Reading your favorite book, lying back on an outdoor sofa with comfortable white pillows embraced and lulled by the sound of the sea.
Mediterranean landscapes are the perfect setting for Outdoor Furniture that nowadays offers comfort and design as good as Indoor Furniture.
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Ethimo Ooutdoor
This is exactly what we have seen at the recent Salone del Mobile in Milan with the new Spring-Summer 2015 Outdoor Collections of International Furniture manufacturers.
Salone del Mobile 2015
Tables, chairs and armchairs show lightness and practicality, making of them almost pieces of contemporary art. Materials used to shape outdoor furniture are of excellent quality: teak, aluminum, stainless steel and synthetic fibers which can guarantee product endurance as time goes by.
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We said Teak but also powder coated metals which make them ideal for outdoor use, Thanks to its great properties of resistance to moisture and UV light. These innovative materials become the stars of your morning breakfast or cocktails with friends at sunset.
The boundary between indoor and outdoor furniture has become almost irrelevant. In the past outdoor furniture was intended as a basic metal bench, bearing skinny uncomfortable cushions. Finally outdoor furniture has received proper attention by designers and furniture producers. This is also why the border between these two types of furniture tends to fade. Aesthetics and comfort have become equally important for garden furniture.
Coverings and its features play an important role in its success: waterproof or soft touch fiber as well as UV-resistant and scratch resistant powder coatings.
As to Design some modular settings seen at the Salone del Mobile 2015 would perfectly suit even in your living room. Ottomans, armchairs and chaise longues can be mixed and matched to create endless combinations. Tables, chairs and armchairs in teak and aluminum are combined to create a little Eden in your house.
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Here’s an overview of the most common styles In Outdoor Furniture:
Modern: This style is characterized by modern lines, colorful, technical materials and paddings that often make them as comfortable as classic interior sofas.
Classic: Here manufacturers tend to recreate the atmosphere of the late nineteenth Century typical of French bistrots or Parisian terraces Fin de siècle. Smooth curves, vivid colors, structures in aluminum and iron are the re-ocurring features of this style.
Provencal: here predominates a Shabby Chic, country, rustic style. Hues are natural: ecru, ivory, lilac and white with spots of green or blue. Generally furniture producers tend to prefer pastel colours.
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Another element that is developing beside Outdoor furniture is Outdoor Lighting. Up to date it has not received proper attention yet. Nevertheless at the latest edition of Euroluce in Milan, we have seen a remarkable step forward in this area by companies like Serralunga with Floret lamp by Raffaella Mangiarotti, with remote control and LED low-power consumption. The lamp is made of polyethylene and a concrete base.
Floret Lamp Serralunga by Raffaella Mangiarotti
Lighting is an important element in home decoration as it allows to create the right environment to highlight the details of your favorite piece of furniture. The ideal is to re-create a natural effect where finishing, metals and woods can be appreciated to its fullest.
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