Ottena

Ottena, teak garden furniture for British gardens

Ottena is a family-run business based in the South West of England that supplies solid teak garden furniture across the whole of the UK. The company describes itself as one of the premier suppliers of teak garden furniture in the country and positions its ranges around durability, traditional joinery and low environmental impact rather than short-lived, disposable pieces.

Its catalogue covers both outdoor and indoor furniture, with the outdoor side built around teak tables, chairs, benches, patio sets and parasols, and the indoor side offering dining tables and chairs. The company states that it designs its own ranges to suit both compact spaces and larger gatherings.

What the catalogue includes

The outdoor range is organised by set size, table shape and bench style, which makes it possible to fit balconies, small gardens and large patios from the same collection.

• Dining sets for four, six and eight people, plus patio sets for two, four, six, eight and ten seats.
• Garden tables in rectangular, square, circular and extendable formats, including small and large folding tables and coffee tables.
• Garden chairs, among them Adirondack chairs, folding chairs, love seats, relaxing chairs and steamer chairs, as well as teak sunloungers.
• Garden benches by seat size (two, three and four seats) and by style: memorial, backless, Lutyens, park and remembrance benches, plus picnic benches and bench sets.
• Parasols in rectangular, square, large, small and tilting formats, with covers and bases, in cream, green, navy blue and red.
• Accessories such as memorial plaques, teak oil, wild bird seed and feed, and cushions.
• Indoor furniture, including dining tables and dining chairs.

Among the items listed on the site at the time of writing were a 5ft teak Lutyens bench seating three, a folding octagonal teak garden table of 1m, an extending solid teak table from 1.5m to 2.1m, a solid teak double Adirondack couples set with cushions, a teak sun lounger couples set with a large coffee table and cushions, and a cream rectangular 3m x 2m wooden garden parasol.

Materials, sourcing and sustainability

The company states that every piece is crafted from sustainably sourced Tectona grandis, harvested from responsibly managed plantations. It argues that wood is a highly renewable material when correctly managed and presents its furniture as an eco-conscious investment intended to last many years.

Its stated environmental commitments go beyond the timber itself: it plants a tree for every order placed, works to reduce plastic use and uses recyclable or recycled plastics where plastic is necessary. It also runs a renewed range of garden furniture and parasols under the principle of recycling rather than discarding.

Memorial and commemorative benches

Memorial benches are described as a newer addition to the teak furniture family. These traditional teak benches can be personalised with stainless steel and brass plaques affixed to the bench, and the company notes that engraving directly into the wood is now also possible. They are presented as heavy-duty pieces suited to high-traffic settings and intended as long-lasting tributes.

Delivery, stock and customer care

Ottena says it holds stock in the UK and ships quickly, with next-day delivery available and free UK delivery on its orders. It also advertises 14-day easy returns and states that its furniture is built to commercial grade. The company presents itself as cutting out the middleman to sell directly to customers.

On service, it commits to answering every email, aiming to reply within 24 hours at the outside and typically within two to three hours. It invites customers to discuss measurements and seating plans before buying. The site displayed a rating of excellent with more than 400 verified reviews at the time of writing.

Background and approach

The company says it has supplied premium teak garden furniture to homes and commercial spaces across the UK and beyond for nearly ten years, and that its team has worked in furniture and retail for more than 50 years. It describes its founding as a reaction to suppliers it found hard to deal with and to a market of disposable furniture, with an ethos of building pieces designed to be used heavily and kept for years.