Corten steel has become a central material in contemporary corten design and architectural garden design. When corten steel is used in garden environments, a vibrant and warm rust patina develops that deepens the expression over time, completely maintenance-free. The patina creates a natural transition between object and environment and gives each lighting object its own character. The material's durability and visual weight make it an ideal choice for garden furnishings in rust where form, function and timeless aesthetics meet.

Light can transform a garden as much as architecture and plant composition. Our three lighting objects – a rust marshall holder, a tealight holder and an outdoor candelabra – are designed to create direction, scale and mood in outdoor environments. The light interacts with the surface of the corten steel and enhances both structure and materiality. Whether the light comes from a marshall, a tealight or three interacting points of light, a calm but clear spatiality is created. The secret lies in how the light is scattered, refracted and captured by both geometry and rust patina.

Corten steel is a durable material developed for long-term outdoor use. When the objects are placed in the garden, a natural process begins where the surface matures from steel gray to a deeper rust red. The patina acts as a protective surface layer and makes the objects largely maintenance-free. For best results, the light objects should not be placed directly on light or porous surfaces during the initial period, as some runoff is natural. Over time, the tone stabilizes and contributes to a warm and timeless expression that harmonizes with greenery, stone and architecture. The slow change makes the objects a living part of the garden's development.