Tribù Tosca collection

The collection

Tosca in one paragraph

The lounger adjusts at the back, so it goes from flat for sleeping to upright for reading without anyone getting off it. The braid runs around the shell and stops above the deck, which keeps the woven part clear of the water that stands on a pool surround after the cleaner has been through. A cushion and one bolster, and there is nothing else to carry in.

Wide braid is the collection's signature and the reason it photographs the way it does. Each band is broad and flat, and the bands cross over one another so the surface catches light in big facets instead of fine lines. Up close it looks like woven belting. From across a terrace it turns into one soft mass.

Ten pieces is a whole terrace. Lounger, sofa, lounge chair, armchair, daybed, counter-height chair, low dining chair, dining table, low dining table and low tables. The counter-height chair matters if your outdoor kitchen has a raised bar rather than a standard table, and the low dining table paired with the low dining chair is a second way to eat outside, closer to lounge height than to dining height.

Legs are slim, tapered and powder-coated, and the frames in the factory's own photography run from a pale sand tone to a darker brown. Covers wash to the label. Give the braid a soft brush and soapy water and leave the pressure washer alone, because it drives water into the weave faster than the weave can shed it. Tosca is quoted on request, and the rope and fabric samples go out free, which is the honest way to judge a lounger you plan to lie on for ten years.