High Point Market trend: Back story

Jennifer Bringle is editor-in-chief of Casual News Now. She has…

While seat backs often end up facing walls inside the home, outdoor chair backs are frequently on full display on patios and decks. And casual furnishings designers are ensuring the back of outdoor seating is just as beautiful and display-worthy as the front.

Arteriors’ Florian swivel lounge chair features flower appliqués handmade of weather-resistant material.

The Sobek collection from Arteriors has a hand-cast and embossed back that gives it a faux crocodile skin look and feel.

Part of the DesignPhilippines exhibition of Filipino designers, this chair from Fifty One All Weather features stunning weather-resistant artwork on its back.

Summer Classics’ new Aspen collection includes this chair, with woven details inspired by vintage snowshoes.

This bench from Ngala Trading has an eye-catching lattice-back design punctuated by a fiery red finish.

Inspired by a vintage rattan piece found in Italy, the Riverton chair from Eichholtz features a woven back designed to capture the essence of European summer living.

Four Hands’ Ridge chair backs have a mosaic pattern created with
pieces of solid teak root.

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Jennifer Bringle

Jennifer Bringle is editor-in-chief of Casual News Now. She has covered the home furnishings industry for more than a decade, previously serving as editor-in-chief of Casual Living and Kids Today magazines. She also served as managing editor of Designers Today. Her work also has appeared in Women’s Wear Daily, the Sourcing Journal, Business Insider, Good Housekeeping and The Washington Post, among other outlets.

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