Rattan Furniture
Late 20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Hardwood
1970s Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Glass, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
1980s North American Organic Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Hardwood
2010s European Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Rattan Furniture
Wood
1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Rattan
1960s European Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Rattan Furniture
Wood
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish British Colonial Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Cane
Late 20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan, Feathers
1960s Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1970s Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Lacquer
1970s American Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mirror
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Foam
Late 20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, 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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