
Yes, it may still be winter, technically, but with the thermostat predicted to hit 16 degrees in London on Wednesday, it's time to start thinking about reawakening your outdoor areas. Last season's furniture looking a bit worse for wear? Don't worry — sofa-in-a-box brand Swyft has just launched its first-ever outdoor furniture collection.
The good news? It's a collection that shirks the image of garden furniture as uncomfortable and less design-forward than the sort of furniture we have inside our houses. "Gardens, balconies, and terraces are no longer secondary spaces — they’re extensions of the home," says the brand's design director John O'Leary. "We’ve always focused on how people really live, and increasingly that includes entertaining, relaxing, and even working outdoors."