French outdoor living brand Fermob fosters a lighting experience that can only be fashioned from marrying utility with personal narrative.

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Soft lighting cast on tabletops from overhead. Passageways aglow from handheld lanterns. And beams of light directed to the task at hand. Every luminary by the French outdoor living brand Fermob fosters a lighting experience that can only be fashioned from marrying utility with each object?s personal narrative. From delighting public terraces and secret gardens to imbuing outdoor bistros with a little bit of romance, their eclectic solutions possess a je ne sais quoi best understood when fully immersed in its atmosphere. And options abound for end users to scene build with portable, table, and hanging variations ? some of which incorporate smart technology. Fermob?s modest in-house studio has been critical in cementing their status as iconic, garnering accolades including the prestigious Red Dot design award. The five-person team, whose creative process is supervised by CEO Bernard Reybier, is responsible for long-term creative collaborations with external designers, as well as proprietary product design. ?The teamwork of a design studio that is part of an industrial operation is incredibly demanding, stimulating, and enriching,? says Diane Du Chaxel, a project manager withi...