Flexform sofa › Journal
One note a week
Notes on Flexform outdoor furniture
Short pieces on the parts of this that are not obvious from a product page. What iroko does over five years, what a weather cover is for, what customs asks for. One goes up each week.
Published
- Is there a Flexform sofa bed, and what goes on a terrace insteadThe indoor catalogue has one. The outdoor catalogue does not, and the piece people want outside is a daybed. Read it at /journal/sofa-bed/
What is coming
The next notes cover the outdoor materials one at a time, starting with iroko and the die cast feet, then the fabric grades, then what importing upholstered furniture into the United States involves in practice.
Nothing here is written to fill a page. If there is nothing worth saying in a given week, nothing goes up that week.
Collections the notes refer to
The catalogue behind the notes
- Outdoor sofas
- 14 collections
- Coffee and side tables
- 13 collections
- Lounge chairs
- 8 collections
- Daybeds
- 7 collections
- Dining chairs
- 7 collections
- Ottomans
- 6 collections
- Accessories
- 5 collections
- Dining tables
- 2 collections
Counted from the collections listed on this site.
Every note points at pieces you can order today. The catalogue below is what there is.
What the journal covers
| Subject | Why it is here |
|---|---|
| Materials | Iroko, marine plywood, waterproof laminate and woven cord, what each one does over time |
| Care | Rinsing, oiling, covers and winter storage, by climate rather than in general |
| Buying | How a sectional is configured and what a quote is made of |
| Importing | Freight, customs and labelling for furniture coming from Italy |
| Comparisons | Where an outdoor piece differs from the indoor one with the same name |
Ask a question instead
If the thing you want to know is not written up yet, ask. The answer usually becomes the next note.
- Who answers
- A person from our New York desk, not a bulk mailer.
- How long
- One working day, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 Eastern.
- What you get
- A written price for the pieces and finishes you named, plus lead time and what shipping to your address involves.