Rattan Furniture
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1920s Thai Other Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1920s Thai Other Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1920s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Dutch Rattan Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Ash
Early 20th Century Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Hardwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bamboo
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Elm, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century British Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Oak, Reed, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Japanese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Wood
Early 1900s Primitive Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century French British Colonial Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bamboo, Elm
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1920s Thai Other Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Zinc
Early 20th Century European Rattan Furniture
Marble
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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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