Los Angeles-based design company LAUN creates furniture that brings joy to today’s homes, whether you’re furnishing a garden area or a living room. The studio’s durable modern pieces — lounge chairs, side tables, patio furniture and more — are frequently framed in anodized aluminum or powder-coated stainless steel and feature fun designs that bring a bit of glitz and glamour to today’s exterior spaces as well as to interiors.
LAUN was founded in 2018 by friends Molly Purnell and Rachel Bullock. Establishing a studio served as the ideal merging of their shared backgrounds in design, metalworking and architecture. Both hold master’s degrees in the latter from the University of Texas at Austin, and both founders manage projects for LAUN’s furniture-focused Object line as well as the firm's Studio arm, which is focused on architecture and interior design.
Bullock told Introspective that the idea to start a company came to them at a mutual friend's thirtieth-birthday pool party. As they surveyed the outdoor furniture, they realized there weren't as many options as for interiors. "We thought people should have pieces that are as appealing for outside as they have for inside," Bullock explained.
The pair got to work and taught themselves to weld. Among their first creations were the powder-coated stainless-steel DeMille chair and the colorful terrazzo Confetti table, both just as suitable for the outside and the inside. They debuted the chair and the table at the 2018 Sight Unseen Offsite fair.
Speaking to Sight Unseen magazine in 2020, Purnell and Bullock noted that much of the inspiration for their work comes from the natural and architectural sights of California (itself a hub of modernist outdoor furniture design in the postwar era) — not only flora and fauna but also the exciting and eclectic buildings, from storybook cottages to Moorish palaces.
The growing company has also brought on Austin-based architect Meegan Beddoe as a partner of LAUN Studio. The three women now at the helm remain committed to offering chic and sturdy furniture to enhance interior and exterior spaces.
On 1stDibs, find LAUN seating, tables and garden furniture.
Pair of Art Deco Streamline Moderne Side Tables by A. A. Laun
By LAUN
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking pair of Art Deco side tables by A. A. Laun Furniture Co. of Kiel, Wisconsin, showcasing the refined geometry and sculptural sensibility characteristic of American Streamli...
Walnut
Muhly Outdoor Side Table in Sage Powdercoat with Cool White Glass
By LAUN
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Muhly side table's name is taken from the native Californian Muhly grass found in the San Bernardino mountain range. It can also be spotted at th...
Stainless Steel
Swedish Art Deco Moderne Round Pedestal End or Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bookmatched golden elm top on solid dark flame birch pedestal tripod base.
Birch, Elm
$4,850 / set
H 26.25 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
Pair of French Style Streamline Art Deco Glass Top Side Tables
Located in Bernville, PA
Pair of Art Deco streamline tulip shaped glass top side tables. This simple and elegant design from the period has frosted edge glass tops that are supported by gentle curving legs o...
Glass, Maple
Outdoor Coffee Table with Rust Powdercoat
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by weekend visits to the stark desert landscapes found a few hours east of Los Angeles, the Stephen Kenn Outdoor Collection is composed o...
Steel
Art Deco American Streamline Glass Top Side Table, circa 1930
Located in Bernville, PA
Streamline glass top American Art Deco side table. Beautifully restored in a rich mahogany finish with a frosted edge glass top. An excellent example of American Art Deco with its so...
Glass, Maple
Pair of Italian Art Deco Side Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Italian walnut Art Deco design side tables. Italian Art Deco furniture from the 1930s–1940s is known for its warm walnut veneers, sculptural silhouettes, and elegant geometri...
Wood
$10,725 / item
H 21.26 in Dm 23.63 in
Jean White Bronze Lost Wax Cast Butterfly Indoor or Outdoor Side Table
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A swarm of butterflies as delicate as a lace table cloth forms an everlasting tabletop in white bronze, lost wax cast by Italian master craftsmen. A s...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
$1,250
H 30 in Dm 15 in
Light Up Chrome Streamline Art Deco Drink Side Glass Top Table w/ Art Glass Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco chrome round glass top side drinks table featuring a light-up art glass center with an additional light-up art glass base. This dual-purpose accent lamp and side table piece...
Steel, Chrome
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.75 in W 17.75 in D 17.75 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Nightstands or Side Tables
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of Art Deco style nightstands or side tables Nightstands with a checkerboard pattern exotic wood parquetry on top and sides. Three drawers with nickel pulls. Beautifully finis...
Rosewood
$2,600
H 21.25 in W 26 in D 14.75 in
Streamline Moderne Art Deco Side/End Table In Solid Walnut, American C. 1930
Located in Bernville, PA
Streamline Moderne Art Deco side table in solid walnut. A classic American Art deco design. Reminiscent of the designs and works of Donald Deskey and Gilbert Rohde. Hand crafted and...
Glass, Walnut
New Metal Fleur Side Table with Oak Wood Top Indoor and Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
New metal fleur side table with wood top indoor and outdoor. You can choose color base and top materials like glass, marble, wood or metal.
Metal
Swedish Art Moderne Walnut Intarsia Coffee or Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Moderne Deco concave table with playful matchbook walnut for use as a side or coffee table, 1930s. Inlaid with rosewood. Recently refinished and Swed...
Walnut
$2,901 / item
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Noa Outdoor Side Table by Myface: White Aluminum with Copper Legs
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Noa Side Table Big Designed with lightweight, weather-resistant stainless steel, the Noa side table embodies durability and modern elegance. Its tabletop, resistant to scratches, heat, and stains, maintains its flawless appearance year after year. Compact yet versatile, it’s the ideal solution for effortless outdoor living, ready to adapt to every moment with style and grace. The whole design of this sophisticated outdoor side table...
Stainless Steel, Gold Plate