The wicker furniture trend is booming at the moment, and it’s not hard to see why. Wicker and rattan have always had a place in the halls of outdoor patio moments. Why, your great-grandma probably had a floral-upholstered rattan chair before Serena & Lily was old enough to have its first sale.
However, as Elle Decor reports, this classic design item is now being reinterpreted in fresh ways that are catching people’s eyes. “Blond wickers in outdoor furniture are lightening and freshening where things were mostly dark grey tones or brown, making it more interchangeable with old fashioned blond indoor wicker and rattans,” Elle Decor A-List designer Celerie Kemble says. Also, shapes are softer, playing into the curved sofa trend, and often flaunt soft waves and scallops.
Kemble says she’s excited to see new outdoor furniture pieces that are going beyond the standard design plays. “Pieces that play with the positive and negative elements of trellises but in shapes that are less straight geometry and more interesting,” she adds. Take, for instance, her Tracery collection from LaneVenture, a delightfully interesting feast for the eyes.
“Now my clients expect their outdoor furniture to have character and to be as comfortable as their indoor furniture,” Kemble says. “No more hard flat teak or soggy thin cushions and simple right angles.”
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