Rattan Furniture
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wool, Rattan, Teak
20th Century French Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Burmese Country Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Wicker
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wood, Rattan, Reed, Glass
20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rattan Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Metal, Steel, Chrome
20th Century American Rattan Furniture
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1980s Indonesian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Lacquer
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Late 20th Century Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Palmwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Early 20th Century Japanese Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Maple
20th Century Spanish Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Cord, Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Reed, Mirror, Willow
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Rattan Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Spanish Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Glass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mirror
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Rattan Furniture
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mirror
1950s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Rattan Furniture
Rattan
2010s European Modern Rattan Furniture
Leather, Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, 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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