Landscape Forms, North America’s leading designer and manufacturer of premium site furniture, structure, lighting, and accessories, introduces Basic, a lightweight, durable and comfortable line of outdoor benches and tables created by Barcelona-based design partner, Urbidermis. 

Embodying a rational economy of design and materials, Basic brings elevated quality, durability and style to simple, adaptable outdoor site furnishings. Crafted solely form cast and extruded aluminum, the benches and tables are lightweight, easily configurable, and able to confidently withstand intensive use and adverse weather conditions. Designed by esteemed father-and-son team Miguel and Gonzalo Milá for Urbidermis, the line is clean, refined and softly industrial, intended to bring subdued sophistication to settings both urban and natural, modern and traditional. 

"Our relationship with Urbidermis goes back a long time, and Basic is the exact type of solution we look for in our Barcelona-based partner,” says Landscape Forms Chief Innovation Officer, Kirt Martin. "It offers a distinctly European aesthetic that nothing else in our portfolio quite has, and we’re excited for the opportunity to bring this desirable look, feel and unique set of performance characteristics to the U.S. market.”

Available in backed and backless styles, the Basic bench is composed of softly rounded extruded aluminum slats firmly affixed by two symmetrical die-cast aluminum support structures. Showcasing the same material and ergonomic qualities as the Basic bench, the Basic table reinforces the line’s commitment to simplicity, lightness and durability while still comfortably gathering groups for work, dining and relaxation across its broad tabletop area. 

"Basic occupies a really useful in-between space in our portfolio,” describes Landscape Forms Director of Design, Ryan Heiser. "Robust yet considerably lighter than our typical bench and table solutions, it’s ideal for hospitality, campus, multi-family residential, and other applications that require adaptability alongside elevated quality and durability.”

A prioritization of efficiency appears throughout the Basic line — from its design and manufacturing, to its utility, maintenance and user experience. Lightweight, all-aluminum construction means Basic elements are not only easier to handle by users in situ, but also more efficient to transport and more sustainable to manufacture. Thoughtful flatpack design further reduces emissions due to shipping and transportation, while still coming together intuitively and with minimal fasteners. Finished with Landscape Forms’ proprietary Pangard II ® polyester powdercoat in a wide variety of colors, Basic offers industry-leading surface durability and color retention with low-to-no maintenance. And due to its 100% recyclable, mono-material design, Basic simplifies the sustainable reuse of materials at the end of a long, beautiful and useful life.

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About Landscape Forms 

Landscape Forms is the industry leader in integrated collections of high-design site furniture, structures, accessories, and advanced LED lighting. Since its founding in 1969 Landscape Forms has earned a reputation for excellent design, high quality products and exceptional service. The company is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and our family of brands includes Loll Designs in Duluth, Minnesota; Summit Furniture in Monterey, California; and Kornegay Design in Phoenix, Arizona.  It has sales representatives throughout North America, South America, the United Kingdom, Monaco, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. Landscape Forms collaborates with renowned industrial designers and consultancies, landscape architects, and architects to design and develop integrated collections of products that address emerging needs and help create a sense of place. Additionally, the company has formed global marketing partnerships with select companies that share its commitment to design. Landscape Forms has an installed base of products around the world. Clients include municipalities, hospitality, residential, transit centers, corporate, college and health care campuses; and familiar brand leaders such as Harvard University, Linked In, New York Central Park Conservancy, Bryant Park, Google, Coca Cola, Oculus, U.S. Tennis Association (USTA), Nike, National Museum of African American History (Washington, D.C.), Barclays Center, Adidas, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Microsoft, and Uber. We’ve been named one of the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 by Fortune Magazine, Michigan Manufacturer of the Year for 2020 by the Michigan Manufacturers Association, and by 269 Magazine as one of Southwest Michigan’s Wonderful Workplaces.

About Urbidermis 

Since 1987, Urbidermis has been committed to improving urbanity through beautiful, socially responsible and environmentally conscious design. Born to renew the urban landscape of Barcelona in anticipation of the 1992 Olympics, the company has built a reputation of innovation in urban lighting, street furniture, micro-architecture and urban landscaping. Today, Urbidermis is leading the movement to reimagine cities that are greener, more connected and more human. The company collaborates with architects, landscape architects, lighting designers, urban planners and public administrations to help craft public spaces that are more uplifting, more sociable and more sustainable in cities across the globe.