Set up a simple yet stylish outdoor office for working from home

Natural colours – such as the subtle beige tones seen at brands like Fermob – are being combined with pieces in radiant colours in the latest lines of outdoor furniture. Photo: Fermob/dpa

With all its downsides, the coronavirus pandemic has certainly brought about a new appreciation of light, warmth and sunshine – and a longing for the outdoors.

"Even taking a walk with the family – a ritual once often ridiculed – is now being valued again," Nicolette Naumann, trend analyst at a major home design fair in Frankfurt says. "It's now a highlight for children to go to the forest with mum and dad."