Garden furniture: strong as steel!
In today’s world, furniture made and designed for garden use is built with a wide range of different materials. You can find garden furniture assembled from wood, aluminium, plastic or wrought iron to name just a few. We want our outdoor furniture to remain comfortable, but also durable through all seasons, and this has resulted in the industry seeing an increasing demand for stainless steel garden furniture.
Stainless steel is growing in popularity within the garden furniture industry
Stainless steel tends to lend itself very well to modern and contemporary pieces, and is a popular material of choice among many of the outdoor furniture brands that we stock at Barbed. The reason steel garden furniture is growing in popularity is because it’s tough, durable, weather resistant and incredibly lightweight. These characteristics make stainless steel a practical and versatile choice when it comes to stocking our garden with items of furniture that can prove to be reliable year-round survivors of the outdoors.
Furniture designers blend steel with creativity
To many, steel furniture may sound rather dull and boring, but designers are really pushing the boundaries when it comes to creating stylish garden furniture that can really deliver the wow factor, by combining steel with other durable materials that are suitable outdoors. Take the Charivari bench by Juliette Liberman as a fine example. Inspired by the traditional construction of the ribs of boats, this piece proves that combining steel, aluminium and a creative mind can yield graceful results when designing and manufacturing a garden bench. Neither stainless steel nor aluminium are vulnerable to moisture, so this means they are perfect materials to consider when choosing your garden furniture.
With such low maintenance, steel is perfect for outdoor furniture that is sure to receive regular use during the summer months. The Rendez-vous table and armchairs by Fermob are a classically elegant French design, yet still robustly built for the garden as they are made with steel sheets and rods. The minimal amount of maintenance means that a simple wipe down after use is all that’s required. Most of the stainless steel garden furniture that we stock is protected with a high protection treatment for outdoor use, though an occasional wipe from time-to-time throughout the year will help prevent a build-up of dirt or dust.
Garden accessories are also benefitting
It’s not just standard outdoor garden furniture that can benefit from stainless steel, as the Dancook 9000 firepit proudly demonstrates. The growing popularity of the material has resulted in it also being used by many brands when producing garden accessories. The fact it will not fade, peel or crack when exposed to direct sunlight makes it a fantastic choice for both garden furniture and accessory designers, and garden furniture buyers alike.
We stock a wide range of designer garden furniture and accessories here at Barbed, so why not browse our collections and find something that suits your outdoor space? We have two showrooms in London, and we’d love it if you could pop by. You can also reach out to us on Facebook or Twitter, where we can keep you up-to-date with the latest Barbed and garden industry-related news.
- 16th February 2018
