Rattan Furniture
1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan
20th Century Japanese Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bouclé, Wicker, Rattan
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Mahogany
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Rattan Furniture
Velvet, Rattan, Rush
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan, Leather
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Chrome, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Chrome
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1890s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bamboo
20th Century American Organic Modern Rattan Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Glass, Rattan
1940s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Wire
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Willow
20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Philippine Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1980s Italian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate, Wood, Formica
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
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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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