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Fresco sun lounger features elegant retro-inspired design by Matteo Thun & Benedetto Fasciana for Gloster.
Moreover, Fresco’s carefully considered materials enhance the lounger’s chic aesthetic.
What’s more, the lounger’s snug cushion and adjustable back provide exceptional comfort.
Read more Request quoteFresco contemporary sun lounger has sophisticated design by Matteo Thun & Benedetto Fasciana for Gloster.
Firstly, Fresco outdoor furniture features organically inspired design which also gives a nod to the spirit of the 1960s.
What’s more, this adjustable wicker sunbed is both incredibly stylish, comfortable and practical too.
Importantly, Gloster Fresco furniture features only the finest materials and consequently requires minimum upkeep.
Lastly, Gloster have over 60 years of experience in the design and production of highest quality outdoor furniture. Consequently, this is your guarantee that you are investing in arguably the world’s finest garden furniture.
Fresco furniture’s retro design encapsulates the spirit of the 1960s. For instance, the furniture evokes the timelessness, ease and elegance of terraces in Rome, Aspen, the Riviera and Malibu at that time.
Moreover, the light almost floating seat & back element rests on the lounger’s slim, powder-coated aluminum frame.
What’s more, Fresco’s ergonomic form is enhanced thanks to the sunbed’s snug full-length outdoor cushion.
Next, Fresco sunbed is highly functional too. For example, you can quickly and easily adjust Fresco’s back from upright to completely flat, with 3 further postures in between.
Moreover, Fresco sun lounger features large wheels, enabling you to effortlessly move the lounger from A to B.
Importantly, Fresco’s elegant retro design is perfected thanks to the furniture’s carefully selected materials and finishes. For example, the furniture has a tubular aluminium frame, finished in a smart White powder coat.
Secondly, Fresco lounger’s distinctive hand-woven seat and back use Wheat coloured all-weather wicker. Moreover, the lounger’s arms also feature a hand-woven wicker finish too.
Thirdly, you can specify Fresco’s snug cushion in a wide range of outdoor fabrics.
Significantly, you can also specify optional protective covers for your Fresco contemporary sun lounger. For instance, Gloster protective covers use Weathermax fabric, a heavy duty 100% solution dyed polyester material.
Importantly, Weathermax is a performance cover material combining;
Importantly, Gloster have 60 years of expertise in the design and production of luxury garden furniture. For instance, all Gloster furniture is hand-made in the company’s own dedicated factory. Moreover, the company use only the finest materials.
For instance, Fresco contemporary sun lounger has a powder coated aluminium construction. Significantly, the quality and treatment of the aluminium structures comply with the highest standards. Consequently, this means that the furniture requires no additional protection.
Importantly, the material is;
All Gloster woven furniture & accessories use only the highest quality man-made fibre. For instance, Fresco lounger’s hand-woven wicker seat & back is;
Moreover, the wicker is polyethylene based, extruded and through-dyed. Consequently, this ensures that the fibre is completely weatherproof as well as being colour-fast, extremely hard wearing and easy to clean. Moreover, the wicker fibre is resistant to;
Importantly, you can leave Gloster’s woven furniture outside all year round. For instance, the woven wicker withstands temperatures from -20°C to +55°C.
What’s more, when very cold, the weave will become stiffer than normal. Next, when very hot, the weave will become more elastic. However, it will always revert to it’s normal elasticity, once the ambient temperature stabilises.
Lastly, Gloster uses a more textured, thicker type of wicker than most other manufacturers. Importantly, although this wicker is harder to weave, it is consequently;
Next, Fresco lounger’s cushion uses solution dyed acrylic fabrics. For instance, the fabrics maintain their colour and are weather proof.
Importantly, the textiles incorporate treatments which ensure that the fabrics are;
Lastly, Fresco’s cushion features a QuickDry foam filling. Importantly, this ensures that any moisture is quickly expelled from the cushion’s interior.
Architect and designer Matteo Thun was born and raised in the bilingual German and Italian speaking region of South Tyrol, Italy. Following his studies with Oskar Kokoschka and Emilio Vedova at the Salzburg Academy he graduated with a degree in Architecture from the University in Florence. Subsequently, he co-founded the ‘Memphis’ group in Milan in 1981 with Ettore Sottsass and opened his own studio in Milan in 1984. Next, he established Matteo Thun & Partners in 2001. For example, the studio’s designs are notable for their timeless simplicity and are centred on the human scale.
Associate Director Benedetto Fasciana’s appreciation of craftsmanship and proportion defines his approach to architecture and design.
For example, Fasciana was a graduate of architecture from the University of Ferrara. Moreover, Benedetto’s expertise in interior design and product design was honed from his background in ceramic art and creating retail and exhibition spaces for world-renowned brands during his time as Art Director at White Design in Venice.
Since joining Matteo Thun & Partners in 2014, Benedetto has been responsible for the creation of iconic furniture and lighting solutions that reflect his passion for artisanal craftmanship and the studio’s shared design values of simplicity, functionality and timelessness.
Innovator Paul Wallevik originally founded Gloster furniture company back in 1960. Significantly, the firm has since built an unsurpassed pedigree in the arena of luxury outdoor furniture.
Moreover, the company’s foundations of design, quality and attention to detail remain unchanged.
For instance, the company’s craftsmen are renowned for their skill, loyalty, tradition & progress. Consequently, the firm’s sole focus is to design and build the world’s finest outdoor furniture.
Importantly, Gloster believes that their customers must be able to trust them, so the company treats the world, its resources and its people with respect.
For example, the company uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes which minimise waste.
Moreover, the company uses only the very finest materials. Consequently, this ensures that products are built to last, which once again minimises waste.
Moreover, stainless steel and aluminium used in many collections are fully recyclable.
What’s more, you can optionally specify upholstery fabrics which use recycled fibres.
Importantly, Gloster exclusively use teak through the Indonesian government’s Perum Perhutani scheme. For example, this means that all teak is grown in carefully managed plantations. Consequently, this ensures that the timber is sustainably and responsibly sourced and processed.
What’s more, the company uses only the finest plantation teak that is at least 50 years old. Moreover, the company’s skilled craftsmen thoroughly inspect the teak to ensure that quality endures.
Significantly, the company’s products feature unique contemporary design. For example, Gloster collaborate with leading international designers, including;
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