Annabelle Magazine: the Extra Terrasse balcony table selected by the Swiss press
This is one of those publications that warm the heart. Annabelle, Switzerland's leading lifestyle and fashion magazine, selected La Balconie in its major outdoor feature, dedicated to the design of urban outdoor spaces. Under the title "Pariser Stadtbalkon" (the Parisian balcony), our railing table appears as item number 2 in a selection by Tim Tobias Zimmermann, the magazine's Fashion Director.
The description is simple and precise: "Geländertisch", meaning simply a railing table. Exactly what La Balconie is.
A balcony table spotted internationally
Since its creation, La Balconie has been designed to address a very concrete problem: how to enjoy your balcony when you don't have space for a classic outdoor table? The answer is simple: attach the table to the balcony railing, without drilling, without screws, without DIY.
What distinguishes La Balconie from traditional balcony furniture is its railing attachment. It adapts to almost all balustrades, round tubes, square tubes, wrought iron or steel railings. For a small balcony, it's a small revolution.
What exactly is Annabelle?
Annabelle is the leading women's lifestyle magazine in German-speaking Switzerland, published by Tamedia for over 50 years. Recognized for its demanding fashion, design and lifestyle selections, it targets an urban readership, sensitive to quality and brands that have something to say. Its annual spring outdoor feature is an opportunity to highlight the best pieces for equipping balconies, terraces and gardens, outdoor spaces that the Swiss, great lovers of outdoor life, particularly cherish.
Being selected for this feature alongside brands like Hay, Ferm Living, Jonathan Adler or Fermob is a real editorial validation for a French urban furniture brand.
Balcony furniture that travels well
This Swiss publication is part of a larger movement. In recent years, Extra Terrasse has been featured in the Sunday Times Style in the UK, in ZEIT Magazin in Germany, in Vieilles Maisons Françaises, in The Good Life, and has received several major French awards: the Prix Pépite France 2024, the Innovation Prize at Jardins Jardin, and the French Design FD100 label awarded by the Ministry of Culture.
But each international publication tells something different. Annabelle, it's Switzerland validating the idea of a well-equipped balcony. It's also a natural market for Extra Terrasse, Geneva, Zurich, Lausanne, dense cities, apartments with balconies, residents looking to enjoy every outdoor square meter.
This confirms that the need to intelligently furnish urban outdoor spaces is universal, and that the small table to hang on the railing has found its audience far beyond French borders.
Thanks to Annabelle
We weren't expecting this spotlight. And maybe that's why it's particularly pleasing. When a leading Swiss magazine, in the middle of its spring outdoor feature, selects a balcony table made in Saint-Etienne to equip an imaginary Parisian balcony... we tell ourselves that we did well not to give up.
To all those looking for a designer, compact, solid and French-made balcony table: La Balconie awaits you.