Rattan Furniture
20th Century Spanish Victorian Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Cane, Porcelain, Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
20th Century English Victorian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century Scottish Victorian Rattan Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century British Victorian Rattan Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Beech
Early 20th Century Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wire
20th Century British Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Brass
1890s American Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Reed, Wood
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1870s British Early Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Straw, Rattan, Glass
1950s American Late Victorian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
19th Century Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1860s English Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Silver
1950s American Victorian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
19th Century British Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s American Victorian Vintage Rattan Furniture
Rattan
20th Century French Late Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Bamboo
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
19th Century English Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
20th Century Spanish Victorian Rattan Furniture
Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Victorian Rattan Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rattan Furniture
Rattan, Oak
Early 20th Century English Victorian Rattan Furniture
Bamboo, 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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