The summers seem to be getting longer and hotter, so why not make some fresh, optimistic lemonade, sit outside, and take in the summer air? Thanks to their weatherproof qualities and mobile weight, wire frame furniture belongs outside, and no better time to appreciate the  bevy of beautiful options that we have in these lightweight, outdoor seats.

1. Hot Mesh Chair

MANUFACTURER: Blu Dot
PRICE: $99
30.5″ tall x 18.5″ wide x 21.1″ deep

Blu Dot’s latest introduction has a geometric pattern and eye-popping color that makes it a real stand out in the field of wireframe seating, and at $99, literally no one loses.

2. Emu RE-TROUVÉ Chairs
DESIGNER: Patricia Urquiola
MANUFACTURER: Coalesse
PRICE: $1,099
24″ deep x 30″ width x 41 1/3″ 

When it comes to outdoor wireframe, Emu is at the front of the pack. The Italy chair designed by Patricia Urquiola has all the trademarks of a successful collaboration between an internationally lauded designer, and a specialized manufacturer: exceptional design executed to perfection.

3. Fresh Air Collection
DESIGNER: Richard Schultz
MANUFACTURER: Knoll
PRICE: $1,045
26 1/2″ width x 23 7/8″ depth x 35″ height

The seat, back and arm rests - made from powder coated sheet aluminum - are a modern reinterpretation of the time-honored Windsor chair. The tubular stainless steel base of the chair gives it a comfortable spring and is completely weatherproof.

4. Series 9 Easy Chair
MANUFACTURER: Haskell
PRICE: $1,276
32h x 28w x 30d

Clean design is paired with a white powder-coated stainless steel. What’s more, the relaxed low slung seat is made of up to 85% recycled content.

5. Wing Collection
DESIGNER: Richard Schultz
MANUFACTURER: Knoll
PRICE: $3,912
36 3/4″ x 33 1/2″ x 43 1/2″

Updating the traditional wing chair to work for outdoor rooms, when used in a circular or rectangular grouping around a fire pit or table, this chair provides enclosure and protection.

6. Topiary Collection
DESIGNER: Richard Schultz
MANUFACTURER: Knoll
PRICE: $1,727

Designed to look like a shrub, pruned to look like a chair, for the effect of light peaking through leaves of shrubbery to produce dappled shadows. Topiary is made of sheet aluminum that is bent, stamped and folded.

7. Sol y Luna
DESIGNER: Dan Johnson
MANUFACTURER: Brown Jordan
PRICE: $927
H 27″ W 24″ D 28″

Wonderfully weird, the lines of Sol y Luna are curved, tapered and organic, a refreshing break from the modern lines (that we also love). Designed in 1984, this piece and Johnson’s work is a clear inspiration of many of the most innovative young designers today.

8. Emu Heaven
DESIGNER: Jean-Marie Massaud
MANUFACTURER: Coalesse
PRICE: $1,679
30 3/4″ x 37″ x 27 1/4″

An outdoor lounger, this larger proportioned outdoor chair is as comfortable as it is pretty. When sitting in it, a true slice of heaven.

9. Haley
DESIGNER: Alexander Rehn
PRICE: Inquire for price

A streamlined seat that is appropriate for applications from outdoor dining to lounging. This prototype has versatility to serve a number of outdoor uses.

10. Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair
DESIGNER: Harry Bertoia
MANUFACTURER: Knoll
PRICE: $1,089
H 30″ W 33.5″ D 28.5″

The mother of wireframe chairs. Period.

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