Dezeen Showroom: textile manufacturer Ultrafabrics has launched a new durable fabric called Coast that combines indoor style with outdoor performance. The high-performance Coast fabric has been ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A quick check of outdoor living catalogues and stores confirms that solid colors and awning stripes dominate the world of outdoor fabrics at the retail level. But a revolution is ...

I feel your pain. I’m in the midst of a big review of rain shells for the parent magazine of this site, and it does indeed get confusing with all the different fabric names out there. But it can be ...

Outdoor fabrics have headed indoors. No longer are they limited to cushion covers, beach umbrellas, awnings and boat tops. Sunbrella, the most familiar brand, and other acrylic weaves have been ...

Joe Jackson, Outside online's Gear Guy, never thought that the ten years he spent as a raft guide, outdoor retail employee, and vagabond would turn into a career. Base layers are damned important.

If patios are the new living room, then our real living rooms had better watch out. Thanks to innovations in weaving, brands like Sunbrella and Outdura are getting clever, with seat cushions, rugs, ...

As an interior designer, there are a few things I'd never waste money on for outdoor spaces. I wouldn't put fabrics that fade too easily, like cotton, linen, polyester, and nylon, outside. Plastic ...