Rattan Furniture
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Oak
20th Century English Victorian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Chrome
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Rattan Furniture
Steel
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Rattan Furniture
Steel
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Birch
1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Linen, Beech
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cord, Rosewood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Organic Modern Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century European Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Organic Modern Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Plastic, Bentwood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Chrome, Steel
Shop Rattan Furniture and Decor on 1stDibs: Rattan Armchairs, Daybeds, Bed Frames and More for Sale
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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