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Joie de vivre: FERMOB

Creating happiness through colour, comfort through form and lightness through function – this is what French outdoor brand Fermob is all about.

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Harriet Thorpe

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February 10, 2021 | 11:00 pm CUT

Escape to a city rooftop: The Luxembourg chair and stools paired with Rest’o aluminium tables. The Mooon! lamp, designed by Tristan Lohner and powered by Smart & Green, is featured in the background

Escape to a city rooftop: The Luxembourg chair and stools paired with Rest’o aluminium tables. The Mooon! lamp, designed by Tristan Lohner and powered by Smart & Green, is featured in the background

The French concept of Joie de Vivre is all about appreciating the vitality of being alive, and radiating it out to others. When designers practice Joie de Vivre, the resulting objects not only allow the user to focus on living life, but aim to enhance life too – bringing happiness through colour, comfort through shape, and ease through function.
This is central to the ethos of French outdoor furniture brand Fermob founded in 1890. After nearly a century of manufacturing iron gates and then garden furniture, it was bought by current CEO Bernard Reybier in 1989. From a metal workshop of 10 people, Bernard Reybier grew Fermob into a global brand of outdoor metal furniture, lighting, separators and, since 2013, when Vlaemynck was acquired, parasols.
Lounge chairs and bar stools from the Surprising series, tables in the front from the Cocotte series and in the back, Concorde

Lounge chairs and bar stools from the Surprising series, tables in the front from the Cocotte series and in the back, Concorde

Proudly designed in France alongside three French manufacturers, Fermob’s range now features 400 products across 60 collections available in an evolving palette of 24 colours. Constantly innovating with new technology, Fermob releases up to 30 new products and five new collections a year. Seeking the widest range of expertise, the fully integrated design office collaborates with 30 external designers from all over the world.
Lightweight for flexible socialising, the new stackable steel Lorette chair designed by Frédéric Sofia for Fermob, featured with other Lorette collection options

Lightweight for flexible socialising, the new stackable steel Lorette chair designed by Frédéric Sofia for Fermob, featured with other Lorette collection options

The meeting of Fermob’s history, evolution and trademark Joie de Vivre can be seen through the lens of the Luxembourg collection. With origins in the Jardin du Luxembourg of the 1920s, today it is ergonomic, stackable and durable – and still innovating. This year designer Frédéric Sofia added an armchair and lounge chair to the collection, while last year a stool and new high seats were introduced.
The Bellevie armchair and tables define space outside for spending time together

The Bellevie armchair and tables define space outside for spending time together

Injecting joy into outdoor spaces all over the world, Fermob’s success can be found in its union of colour and design. Each product adds a distinctive and uplifting identity to its place, while offering iconic, timeless and universal appeal.
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Project Gallery

Escape to a city rooftop: The Luxembourg chair and stools paired with Rest’o aluminium tables. The Mooon! lamp, designed by Tristan Lohner and powered by Smart & Green, is featured in the backgroundLounge chairs and bar stools from the Surprising series, tables in the front from the Cocotte series and in the back, ConcordeLightweight for flexible socialising, the new stackable steel Lorette chair designed by Frédéric Sofia for Fermob, featured with other Lorette collection optionsThe Bellevie armchair and tables define space outside for spending time together

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