Bentley Home’s Hyde Picnic Collection and updated Solstice range redefine outdoor luxury with craftsmanship, elegance, and modern design.
As more people invest in their homes and outdoor spaces, luxury brands are responding with products that blur the lines between interiors and open-air living. Bentley Home has stepped into this space with its first-ever picnic collection, Hyde, and a refreshed take on its Solstice outdoor furniture line.
This marks a new direction for the interiors division of Bentley, the renowned British carmaker. The Hyde picnic collection comes directly in response to customer demand, reinforcing the brand’s focus on adapting to how its clientele now chooses to live and entertain.
The Hyde Picnic Collection
The Hyde picnic collection introduces four items designed to bring a sense of refinement to outdoor dining. The centrepiece is a handwoven picnic basket finished in two-tone leather with contrast trim. It’s available in Forest Green and Rust, and made in a traditional Tuscan workshop using recycled cotton yarn. The three thousand hand-knotted threads form a geometric diamond pattern, a detail that nods to craftsmanship rather than simply style.
That same recycled cotton appears throughout the collection, balancing Bentley Home’s design focus with environmental consideration. Matching bottle holders, available as single or double, and a soft wool blanket round out the offering, aiming to elevate picnics without veering into form-over-function territory.
Function Meets Craft
What sets Hyde apart is the attention given to the details. Inside each basket is a set of accessories for four, from Italian linen napkins with hand-embroidered stitching to Murano glass champagne flutes, each discreetly etched with the Bentley logo.
The glasses bring in a sense of heritage without feeling overly themed. The same approach continues with a leather cutlery case that matches the basket, and a set of enamelled copper plates using an old Italian technique more commonly found in jewellery making. The collection also includes porcelain coffee cups, a thoughtful touch that reflects the brand’s emphasis on finishing the experience properly rather than just meeting the brief.
A New Look for Solstice
First launched in 2022, the Solstice range has been updated to match the mood of today’s outdoor spaces. Developed by Bentley Home designer Carlo Colombo in collaboration with the Bentley Motors design team, the pieces reflect the same design language seen in the brand’s cars, especially in the use of the matrix grille motif across the collection.
It includes a sofa, sunbed, armchair, pouffe, coffee table, and side table, now available in two new finishes. Forest Green and Burnt Orange matte lacquer options give the pieces a bolder, more contemporary feel while aligning visually with the Hyde accessories.
Materials continue to be a focus. Leather and natural fabrics have been chosen to handle the elements without compromising comfort, because luxury, even outdoors, isn’t about compromise.
Design Intent
Ben Saltmer, Product and Lifestyle Design Manager at Bentley Motors, explains how the collection came to life:
“We have been working on an outdoor dining offering to satisfy the demands of our customers for many years. The Hyde picnic collection is the result of hours of research and development, and we are thrilled to bring it to market. The deep Forest Green and Burnt Orange palette which carries through the entire outdoor collection is both bold and sophisticated – and perfectly in tune with our contemporary vision. Craftsmanship, coupled with practicality, defines our outdoor furniture aesthetic for both the new Solstice pieces and Hyde, celebrating conviviality, timeless design and elegance.”
Saltmer’s comments reflect a brand strategy that’s built around customer feedback, not trend-chasing. That through-line, from R&D to palette choice, shows how tightly curated the process has been. The colours carry across both collections, adding cohesion and signalling that Bentley Home isn’t releasing stand-alone items, but rather expanding an ecosystem.
Positioning and Demand
Andrea Gentilini, CEO of Luxury Living Group, which produces Bentley Home collections, notes:
“Following the success of Bentley Home’s expanding retail presence – we now have more than 60 sites around the world – we have been able to closely monitor the demands from our customers for new, innovative product ranges. The new Hyde picnic set is produced in close collaboration with the finest craftspeople in Italy, but caters to the tastes, needs and lifestyle of our global customers across multiple international markets. The new collection perfectly complements the Solstice outdoor furniture collection, enhancing outdoor living, entertaining and dining – something we know Bentley Home customers appreciate.”
His comments underscore the role of real-time feedback from the brand’s global network in shaping new product lines. While everything is produced in Italy, the designs aim to resonate across markets from the Middle East to the US. That global approach is key to how luxury brands like Bentley Home now build and roll out lifestyle offerings.
Global Reach and Retail Strategy
Over the past twelve years, Bentley Home has built a substantial retail footprint. Its presence now spans more than sixty stores worldwide, including flagships in Milan, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dubai, and multiple Chinese cities. Additional placements in Luxury Living Group stores in cities like Paris, New York, Los Angeles, and Istanbul help extend reach without overexposing the brand.
That distribution approach supports the kind of exclusivity Bentley Home aims to maintain, allowing for physical engagement without flooding the market.
The partnership between Bentley Motors and Bentley Home also helps maintain authenticity. One brings British design heritage; the other, Italian craftsmanship. The result is a line of products that don’t just look like they belong in the Bentley world, they feel like it, too.
A Sign of What’s to Come
The launch of Hyde reflects a shift in what luxury buyers are looking for. Outdoor spaces are being treated with the same design scrutiny once reserved for formal interiors. Products like Hyde are not just accessories, they’re part of a broader lifestyle change.
The alignment between Hyde and the Solstice range suggests Bentley Home is building a cohesive offering with room to expand. The goal is not just to sell a piece of furniture or a picnic basket, it’s to help customers create complete, curated environments.
For a market increasingly driven by experience rather than acquisition, this kind of approach is not only on trend, it’s necessary. With Hyde and Solstice, Bentley Home is offering more than products. It’s offering the setting for how luxury is lived today.
