Tribù Kos collection

The collection

Kos in one paragraph

Slat width is the whole argument. Broad boards put more wood under you and leave fewer gaps, so you get out of a Kos chair without slat marks across your legs after an hour. The gaps that remain still drain, which is what you want on a Seattle patio or after a Florida afternoon storm.

Teak carries its own oils, so the frames hold up through Gulf humidity and Arizona dryness without a protective treatment. Left alone the wood turns silver-grey through the first season outside. Oiled twice a year it keeps the warm brown it arrives in. Either way the wood lasts the same.

Five pieces cover a full outdoor room. Armchair and dining table handle meals, the bar chair sits at a counter-height island, and the lounge chair and lounger take the pool side. Nothing here needs a matching side piece from another collection to work.

Care is soap, water and a brush. Skip the pressure washer: it tears the soft grain out from between the harder rings and leaves the surface furry. If the silver-grey has gone patchy, a light sanding evens it out.