In the dead of winter, color can feel like a risk, which makes the Bombom Collection a welcome rebellion to feature this week. Designed by Joana Vasconcelos for Roche Bobois, this outdoor lounge seating collection brings optimism to shared spaces through rounded silhouettes, stacked stripes, and pastel hues that feel closer to candy than contract furniture. The line includes sofas, tables, rugs, and decorative accessories, all designed to work together as a cohesive outdoor setting.

First introduced in 2020 and updated in 2023, Bombom feels both established and refreshed. The forms are low and almost puddled, with movable back cushions that allow users to shift, sprawl, and settle in different ways. This flexibility makes the outdoor lounge seating feel informal, but still intentional. The striped upholstery adds visual rhythm without tipping into novelty.

At scale, the collection comes alive. Grouped together, Bombom reads as a shared landscape rather than individual pieces, which makes it especially compelling for hospitality terraces, multifamily amenity decks, or creative workplace courtyards. The rugs ground the compositions. The tables act as visual punctuation. Everything feels designed to be seen, used, and enjoyed collectively.

There’s a familiar Roche Bobois wink here. Designers drawn to the brand’s earlier Bubble 2 collection will recognize the same comfort-forward thinking, just with more color and a looser grin.

Bombom doesn’t whisper. It smiles. And for outdoor lounge seating, that confidence feels refreshing.

_{Images Courtesy of Roche Bobois}