A while back, I came across the gorgeous image below (via Apartment Therapy) and was intrigued by two things; the incredible “shipping container city” located in Cholula, Mexico, and the fabulous chairs scattered throughout this shot!

Determined to track them down, I spent some time surfing around the web until I discovered them over at Innit Designs. Aside from the incredible retro design and cheerful colors, I was excited to learn a bit about the history behind them. According to “legend”, “this style of chair was conceived of by a French tourist on the Caribbean coast of Mexico circa 1940’s. She was lounging in a solid back chair sweating her nalgitas off in the Caribbean heat. She asked herself, why with all these Mayan hammocks around do they not make a chair with the same technique?” Poof! These awesome chairs were born.

These definitely belong in the backyard of my dreams (*sigh* someday!) To check out the rest of the collection, head over to Innit!

Tags: apartment therapy, cholula, innit designs, mexico, outdoor chair, shipping container city

Posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 12:44 pm / Category: Stories of a Shopkeeper. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.