The new outdoor fabrics by Doug and Gene Meyer hearken to those lazy, gracious, insouciant lost times on the patio or at the cabana. The Meyer brothers, who divide their time between Miami and New York, had already made a name for themselves with their lines of rugs when they were approached by Link Outdoor to design outdoor fabrics. “We wanted to do something bright and fresh and yet still clean,” says Link’s president, Eugene Freeland.
The result: solution-dyed, sun resistant fabrics come in nine patterns that play on themes both abstract and figurative in colors that have such nostalgic names as melon, azure and dandelion. There’s even fringe, which has generally faded from the outdoor (and indoor) design scene. “With the repetition of a single motif (ala Warhol) all on white or beige grounds, plus beautiful clear color, our collection makes for a non-ironic, anti-cool and slightly traditional statement,” says Gene Meyer.
Next up for the Meyer brothers and Link: a line of outdoor furniture to debut this summer, all the better for those fringed pillows.
