Al Fresco

Al Fresco is an outdoor living book that celebrates unfussy, unconventional, easygoing entertaining, showing how gathering close to nature can take shape anywhere — by the beach, in the mountains, in the city, in the suburbs, in the desert. The soft butter-yellow cover, with its inky blue serif title and sunlit picnic photograph, already tells you the mood: indigo cloth spread out on sand, a bottle of olive oil, a wooden board of bread and fruit, gingham cushions.

Inside, Julie Pointer Adams — author of Wabi Sabi Welcome — blends 25 interviews with individuals, couples and families from a variety of demographics and backgrounds, with generous photography, visual and reflective essays, poetic ruminations and recipes. Chapters are organised by location of gathering — By the Water, At Home, Open Spaces, Intimate Spaces, Under the Sun and more — each closing with practical takeaways such as 'Ways to Reset in the Sun', 'Things to Do Outside with a Friend', 'Things to Ponder on a Sunny Day' and 'Ideal Snacks for Easy Get-Togethers'.

A breath of fresh air for anyone bridging indoor life with the outdoors, it reads beautifully on a terrace table and looks just as good stacked on a coffee table or console in a relaxed, wabi-sabi-leaning living room.

• Author: Julie Pointer Adams
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 19,5 × 25 cm
• Tags: Lifestyle / Travel
• Brand: Chulo
• GTIN: AR1054