Rattan Furniture
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Chrome
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Rattan Furniture
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1930s Scandinavian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Early 2000s Thai Post-Modern Rattan Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Smoked Glass, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s American Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Glass, Bamboo, Rattan
1880s Japanese Japonisme Antique Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Rattan Furniture
Elm, Rattan
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Rattan Furniture
Silver Plate
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Glass, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1950s American Rustic Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wood, Rattan
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wire
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Upholstery, Wicker, Wood
1980s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Paper
Late 20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
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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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