A Practical Guide to the Materials, Benefits and Maintenance of Outdoor Furniture and Fabrics

Registration Eligibility

Anyone in the landscape, interior design or architecture industries are welcome. There are no requirements for eligibility to take this course.

Start Date

09/15/2020

End Date

12/30/2021

Description

Designing for the outdoors poses unique environmental challenges. This course will introduce the wide variety of outdoor materials in the marketplace, what makes them unique and how they can be used to create enduring outdoor and indoor spaces. Learn how metals are extruded, fibers woven, teak harvested and how durable fabrics are given their lustrous color. This unit has been designed to educate architects, designers and specifiers on high-end, luxury quality outdoor materials and how best to specify, order and maintain them in residential, hospitality or contract environments. Designers will be better equipped to specify and educate their clients on outdoor materials and end users will learn how to best care for their outdoor furniture to allow for years of use.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Residential Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

Learn about the wide variety of outdoor materials.
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type of material.
Discover which materials are best suited for various environments / climates
Learn how to care and maintain all outdoor materials.

Instructors

Evan Dunkel, Theresa Quinton

Course Codes

Provider

JANUS et Cie

Subscribe to RSS feed of new LA CES approved courses