{"id":551192,"date":"2026-07-15T15:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551192\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:54:14","slug":"the-design-barometer-for-july-whats-on-the-rise-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551192\/","title":{"rendered":"The Design Barometer for July \u2014 What’s on the Rise This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a hot, hot month so far, but rather obsessing on the temperature outside, let’s focus on what’s hot in design right now.<\/p>\n

The Zeitgeist Edit<\/a> is my monthly round-up of the stories and moments that have arrived in my inbox or captured the imagination of the wider design culture for July. This month, we’ve got new, spectacular openings, collaborations, sustainable innovations, and even a cool take on the biggest wellness trend right now.<\/p>\n

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So, let’s dive into the moments that are setting the tone for July.<\/p>\n

\u2191 Going Up \u2014 Modular Seats Outdoors<\/p>\n

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Saba’s newest campaign imagines its outdoor Oasi range in a beautiful public garden in southern Italy. <\/p>\n

(Image credit: Piorgiorgio Sorgetti for Saba)<\/p>\n

Sitting in your garden often comes with a side-effect \u2014 always a feeling of being perched, temporarily, rather than as ‘settled’ as you feel inside the house. That’s because generally garden furniture<\/a>, even if comfortable, isn’t designed the same way a deep, relaxing sofa for your living room is.<\/p>\n

Saba’s Oasi<\/a>, an outdoor furniture<\/a> range designed by Robin Rizzini and launched during the latest Milan Design Week, is one of those designs that changes the feeling of an outdoor space. Organic, modular, and like a proper sofa, it’s a design that changes the dynamic of your home’s exterior.<\/p>\n

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I also can’t help but love these photographs, captured by Piorgiorgio Sorgetti at Puglia’s Giardino Botanico La Cutura.<\/p>\n

\u2191 Going Up \u2014 Twists on Tradition<\/p>\n

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This classic Cassina Maralunga sofa takes on a new life in Liberty’s Shadow Stripe Weave fabric.<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Vinterior x Liberty)<\/p>\n

When you think of heritage fabric brands<\/a>, Liberty probably tops the list. But while it’s a brand that preserves its history, it’s also one not afraid of a little reinvention. Take, for example, its collaboration with Vinterior, which launched this month.<\/p>\n

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The curated edit of six one-of-a-kind furniture pieces<\/a>, sourced through Vinterior and reupholstered in fabrics selected by Liberty, brings these classic patterns to more unexpected (yet no less classic) furniture silhouettes, proving that 2026’s take on timelessness is about mixing eras fluently.<\/p>\n

\u2191 Going Up \u2014 Light and Sound<\/p>\n

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This limited edition collection in a deep burgundy sees a reissue of a Bauhaus era lamp designed by Christian Dell. <\/p>\n

(Image credit: Fritz Hansen)<\/p>\n

I love a collaboration that brings together two areas of design that don’t always co-exist. Our home’s relationship to sound and music is often pre-dictated by the sort of design tech brands prioritize (though, of course, there are lots of beautiful examples of designer-led tech collaborations, too).<\/p>\n

For Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design this year, furniture brand Fritz Hansen teamed up with Hi:Fi audio brand Technics for a collaboration highlighting two products, paired for their natural relationship between light and sound.<\/p>\n

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Together, Fritz Hansen’s KAISER idell\u2122 Luxus 6631-T and the Technics SL-40CB, finished in the same oxblood red color, set the ambience for a room.<\/p>\n

\u2191 Going Up \u2014 Unexpected Saunas <\/p>\n

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Image credit: Kaye Song. Design: Badweather<\/p>\n

Pop-up saunas are the wellness trend<\/a> of the moment \u2014 every up-market coastal town has them on its seafront, while Brighton even held its first ‘sauna festival’ in May this year. However, if the view from your window is more canals and waterways than it is pebble beaches, there’s a pop-up that’s arrived just for you.<\/p>\n

SOAK<\/a> is a traveling, off-grid bathhouse, finding a home in a 56-foot canal boat. With a sauna, cold plunge, and social space (saunas are the new pub, if you didn’t know), it’s a solar-powered retreat, designed by architecture studio badweather<\/a> as a series of connected sensory spaces.<\/p>\n

The boat is based in London, and moors at a different location every two weeks.<\/p>\n

\u2191 Going Up \u2014 RH Comes to Mayfair<\/p>\n

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Whether you’re shopping for a home, or looking for somewhere elegant to eat, RH London is a spectacle worth seeing. <\/p>\n

(Image credit: RH London)<\/p>\n

When RH opened its first outpost in England back in 2023, it was hard not to be impressed. The US brand took over historic Ayhno Park, bringing its modern, elegant style to the house in a way that somehow managed to feel equally respectful of the property’s legacy as much as a showcase of its own designs.<\/p>\n

However, for Londoners, it’s a bit of a trek out to the Cotswolds, and this month saw the opening of RH London<\/a>, the Gallery in Mayfair. Again, it’s taking a role in preserving an historic building \u2014 this time one of the last surviving Palladian mansions in London.<\/p>\n

Again, it’s a spectacle, especially if you’re looking to dine there. The glass birdcages by Anouska Hempel and the gold-leaf-ceilinged dining room<\/a> are particularly glitzy highlights.<\/p>\n

\u2193 Going Down \u2014 Unethical Color<\/p>\n

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These tiles are created using a process that’s half as energy intensive as traditional ceramic. <\/p>\n

(Image credit: Granby Workshop)<\/p>\n

Those brightly colored ceramic tiles<\/a> you’ve fallen in love with? Well, often they require the use of materials with questionable ethics. The likes of cobalt, cadmium, lead, and rare earth minerals each have supply chain issues related to health and sustainability, making them less suited to a truly sustainable home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, for this new, colorful tile collection, just launched by Liverpool-based Granby Workshop<\/a>, Dr Lewis Jones of Matter at Hand has worked with the ceramic makers to find an alternative approach, using more common metals.<\/p>\n

The hand-glazed collection also uses a process known as devitrification, which transforms glass waste into durable ceramic, with this soft, organic pattern on the surface. This sustainable material trend<\/a> uses half the energy of traditional ceramic firing, but results in tiles as strong as porcelain stoneware.<\/p>\n

\u2193 Going Down \u2014 Basic Outdoor Taps<\/p>\n

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These faucets can bring new functionality to outdoor spaces. <\/p>\n

(Image credit: Wodar)<\/p>\n

Any luxury garden these days, even in the UK, will have an outdoor kitchen, and many of the elements making up these al fresco cooking spaces have evolved to become ever more stylish and less outdoorsy in recent years.<\/p>\n

The outdoor kitchen tap is no exception, and while outdoor taps used to mean choosing a simple, basic garden spigot, the faucets of today are just as good-looking as the ones you find indoors, and just as feature-packed.<\/p>\n

Take Wodar’s Design+ Pro-Pull<\/a> boiling water tap<\/a> for example, which the brand recommends for outdoor use, and, with the right plumbing and electric setup, can be used to bring boiling, filtered, sparkling, and chilled water to outdoor kitchen spaces.<\/p>\n

We’re already halfway through July, and the summer (often considered a bit of a desert for cool design moments) feels alive with ideas this year.<\/p>\n

If you’ve missed any of them, then look to Livingetc’s ICYMI<\/a> feature, which chronicles the best new launches and finds for the previous month, and sign up to the Livingetc newsletter<\/a>, so you never miss a moment.<\/p>\n