Montgomery County sentinel. [volume], April 09, 1959, SUPPLEMENT, Page 9, Image 37

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( Practical and Pretty—The Palakeen, New-Met's sunshade in multi-colored plastic and
aluminum; the inexpensive, all-purpose Director’s Chair by Telescope; and the Troy
loafer that shifts with body weight—with one of the new redwood and aluminum tables.
Everything Under The Sun
Here arc tables and chain and floaters and shelters
to suit the sun-spirited way of life brought
about by houses with lawns, gardens, patios, terraces,
and big picture windows. Inventive manufacturers
are combining materials, using beautiful lines, and
weatherproofing, to produce a new kind of furniture
that can be used indoors and out. In the aluminum,
wrought iron, (wood (particularly redwood), and
rattan furniture field, the news is good.
Aluminum, the undisputed leader in popular appeal,
has been and continues to be the trend-setter. It is
lightweight, it is rust-proof, and it is comparatively
inexpensive. The complaint in years past was that
it could only be used gracefully out-of-doors. This
is no longer true. The combination of aluminum with
Functional and fun—for indoors and out. summer
and winter—First, WoodartTs classic wrought iron
Pinecrest group—to enhance a terrace, garden, patio,
or a most formal dinner party.
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woods; the use of gold anodizing which gives the
metal a brilliant cast as well as insuring a permanent
finish; the addition of new shapes and styles formerly
reserved for the drawing room—all these have lifted
this metal out of the doldrums of its previous con
formity and have guaranteed it a firm place not only
in the sun, but throughout the house.
The ideal in multi-purpose furniture, however,
remains wrought iron. Although it is more costly
than aluminum, its air of permanence and sturdy
construction more than compensate for its price in
the minds of many buyers. Wrought iron, too, has
undergone a revolution in styling and versatility.
Here are complete groups of delicate, precision
made pieces in a kaleidoscope of colors and in every
Compacto terrace chair
and ottoman of cord and
aluminum: inexpensive,
waterproof, bright colors.
Luxury in outstanding de
sign Lawnlite’s Pom
peian in aluminum, foam
rubber, and “Vinaion.“
period and style imaginable-equally at home beside
a barbecue on the terrace or in an elaborate salon.
The news in redwood is the exciting way it has
been used by some manufacturers in delicate, thin
planked designs and shapes combined with aluminum
to give a feeling of the light-weight, the luxurious,
the modem.
In rattan there is fluidity of line and casual com
fort in reasonably inexpensive furniture. Here, too,
there is a trend toward products that can be used
twelve months of the year-for dining areas, the
family room, or even as an occasional piece in the
living room.
In a word, for indoors and out, there is, today,
everything under the sun. Continued on page 19
Rattan barrel-chair, with
removable seal, storage
space and they slack.
By Decorative Imports.
Afco's Americana-simple, graceful ar
chitectural lines with a slender floating
look—ribbed, easy-drying Saran and
gold-sprayed aluminum.
Suburbia Today, April 1959
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