Link

The Link seating system presents a new opportunity for designers of outdoor spaces: to achieve the scalability, elegance and creative freedom of custom, one-off site furnishings with added value and simplicity of off-the-shelf solutions. Link’s uniquely adaptable design and modular components easily accommodate the constraints and nuances of any given site, both physically and aesthetically.

Created in collaboration with industrial designer Jess Sorel, STRATA is an innovative family of benches and tables that, for nearly a decade, has defined modern high-profile outdoor spaces. Born out of design and material exploration, innovation, and juxtaposition, STRATA has naturally grown and evolved—and continues to do so—over its celebrated lifetime.

With an ambitious aim to provide unique new value to both people and landscapes, Xtreme LA 2022 challenged participants to find creative, innovative ways to transform the underutilized I-80 bridge and surrounding areas into a restored native ecosystem, a wildlife crossing, an outdoor recreation destination, and a potential new national park.

What trend watchers call "the big secret" and "the next frontier" is actually a well-established phenomenon that has been understood for as long as we've had indoor habitats.