Delphi Catalina 3 Seater

The Delphi Catalina 3 Seater in Natural is 226cm wide, 86.5cm deep and 85cm high, with a woven back on an outdoor frame. At 85cm the back is tall enough to rest a head against, which is unusual outdoors. It seats three adults properly.

Outdoor sofas are usually built with low backs, which looks tidy and means nobody can lean back properly. At 85cm this one supports the head, and that single difference turns a terrace sofa into somewhere people actually stay.

At 226cm wide and 86.5cm deep the proportions are those of an indoor three seater. That is the point of it: this replaces the sofa rather than standing in for one.

The caveat is what a tall woven back collects. The weave dries well but holds grit and sunscreen, and a taller back is more of it to rinse. Do it before things dry in rather than after.