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Outdoor Furniture, p 1

Staff -- Interior Design, 10/31/2003 12:00:00 AM

accessories • building materials • eco-friendly • fabric & wall covering • flooring •
furniture • kitchen & bath • lighting • outdoor furniture • seating

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Paola Lenti& p>

Significant research on the part of Paola Lenti, known for her interest in innovative materials, led to Rope 04, a synthetic fiber that's nontoxic, rebuffs dirt, mold, and sun damage, and is as soft as felt to the touch. Francesco Rota used Rope 04 in designing this slim chaise, which comes in several fruit-punch shades. At Modern Living.

Fritz Hansen& p>

Stack 'em high: The multifunctional Ice outdoor chair, designed by Kasper Salto, boasts a coltish aluminum frame and a back and seat fashioned from ASA plastic. At Troy.

Barlow Tyrie& p>

Traditional English garden outfitters Barlow Tyrie inject some modernism into the mix with its sleek Equinox chair. The version pictured is made of marine-grade stainless steel and sustained-source plantation-grown teakwood; the other has a Textaline seat and back on a teak frame.

Marmol Radziner& p>

Crafted of solid teak with an oil finish and a base of stainless steel, the Indoor/Outdoor coffee table is all planes and right angles. It makes sense, then, that the designers have day jobs as architects. Custom tops available. At Twentieth.

Robert Martin Designs& p>

The tabletop of the Garden Dining Table #2 is 100 percent sustainable-growth mahogany. To make the legs, laminate-bent mahogany is pressed into molds, allowed to cure, then meticulously machined. The center panel of the matching chair—available with or without arms—is perforated stainless steel. The result: seamless, elegant, and utterly durable.

Lolah& p>

With its action like that of your granddad's porch swing, the Glide chair by Christopher Deam recalls days long gone while utilizing such state-of-the-art materials as stainless-steel tubing (for the base), fiberglass (the seat), and nautical cords woven from aramid fiber (the supports).