Offering supreme flexibility for the authentic indoor-outdoor living lifestyle, the Ambient Lounge Twin Avatar bean bag sofa is capable of bringing comfort and luxury to any space; even given the tight space constraints of contemporary city living.
How much stuff do we really need to be happy? The answer might be less than you think. Daring to be different in design can pay off …just ask owners of Sydney’s new iconic "Tiny Haus”.
Living in an Australian city where homes are close to the most expensive in the world, this young family sought happiness & financial freedom by simply readjusting their scales and priorities. Owner/builder Dan (38) & Marnie Prowse (36) have two small children & thought out of the box for their biggest decision. Marnie elaborates .. "Small space living offers the opportunity of fewer belongings, more time to focus on what's important and the ability to build an architecturally designed home with the quality of finishes we wouldn't have been able to afford had we built a traditional sized home"
Their eye-catching Sydney home has been lauded in Australian design publications and is getting plenty of social attention. Cleverly Designed by Ironbark Architecture and with a stunning pool that is bigger than the home itself … its a contemporary abode that reflects the family’s personality.
"You should think about furniture at the start of the process and what will work where. It's a good idea to mark up your house before you build to get a feel for the space”
Their main furniture choice? After months of research and deliberation they selected four quality ambient lounge pieces as the centre-point of their living. Two Keystone Grey Twin Couches are ideal for the light-filled main room. "The lounges are perfect. They move apart so the girls can play on the rug or we play board games together. sometimes we push the loungers together for a snuggle or sit with friends"
Their beautiful resort-quality outdoor space is what they call their personal oasis. Adorning the pool they have two giant ambient lounge Sunbrella fabric Satellite Sofas thats are perfect for luxury full-body lounging. Flexible, beautiful, tactile and child-safe that compliments their outdoor entertainment area.
And the house? The productive us of every square meter of the 32 square metre "Tinyhaus" is a feature. A triple story bunk bed sleeps both kids as well as a play area below, each bunk looking out over the pool. The master bed tucks neatly into a niche with book racks and storage areas and food producing gardens respecting environmental consciousness.
When inner-city space is at an eye-popping premium, its wise creatively to design your home around the things that really matter to you and your family. Tiny living could be the best decision you make.
All lovely TinyHaus photos taken by Nat at The Palm Co.
If you would like a free design consultancy with ambient lounge, we would be happy to work with your individual home or commercial project. We offer free fabric swatches and all of of our beautiful products are available to interior designers in 3D and concept renders welcome for larger projects. Please contact us at info@ambientlounge.com.
]]>As those of us in the Northern Hemisphere enter the third and final month of meteorological winter, there are tiny differences in temperature and light. Although they may not be much, they’re enough to have us looking forward to springtime; the blooming of flowers, spurting plant growth, and longer days.
See the original article by @weheart here.
That said, this year is one of those years when February kindly gifts us another day. And much like the flowers and plants that come alive in spring, us humans tend to ‘sit out’ this short month; hibernating indoors until we begin to feel at least a little warmth on our bones.
Whether snugly seeing out the remainder of the winter or enjoying the longer days outdoors, Ambient Lounge’s first foray into the home accessories world delivers a hygge-sized slice of cosiness; the Australian contemporary interior design brand adding a range of lush luxury throws to their range of famously comfortable bean bag furniture.
Not only feeling and looking great draped over you, Ambient Lounge’s beautiful throws add a distinctly designer touch to bedding, sofas and outdoor furniture. Packaged in a recyclable canvas bag (versatile enough to be used as a gym bag, shopping bag, laundry bag, to separate shoes, take to the beach and much more), these opulent throws—one made from 70% Australian Wool and 30% Viscose; the other 50% Cashmere and 50% Australian Wool—will quickly become your favourite blanket, the friend to see you through the winter nights reclining on the sofa, before transitioning to balcony, terrace, or park come spring.
When unfolded, each throw measures 130cm x 170; the perfect size for snuggling under when binging on Netflix, or for making a statement piece on your bed. Available in Deep Grey, the Merino Australian wool throw envelopes the body, a blissfully soft piece that has a comforting feel and elegant drape. The neutral colour has been designed to complement any room, lending your living space a five-star appeal.
With tones of light grey, the Cashmere Deluxe Throw is next level comfortable, the soft and cosy cashmere and wool blend appearing to store some body heat when warm, releasing it when cold; keeping you at the perfect temperature when draped within it. Crafted from two of the world’s finest woollen yarns, the sheer luxury of this throw needs to be felt to be believed, and is well worth the additional $189 price tag.
From beginnings shaping the future of living room and outdoor furniture, Ambient Lounge founder Grant Morris and his creative design team changed perceptions of the bean bag forever, before going onto create innovative modular furniture sets and collaborating with brands and hotels the world over to revolutionise how we’re seated at outdoor cinema, pop-up events, swimming pools and more. Continuing their evolution, these snug additions see the brand confirming its position as a leader in the world of interiors and comfort.
With more colours to be added to the range, and a foray into what have to be some of the cutest pet beds we’ve laid eyes on in a longtime, it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more from this Melbourne-founded company. As the nights remain cold and the urge for cosiness continues to compel, we’ll be watching Ambient Lounge‘s next moves from within a heavenly cocoon of rich Australian wool and decadent cashmere.
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Now Uni is big business with the more affluent (mainly overseas) students renting out premium apartments in great locations with all the creature comforts of a 5star hotel – while they live away from home. Both parents and students alike now want a vibe that is creative, comfortable and beautiful – and Universities competing for full fee paying students want to create an attractive ambience to win over students with so many choices.
Traditional old-world furniture doesn’t hit the style mark and is often too bulky and inflexible for students’ lifestyles. Enter Ambient Lounge with the designer bean bags of structure, form, beauty and comfort. Interior designers have been enraptured with them due to the quilted premium nature of the product, lightweight and the very affordabale price for the developers. Pictures, results and student feedback speak for themselves.
It’s not just the dorm rooms.
Common spaces benefit too. Southamption University wanted a comfortable and stylish indoor cinema for their movie nights, media projects and presentations but set in a more informal and creative way. The greyscale result is eye catching and the Ambient Lounge Twin Couch's are used to soften the room, create a home feeling and create superior comfort for the viewer. This Ambient Lounge indoor cinema project is to be rolled out to 12 universities in England, Wales and Scotland ...as well as the dorm rooms.
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If you would like a free design consultancy with ambient lounge®, we would be happy to work on your US-based project or event. We offer free fabric swatches and all of of our beautiful products are available to interior designers in 3D and concept renders welcome for larger projects. Please contact us at info@ambientlounge.com.
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“The airport is now conceived as a city in itself, with entirely redesigned user experiences.”
Singapore’s Changi airport has been leading the way. Competitive flight prices mean it’s often the transiting destination that dictates a passenger’s route of travel, especially if you have had a successful experience all ready. So what makes Changi so successful?
You have to look a little deeper at the world’s best airport. Changi excels by not forgetting the needs of the tired passenger, the one who’s just been cramped up on a 10+ hour economy flight from Sydney, New York or London, before commencing another journey. We’ve all been on these trips, and it’s at this juncture where airports tend to disappoint and leave us floundering as we re-board.
Sure passengers could splash out for an expensive private airport lounge or hotel, but Changi goes the extra mile by designing quality rest and relaxation experiences in their all-encompassing public areas. And what better way to encourage a state of blissful restfulness at the world’s best airport than by incorporating the world’s leading designer bean bags - Ambient Lounge.
“What better way to encourage a state of restfulness at the world’s best airport than by incorporating the world’s leading designer bean bags - Ambient Lounge!”
This process wasn't just placing bean bags within a space and "setting and forgetting". Changi worked with our international design & production team (and their airport strategy team) to modify existing waterproof designs so they we able to be semi-fixed to the floor and not be transported across the terminals by passengers. Fabrics and filling were made to high fire retardant standards for safety. The result was a spectacular success and a huge hit with travel weary passengers.
It’s this kind of shift in the design and user experience of airports that has led to Changi claiming the top award for airports for 3 consecutive years, and at least top 3 for 16 consecutive years.
Ambient Lounge's provide maximum comfort for weary bodies to sink into; the perfect product that replaces the conventional hardened benches and airport seats, where a state of relaxation is virtually impossible. This collaboration sets a new kind of standard for both public and private areas in the design of airports.
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From Hary Kane to Marcus Rashford & Raheem Stirling, these superstars are all enjoying Butterfly sofas, acoustics, soft modular lounges, massages, gaming and big screen TV’s. It’s a millennial man-cave paradise to help England in their quest for their first World cup title since 1966.
Ambient Lounge UK & Russia have completely decked out their common room for both indoors and outdoors. All existing hard edged “russian hotel furniture” has been removed and new-age ambient lounge soft luxury moved in. The England boys are now happy, relaxed and focused for the task at hand.
Gareth Southgate & his 23-man english team gave the brief to English FA designers to keep a lid on players during the world cup 2018, retain them in-house and stay focused. Team harmony and welfare needs few outside distractions … so they sought to create an internal bonding atmosphere within hotel walls that was both super-relaxed in their downtime and inclusive of team environment. Ambient Lounge was seen as the perfect fit.
Entertainment garden: It’s not about the beard:
We were invited to work with two bearded men in overalls that looked like they came directly from a hipster east London café - namely Monty Richardson and Peter Cowell – affectionately coined “The Hairy Gardeners”. They sent us 3D concept of their vision of an integrated multi-level garden experience where our Butterfly Sofa’s in Sunbrella fabric would provide the softness & respite away from the outdoor dining area
Designing this space for a couple with young children living in the fringe of the city, the Hairy Gardeners transformed the existing concrete jungle into a cool industrial entertainment garden, with simple but aspirational features & functions.
How did they do it? A). Created a semi-private upcycled relaxation area with a floating metal grid platform and hanging fireplace for coziness in winter. This raised deck tastefully featured two Ambient Lounge Sunbrella fabric Butterfly Sofas which invite total relaxation and overlooks the dining area. B) Enhanced the Bar, BBQ & Dining space with a Combination of wood decking & table and an inviting open spaced framed with a timber contemporary structure surrounded by greenery. This area is perfect for entertaining guests C) Mixed in art with a beautiful combination of plants, flower colours and textures that helped accent the multi-layered garden with a friendly & warm mood.
Here in their hipster garden, they gave us an inspiration on how to incorporate soft furniture to any types of outdoor space.
Have a commercial outdoor space have plans to up-style your outdoor garden? Feel free to email us your project brief to info@ambientlounge.com or contact our team at 337-501-1705. See more of why our quilted, structured, solution dyed outdoor bean bags are the choice of Hairy Gardeners and global outdoor designers.
About The Hairy Gardeners - They are Monty Richardson and Peter Cowell, award-winning garden designers, specialising in upcycling, and based in Lancashire. For more information please visit http://hairygardeners.co.uk/.
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This is the place where view are to die for, proposals are made, honeymooners & crooners gather and diners take 2+ hours for each slow-living mediterranean meal.
The is a place where every piece of accommodation fights for a lifestyle edge. A place to take relaxation to the next-level.
This is the kind of place where ambient lounge belongs.
Greek owners discovered ambient lounge furniture while in Australia - and knew what they wanted to add these chairs to compliment the iconic cave-style lifestyle accommodation. Soft furniture with functional structure that would contrast the harder white cave walls. Lime, grey and neutral pantones that compliment the blue’s that dominate the exterior landscape. Superb tactility and coolness of fabric. Seats where you could nestle away from the heat and read a book or simply just fall asleep in stress-free bliss.
That’s what Alexi’s place became. The holiday home that everyone wishes was theirs .. and could be for a week or two at an affordable price via AirBnB.
Booking can be made at Alexi’s apartment https://www.airbnb.ae/rooms/26737665.
If you own hotels or Air BnB properties and would like a special quote or 3D design service for your accommodation, please contact the Ambient Lounge project team and we’ll be happy to assist.
Tips on transforming your airBnB apartment (or house) interior to attract more tenants & better returns:
* Be Bold
* Have an obvious point of difference
* Describe your house ‘personality’
* have a lifestyle edge
* Focus on touches that enhance the atmosphere of your area
Ambient lounge have partnered up with many Collegiate AC facilities in UK and Europe to offer luxurious soft seating that students just love. Private Luxury Dorm rooms (that put boutique hotels to shame) have beautiful king bathrooms, premium beds, Artist wallpaper, compact smart design kitchen and ambient lounge soft seating. Our ambient lounge modular lightweight seating is flexible for student life and perfect for those late night study sessions - or moving around the room when you need to mix it up.
World Class on-site cinema & presentation facilities with custom made ambient lounge Twin Couches are blockbuster venues.
Outdoor swimming pools and feature graffiti iconic art by the local Portuguese version of “Banksy” make this student facility aspirational. No wonder it got voted as the world’s best student accommodation.
For more info please see Collegiate Marquês de Pombal or see the Collegiate AC website.
ambient lounge® is one of the world’s leading student accommodation seating providers for interiors and outdoors. If you are a student accommodation designer, we can custom design beautiful furniture and gorgeous fabrics for your project. Please contact our team at info@ambientlounge.com.
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Let’s look at the home cinema category and one our new projects in Cornwall – Hannafin Place.
Located in a highly sought-after area in the heart of Rock, Cornwall, a short stroll away from the sea. Hannafin Place provides the perfect beach-side getaway with spacious and airy contemporary living, extending outside onto generous patio spaces with lush greenery. Recently developed, the property has been executed to impeccable standards, with high class fixtures and fittings throughout, complementing its well-situated surroundings. Interiors designed by Pebble Design Interiors (and featuring ambient lounge) it’s sold by John Bray real estate.
The real gem of this development comes from within to the top floor. It’s apex ceiling and skylights allows lots of soft natural light to flood the space. With the addition of blackout blinds, it also creates the perfect retreat of your very own luxury home cinema. This project uses Ambient Lounges Avatar Lounge in beautiful Keystone Grey fabric. The structure is made with linen and lightweight elastics, meaning this is soft to touch and designer in quality full-body lounge. The bean bag loungers are lovingly made with internal ambi-springs and a high back support with quilting underneath the fabric, making them heavenly for watching movies for hour upon hour. The adjustable headrest adds that designer touch to provide that extra comfort when watching your favorite film.
So clear out the only boring traditional sofas. Re-inventing your home cinema can be just a few luxury loungers and a freshly painted feature wall away.
So when they chose ambient lounges evolution sofas from our Greek ambient lounge distributors - Moda Bagno - they helped create something very special for their guests … a full-body feeling that matched the surroundings and a fabric aesthetic that could blend into the rocky backdrop.
It’s no wonder they have created such an award-winning, high rating hotel.
If you have a hotel please contact us for a free design consultancy to see how our structured lounges can work for you. All of our beautiful products are available to interior designers in 3D and concept renders welcome for larger projects. Please contact our team at info@ambientlounge.com.
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Indoor-outdoor living: the aspiration, the lifestyle dream. Incorporating the best of both worlds into one space, it is the ability to transition between the two without having to change a thing; a concept Australian contemporary furniture designers Ambient Lounge know more than a little about. For Aussies, it’s a way of life, whilst for others it is a lifestyle many are striving to attain; more so in times when disconnection is of spiralling significance.
Offering supreme flexibility for the authentic indoor-outdoor living lifestyle, the Ambient Lounge Twin Avatar bean bag sofa is capable of bringing comfort and luxury to any space; even given the tight space constraints of contemporary city living.
Made from a wondrous and durable open weave fabric, the Twin Avatar is a heavyweight in the style stakes; yet surprisingly soft. A deluxe model, it offers full body contoured support—as concurred by both a male of well over six foot and a female 12 inches less—and its headrest can be adjusted to suit humans of such varying sizes with equal comfort; the fabric sumptuous to touch. A poster boy for flexibility, the Twin Avatar Deluxe is as at home in your cinema or games room as it is in your urban crash pad; the latter where We Heart road tested our very own set recently.
With more of us living in cities than ever before, space is increasingly of a premium. We are looking for ways to live simply but fabulously, and—by combining high technology, comfort, timeless design, and respect for the environment into a single solution—it can possible; you just need to find the right brand. Of which Ambient Lounge are one.
Conceived over 20 years ago with the desire to fuse ‘a relaxed lifestyle and hint of Melbourne café and urban culture with a creative Australian contemporary interior design landscape’, they have transformed the beanbag into aspirational and functional furniture; covering their luxe ‘bags in premium (and in many cases waterproof) fabrics ready to elevate your indoor and outdoor living to the next level.
Covered in the neutral Eco weave, this designer bean bag looks like it was made for the light-filled covered terrace of this Barcelona apartment. Smugly scoring a mid-week day off work and with nothing to do other than nothing itself, I’m set to enjoy a well deserved few hours of relaxation; something we all struggle with in today’s world of constant connection. Determined to switch off and re-energise—with laptop under arm, notebook in hand and large jug of water in the other—I head to the terrace and place a virtual ‘Do Not Disturb’ in the paths of anybody who may cross me today.
Forcing myself to write notes with paper and pen, using my mobile only to assist in meditation, my laptop to watch old movies, the Avatar sofa is just the place to encourage this sort of reconnection with the self. I watch the world below go by, rehydrate with h20—a jug of which perches on a matching, ultra-stable and multi-faceted Versa Table—I lie down, I sit up; sideways, upside down even. Today is a day for living in the moment and doing whatever the hell I choose to. And so I continue.
Smart living, city living, Ambient Lounge’s Twin Avatar range is a luxury solution that can make the most of any space. Headrest set, feet up, cocooned in my bean bag sofa … living the indoor-outdoor lifestyle. Afternoon gives way to a Netflix-fulled evening, and a brief snooze confirms the flexibility of this soft furniture. Idyllic and iconic, this contoured lounger is the stuff dreams are made of. Literally.
Like any great branding - bold differentiation can be the key. Gymshark - one of the UK's fastest growing companies - have found the right recipe for genuine employee happiness + productivity with their world class headquarters in Solihul, Birmingham. Gymshark partnered up with global ambient lounge® partners in both their UK and in Hong Kong HQ’s ... to create with the perfect vibe within their relaxation spaces
Gymshark activewear, led by their inspiring 30-something CEO Ben Francis, have broken protocol with traditional stuffy UK workplace culture and attacked their workplace design with an palatable air of positive youthful energy, fusion of new technologies/techniques and hunger for trail-blazing results. (Kind of like a good workout program). Their workplace culture consistently represents who they are and the office design delivers and environment that people fight to work within … integrated ambient lounge relaxation zones, full scale office gyms, high design entertainment areas, cinemas, cafes and even a centrally located well-stocked bar. All done within their black brand pantones blending textures and contours and greenery to make it visually interesting.
In short - its damn fun to work at Gymshark! It's an energetic (but light-hearted) work hard, play hard zone that's positively infectious. The HQ’s combine all the senses and allow genuine workplace expression (even a midday workout, powernap, afternoon beer or full-stretch laptop session on an ambient lounge) within the boundaries of delivering results and impressing high performing peers.
With employees now tending to spend more time at work than at home - a beautiful, aspirational breakout space is essential for any company to motivate employees and create the right atmosphere of workflow + lifestyle.
Breakout spaces are a place for informal gatherings, coffee breaks, brainstorming sessions, screen-free thinking space, relaxation & power meditation zones and private conversations recent times - with the digital age culture truly set in for millennials - school libraries have struggled to get kids to come in and study or simply read books for pleasure. The foundation of all learning often takes a back seat to social chat apps, games and social media.
Gymshark is one of our many global office design clients. If you are an office designer or architect and would like a free design consultancy with ambient lounge soft, structured furniture, please contact us. We are equipped to do 3D & concept renders for your office space. Please contact our team at info@ambientlounge.com
“In short ... its damn fun to work at Gymshark! It's an energetic (but light-hearted) work hard, play hard zone that's positively infectious.”
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