the classic, but much despised patio chair  

. http://www.chairblog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/Monobloc-Plastic-Chai...
Monobloc Plastic chair in wood? by Maarten Baas, 2008 ? carved camphor wood with varnish

ROTFL!!!!!
ROTFL!!!!!

How about porcelain?
How about porcelain?

or covered by leather....
or covered by leather. Designed by Front (Sweden) for the belgian company Vlaemsch.

and, more conceptual.
Stop...
and, more conceptual.
Stop discrimination of Cheap furniture!
by Martí Guixé.

Beat to the punch! I kinda li...
Beat to the punch! I kinda like it.

There's probably nothing...
There's probably nothing that hasn't been done with the "monobloc" concept-wise as it is such an instantly recognisable, cross-cultural icon.
Jens Thiel has set up an entire site devoted to it - functionalfate.org. It's fun to browse and as almost any aspect covered; from art and design projects to hacks and pictures from around the globe...
http://www.functionalfate.org/

What
What makes me the most sad about mono-block chairs is that they are the ideal that Charles & Ray Eames searched for with the shell chairs: an inexpensive, single material, comfortable (tho this is debatable) chair. That is on every front porch from Provincetown to San Francisco...