No longer confined to retro schemes and conservatories, nature's most versatile materials are making a stylish comebacks, says Gabrielle Fagan. Rattan chairs are back in vogue. We're all waking up to ...

Once synonymous with the 1970s, this dining room trend is now in demand due to its warm, cozy aesthetic and eco-friendly, ...

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A local artisan hand-crafts a rattan chair in Zunyi, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on April 4. [Photo/IC] The rattan-weaving technique of Dalou Mountain originated in Guizhou province in the ...

I've always thought of rattan as a spring and summertime material. Perhaps that's because of rattan's earthy, natural appearance, or maybe that's due to its frequent use in beach houses and backyards.

If you have a little outdoor spot—be it a porch or a garden—sitting out there with the warm breeze in your hair is a really "grounding" thing to do. And if you need a new, comfortable chair to do that ...

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Roof thatching, rattan furniture making and crystal glass cutting are among 70 'critically endangered' British crafts at risk of dying out. Heritage Crafts has issued the stark warning in its latest ...

Wayne Sharp likes to joke that he first learned caning, the art of weaving chair seats and backs, in an attempt to win over Vernon the "Swede" Eriksen, his wife's Scandinavian rattan-plaiting dad. "My ...

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