|Made by hand, at origin|

Uncompromising design requires absolute control

Discover4 phases · 12 steps
How we work

One partner. One contract. Every step.

We produce at origin and manage every element of the project, from the first drawing to installation, to make the process feel effortless.

Four phases, twelve steps, one point of contact. You keep your focus on the design; we take care of the heavy lifting, and you see every step of it.

Every Outlife piece is built by people, not lines: frames joined, rope laid and cushions sewn by hand in our partner workshops, with our founding team on the floor.

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Focus on your vision

We work from your drawings and specify every piece to match the design.

  1. 01.1

    Project scoping

    We start from your drawings, schedules and budget. Quantities, site conditions and timing are agreed before anything is quoted.

  2. 01.2

    Catalogue selection

    Specify from ten complete collections, each available re-dimensioned, re-finished or re-upholstered.

  3. 01.3

    Custom design

    What isn’t in the catalogue, we develop from your drawings, or source exactly what fits.

Focus on your vision
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Curate & produce

Produced in our partner workshops in Asia, with our founding team at the factory for sampling and quality control.

  1. 02.1

    Material selection

    Timbers, rope and performance fabrics chosen with you from the Outlife material box.

  2. 02.2

    Sample production

    Key pieces are sampled at origin, so the physical proof can be judged before production.

  3. 02.3

    Sample delivery

    Samples travel to you for sign-off. Nothing moves into production unapproved.

Curate & produce
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Coordinate

Production managed and checked at origin, freight planned: from the workshop to your site, nothing is left to chance.

  1. 03.1

    Amendments

    We welcome every refinement, so the physical proof perfectly matches your vision.

  2. 03.2

    Deposit

    Once samples are approved, a deposit confirms the production run.

  3. 03.3

    Production

    Produced in matched batch runs with our team on site, and checked at origin before anything is loaded.

Coordinate
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Deliver & install

Final delivery and on-site installation, so the project is finished the day it arrives.

  1. 04.1

    Transport

    Freight planned from the workshop to your site, as one coordinated delivery.

  2. 04.2

    Import

    Import formalities coordinated on your behalf, so nothing stalls at the border.

  3. 04.3

    Installation

    Pieces assembled, placed and checked on site. The project is handed over complete.

Deliver & install
Plain answers

Asked plainly. Answered plainly.

The industry relies on fragmented vendors and inflated markups. We engineered a better way, and we’re happy to explain it.

Where is Outlife furniture made?

In China and Indonesia. We produce with manufacturers we work with directly, and our founding team is based there, close to the factories, the materials and the people making each piece.

Why produce in Asia?

Because it lets us deliver premium design and materials without the label markup. The difference comes from a shorter chain, not from a lesser piece.

How do you control quality?

At the source. Key pieces are sampled and approved before production, our team oversees each run on site, and pieces are checked at origin before they are loaded.

Can pieces be customised?

Yes. Every piece can be re-dimensioned, re-finished and re-upholstered to a drawing. What is not in our catalogue, we will source or make.

Who manages freight, import and installation?

We do. Production, freight, import and installation are coordinated by Outlife, under one contract.

Who do you work with?

Architects, interior designers and developers furnishing resorts, villas, hotels and residences: projects where the furniture has to arrive complete, coordinated and installed.

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Tell us your vision. We’ll make it real.

Outlife works with interior designers, architects and developers on high-end residential and hospitality projects, produced with the finest manufacturers in Asia.