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Royal Botania

Royal Botania was founded in 1992 by engineers Kris Van Puyvelde and Frank Boschman in Antwerp, Belgium. The two founders had first met at the University of Antwerp while studying engineering. The founding idea was to design their own teak furniture after being dissatisfied with the quality and aesthetics of available products. The company today employs over 800 people worldwide, with approximately 50 at the Antwerp headquarters. A production facility near Bangkok was opened in 2002. In 2011, Royal Botania established Green Forest Plantation Co., planting over 250,000 teak trees across approximately 200 hectares.

The range covers outdoor and indoor furniture: sofas, lounge chairs, dining tables, bar stools, sun loungers, daybed systems, outdoor lighting and parasols. Materials include teak, stainless steel, aluminium, Batyline fibres, concrete (Ductal®), granite, Corian and porcelain. Kris Van Puyvelde leads the internal design team. The best-known award is the Red Dot Best of Best for the Palma parasol. The company's name deliberately references botanical gardens and royal quality.

Royal Botania is the leading address for architects and planners seeking a Belgian outdoor furniture programme for demanding hotel, resort and luxury residential exteriors — one that combines engineering rigour with design ambition, backed by a proprietary sustainability infrastructure through its own teak plantation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Botania

Royal Botania was founded in 1992 by engineers Kris Van Puyvelde and Frank Boschman in Antwerp, Belgium. The two founders had first met at the University of Antwerp while studying engineering. The founding idea was to design their own teak furniture after being dissatisfied with the quality and aesthetics of available products. The company today employs over 800 people worldwide, with approximately 50 at the Antwerp headquarters. A production facility near Bangkok was opened in 2002. In 2011, Royal Botania established Green Forest Plantation Co., planting over 250,000 teak trees across approximately 200 hectares.

The range covers outdoor and indoor furniture: sofas, lounge chairs, dining tables, bar stools, sun loungers, daybed systems, outdoor lighting and parasols. Materials include teak, stainless steel, aluminium, Batyline fibres, concrete (Ductal®), granite, Corian and porcelain. Kris Van Puyvelde leads the internal design team. The best-known award is the Red Dot Best of Best for the Palma parasol. The company's name deliberately references botanical gardens and royal quality.

Royal Botania is the leading address for architects and planners seeking a Belgian outdoor furniture programme for demanding hotel, resort and luxury residential exteriors — one that combines engineering rigour with design ambition, backed by a proprietary sustainability infrastructure through its own teak plantation.