Inspiration Board - Molded Plastic Furniture

As the outdoor furnishing market evolves and as industrial manufacturing processes are adopted by the furnishings industry we are seeing some really interesting furniture lines hit the market.  Most recently we've seen the wider adoption of molded plastic in high-end luxury furnishings.  All this week we will be looking at some exceptional examples.

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Design 101 - Wood Chaise Lounges

Decor Pad

Wood chaise lounges can be rectangular and boxy to curvaceous and flowing.  These opposing shapes give wood chaise lounges a rather Jeckyll and Hyde personality. Regardless of your design personality however their is a wood chaise lounge for you.

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Exceptional Spaces - Modern Design

Modern design is a look that is immediately recognizable but one that I find hard to define. I find myself saying things like sleek, lots of glass, white, minimal, stark.  Perhaps those are decent descriptors but I don't feel like that defines the design term well.  As a lover of but a neophyte when it comes to architecture and design I started to wonder how many of you also have a hard time talking about modern design let alone designing with it confidently.  This week we are going to being talking about modern architecture, color palettes and furniture design and placement in hopes to demystify this design term.  To start the week off a selection of exceptional architect designed modern outdoor spaces to inspire you.

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