10 Easy Pieces: Folding Bamboo Benches

Lightweight stowaways, folding bamboo benches can fill a need in nearly any garden.

We’ve rounded up 10 folding benches, including a couple with back rests,  that are easy to mix and match with other materials (bamboo is a good foil to metal, wood, or concrete):

Above: 55-inch-long natural Bamboo Bench folds up and can be used outdoors as well as in. Suitable for use as a plant stand, it is not meant for seating; €226 from Tine K.

N.B.: See more of our favorite lightweight (read: portable) furnishings:

• Object of Desire: The Reform Bench, Designed in Denmark.
• The Gardenista 100: Best Rattan Lounge Chairs.
• Object of Desire: A Gauzy Outdoor Floor Lamp from Barcelona.
• Gardenista 100: Best Folding Canvas Deck Chairs.