A extraordinary chair in the history of modern outdoor furniture derived from a rather funny invention from Germany: we are talking about a Strandkorb.

The roots of this traditional German piece of culture are closely connected to the cultural history of the North and the Baltic Sea.

This beach chair, invented in this way in 1882, wasn´t in line with what we have in mind thinking of a comfortable as well as good looking seating. The 1-seater rather resembled a large box than a and had a strong vertical alignment. But the first 2-seater, constructed shortly after in 1883, already went more into the direction of our current liking. Users are able to.

Many people from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other european countries as well as from overseas are caught by this traditional beach furniture. Often inspired during their vacations near German coasts, they afterwards get a huge desire to get their own individually customized exemplar for their garden or terrace, sometimes even their living room.

In case you want to read a printed overview of standkorb models in the comfort of your home, you may want to order a free catalog with the German Strandkorb in many variations from two of the best German manufacturers. Those catalogs are 2009 only available in German.

Hint: if you love to own a customized roofed wicker beach chairalthough it´s only available in German language. But you can email or let them call you for further information. In their online store you are able to configure up to 14,000 different variations of a roofed wicker beach chair. If you email them they will help you to make a cool choice of your Strandkorb.