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Pair'd Margaret River

In a region already synonymous with exceptional wine and produce, it takes something special to elevate the Margaret River experience. Enter Pair'd – the week-long celebration that recently transformed the Western Australian coastline into a playground of culinary, musical and design excellence.

Celebrating with Jan Logan

Jan Logan, the iconic Australian jeweller, recently celebrated an incredible milestone of 35 years of timeless style, while unveiling a stunning 2025 collection. We were thrilled to be part of such a beautiful celebration, with our beautiful patio umbrellas providing a refined touch, and much needed shade, to the elegant setting.

Road trip with Pauline Morrissey

There’s nothing like a summer road trip to spark a sense of adventure, and journalist Pauline Morrissey knows how to do it right.  Embracing slow travel, she soaked in golden coastlines, charming country towns, and hidden picnic spots along the drive from Melbourne to Sydney. Lucky for us, we got to follow along, living vicariously through her beautiful photos.

Spring Masterclass with Steve Cordony
A masterclass with Steve Cordony on styling and entertaining? Yes please! We were thrilled to partner with Steve to supply our beautiful Amore Stripe umbrella in 'Forest', the perfect partner for his Italian themed Spring Masterclass.
The Italian Collection is here!
Saving you the jet lag, we're bringing that European holiday feeling to life this summer with the launch of our newest collection, The Italian Collection.
The Design Show - It's a wrap!
What an incredible three days we've had at the Design Show, Sydney. We absolutely loved meeting new faces, reconnecting with familiar ones, and showcasing our newest collection. Jump through to see our show wrap video...
How to: Choose the Right Umbrella Base
One of the most common questions we're asked is, "What umbrella base do I choose?". The answer to that is always based on a couple of important criteria...Learn more
The Best Picnic Set-up
Whether you're gathering friends for a grazing platter or taking enjoying a solo date with a good book, our picnic essentials up your picnic game for maximum relaxation.
Materials Matter
Buy Once, Buy Better. Our environmental policy is to make well designed, high quality products that you love, and love you back.
Let's talk fabrics
We field a lot of questions about what our products are made from and how they perform. So we thought it was a good time to start at the beginning and talk about our outdoor fabrics, arguably one of the...
Dining out...with Jono Fleming
Our stylish mate, Jono Fleming, shares his recipe for a beautiful autumn pasta and sets a pretty table.
Meet the Maker: Our Italian factory
Our Beppi and Monte deck chairs are proudly hand assembled in northern Italy. Learn more...
Denfair 2019
In June, Basil Bangs exhibited at Denfair for the very first time, launching our new Commercial collection, featuring our newest commercial and residential umbrellas, and gorgeous Italian-made deck chairs. We were delighted to meet so many new designers, catch up...
Meet Soleil, our Commercial Beach Umbrella
Introducing Soleil, our commercial beach umbrella.
Summer...with Basil Bangs
We captured our perfect summer day... watch it now.
Meet...Leah Bartholomew
We caught up with incredible artist and print collaborator, Leah Bartholomew!
The Daily Tote: reviews are in
We recently gave one of our Totes to a friend of ours to trial. Her verdict?...
Hey Mama...with Danielle Robson
Funny, fun, stylish and humble Danielle Robson is one of my favourite people and hands down my favourite Basil Bangs ambassador. We caught up to chat the Arts, mumming and life hacks.
Kutti Beach
Our favourite Sydney harbour beach was the scene of a little shoot featuring our new Terrazzo and Geometric beach umbrellas.
Hey Mama...with Karen Bell
Working full-time, mum to beautiful Ivy, and half of power-duo The Stylephiles, Karen Bell (aka Kaz) is one hella busy, and very stylish lady. We chat caught up to chat design and mumming over a cup of tea.
Hey Mama...with Rachel Crethar
The lovely Rachel Crethar of Rock & Co gets down and dirty with us about life and business, and of course crystals. We learn how to cleanse them and some of the best to have around the home.