Robust, sustainable and low maintenance. Piatto is built tough for outdoor dining in the public realm – made to stay outside all day, every day. Select from a Chair, Love Seat, Table, Coffee Table, Stool and Bar Stool (see below). Each piece is certified carbon neutral through Climate Active, and backed by vigorous testing to ensure safety, durability and serviceability for the lifetime of the product. This versatile collection features a variety of batten and solid top options and provision for freestanding and multiple fixing solutions, enabling site specific configuration. By supporting outdoor dining in the ‘third place’ – places to meet outside home and work – Piatto aspires to encourage communities to socialise and connect. Third Place Inspirations We invited leading Australian landscape architects to imagine an outdoor dining …
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Our 4th annual Jazz at The Mint was our biggest and best yet! Co-hosted with iGuzzini and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
AILA NSW led a foreshore walk on Gadigal land for visiting US and Interstate landscape architects, guests of Street Furniture Australia and our US partner Spruce & Gander.
David Martin says partnerships are the best way to ensure urban green infrastructure is prioritised - for housing, health and a changing climate.
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Linea Planters and Frame Planters are keeping plants healthy while reducing maintenance costs, thanks to wicking beds. Wicking beds by WaterUps save up to 80% of water when compared with traditional drip irrigation. According to WaterUps, watering is only necessary every two weeks in summer, decreasing to four weeks in autumn and six weeks in winter. Wollongong City Council first installed wicking beds in their planters in 2019. Before installation the Council’s gardeners were watering their plants two to three times a week. “Now, when it gets warm, we’re probably just doing it once a week, depending on what’s in there and how big the pot is,” says Wollongong Council horticulturist Peter Parsons. There are currently 240 planters across Wollongong CBD maintained by the council, with about 90% watered with …
