{"id":4706,"date":"2022-04-15T09:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T07:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2022-04-19T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T10:48:20","slug":"rattan-inspired-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"Rattan inspired furniture for now: stylish with a retro touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sommaire<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a84dac63d755\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a84dac63d755\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#Made_of_the_exotic_rattan_palm\" >Made of the exotic rattan palm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#Rattan_furniture_throughout_times\" >Rattan furniture throughout times\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#The_19th_century_the_iconic_French_bistro_chair_sees_the_light_of_day\" >The 19th century: the iconic French bistro chair sees the light of day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#The_20th_century_rattan_furniture_inspired_by_Arts_and_Crafts_and_Art_Nouveau\" >The 20th century: rattan furniture inspired by Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#The_21st_century_a_predilection_for_natural_materials\" >The 21st century: a predilection for natural materials\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#Iconic_design_classics_in_natural_canework_highlighted\" >Iconic design classics in natural canework highlighted<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/interior\/rattan-inspired-furniture\/#Contemporary_furniture_in_canework_and_synthetic_fibers\" >Contemporary furniture in canework and synthetic fibers\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rattan furniture is undergoing a major revival these days: canework, wickerwork and also synthetic fibers are widely used along with this material and technique. The last few seasons, we see more and more chairs, cabinets and even lighting appearing in our interiors that are made of this vintage weaving technique. Rattan is not only a sturdy material, it also looks beautiful in both interiors and outdoor furniture and it immediately gives a retro flair to your home that still feels timeless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Made_of_the_exotic_rattan_palm\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Made of the exotic rattan palm<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rattan is a material with a history. It is traditionally made from stems of the rattan palm, a climbing plant that mainly grows in tropical rainforests, such as Malaysia, India, South China and even Australia. The stems of this plant can be up to ten centimetres thick and are solid, unlike bamboo, for example, which is hollow inside. These stems consist of a core surrounded by a harder outer layer. The latter is used for the well-known wickerwork from which numerous pieces of furniture and accessories are made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4670\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4670\" class=\"center wp-image-4670\" title=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-2.jpg\" alt=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" width=\"900\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-2.jpg 2041w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-2-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-2-1536x1105.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maison Drucker | Nicolas Roucou<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rattan_furniture_throughout_times\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rattan furniture throughout times\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_19th_century_the_iconic_French_bistro_chair_sees_the_light_of_day\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 19th century: the iconic French bistro chair sees the light of day<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history of rattan goes all the way back to the seventeenth century, when this material was used as packing material by British and Dutch shipping companies. In addition, rattan replaced reed as a material for the manufacture of furniture, because it was lighter, stronger and cheaper. Halfway through the nineteenth century, rattan reached its first popular peak. In the French capital, the typical rattan bistro chairs that still adorn the Parisian street scene today were ubiquitous. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maisonlouisdrucker.com\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The furniture company Maison Drucker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, founded in 1885 and still active, was responsible for the majority of these chairs with rattan wickerwork and coloured bands.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4688\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4688\" class=\"center wp-image-4688\" title=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-drucker-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maison Drucker | Emile Kirsch<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_20th_century_rattan_furniture_inspired_by_Arts_and_Crafts_and_Art_Nouveau\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 20th century: rattan furniture inspired by Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of the last century, rattan was given another boost, as a result of the Arts and Crafts movement, the British forerunner of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/nl\/architectuur\/parijse-art-nouveauparel-samaritaine-krijgt-een-hedendaagse-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art nouveau<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Furniture designed at that time was characterised by its round shapes of this organically inspired style. After several decades of being replaced by the then new and very popular synthetic material, a new revival of rattan furniture took place in the 1970s. Avant-garde designers such as Janine Abraham, Paul Kj\u00e6rholm and Hans Wegner designed iconic chairs that stood out for their elegant appearance, in contrast to the earlier, more informal look characteristic of rattan furniture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_21st_century_a_predilection_for_natural_materials\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 21st century: a predilection for natural materials\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the last decade of the last century and the first of this century, minimalism and metallics reigned supreme and rattan and canework almost no longer fitted into the picture. But in recent years, it has made a comeback. The desire for furniture that breathes a retro style and for natural materials in the interior is fertile ground for the current popularity of this remarkable plant. It is therefore not surprising that contemporary designers are now only too happy to work with rattan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iconic_design_classics_in_natural_canework_highlighted\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iconic design classics in natural canework highlighted<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thonet.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The German family firm Thonet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has many decades of experience in the design and production of chairs, including the iconic Thonet No. 14 chair, also known as the \u201cbistrot chair\u201d. After much experimentation, founder Michael Thonet succeeded in bending solid beech wood, making it possible for the first time to produce a chair on a large scale. The Thonet No. 14 chair, with its simple curves and canework seat, appeared on the market in 1859 and distinguished itself by its beautiful look and budget-friendliness. The chair quickly became a huge success and is again very popular in many design interiors today.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4685\" style=\"width: 1101px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4685\" class=\"center wp-image-4685 size-full\" title=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-thonet-7.jpg\" alt=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" width=\"1091\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-thonet-7.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-thonet-7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1091px) 100vw, 1091px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thonet<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the Thonet chair is not the only canework-dining chair in the collective design memory. In 1947, the Frenchman Marcel Gascoin, one of the leading furniture designers of the post-war period, designed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.gubi.com\/products\/c-chair-dining-chair-un-upholstered-all-french-cane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the C-chair (nowadays available from manufacturer Gubi)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This charming dining chair with rounded corners was designed with functionality and simplicity in mind and radiates a practical but also a cosy atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then, of course, there is the Chandigarh office chair in canework by architect and furniture designer Pierre Jeanneret. The Swiss designer, who spent much of his life working with Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand, is omnipresent today. Unlike Thonet&#8217;s chair, we do not see any round shapes here, but the design stands out for its unusual and angular lines. This iconic chair dates back to the mid-1950s and was originally designed for a large architectural project in Chandigarh, India, for which Jeanneret was responsible together with the architect couple Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew. It is a real eye-catcher that exudes pure elegance and also has something masculine about its angular forms.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4673\" style=\"width: 1331px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4673\" class=\"center wp-image-4673 size-full\" title=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-gubi-9.jpg\" alt=\"VILLAS Decoration Rotin\" width=\"1321\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-gubi-9.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/villas-decoration-canework-maison-gubi-9-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gubi | C-Chair, Marcel Gascoin<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contemporary_furniture_in_canework_and_synthetic_fibers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contemporary furniture in canework and synthetic fibers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we also find a lot of interesting designs made of rattan, canework, new fibers and techniques. For example, there is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gebruederthonetvienna.com\/en\/products\/chair-n-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the N.0 chair designed by Front Design for Gebr\u00fcder Thonet Vienna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a contemporary interpretation of the well-known Thonet bentwood chair, which reproduces the bent wood and rattan upholstery of the original, but at the same time gives it a contemporary twist. Another absolute eye-catcher is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norr11.com\/products\/nomad-chair-2?variant=33134630469695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nomad Chair by NORR11<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an oversized lounge chair finished in cognac or black leather that unites Scandinavian materials and a classic Moroccan furniture style.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many brands also have outdoor furniture in their collection with rattan accents or similar materials. The round Elio armchair, in Tricord weaving (a combination of nautical and synthetic fibers) by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/design\/yabu-pushelberg-an-influential-design-duo-on-the-same-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Canadian power duo Yabu Pushelberg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Belgian brand Trib\u00f9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the Samba armchair, in Olefin (synthetics), by Kris Van Puyvelde, one of the founders of the also Belgian <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalbotania.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Royal Botania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> match the elegant nonchalance of rattan furniture. Also the Torii Nest chair, in polypropylene, imitating wickerwork, from the leading Italian brand Minotti with its cozy round back immediately catches the eye. These brands are surely looking for strength for outdoor use and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4698\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4698\" class=\"center wp-image-4698\" title=\"VILLAS Decoration rotin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/06_FLORIDA-1.jpg\" alt=\"VILLAS Decoration rotin\" width=\"900\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/06_FLORIDA-1.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/06_FLORIDA-1-768x592.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minotti<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rattan furniture is undergoing a major revival these days: canework, wickerwork and also synthetic fibers are widely used along with this material and technique. 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