Rattan Furniture
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Rattan Furniture
Beech
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Rattan Furniture
Chrome
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Rattan Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Romanian Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Beech
2010s Turkish International Style Rattan Furniture
Leather
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Rattan Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Chrome
19th Century Italian Vienna Secession Antique Rattan Furniture
Cane, Lacquer, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rattan Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood
1910s European Belle Époque Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s English Aesthetic Movement Vintage Rattan Furniture
Brass
1910s English Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1910s Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
1910s French Vintage Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Shop Rattan Furniture and Decor on 1stDibs: Rattan Armchairs, Daybeds, Bed Frames and More for Sale
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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