Sydney designer Trent Jansen referenced the aesthetics of Australia in the 1970s to create this sunlounger for outdoor furniture brand Tait (+ movie).
Made from stainless-steel wire, the Tidal sunlounger is based on the shape of vintage metal daybeds, once a common sight on Australian poolsides.
Jansen created a contemporary version of the design by adding curves to the frame and colouring it black.

"When developing ideas, I was considering that it should perhaps be reminiscent of the summertime, and in particular the 1970s and summer holidays in that sort of period of Australia's history," said Jansen.

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Designed to be used with a cushion on top, the sunlounger is part of a wider collection of chairs and tables created by Jansen for Australian company Tait.
The pieces are all made from similarly bent 12-millimetre stainless-steel rods. Jansen found inspiration for these curves in different types of wave formations.
"The wave that forms at the back of the break is quite laid back, and then as it curls it becomes a different wave type until it closes out on the shore," said Jansen.

"I found all of these wave diagrams, and it was really those sketches and that line work that began to give me the formal inspiration for developing the Tidal range," he said.
Jansen chose stainless steel for its aesthetic, recyclability and durability in scenarios where ...