the products and make the best use of color. Mild steel can be very long lasting if it is powder coated and stains and varnishes can bring out the natural beauty of woods but also help them resist the elements.
Using recycled materials has obvious benefits but these can be more than just the obvious because plastic can last far longer in coastal areas where they corrosive air would eat through steel. Whatever you are looking for can be exactly matched with Bespoke outdoor street furniture and the environment will benefit in many ways.
