Healthy Materials Series: Rattan

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Healthy Materials Series: Rattan

In the latest installment of our Healthy Materials Series, we consider how the use of rattan supports healthy homes and contributes to thriving forests.

Harvesting rattan in Borneo. Photo courtesy of World Wildlife Fund
Trained villagers show peers how to weave baskets in the Thaveng Village, Laos. Photo courtesy of Noy Promsouvahn/World Wildlife Fund
A man weaving a basket in a Nepali Village. Photo courtesy of Shailendra Dhakal/Pexels
Furniture production starts with the frame using thick canes that are steam bent into shape using wooden jigs. Photo courtesy of Soane Britain
Gubi's Bohemian 72 Collection designed by Gabriella Crespi. Photo courtesy of Gubi
Gubi’s Grace Lounge Chair designed by Tove Kindt-Larsen is handwoven from rattan by Indonesian craftspeople. Photo courtesy of Gubi
Olli Ella’s Rattan Wonder Wagon. Photo courtesy of Olli Ella
Niwaki’s Rattan Tsubo Secateurs. Photo courtesy of Niwaki
Soane Brittain's Rattan Osiris Side Table Low. Photo courtesy of Soane Britain
1960 Vice Versa Wall Sconces with rattan lampshades designed by Carl Auböck. Photo courtesy of Obsolete Inc.

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