24 picks for patio chairs: Modern looks for lounging in style

May 28, 2011 6 AM PT

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Whether your tastes lean toward the clever and cool new folding chairs made of poplar or hickory by Culver City-based Industry of All Nations, above, or designer Karim Rashid’s waves of metal mesh pictured at the bottom of this post, we’ve got you covered.

Our pre-summer rundown of the latest designs includes trendsetters such as Gervasoni, Zanotta and Kenneth Cobonpue, as well as mod-for-the-masses destinations such as CB2 and West Elm. We’ve even tossed in a few previews, including the sheet-metal Lami lounge chairs, right, from Markamoderna. The company made a splash at international design shows but isn’t scheduled to launch Web sales for the U.S. market until late June.

PHOTOS: 24 picks for patio chairs

-- Craig Nakano

Photos, from top: Industry of All Nations, Markamoderna, Henry Hall Designs

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Craig Nakano

Craig Nakano is the assistant managing editor for Entertainment and Arts. He joined The Times as an assistant travel editor, later served as home editor and most recently was the fine arts editor, leading a team whose accolades included a Pulitzer Prize and an Online Journalism Award. A California native, he worked at the Desert Sun of Palm Springs and at the San Francisco Chronicle after graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He lives in Long Beach with his husband and son.