Ready to heed your call to the wild? You might as well do so stylishly. Thanks to a handful of outdoor textiles — which use fibers that are tough enough to handle whatever the elements throw their way — it’s possible to bring the curated comfort of the great indoors outside.
This week, we’ve culled the market for the very best outdoor textiles to beautify your backyard. From al fresco fabrics to affix onto your patio furniture, to rugs and pillows to sprinkle throughout, you’re a few clicks away from beautifying your backyard.
Kit Kemp x Annie Selke Always Greener Indoor/Outdoor Decorative Pillow, Annie Selke.
Annie Selke
Textilier Annie Selke teamed up with Kit Kemp, co-owner and creative director of Firmdale Hotels, to create a striped polyester cushion that can be enjoyed indoors and outdoors.
Designtex Emblem Fabric, Designtex. Photo by Anne Deppe
Designtex
Material intelligence has been a key pillar of Designtex since the brand’s founding in 1962. Today? Emblem, a checkered grid woven with the brand’s durable polypropylene, says “checkmate.”
Maresca Textiles Pisa Fabric, Maresca Textiles.
Maresca Textiles
The Chicago-based brand uses acrylic yarns dyed with Sunbrella solution to create this block print. Translation? Upholstery that’s water- and fade-resistant as well as tough enough for high-trafficked spaces.
Arhaus Flora Performance Rug, Arhaus.
Arhaus
Looking for a formidable underfoot? Look to Arhaus’s Flora Rug, where a dainty repeat is offset by a durable, outdoor-friendly performance fabric.
The Vale London Icarus Fabric, The Vale London.
The Vale London
Part of The Vale London’s Maddox Collection, the geometric Icarus repeat is made with 100 percent Trevira CS, which is both UV- and flame-resistant.
Maharam Silva Fabric in Maidenhair, Maharam.
Maharam
For its psychedelic Silva pattern, Maharam uses a mix of solution-dyed acrylic and polyester to make this outdoor textile water-repellent.
Kirkby Design Pool Recycled Fabric, Kirkby Design. Available to the trade.
Kirkby Design
Available in six eye-catching colorways, Kirkby Design’s shape-shifting repeat features the company’s outdoor bouclé weave that’s made with recycled yarns produced from plastic bottles.
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