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W i n dmark i s a striking c ha ir a nd ta ble col l e cti on f or high- profile public /priva te spaces designed by award-winning architect Margaret McCurry. It shares materials and visual qualities with the Lakeside bench, McCurry’s companion piece for Landscape Forms , w h i l e i t explores new expressive possibilities in outdoor furniture. In its scale, aesthetics and sense of fun Windmark is a perfect solution for defined spaces with s pe ci al pan ache: resorts, outdoor resta urants, museum plazas, high-end residential settings, and roof top terraces. McCurry draw s i n s pi rati on...

Windmark includes chairs, tables and an ottoman. Its forms are derived by bending and folding material in inventive ways, a few deft strokes creating shapes that are simple but arrestingly new. Whimsical cutouts made with leading edge technology dissipate heat, shed water and add character. The combined use of aluminum and steel imparts visual lightness with structural strength and heft enough to hold the ground in the wind. The work of a master architect who understands furniture and space, Windmark is another inspired Landscape Forms solution for helping designers create a

“The patterns in the metal are interactive in spirit. The tufts of grass on the seat grow into fronds on the back. The gingko leaves tumble. Rain falls and splashes against the seat in drops expressed as a series of little holes.”

Windmark tables are offered with aluminum strap or patterned sheet steel bases. The peaked profile of the Windmark chairs are available with and without arms. A companion ottoman can serve as a table, a strap base and the dramatic folds of the origami base lift the metal off the ground to minimize corrosion seat, or a footrest and adds an intimate, comfortable touch. Chairs and ottoman have aluminum strap and visually compliment one another so tables and chairs work beautifully together. Cutout patterns include frames and patterned steel or wood slat seats, backs and tops; the chairs have a...

“I look for ways to distill things to their clearest form so they speak directly to those who use them. I’m inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost, very American poets who capture an idea in a very short phrase. And by Hemingway, who said it in a nutshell.”

“I wanted to strike an elegant note for the outdoors.” Windmark seems at once familiar and entirely new. It brings ideas from the past into the present. Bold geometric shapes with softening ornamental detail make the collection a fine compliment to contemporary architecture. Windmark mixes materials and revels in them, combining and juxtaposing them in fresh ways. Precise in form, it has humor and warmth. Highly sophisticated, it is also welcoming. Windmark brings a light touch to site furniture that is built to wear and endure and meets Landscape Forms stringent standards of quality and...

800.521.2546 269.381.3455 fax 431 Lawndale Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 Certied Renewable Energy green-e.org Metal is the world’s most recycled material and is fully recyclable. Consult our website for recycled content for this product. Powdercoat nish on metal parts contains no heavy metals, is HAPS-free and has extremely low VOCs. Location photography: Walden Studios, Geyserville, CA 6/2013