Outdoor Furniture Trends 2025
Redefining Style and Comfort in Outdoor Spaces
As the new year unfolds, it’s time to reimagine outdoor spaces with the latest trends in furniture design. In 2025, the spotlight is on creativity, comfort, and versatility, pushing the boundaries of what outdoor areas can offer. Whether it’s reimagining the deck of a cruise liner, designing an oceanside retreat, or enhancing a rooftop terrace, these trends will inspire you to make the most of the outdoors.
Bold Colour Choices
This year, colour takes centre stage in outdoor design. Vibrant hues and subtle shades alike are being used to inject life and personality into outdoor spaces. From lively outdoor bar areas to elegant rooftop dining spaces, the strategic use of colour can transform a venue, enhancing ambience and leaving a lasting impression on guests.
In 2024 Akula proudly launched game-changing palettes of Lavender, Terracotta, Olive, Marine Blue and Stone across a range of dining armchairs, sofas, sun loungers and tables. Mix and match shades, finishes, and configurations to create pieces perfectly tailored to your project.
Explore our latest collections and new colourways here.
Indoor Outdoor
Comfort is key when creating exceptional hospitality spaces, and soft seating is redefining outdoor venues. Think plush cushions, ergonomic designs, and fabrics that combine durability with a welcoming appeal. This trend bridges the gap between indoor elegance and outdoor functionality, bringing the cosy sophistication of indoor design to open-air lounges, terraces, and poolside areas. Akula’s new Echo collection exemplifies this perfectly. This luxurious yet resilient collection offers the refined look of silk fabric while its robust structure withstands both sun and rain, ensuring enduring beauty and comfort in any commercial setting.
View the Echo collection.
Casual & Comfortable Dining
Today’s outdoor dining spaces prioritise comfort without compromising on functionality or durability. Lounge-inspired dining furniture invites guests to stay longer, creating a serene yet sociable environment. This trend is particularly impactful in hospitality and commercial settings, where the fusion of casual elegance and practicality enhances the overall experience.
Whilst guests enjoy the comfort and style of Akula’s dining pieces, each product is manufactured with marine-grade materials, ensuring durability and longevity in even the most demanding environments.
View Akula Dining Chairs
Intricate Rope Weaving
The art of intricate rope weaving has become a defining feature in outdoor furniture for hospitality, commercial, and cruise environments. This technique blends artistry with functionality, delivering a refined, handcrafted appeal while ensuring exceptional durability to withstand the rigors of high-traffic spaces and demanding weather conditions.
The interplay of textures and patterns creates visual interest, catching the eyes and attention of guests. Beyond aesthetics, some of our collections offer incredible opportunities for personalisation – particularly through the choice of rope colours available in some of our designs. This feature allows you to add a unique touch to your projects outdoor space, making pieces truly unique.
View the Fulham collection.
Outdoor Rugs: The Finishing Touch
Outdoor rugs are transforming outdoor spaces, bringing warmth, texture, and sophistication to any outdoor setting.
In 2024 Akula launched a brand-new collection of rugs, all boasting their own unique personalities. For example, the regal pattern of the Bellagio Rug exudes elegance whilst the vibrance of the Wave Rug adds a touch of fun. Moving style to the side, the robust structure of UV-stabilised polypropylene used to manufacture Akula’s rugs offers unmatched durability with resistance to both sun and rain.
Akula’s rugs combine practicality with aesthetic appeal, standing up to heavy use and varied conditions.
View outdoor rugs.
Wicker Reimagined
Timeless yet adaptable, wicker remains a cornerstone of outdoor design – but with a twist. In 2025, wicker is being reimagined with fresh colourways and modern applications, ensuring it continues to captivate with its charm and versatility.
Akula’s products are manufactured using a synthetic, high-quality wicker HDPE which is toxin-free, ecological and 100% recyclable. It is ideal for use around the pool or deck due to its resistance to UV, seawater and chlorine and being easy to maintain.
Our new wickers – available in 6 new colourways – breathe new life into this classic material, allowing it to make a bold, stylish statement in any setting.
View our new Wimbledon collection.
Summary
Whether it’s through bold colour choices, luxurious soft seating, or intricate details like rope weaving, this year’s designs invite us to embrace the outdoors with style and creativity. Explore our latest collections and make 2025 the year of extraordinary outdoor living.
