rattan
Flexible furniture palm
Rattan is a climbing palm native to tropical Asia, or the tough, flexible stems harvested from it.
These stems are used to make furniture, baskets, and canes: a rattan chair, rattan furniture on the patio.
The material is lightweight, durable, and easily woven, making it popular for both indoor and outdoor pieces.
Plant-based digestive aid
- wickerPliant twig for weaving
- peelOuter fruit layer
- coreCentral essential portion
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
reed · natural · biodegradable · organic · lightweight · permeable · cellulose · lignin
Hand's flat interior
vine · tropical · rainforest · jungle · Southeast Asia · Philippines · Indonesia · Malaysia
Able to bend freely
- bendableAble to curve
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- suppleFlexing without damage
- resilientAble to recover quickly
springy · pliable · durable · sturdy · lightweight · strong · long-lasting · hard-wearing
Single-person sitting furniture
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- peacock chairFan-shaped wicker armchair
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
ottoman · stool · bench · table · bookshelf · cabinet · sideboard · headboard
Art of weaving containers
- wickerworkInterlaced twig construction
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- interlaceWeave elements together
- braidingInterlacing three strands
twining · lattice · meshwork · matting · coiling · knotting · splicing · herringbone
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
skill · craftsmanship · basketmaker · apprenticeship · artisanal · workshop · guild · heritage
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
pole · reed · natural · biodegradable · organic · lightweight · permeable · cellulose · lignin · ecofriendly
palm
Hand's flat interior
climber · vine · tropical · rainforest · jungle · Southeast Asia · Philippines · Indonesia · Malaysia · canopy
flexible
Able to bend freely
resilient · springy · pliable · durable · sturdy · lightweight · strong · long-lasting · hard-wearing · tensile
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- peacock chairFan-shaped wicker armchair
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
sofa · ottoman · stool · bench · table · bookshelf · cabinet · sideboard · headboard · bedframe
basketry
Art of weaving containers
- wickerworkInterlaced twig construction
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- interlaceWeave elements together
braiding · twining · lattice · meshwork · matting · coiling · knotting · splicing · herringbone · crosshatch
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- traditionCustom passed through generations
technique · skill · craftsmanship · basketmaker · apprenticeship · artisanal · workshop · guild · heritage · folk art
- basketrybasket, baskets, woven basket, basketmaker, basketry
- Borneo peopleslonghouse, longhouses, adat, Saban, headhunting
- ecomaterialsbamboo flooring, cork, cork flooring, reclaimed wood, recycled glass
- Eskrimastick fighting, double stick, sticks, espada, bolo
- rattans
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
rattanplastic
Capable of being molded
PVC · molded plastic · polypropylene · vinyl · steel
- rattan chairSeat of woven palm
- rattan basketContainer of woven palm
- rattan furnitureWoven palm-stem furnishings