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B&B Italia Whisks Design Lovers To An Outdoor Paradise

This brand’s newly renovated showroom promises refined living through Italian contemporary design 

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<div><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.bebitaliamanila.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiA68ebBhB-EiwALVC-Ns7psLt5oHkHUGwWySFmi1-FAFA_qpUUFU70OGlLd_26uMykVGKZARoCo2UQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">B&amp;B Italia</a> Outdoor celebrates 15 years of contemporary outdoor living this year. The acclaimed collection is aproject born from the desire to bring to the outdoors the quality and care that have always distinguished B&amp;BItalia’s contemporary design, capable of defining new spaces and expanding its boundaries.</p><div><br/></div><div>																																										</div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8e83c5a9-2fde-434d-a169-0be7622d608d_img_3277.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/home-tours/mork-ulnes-sonoma-hills-fire-resistant-home/33978" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> A Contemporary Farmhouse In The Sonoma Hills Rises To Resist The Threat Of Wildfires</a></div><div><br/></div><p>The event also celebrates the relaunching of the newly-renovated B&amp;B Italia Outdoor showroom, housed on theground floor of the Twenty-Four Seven McKinley building, BGC—the perfect space to showcase a collectiondedicated to elevated outdoor living.</p><div><br/></div><p>It exhibited the sophisticated nature of the outdoor collection through a full sensory indoor experienceintended to celebrate nature in all its glory. Incorporating natural scents, sounds, and sights to invoke theatmospheric and immersive outdoor feeling, guests move among the transformed furniture displays arrangedthroughout the space. As a reflection of B&amp;B Italia Outdoor’s exceptional history, each room represents a successstory spanning 15 years, which embodies creativity, innovation, and sustainability.</p><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/58ebe003-ecab-4fb0-9830-cc13767508fd_bb italia_landscape.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/74f8f1d2-7019-40ce-8de3-9b4e4acc7654_img_3xx1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d189bb3b-40b3-4f02-a7b2-3376a4050c86_img_3277.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" 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class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Inside The B&amp;B Italia Outdoor Showroom<cite>Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/home-tours/hermitage-meditation-space-by-llab/34010" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This 12-Square Meter Modular Structure With Breathtaking Views Was Designed For Contemplation</a></div><div><br/></div><p>Each room features distinct pieces by world-renowned designers, encapsulating perfectly the values of B&amp;B Italiawith uncompromising quality and design such as Patricia Urquiola’s Canasta and Butterfly collections, AntonioCitterio’s Mirto Outdoor, Ribes, and Erica seating systems, and most recently, the Borea by Piero Lissoni.</p><div>														</div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fe6e4a45-483c-48f5-902a-8bf2d4b775ff_img_3313.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>One of the notable vignettes includes a room designed by renowned celebrity stylist, Liz Uy, whom the brandpartnered with recently in a video feature that spotlighted Uy’s beloved B&amp;B Italia Outdoor pieces. The roomreflects the fashion maven’s unique sense of style and is adorned with some of her personally-curated accessories, allcomplementing B&amp;B Italia’s Erica sofa and armchair, Tramae ottomans, and and the Tobi-ishi small table.</p><div>														</div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7bde8811-f80d-4940-9e04-1f3cc71a6170_img_3805.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">B&amp;B Italia Outdoor collection curated by Liz Uy.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/liz-uy-bb-italia/33342" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liz Uy Creates Her Personal Oasis</a></div><div><br/></div><p>The quest for technological innovation, research, and excellence provides the foundation for all of B&amp;B Italia’sactivities, complemented by the brand’s wholehearted attention to sustainability.</p><div><br/></div><p>B&amp;B Italia’s philosophy stands on the impermeable importance of mutual beautification and preservation of theoutdoors. The brand’s long-standing commitment is highlighted through wall panels that underscore B&amp;B Italia’ssustainability efforts in the past years including its use of polyester fibres from recycled materials like PET bottles tocreate quality pieces with a reduced environmental footprint by using wood certified by the Forest StewardshipCouncil.</p><div><br/></div><p>These efforts for sustainability come to fruition with <a href="https://www.bebitalia.com/en-us/borea-design-by-piero-lissoni" target="_blank">Piero Lissoni’s Borea</a> which has been internationallyrecognized for its unmistakable design and ecological materials. As testament to its efforts towards innovation,circularity, and sustainability, the Borea collection in fact received the 2022 Green Good Design Award from <a href="https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/" target="_blank">The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design</a> and <a href="https://www.europeanarch.eu/" target="_blank">The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies</a>.</p><div>																																										</div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/854ccd61-47c3-448f-b26c-0d609c35bee1_img_3395.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Borea sofa by Piero Lissoni for B&amp;B Italia. Upholstery is manufactured from recycled PET plastic bottles that cover a polyurethane core.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/curated-home-stylish-handpicked-holiday-collection/34155" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Entertain Guests And Deck Your Halls In Style With These Handpicked Pieces</a></div><div><br/></div><p>The event is a coming together of several members of the press, architects and designers, and society guests. Also inattendance is a representative for B&amp;B Italia’s Asia Pacific arm, Wanda Rottstegge, Head of Retail &amp; Wholesale.Guests enjoy the afternoon supplied with a selection of fresh herby and fruity cocktails by The Curator and modernItalian pass-arounds served by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cibodimarghi/" target="_blank">Cibo di M by Margarita Fores</a>. They are also treated to a special performance from<a href="https://www.facebook.com/steps.dance/" target="_blank">Steps Dance Studio</a> led by Sofia Elizalde and choreographer James Laforteza who stun the crowd with acontemporary dance incorporating art, movement, and B&amp;B Italia Outdoor pieces. Guests also go home with acustomized fan designed by Filipino artist<a href="https://www.instagram.com/missreenaph/?hl=en" target="_blank"> Reena Gabriel</a> featuring B&amp;B Italia Outdoor’s 15-year anniversary logo,produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/casamercedesph/?hl=en" target="_blank">Casa Mercedes</a>.</p><div>														</div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/be1c92bf-f836-41ae-9ff9-c671a593c5c2_img_3620.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Wanda Rottstegge (Head of Sales Asia Pacific), Cathy Belezario (Director of Sales and Design Furniture Division, Focus Global) and Holly Quiec (Marketing Manager of B&amp;B Italia)<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><em>B&amp;B Italia Outdoor is officially distributed by Focus Global Inc. Visit the showroom at the G/F Twenty-Four SevenMcKinley, 24th Street corner 7th Avenue, McKinley Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Photographs Courtesy of B&amp;B Italia</strong></div>