Rattan Furniture
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Steel, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Rustic Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rococo Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Indonesian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 2000s Philippine Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Grasscloth, Rattan, Reed, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
1960s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Teak
1940s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Leather, Fabric, Cotton, Cane, Chestnut
Mid-20th Century American British Colonial Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
2010s Asian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
2010s Asian Modern Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Rope, Teak
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
2010s Colombian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rattan Furniture
Leather, Rattan
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Glass
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 2000s American Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Spanish Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal, Brass
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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