Yabu Pushelberg drew Amanu around a solid teak frame with a Canax sling stretched inside it. The wood holds the shape, you sit on the sling, and the seat stays thin because of it.
The collection
Amanu in one paragraph
A sling is one taut panel. Canax is stretched across the teak frame and tensioned there, so rain passes through instead of soaking in and the seat is dry an hour after a Gulf Coast squall. The chairs also weigh less than they look, which counts if you clear a pool deck before a storm.
Frames are solid teak throughout. Bare, the wood turns silver-grey over a first season outside; oiled twice a year it keeps the warm brown it ships in, and the choice changes nothing about how long it lasts. Dry desert air pulls moisture out of teak faster, so a wipe of oil goes further in Phoenix than it does in Connecticut.
Seven pieces cover a terrace end to end. The dining chair and dining table handle meals, the lounge chair and three-seat sofa handle the evening, and the daybed sits low and flat on its frame. Two tables finish it: a low table in front of the sofa and a C-table that reaches over an armrest for a glass.
Cleaning is soap, water and a soft brush on the sling face. A pressure washer will stretch the panel, so keep it away from both. Salt air does not attack teak, which makes a beach house fair ground for the frames, but cushions still do better indoors through a humid week than left out on the deck.
- Designer
- Yabu Pushelberg
- Pieces
- 7
- Materials
- Solid teak, Canax sling, Quick-dry foam, Solution-dyed acrylic
- Best for
- Pool decks, dining terraces and covered loggias
- Pricing
- On request
Specification
What the Amanu pieces are made of
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Dining chair
- Frame
- Solid teak with integral arms
- Seat
- Canax sling panel with a thin seat pad
- Care
- Soft brush and soapy water on the sling
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Lounge chair and 3-seat sofa
- Frame
- Solid teak
- Seat
- Canax sling deck under loose cushions
- Care
- Wash covers at 30 °C, air the foam on edge
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Daybed
- Frame
- Solid teak
- Seat
- Sling deck with a full-length mattress cushion
- Care
- Store the mattress inside over winter
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Dining table
- Frame
- Solid teak
- Seat
- Solid teak top
- Care
- Sand a glass ring out lightly, then re-oil the patch
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Low table and C-table
- Frame
- Solid teak
- Seat
- Sculpted teak top
- Care
- Rinse pollen off before it sets into the grain
Build
How a Amanu piece is layered
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Solution-dyed acrylic cover
Color is fixed in the fiber before it is spun, so sun takes it down slowly and evenly instead of in patches.
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Quick-dry foam
Open-cell core. Water runs out through the bottom of the cushion rather than sitting in the middle of it.
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Canax sling
One tensioned panel across the frame. It carries the weight, gives a little under you, and drains on its own.
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Solid teak frame
The only structural part of the chair. Left bare it greys to silver; oiled twice a year it stays brown.
Gallery
Amanu in place
Pieces
7 pieces in Amanu
- Lounge Chair
- Dining Table
- Low Table
- 3-Seat Sofa
- Daybed
- C-Table
Every piece is priced on request. Tell us which ones matter and the quote comes back with lead times.
Nearby
If Amanu is not quite it
Correspondence
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