Rattan Furniture
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Hardwood, Wicker
Early 20th Century Javanese Rattan Furniture
Wood, Rattan
1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Rattan Furniture
Stone
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Zinc
1920s Scandinavian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s North American Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wicker
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Rattan Furniture
Stone
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s South African Dutch Colonial Antique Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century European Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century French Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Oak
Early 20th Century English Victorian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Balinese Other Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bamboo
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Bentwood, Beech, Rattan
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Rattan Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Rattan Furniture
Iron
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Rattan Furniture
Copper
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
1920s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Canvas
Early 1900s American Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1920s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Rattan Furniture
Elm, Rattan
Early 20th Century Javanese Dutch Colonial Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Teak
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rattan Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Elm
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Rattan Furniture
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Italian Rattan Furniture
Elm, Rattan
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Oak
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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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