While working on the Dining by Design project I ran across a chair that I thought would be perfect for the concept. It is from a company called Fermob in France... great outdoor furniture ( at a reasonable price ) if you are in the market for such a thing. Anyway, there was something about the chair that was so attractive to me, the Luxembourg Chair.
It had a garden/park quality but after sitting in it at The Gardener on Fourth St. in Berkeley, I was sold. It was VERY comfortable, lightweight, stackable and is available in like 22 different colors. After showing it to my boyfriend ( to convince him that we needed some at our house ) he said "Hey, that looks just like the chair that was in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris"...lightbulb!! That is why it looked super attractive and inviting. So when I proposed the chair to the DBD group for consideration, I included a photo that I took when we were in Paris at Lux Gardens. Go figure....traveling really does pay off...I could go into all the ways that traveling and my design career have reflected each other time and time again, but its really only interesting to me....LOL!
Anyway, enjoy the photos I have attached and check out Fermob at http://www.fermob.com/. If you need someone to help you purchase them...contact us at designstudio@canvasinteriors.com
Another great outdoor resource is Sprout Home. They are located in Chicago and Brooklyn. They have unique and very contemporary garden accessories and furniture. Each of their stores carry similar items but also each store has local items that are unique to that area. They are working that Local angle that is super popular, and rightfully so!!!
They offer a chair called the Possum Chair...sounds weird but is very cool. It is made out of recycled plastic milk jugs. YES, milk jugs!!! Super cool and very modern. I encourage you to at least give it a look.
The owner Tara ( in Chicago ) is very very nice and friendly and super helpful.
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