Icon Modern, a sustainable furniture company in Chicago, IL, announced a new custom outdoor furniture collection including a collaboration with fellow Chicago furniture maker Zachary A. Design. The collection fuses Zachary A.’s durable composites and powerful concrete that is unexpectedly light with Icon Modern’s signature wood and steel, culminating into a modern, neutral-color collection that mimics its natural surroundings.
“When the pandemic hit, it magnified the need for outdoor spaces,” said Rocky Levy, co-owner of Icon Modern. “The outdoors is how we stayed connected to our local communities. And Icon Modern has a strong connection to our local city of Chicago. We source almost all of our materials within a 100-mile radius, including fallen urban trees designated for landfill that we transform into unique pieces of furniture. And that’s what inspired this collection – connecting with our vibrant city and the outdoors.”
He continued, “We have known and admired Zachary A. for several years, being that we are both part of the maker community in Chicago. We have a shared passion for exploring the unique and unexpected – their modern material and furniture shapes combined with our vast capabilities in unique custom furniture – the collaboration was just very natural and fluid. It seemed like a perfect fit.”
The collection is completely made-to-order, in-keeping with Icon Modern’s sustainability values, and features:
Community, café and coffee tables, benches, laptop tables, planters and fire pit tables
Designs made for outdoor durability and drainage
Customization options for every piece in the collection
Accessories including furniture covers and umbrellas
Zac Bitner, founder of Zachary A. Design, concluded on the collection, “We’ve been waiting for a material that complements our work. Icon Modern’s warm wood tones are fantastic with our stone look. Our pieces ground outdoor rooms. Great gathering places. Together we want to make outdoor spaces beautiful, unique and functional.”
The collection is suited for all kinds of spaces, particularly commercial environments. Additional information on the collection can be found on Icon Modern’s website: www.iconmodern.com/products/outdoor-furniture
About Icon Modern:
Icon Modern is a new kind of custom furniture and architectural elements company based in Chicago, IL. Their origins lie in the creative reuse of materials: diverting urban trees designated for landfill and handcrafting them into unique pieces of furniture. Furniture with a story and a mission. That mission has grown into a full-service custom contract furniture company, offering a broader range of in-house services, sustainable materials and creative engineering than most traditional custom fabricators. It is their versatility and flexibility that has enabled Icon Modern to become the go-to custom shop in Chicagoland.
About Zachary A Design:
Founded by Zac Bitner, Zachary A. Design is a furniture brand based in Chicago. They combine an approachable art sensibility with deep expertise of the materials. With a focus on the unexpected, they push the boundaries of material finish and refine age-old production techniques to be used in modern, artful furniture designs. Expertise in materials and mold-making is the key to the exploration of finishes at Zachary A. And each piece is hand-cast in their Chicago factory. The furniture is designed to be used indoors and outdoors in all four seasons. It has been installed in hospitality, commercial and residential projects in a wide variety of locations all over the world.