I am not a fan of anything-prylene outdoors furniture, in fact I passionately dislike it.  Just like most things that seem like a good idea in the beginning they are sometimes overdone and badly reproduced to lose all of the appeal of their beginning.  Instead there is such fabulous outdoors furniture, often from America, that it seems a shame for everyone to want a) dark brown b) cheap basket type furniture that often looks overcrowded on small balconies, like a stuffed can of sardines.

Mc Kinnon Harris Chaise

Mc Kinnon Harris Pharr bench

McKinnon Duval chair and Wyatt table

Instead I am a huge fan of Mc Kinnon Harris who's aluminum furniture is beautifully crafted an will withstand pretty much anything as they are produced for both garden and yacht.  Their sumptuous colour palette also banishes boring dark brown, a lethal combination with sand to begin with.

On the antiques front Talisman  have a series of American 1960's spun aluminium pieces pictured below, I have been drooling over for some time, I find them utterly charming and love them together with one of my favourite Galbraith and Paul prints.

 And for ultra modern furniture with staying power I love Brown Jordan's Cloud 9 lounger below

And Gaze Burwill below here