The sculptural edge of Roberti modern outdoor rattan furniture will appeal to those who love to surround themselves with beautiful things.

Sofas, sun loungers, tables and chairs, and sun shades: the shapes and style of each piece is carefully considered to combine comfort and functionality.

Three new lines of outdoor furniture will be on show at the upcoming 2009 Milan Furniture Fair in April.

One probably doesn’t immediately think of a MINI as a car to take on a camping trip. It is far too urban a model for that.

But MINI and Airstream have collaborated on this design, created by Danish furniture maker Republic of Fritz Hansen, that will bring a little style to the old trailer park.

The first spotting will be at the Salone del Mobile show and the INTERNI DESIGN ENERGIES exhibition in Milan, Italy (April 21-30 2009).

Swedish designers Erik Nyberg and Gustav Ström created the WAVE Hammock for Belgian outdoor furniture manufacturer Royal Botania.

The idea is to convey the feeling of lying underneath the canopy of a tree, surrounded by a defined, natural space, forming both a sculpture and an inviting and luxurious outdoor furniture.

The materials in WAVE consist of electro-polished stainless steel and perforated fabric, one type for the upper roof section, and another for the lying section. Source: contemporist

Austrian design team EOOS have created the Summer Cloud sun lounge for the 2009 collection of the outdoor furniture manufacturer DEDON.

“This classic sun lounger takes on a new, innovative face with the SUMMER CLOUD collection from DEDON. The beach chair combines the lounger and fabric top to form a functional and unique design object.”

“SUMMER CLOUD offers individual 360° use with its sun lounger and sun top connected to one another in a novel way that may be swiveled and set independently of each other.”

Finkeldei is presenting a wide selection of new models of upholstered furniture with Swarovski crystals.

We have earlier also reported on their Crystal Edition collection. And continuing with the tradition of luxury, the German luxury manufacturer now offers more than 50 models with sparkling crystals to its 2009 collection.

Aside from upholstered furniture the collection also includes tables, cabinets and sideboards.