Castelle has signed a licensing agreement for collaboration with interior designer and author Barclay Butera. Through the partnership, the award-winning manufacturer will produce and market a line of outdoor-furnishing designs created by Butera. The partnership also will include joint events highlighting outdoor living for the design and home-furnishings industries.

Steve Lowsky, CEO of Castelle, says, “We are very excited about partnering with Barclay Butera and his entire creative team on new products and promotions. Over the years, we have been approached regarding numerous design or brand partnering opportunities. With Barclay, we saw a true fit. In addition to his design expertise, it was his focus on high-end customers and products that we saw as a natural fit for our luxury-furnishings brand.”

Barclay Butera by Castelle is planned to include the manufacturer’s custom cast-aluminum construction in conjunction with original Butera designs. The results of the collaboration are slated to debut at the April 2017 High Point Market, the July 2017 ICFA Preview Show™, and the September 2017 Casual Market Chicago.

From designing luxury residences and exclusive hospitality venues to Rolls-Royce automobiles, Butera brings his signature West Coast vibe and glamorous (yet livable) design sensibility to life for the outdoor segment with this collaboration. Since 1994, he has been the creative force behind his eponymous design company and showroom in Newport Beach, California.

His success there prompted Butera to establish showrooms in West Hollywood and in Park City, Utah. Butera is the author of five coffee-table books; “Barclay Butera Modern Living” (Gibbs Smith, 2016) includes numerous outdoorliving designs.

“I wanted to design a modern way to bring together an indoor-to outdoor design aesthetic successfully,” Butera says. “Castelle allows me to combine my two favorite things: high design and luxurious outdoor living. My line of outdoor furnishings with Castelle will be both elegant and approachable.”