Rattan Furniture
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
1970s American Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1970s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Adirondack Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Velvet, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wool, Cane, Rattan, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Natural Fiber, Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1860s Austrian Bauhaus Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Oak, Rattan
20th Century Austrian Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Quartz, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Parchment Paper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood
20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1990s Unknown Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
1960s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
2010s French Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan
2010s Philippine International Style Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Resin, Coconut
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
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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