New Products - Seating

Monza ash armchairs in natural finish with molded polypropylene in yellow-green by ICF. 800-237-1625; icfsource.com. circle 335

Thom Filicia has always designed custom furnishings for private clients, but he casts a much wider net with this adroit entry into the retail sector. The fearless eclecticism that rules the house of Filicia now informs his 67 pieces for Vanguard Furniture. The whole-home namesake line freely blends federalist with futurist. "It's evocative design that's both comfortable and highly practical," he says. Case goods in walnut and oak feature a variety of painted finishes. His imagination is particularly unfettered in the spiraling Solvay side table in hand-forged iron with a blackened-silver finish. Other designs nail it with nail heads: the leather-wrapped Eastwood side table, the beech Greek Peak klismos chair, and the Robineau Road mirror. The latter two sport his Kravet fabrics, with Napoli Citrine linen wrapping the mirror's frame and Whitnel Citron polyester gracing the chair's seat. 888-668-4546; vanguardfurniture.com. circle 405

It's no sweat for neutrals to withstand open-air extremes, but saturated tones are generally fair-weather friends. Boldly defying conventional outdoor wisdom, however, Vondom 's Jut furniture is made of low-density polyethylene rotation-molded to retain its vividness no matter how punishing the elements. Strong lines and seamless silhouettes provide ideal canvases for the nine-color palette: steel, white, pistachio, pink, red, orange, and black in addition to ocher and Ice. Seating is scaled with ergonomics in mind, while optional sailcloth-covered cushions offer extra comfort. All pieces have holes to aid rainwater drainage, and the entire assortment is recyclable.
The solidly proportioned Butaca armchair, basically a cube, finds a stylistic sister in the straightforwardly named Sofa. Slenderness prevails in the stackable Silla side chair. Most languorous of the seating is the Tumbona chaise, which has legs similar to those on the cocktail table Mesa 60, available as a square or a rectangle. 34-96-290-10-88; vondom.com. circle 416

MIT aluminum and integral polyurethane foam chairs in black by Actiu Berbegal y Formas. 34-966-560-700; actiu.com. circle 336

Memento aluminum conference chair in chrome finish with knit suspension in Winter Grey by Encore Seating. 800-985-8090; encoreseating.com. circle 355

Alert the media: Angela Adams is off the floor. Granted, this star rug designer already stepped beyond the loom with wooden furniture, but it took the Elite Leather Company to facilitate the natural expansion into fully upholstered seating. Her namesake collection's seven exclusive fabrics are all wovens, primarily rayon-polyester in what she terms a "rainy-day palette." Subtle three-tone Tweed comes in seven colorways. Kelly, a jacquard in six colorways, is reminiscent of rocky coast, cascading waterfalls, and moss-covered stones. Corice, a prismatic jacquard in six colorways, is as hip as they come. Another jacquard, Casco, blends pop and organic sensibilities in five colorways. With a mix-and-match approach, designers can specify any fabric for any seating design. Alder frames with mid-century influences are divided into six subsets, their titles borrowed from state parks. Popham's chaise longue has a taut silhouette. Otis's chair is a compact cube. And the alluring curves of Acadia are available in both chair and sofa form. 800-826-9971; eliteleather.com. circle 406

Fold side chair in polyester-acrylic and stainless steel by Royal Botania, 32-3-411-22-85; royalbotania.com. circle 412

Marquis bench in cypress and leather by Avant Gallery. 877-992-8268; avantgallery.com. circle 326

Martin Ballendat multitasks with Alterno, which switches from chair to desk whenever the exaggerated arms are employed as work surfaces. The plywood frame with polished steel base, 34 inches wide, 28 deep, and 32 high, accepts leather, fabric, or COM. 800-631-1186; dauphin.com. circle 316

Enlisted to find a manufacturer for the KAA Design Group's sustainable furniture prototypes, Keith Granet of the Los Angeles-based Granet Associates could have just taken the 405 freeway to the factory and headquarters of Cisco Brothers. However, it wasn't until he'd flown six hours to North Carolina's High Point Market that he made the connection. KAA was then able to go to work on a nine-piece debut, Hom Escape in Style. Simple and purposeful became buzzwords for the seating and tables, all handcrafted from a Forest Stewardship Council—certified Guatemalan hardwood, machiche. Outdoor-worthy treated linen covers the cushions on the Wima ottoman as well as a coordinating chaise longue and armless sectional. Straightforwardness defines the circular Euroa cocktail table and the square Darri side table, which combines a machiche frame with a limestone top. And the Alkira armchair reads "rustic" when laced with leather or nylon-polypropylene.

See the expanded range this April back at High Point. 323-778-8612; ciscobrothers.com. circle 429

Mark 2 chair with plywood in wengé, foam, steel in polished chrome finish, and white leather by Stylex. 800-257-5742; stylexseating.com. circle 363

Michael bench in cerused oak and golden taupe cotton-polyester by Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth, 336-472-5005; tomlinsonerwinlambeth.com. circle 413

Designing her Ivy collection, Paola Navone considered classic topiaries, then constructed the five pieces from steel mesh and rods in a number of powder-coated colors. The armchair is 43¼ inches wide. The stool's top, 20¾ inches in diameter, is fitted with a photovoltaic panel that powers five LEDs underneath. 866-645-6952; coalesse.com. circle 419

Marina chaise with maple-veneered plywood, steel frame, and bronze mohair by Damga Design. 917-975-9292; charlesdamga.com. circle 302

Josephine bench in solid maple and cotton-rayon blend by Bernhardt Interiors, 828-758-9811; bernhardt.com. circle 432

Kirk swivel chair in polished aluminum and polyurethane in alloy-pewter by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, 828-632-9200; mgandbw.com. circle 425

Alert the media: Angela Adams is off the floor. Granted, this star rug designer already stepped beyond the loom with wooden furniture, but it took the Elite Leather Company to facilitate the natural expansion into fully upholstered seating. Her namesake collection's seven exclusive fabrics are all wovens, primarily rayon-polyester in what she terms a "rainy-day palette." Subtle three-tone Tweed comes in seven colorways. Kelly, a jacquard in six colorways, is reminiscent of rocky coast, cascading waterfalls, and moss-covered stones. Corice, a prismatic jacquard in six colorways, is as hip as they come. Another jacquard, Casco, blends pop and organic sensibilities in five colorways. With a mix-and-match approach, designers can specify any fabric for any seating design. Alder frames with mid-century influences are divided into six subsets, their titles borrowed from state parks. Popham's chaise longue has a taut silhouette. Otis's chair is a compact cube. And the alluring curves of Acadia are available in both chair and sofa form. 800-826-9971; eliteleather.com. circle 406

Flower chair in molded polycarbonate and fuchsia wool by Magis, through Leif Petersen, 415-925-2701; leifpetersenfurniture.com. circle 426

Armacord chair in recycled wood and washable, recyclable polyolefin by Property. 917-237-0123; propertyfurniture.com. circle 423

Loop See technoplastic chairs in white, red, and black with chromium-plated frame by The Chair Factory. 212-941-8700; thechairfactory.com. circle 334