Most outdoor wicker is woven tight and solid. On a hot afternoon it traps everything against your back, and after rain it holds water in the weave for hours before anyone can sit in it.

These chairs are woven in open rows, so air passes straight through the back and rain runs off rather than sitting in it. The manufacturer lists the design as breathable, which is the one claim the photographs plainly back up.

Two chairs and a round table

Two chairs and one round table. Each chair is a single curved shell of open woven rattan on black steel legs with a turquoise seat cushion. The table stands 20 in high with a tempered glass top on hairpin style legs.

Beside the pool

On decking at the edge of a pool with the chairs angled towards each other. Open weave dries fast after somebody sits down wet, which is the argument for this style of back rather than a solid panel.

Before you order

Chair 20 in wide, 24 in deep, 31.5 in tall, seat 16.5 in from the ground, arms at 25 in. Table 20 in across and 20 in high. Both together take under 6 ft of width, which is what makes this a balcony set rather than a patio one.

Rattan bands run in open rows across the back and sides. Air moves through it, which is why it does not get sticky to sit on in August.

A 20 in round table with a tempered glass top and slim steel legs. It takes two cups and a jug and nothing more, which is the point.

Two seat cushions at 2 in thick with removable covers, so they can be washed and dried properly rather than scrubbed.

The arms sweep up out of the weave in one curve rather than being bolted on, and sit 25 in from the ground.

Pads under the chair and table legs stop the steel scratching decking, tile or a balcony floor.

The whole set weighs 44 lb, so it moves indoors for winter or across a balcony in one trip.

Ships from our United States warehouse. Delivery to Canada usually takes 8 to 14 business days, with no customs charges or duties to pay on arrival. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

Open woven rattan on slim black steel legs reads closer to an indoor chair than to a garden centre special.

Two chairs and a 20 in round table fit in under 6 ft of width, which is most of what a condo balcony offers.

Forty four pounds for the set. It goes into a shed or a spare room in October and comes back out in April.

What we stand behind

• Chair and table dimensions come from the manufacturer's own measured drawing.
• Footpads under the chair and table legs are a published feature, not something we inferred from the photographs.
• No weight capacity, no UV rating and no foam density are published anywhere in the record, so none is claimed.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Does the open weave hold water?

It drains rather than holding it. Bands of rattan with gaps between them shed a shower and dry quickly, which is the practical advantage over a solid woven back. The cushion is the part to worry about, and its cover comes off.

Is this real cane?

No, and that matters in Canada. Natural cane takes up water, swells and goes brittle after repeated wetting, freezing and drying. This is a synthetic weave over a steel frame, which does not absorb water and is not bothered by a freeze.

What if the cushions get soaked?

A shower does no harm. A wet week does, and that is true of nearly all outdoor cushions: once foam is wet through it holds damp for days. Stand them on edge to drain, or put them away when heavy rain is forecast.

Can it be left outside over a Canadian winter?

The weave and the frame will take it. Canadian patio guidance puts PE rattan over metal in the leave-it-out group, with a cover to keep it looking new. The cushions are the part that suffers, so bring them in dry. Damp foam in a shed over winter is what grows mildew.