6 Unexpected Summer Entertaining Trends Pros Are Excited to See This Year

Create Casual Luxury With Rattan

Thanks to the quiet luxury trend, which celebrates low-key elegance, lightweight rattan and wicker furniture is trending this summer.

“I’ve always found that wicker and rattan is the epitome of versatile,” Tammy Price, the owner and creative director of Fragments Identity, says.

Price, who has long rounded out Fragment Identity’s outdoor collections with wicker and rattan seating, especially loves how easy it is to move.

“For entertaining, it’s light and airy, and can be moved into different settings,” she says. “I love to pull it onto the lawn to create an intimate conversation area.”

Similarly, as budget concerns creep into many hosts’ minds this summer, wicker and rattan have the added benefit of sustainability and longevity.

“With all of today’s weather-resistance finishes and colors, wicker and rattan don’t look weathered over time,” Price says. “It virtually lasts forever.”