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Seating: Sunny Delights

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The scooped seat and back angle of Janus et Cie's die-cast aluminum Nima chair matches comfort with visually alluring details. It comes in 16 colors, including Acid Green, Coral Red (shown), Light Blue, and Sage Green.
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The Les Copains lounge chair by Brühl is made from a hot-dip galvanized frame and robin top rail wrapped with wickerwork strings. Part of a collection of chairs, stools, and tables, it comes with optional cushions.
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Kettal's Stampa armchair, designed by the Bouroullec brothers, is made entirely of durable, lightweight aluminum. It combines an injection-molded ring frame with a metal shell punched with a perforated pattern.
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Crate & Barrel's Morocco lounge chairs pairs a powder-coated aluminum, UV-resistant frame with cushions upholstered in a special mildew-resistance acrylic fabric. Handwoven resin rope detailing gives it a subtly rustic feel.
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Designed by Enzo Mari, Driade's Elisa collection is made of a steel frame and generous polyurethane foam cushions with a removable fabric covering. Alternate covers also make it suitable for indoor use.
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Available in a range of fabrics and colors, Patricia Urquiola's modular Butterfly sofa system for B&B Italia's outdoor collection comprises four different components that can be freely assembled and mixed and matched
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Designed by Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan, the Connexion armchair is made of extruded powder-coated aluminum. It comes in 28 different smooth or textured finishes, and 40 mesh fabrics for its siding and back.
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Designer Glen Baghurst's Outdoor Events chair is made of powder-coated tubular steel and natural leather. Inspired by British campaign furniture, its small, space-efficient frame is designed low to the floor.
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The steel frame and rope seat of the clean0lined Tituna chair, designed by Mariana Lerma for Gandia Blasco, come in neutral tone palettes of white, sand, gray, bronze, and brown.
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Distributed exclusively by Janus et Cie in North America, Italian designer Monica Armani's Tribe lounge chair carries a tactile braided seat and full-bodied cushions upholstered in a linen finish.
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Gloster's Wedge lounge chair comes with all the comfort of an indoor armchair, matched with outdoor durability. Its plush lounge cushions are upholstered in eight different waterproof fabric colors.
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The Gazelle table, designed by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune for Capdell, comes with the option of three different tabletop shapes - round, oval, or rectangular - in varying materials and colors.
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The George's rope chair by Living Divani incorporates waxed rope, wood, and metal with a triangular steel frame for a pleasing graphic element. Additional options include leather or wicker-woven models.
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Konstantin Grcic's new Medici bench for Mattiazzi builds upon the success of the Medici chair. Like its counterpart, the sculptural two-seater takes its inspiration from the classical Adirondack chair.
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The Husk chair, designed by Marc Thorpe for Moroso's M'Afrique collection, is made of yarn from fishing nets crafted by local Senegalese artisans. Its elongated back and sides take inspiration from corn stalks.
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New York-based studio Visibility's prototype for the waterproof Poolside chair takes its formal cues from the archetypal slatted deck chair, elevated by complex formal geometries and a sensitivity to ergonomics.

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