While not made from famous Wimbledon nets, any design enthusiast who goes crazy for furnishings that snag intrigue with a back story will appreciate the Tiebreak chairs for outdoor use made by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert. Appearing earlier this year at imm Cologne 2012, the patio pieces are made using actual tennis nets hung within a sturdy metal frame.

Tiebreak chairs. Designed by Bertjan Pot. Manufactured by Richard Lampert.

Winning Match Point with the Tiebreak Chairs by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert

“There are not that many soft-skin outdoor chairs,” writes the Dutch designer of his Tiebreak chair. “Mostly you bring a pillow outside to sit down into your garden furniture and then take it back inside when it starts to rain.” Aside from its obvious all-climate advantages, the environment benefits from a chair that simply designed for a functional purpose. While the net itself is not taken from an old tennis court, it doesn’t require any upkeep whatsoever and uses minimal materials in production.

While outdoor chairs can be made with powder-coated metals and equipped with cushions, we’re huge fans of the Tiebeak chairs since the outdoor hammock-like seat dries quickly if outside, but can also be brought indoors – fitting nicely into a modern decor living room or lounge area. It’s for this versatile reason – along with it’s simple beauty – that the high quality, modern German furniture manufacturer Richard Lampert was excited to add the chair to their 2012 line-up.

Serving an ace with the technical strength of a tennis net used by Bertjan Pot and Richard Lampert in the Tiebreak Chair, the outdoor furniture is a minimalist’s dream come true.

About the Designer: Bertjan Pot is a Dutch designer who graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands back in 1998. He has been fascinated with textiles and material usage since he knitted a lamp and subsequently co-formed “Monkey Boys”, a design company that came about before he dove into his own Studio Bertjan Pot. Since then, Pot has been working with furniture companies while also staying true to his own projects in an effort to keep his ideas for carpeting, lighting, pillows and beanbags, and seating refreshing and innovative.