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Best of #ModernMonday: Outdoor Design

Every Monday, @dwell and @designmilk invite fans and experts to weigh in on trending topics in design on Twitter. Entrepreneur and designer Bobby Berk joined #ModernMonday this week to share his thoughts on designing outside the home. Check out a few of our favorite responses, and use the hashtag #ModernMonday to join the conversation next week at 1pm EST / 10am PST.

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Surrounded on all sides by a sweeping Canadian hayfield, the 23.2 House is an angular ode to rural life.
Surrounded on all sides by a sweeping Canadian hayfield, the 23.2 House is an angular ode to rural life.
Outdoor: Galanter & Jones Founded in 2012, Galanter & Jones is known for its heated outdoor seating.
Outdoor: Galanter & Jones Founded in 2012, Galanter & Jones is known for its heated outdoor seating.
A maple tree grows through an ipe deck in this garden that Mary Barensfeld designed for a family in Berkeley, California. A reflecting pool separates it from a granite patio, which is furnished with a Petal dining table by Richard Schultz and chairs by Mario Bellini. The 1,150-square-foot garden serves as an elegant transition from the couple’s 1964 Japanese-style town house to a small, elevated terrace with views of San Francisco Bay. Filigreed Cor-Ten steel fence screens—perforated with a water-jet cutter to cast dappled shadows on a bench and the ground below—and zigzagging board-formed concrete retaining walls are examples.
A maple tree grows through an ipe deck in this garden that Mary Barensfeld designed for a family in Berkeley, California. A reflecting pool separates it from a granite patio, which is furnished with a Petal dining table by Richard Schultz and chairs by Mario Bellini. The 1,150-square-foot garden serves as an elegant transition from the couple’s 1964 Japanese-style town house to a small, elevated terrace with views of San Francisco Bay. Filigreed Cor-Ten steel fence screens—perforated with a water-jet cutter to cast dappled shadows on a bench and the ground below—and zigzagging board-formed concrete retaining walls are examples.
The Zizmors' son plays in front of a living wall created by urban landscaper Kari Elwell Katzander of Mingo Design.
The Zizmors' son plays in front of a living wall created by urban landscaper Kari Elwell Katzander of Mingo Design.
Dollahite tackled landscaping last, installing climate-sensitive plants in metal planters he designed himself.
Dollahite tackled landscaping last, installing climate-sensitive plants in metal planters he designed himself.