Shinola and Crate & Barrel Want You to Have a Casually Elegant Summer

The Detroit-based lifestyle brand drops a colorful collection of outdoor essentials, including pillows, plates, and a stellar lantern.

Shinola and Crate & Barrel Want You to Have a Casually Elegant Summer

The Detroit-based lifestyle brand drops a colorful collection of outdoor essentials, including pillows, plates, and a stellar lantern.

As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, Detroit-based Shinola and Crate & Barrel have teamed up to make the most of summer days. With roots in leather and watchmaking, Shinola’s second collaboration with Crate & Barrel sees them apply their heritage brand to outdoor essentials for the coming season. 

For their summer collection, Shinola has infused contemporary products with a midcentury sensibility, including everything you’ll need for a great time outside, from a lantern-lit lounge to a classic backyard cookout. 

Shinola's melamine plates and bowls come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are perfect for outdoor dining.

Shinola's melamine plates and bowls—an ideal material when you don't want to worry about breaking your dishes—come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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Summer light is the vibe of the melamine dining ware, which comes in speckled hues of orange, eggshell, blue, and charcoal. The collection also includes a four piece set of the barbecue tools you need to start grilling, and a wax canvas apron.

The 4-Piece Barbeque Set has everything you need to make the most of your summer grilling, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out.

The barbecue set has everything you need to make the most of your summer grilling, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out. 

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The wooden lanterns are the standout—practical and elegant objects that are perfectly suited to a true indoor-outdoor lifestyle. Taking a more rustic approach, they stray away from the rest of the collection by embracing natural tones and materials. Rounding out the set are throw pillows, decked in leather trim and plaid patterns, that would look just as good on the sofa in the den as they do outside, on a couch situated under a nice pergola. 

The slatted design of Shinola's lanterns ensures you'll stay well lit once the sun goes down.

The slatted design of Shinola's lanterns ensures you'll stay well lit once the sun goes down. 

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