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Get in the Groove Outdoors

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:23:39 +0000

Beaufurn’s transparent and solid contoured polypropylene Groovy chair is both comfortable and fun. For outdoor or indoor use, they are stackable for easy storage making them perfect for terraces and patios with limited space.

For me, the crystal version, above, … Read More...

Architecturally Informed Indoor Outdoor Art Furniture

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:26:19 +0000

Only a single Lodge Chair, above, has been produced.

We love wire these days. Salvadorian artist Baltasar Portillo sculpts together powder coated wrought iron to form this collection of indoor-outdoor “art” furniture.

Portillo’s series of Armadillo and Lodge chairs are … Read More...

Planter, Table, or More?

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:47 +0000

A large ceramic vase form the base of this table–or is it a planter–or a lamp? Perhaps all three…

Vasolo’s large vase-base can be fitted with a lamp, a shelf, a vase of flowers, a potted plant…use your imagination.

The … Read More...

Trompe-l’Oeil Upholstered Chairs

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:05:18 +0000

Nope, it just looks like upholstery. In a whimsical nod to upholstered furniture, Italian design company Skitch offers its FildeFer polyester coated iron collection of indoor/outdoor chairs, sofa, table, and coffee table.

Fil de Fer is French for iron wire–the … Read More...

Ready to Roll Storage Table and Stool With Serving Tray

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:20:20 +0000

The multifunctional Stoll 50 by Borja & Jordi Veciana for Wildspirit is ready to roll whenever you are, indoors or out. Stoll’s multifupurpose design offers a portable solution that works all in one as a stool, side table. storage unit … Read More...

Upcycled Furniture From Reclaimed Pipes

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:49:08 +0000

I’m smitten by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek’s imaginative use of salvaged pipes upcycled into chairs and benches. They could be fabulous out in the garden or in the right indoor space.

The tube chairs and benches are made from … Read More...

Who’s Doing the Tangerine Tango?

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:19:49 +0000

Alexia Michel de Chabannes weaves foam rubber tubes for Goom Chair.

So you may have already heard that Tangerine Tango has been singled out as the 2012 color of the year–the one color expected in the next 12 months … Read More...

Lightweight Cement Furniture That’s Heavy in Design

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:39:36 +0000

Designer Robert Cannon, whose Terraform gardens we featured a while back, has designed some cool terraformed furniture made using a metal mesh armature covered with layers of stucco cement. The resulting furniture is strong, comfortable and weatherproof.

Cannon designed and … Read More...

New Angles: Plateau Facet and Skew Tables

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:28 +0000

We’re back with more sustainable indoor-outdoor furniture from the Plateau line of furniture from Brooklyn-based Desu Design and Material Process Systems.

Inspired in part by military aircraft, the interplay of angled lines and beveled edges creates, according to the designers, … Read More...

Ergonomic, Easy Care, High Style Outdoor Furniture

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:16:59 +0000

Kirv is a line of ergonomically designed tubular steel outdoor low-maintenance furniture intended to be left outside all year. Handmade in the UK, the colorful collection built with 304 grade stainless steel with a bit of added chromium and nickel, … Read More...