Open air culture

At the origins of aesthetics: Beauty & Brain

The beauty of matter Does beauty lie in the eye of the beholder or is it a universal language instead? The truth, as always, can be found somewhere in between.Recent neuro-scientific studies have in fact answered one of humanity’s most ancient questions, demonstrating how beauty originates in our mind… Read More

Aug 2024

Social cities: new spaces of well-being

Designing proximity The search for a pervasive social element and the desire to fully experience open-air places reshape the appearance of urban areas thus outlining a new concept of proximity. Spaces that are increasingly inclusive and respectful of the environment and of the individual and collective well-being and that give… Read More

Jul 2024

A promise of light, protection and sustainability

Looking into the future The transparency of glass uncovers the secret of the success of one of the main design materials, which is still recycled to revolutionise certain features to this day along with original architecture, and the relationship between humans and nature. A promise of light, protection, sustainability, and… Read More

Jun 2024

Open Air Mind. The first collection of neuroscientific researches for the outdoors

In more than sixty years of outdoor design, Pratic design language has evolved pari passu with the awareness that the open-air living means satisfying the innate living needs of the human being. If a pergola can positively affect the psychophysical health, the reasons shall be certainly researched in the… Read More

Jun 2024

The enclosed bioclimatic pergola: the pleasure of living the garden all year round

In the world of architecture and in&outdoor design, a solution stands out for its harmonious balance between shape and function: the enclosed bioclimatic pergola. This kind of protection embodies indeed an idea of elegance and refinement offering, at the same time, an immersive open-air experience.Already undisputed protagonists of gardens and… Read More

Apr 2024

Ideas for a classy garden lighting

Designing lighting for the garden means creating the ideal setting to enjoy and experience outdoor spaces in your own way, even after sunset. The perfect mix of comfort, functionality and charm enhancing each corner of the outdoor area: from living spaces up to the one entirely… Read More

Mar 2024

Urban Jungle – green payback time

Nature is taking back its own spaces, and launches an invasion over urban hotspots through new and unexpected green oases.Trees, gardens and vegetable fields are blossoming between the terraces and rooftops of city centres, and are revolutionising their aesthetics, habitability and healthiness. Small areas for well-being will to be exploited… Read More

Mar 2024

“Diventare”. Pratic’s latest new short film

In a company’s history, looking backwards is something often reserved for jubilees, new offices’ openings and generally for particularly significant events. For Pratic, however, it has been the constant research for outdoor solutions, which has led to a constructive re-writing of itself: “What did we think over than sixty years… Read More

Mar 2024

Pratic mag #04. The time of design

Designing space, through time. The fourth issue of Pratic Mag explores the fourth dimension of design. The result is eighty pages of original insights, exclusive interviews and refined international projects, to read freely starting now, in paper or digital format. Pratic Mag #04 focuses on the concept of “time”, declined… Read More

Feb 2024

Universal shapes: from mind to design

Pergolas and awnings have become part of our daily lives, defining the open-air spaces of shops, restaurants, hotels and private homes. But what is the origin of this natural “reliability” of outdoor structures? Pratic has decided to find out with the help of neuroscience, revealing how its collections are far… Read More

Nov 2023

Designing happiness is in our nature

The fifth neuroscientific research by Pratic called “My Dream House” has once again set itself an ambitious goal for those who aim at designing the living spaces of future.According to the neurosciences, the houses that can make us happiest are those we have imagined (and designed) when we were children:… Read More

Oct 2023

Garden is the new living

It is time to say goodbye to distinctions between indoors and outdoors. New lifestyle trends lean towards fluid environments without interruption between spaces in the home and the garden. The new living rooms move outdoors and find their ideal location in innovative outdoor structures offering a constant dialogue between architecture… Read More

Oct 2023

How to furnish the garden practically and elegantly

The concept of garden as a secondary room usable only during the warm season is now making way to completely new interpretations and possibilities of use, which see the green component regaining a key role in domestic environment. Furnishing a garden with the right solutions represent an opportunity to enhance… Read More

Sep 2023

Speaking the chromatic language

A marker of current trends, an aesthetic detail, a touch of customisation: in architecture colour can be all of this and much, much more. Evidence can be seen in more than 40 international studies that have demonstrated how colour plays a fundamental role in our mental and physical well-being. Simple… Read More

Aug 2023

Indoor meets outdoor

Outdoor structure and new indoor/outdoor interactionOutdoor space of any type and dimensions is a key focus for architects and designers. It is recognised as an environment of value and well-being, a place to be interpreted through constructive sharing of emotions, technical elements and design, previously confined to clearly distinct categories.The… Read More

Jul 2023

The wellness rhythm of light and shade

From sleeping to concentration, hunger and body temperature; each of these aspects is governed by hormonal secretions, produced by the relationship between man and the external environment. Light and dark, in particular, are responsible for regulating the circadian rhythm, an extraordinary evolutionary mechanism that synchronises the physiological processes of the… Read More

Jun 2023

Outdoor kitchens: chef’s outdoor

Practical and cosy, the major conviviality place that, depending on the chosen configurations and design, conveys a customised style in hospitality. We are talking about the kitchen, or even better, the outdoor kitchen.The space commonly known as the house core, is today reinventing itself with design versions, fully open air… Read More

Jun 2023

Tech Comfort: Design domotics

The Internet of Things is making ground across Europe, with annual growth of 40% in Italy alone. Interpreting the new desire to be connected, domotics offers the most cutting-edge technological applications in the world of design for truly smart living. Terrace furnished with T-Way retractable arm… Read More

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All Open air culture news

At the origins of aesthetics: Beauty & Brain

Social cities: new spaces of well-being

A promise of light, protection and sustainability

Open Air Mind. The first collection of neuroscientific researches for the outdoors

The enclosed bioclimatic pergola: the pleasure of living the garden all year round

Ideas for a classy garden lighting

Urban Jungle – green payback time

“Diventare”. Pratic’s latest new short film

Pratic mag #04. The time of design

Universal shapes: from mind to design

Designing happiness is in our nature

Garden is the new living

How to furnish the garden practically and elegantly

Speaking the chromatic language

Indoor meets outdoor

The wellness rhythm of light and shade

Outdoor kitchens: chef’s outdoor

Tech Comfort: Design domotics

Start designing your customised outdoor space today