Rattan Furniture
1950s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Cut Glass, Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Teak
20th Century Italian Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Mexican Rustic Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Palmwood
1960s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bouclé, Rattan
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Nigerian International Style Rattan Furniture
Leather, Bamboo, Raffia, Rattan
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
2010s European Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Faux Leather
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan
2010s Italian Rattan Furniture
Textile, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1960s French Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Smoked Glass
Late 20th Century Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Synthetic, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Pine
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Hardwood
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Hardwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Country Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Czech Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Laminate
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
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Lightweight, durable and versatile, antique and vintage rattan furniture is whatever one wants it to be: elegant or rustic, chic or workaday. Over time, rattan became the ultimate decorative-arts chameleon.
Few things inspire such extreme devotion as furnishings crafted from the versatile fibers of a tropical palm native to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Indeed, rattan furniture has found legions of devotees over the years. The long-lasting natural medium, made popular in Great Britain and the United States during the Victorian era, is a master of disguise, able to mingle with a wide range of styles — when done the right way.
The use of rattan stretches from prehistory to IKEA. To clarify, rattan is not bamboo, which is a rigid, hollow reed. Stalks of rattan (whose name derives from the Malay rotan) are dense, steamable and bendable, which is why it lends itself to curvaceous designs and infinite creative uses in a way bamboo does not. Nor is rattan synonymous with wicker, which is a broader term for woven items — often made of rattan fibers but also of willow, other pliable reeds or even synthetic materials.
“Furniture made out of woven materials has occurred since the beginning of time and in every culture,” says interior designer and rattan aficionado Amanda Lindroth, noting that in earlier times, rattan furnishings were most often found in semi-outdoor settings like sunrooms and porches. Rattan pieces were welcomed indoors in the mid-20th century, and over time the medium has been put to use by giants of modernism such as Josef Hoffmann, Thonet, Jean-Michel Frank and Donald Deskey.
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