Quality. Style. Comfort. Relentless Innovation.

Tropitone innovation has changed the face of the aluminum outdoor patio furniture industry. Again and again. Innovation in design. Innovation in materials. Innovation in finishes. Innovations that have made us a leader in the aluminum outdoor patio furniture industry. These innovations have included the beauty and lasting strength of powder coating, stronger tube-in-tube joints, strikingly realistic faux-stone and tile tabletops, marine-grade stainless hardware - the list goes on. Today, the Tropitone tradition of innovation lives on in the design and manufacture of casual indoor and outdoor patio furniture, pool furniture, contract and hospitality furnishings, patio umbrellas, market umbrellas and shade solutions.

Tropitone can help you create living solutions for outdoor spaces with outdoor patio furniture design collections from gracious traditional looks in highly-detailed cast aluminum to contemporary choices at home in the most modern surroundings. Tropitone also offers the widest section of styles, finishes, colors and fabrics. Just about everything we build is a custom design based upon your specifications.

We go to these lengths for only one reason …to help you create the perfect outdoor environment. With outdoor patio furniture that always lives up to your standard of timeless style and unmatched comfort and to anyone's standard of uncompromising quality.

Tropitone outdoor patio furniture is available through top commercial designers, or our network of exclusive outdoor furnishings dealers. Quality, style and comfort, backed by a family tradition of innovation and customer service. If you're designing a destination resort, or simply creating your own backyard resort, you deserve the comforts of Tropitone.

Elemental Quality Meets Graceful Style.

The poetry of timeless style must be spoken in the language of quality. Not satisfied with the trend of the moment, Tropitone leads in the role of tastemaker and innovator, creator of timeless grace. Never merely following the whim of fashion, Tropitone always focuses on creating exquisitely stylish products of unmatched comfort and uncompromising quality. The keywords in Tropitone's language of quality are unmatched design, uncompromised materials, traditional craftsmanship, and fine finishes. Our attention to detail, our passion for precision, and our uncompromising commitment also mean Tropitone offers a warranty that allows you to enjoy the outdoors without worry.

Expressive Design

At Tropitone, we believe that just as great design is the heart of all fine furnishings; exceptional comfort must be the soul of casual furniture. Alluring comfort and exquisite style infuse everything we do - creating great collections, hand-crafted one item at a time, to quality standards that are unmatched in the industry. Tropitone furniture fulfills more outdoor applications, complements more architectural styles, and offers more choices of colors, fabrics and finishes than any other maker of aluminum outdoor patio furniture. Every piece of Tropitone outdoor patio furniture expresses a rare sense of belonging with careful attention to scale, proportion and detail. The results are timeless designs that gratify today and delight tomorrow. Tropitone’s design legacy represents no less than the best of notable design innovation in outdoor patio furniture industry.

Whether created by Tropitone’s own designers or by a renowned celebrity designer, every piece of Tropitone aluminum outdoor patio furniture celebrates an unmistakable spirit of style, comfort and quality that is uniquely Tropitone.

A Material Difference

From the early days of outdoor furniture manufacturing, the search for and discovery of attractive, durable materials plays a critical role in success. Tropitone has used to the highest quality materials from the beginning. These materials are specifically suited to the form and function of each product. Beautiful, pure aluminum for the finest detail. Most appealing and weather resistant fabrics. More durable and UV-resistant vinyl straps. Stainless steel fasteners, hardware and fittings. High-density nylon bushings and glides.

Tropitone has defined the state of the art in outdoor patio furniture materials for more than 50 years. We have carefully developed and maintained deep relationships with a select group of superior suppliers of superior products. And the result is worth the work. Tropitone furniture is not only uniquely beautiful and comfortable, but ruggedly functional and durable. Tropitone is dedicated to selecting the highest quality materials. We understand superior quality, style and comfort begins with superior materials.

Uncompromising Craftsmanship

While great design and quality materials create the potential for beauty, craftsmanship determines whether that potential is achieved. That's why every piece of Tropitone furniture is hand crafted and hand finished. It begins by shaping or casting the highest quality aluminum into the frame … the foundation of our furniture. Elegance and beauty are applied to the surface of our frames with hand applied powder coat finishes and patinas. Durability supports beauty with our tube-within-a-tube frame construction, full circumference welds and double wrapped vinyl strapping. Beauty meets comfort with our hand tailored cushions and sling seats. Regardless of the design you select, you can be sure that every piece of our outdoor furniture is touched only by people who care. People who are masters of their craft. People who take the time to do the job right.

And it shows. In furniture that's beautiful the first day, and even more beautiful as each passing day reveals its timeless quality.

The Finishing Touch

The search for beauty is not complete until the final stages of the finishing process. With that in mind, Tropitone works side-by-side with our select suppliers to custom-create every finish we offer. We collaborate with our fabric designers to carefully select our continuously-updated offering of more than 200 outdoor fabrics that fit our vision for style & comfort. All fabrics have been rigorously tested for durability and weather resistance. Tropitone is a pioneer in the development of the powder coat finishing process. We introduced the finishing technique to the aluminum outdoor patio furniture industry in 1969. Most recently, we have implemented a multi-step wash process that guarantees an even longer lasting finish than before. We also continue to offer an ever-increasing palette of colors, styles and a texture ranging from sleek contemporary metallic’s to charming antique patinas. Once the hallmark of a few small custom shops, these remarkable finish colors and textures add a deeply sophisticated design element

to outdoor rooms in styles from the most elegant traditional to the most daring contemporary.

Tropitone is continuing our history of design and quality innovation with our new Color Families of outdoor furniture fabrics. These collections of coordinated fabrics will inspire even the most experienced designer, and allow our customers to achieve sophisticated outdoor furniture environments with the help of our exclusive dealers. These evocative collections of texture, style and color are sure to stimulate creativity. The continuously-updated collections of more than 200 choices will give you just the look you want for all your outdoor patio furniture including fabrics for chair slings, chair cushions and market umbrellas. Nine complete collections await your consideration … sleek, metropolitan Silver Lining … fresh, inviting Cool Hues … luxurious, indulgent Rich Chocolate.

Quality is style. Style is comfort. Comfort is quality. Relentless Innovation.

Family Leadership since 1954.

In 1954 Bert M. Baker, a retired engineer from the Grand Rapids Chair Co. and former engineer for Lockheed Aircraft, moved to Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Baker, an energetic, creative sort (some even say restless) soon became bored with retirement and bought a small, local company - the Sarasota Redwood Furniture Company. Drawing upon his experience in both the furniture and aircraft industries (and his knowledge of aluminum!) Mr. Baker soon switched from redwood to welded aluminum for his outdoor furniture construction. He renamed the company Tropitone.

From this humble beginning, an industry leader was born.

The goals of Mr. Baker and his family remained the same for over 50 years. Provide casual outdoor patio furniture with a total commitment to quality, style and comfort. And price them to provide a good value. In other words, build timeless quality that can only come from materials, design and technology that deliver the ultimate outdoor patio furniture. It didn't take long for buyers to realize that Tropitone furniture was so good, it was an excellent value for hotels & clubs and houses & apartments.

Early on, the Baker family also recognized the value of quality customer service. That service begins with an in-depth understanding of your needs. In the commercial market, this has meant responding to rigorous requirements for amazingly stylish and durable outdoor patio furniture. Meeting those requirements for commercial customers allowed us to offer significant advances in quality, styling and comfort in outdoor furniture for the home, as well. In both the commercial and consumer markets, many of our independent sales representatives and dealers have been with us for generations. They have always offered in-depth knowledge and personalized service aimed at first making sure we understand your needs. They then make sure you are aware of the vast range of design choices we make available to meet you needs.

This commitment to meeting your requirements has inspired Tropitone to pioneer many design and manufacturing innovations. These innovations translate into more style, more quality and more comfort. And today, Tropitone continues to be a leader in the design and craftsmanship of fine outdoor patio furnishings.

Tropitone innovations include … acrylic tabletops … wider aluminum extrusions for arm comfort and strength …the first quick-drying, weather-resistant outdoor cushions … double-wrapped vinyl straps …tube-in-tube construction … stainless hardware and fittings … strikingly realistic faux-stone and tile tabletops …highly detailed, hefty cast or extruded aluminum frames! And there are many more examples - including, of course, being the first outdoor patio furniture manufacturer to use powder coating to finish our frames. That was way back in 1969 … 10 years before everyone else in the industry followed our lead. In fact, Tropitone has created more quality, style and comfort breakthroughs in aluminum outdoor patio furniture than any other company.

The original Mr. Baker eventually turned over leadership of Tropitone to his son, James Baker, who continued the Tropitone tradition of design leadership.

Design leadership that helped Tropitone win numerous awards and honors from the design community. Including major awards in our industry such as the Apollo, the IBD Contract, the ROSCOE. Even the famous Sisel Vert French design award.

That's why our bold and visionary outdoor patio furniture collections - names like Pagoda, Boccaccio, Cantina, Brasilia, Hollywood, and Perception - come to mind when you think trendsetting Tropitone style.

Style, indeed a multitude of styles, that you can make your own with a wide range of fabrics and finishes. So many choices that it's not much of an exaggeration to say that nearly every piece of Tropitone furniture is custom made. Not to mention hand crafted right here in the U.S.A. in both California and Florida.

Legacy Core Values – New Leadership

The family torch was passed to Douglas Baker, who, true to family traditions, continued the Tropitone's commitment to quality, style and comfort. Tropitone was so successful under his leadership; Pfingsten Partners LLC acquired the Company in late 2007. Pfingsten has a well-established track record of leading high performance companies to even greater success. Tropitone's vision for the future is to embrace and enhance our legacy core values of superior product quality, style & comfort and mutually-beneficial relationships with our business partners. We believe these core values will allow us to convince you to continue buying Tropitone furniture for at least another 50 years.

Fifty years after Mr. Baker's first patio furniture collection, Tropitone and Basta Sole, are internationally recognized brands of fine casual furniture. Today, the Tropitone family manufactures a wide selection of indoor and outdoor casual furniture lines including extruded and cast aluminum patio and pool furniture, as well as aluminum or wood market umbrellas and patio umbrellas.

Quality. Style. Comfort. Relentless Innovation.