| Opting for very contemporary outdoor furniture | | | | never before. High-tech design and construction |
| is increasingly common these days. Regardless of | | | | through the use of computers and industrial |
| interior decor or the architecture of the home, | | | | robots allow techniques that were previously |
| many consumers would rather have the clean | | | | impossible. |
| lines and easy upkeep of modern and sleek | | | | Digital technology and new manufacturing |
| outdoor furniture. Manufacturers are listening, and | | | | processes allow for more fluid designs that make |
| have come up with many new and more | | | | older ideas seem dated. Gone are the days of the |
| comfortable designs. | | | | cheap throw-away chairs made of both metal and |
| The selection of contemporary outdoor furniture | | | | plastic mesh or molded plastic. For little more in |
| runs the range from simple and inexpensive to | | | | price, there's interesting design to be found. From |
| wild designs and pricing. On the less expensive end | | | | the big box stores to higher-end companies, these |
| of the spectrum, the consumer will find molded | | | | methods are allowing fantastic designs to emerge. |
| plastic that is not only durable but good looking. It | | | | On the higher end of outdoor furniture choices, |
| is very popular to use recycled plastic and that | | | | stainless steel and more complex polymer |
| means greener too. | | | | substances are providing huge interest. Beyond |
| Also very popular in the more affordable range of | | | | unusual new designs, these materials allow retro, |
| furniture are those made of resin wicker and | | | | post-modern and even mid-century looks for the |
| lightweight cast aluminum. Either offers staying | | | | outdoors. It is almost as simple to find an outdoor |
| power in the elements and a freshness of simple | | | | Le Corbusier chaise or sofa replica as it is to find |
| design. The best part of their appeal is cost. Sold | | | | indoor ones now. |
| through even high end dealers, some pieces are | | | | Many interior designers will duplicate indoor and |
| priced at under $100. | | | | outdoor furniture for a continuance of style. That |
| Modern outdoor furniture comes in a variety of | | | | trend is also useful. When additional seating is |
| materials. From compositions of wood, plastic, | | | | needed indoors or out, it becomes simple to |
| metal or wood, it is the design that provides the | | | | borrow pieces and combine them. It also |
| interest. The trend has been toward using neutral | | | | reinforces the concept of unifying both indoor and |
| or natural colors rather than splashing out with | | | | outdoor decors, and makes all design seem |
| brightness. Also of note are the uses with fabrics. | | | | seamless. |
| Sunbrella and other exterior fabrics now achieve | | | | Whether the homeowner is on a strict budget or |
| the same texture as interior ones. | | | | has an unlimited one, it is easy to find |
| Some of the freshness of design can be | | | | contemporary outdoor furniture that looks like a |
| attributed to technology. The inventions of new | | | | million bucks. It is no wonder that 21st Century |
| materials coming from more traditional plastics | | | | outdoor furniture is emerging as one of the |
| make contemporary outdoor furniture last like | | | | hottest markets in the world of design. |