Rattan is one of the most sustainable materials available for furniture manufacturing. Rattan is often confused with bamboo, but there is a big difference between the two materials. Bamboo is hollow and cannot be bent. Rattan, on the other hand, is solid and can therefore be steamed and bent into all sorts of shapes. The fact that rattan is solid also makes rattan furniture very durable, and able to last for generations.

Dust your rattan furniture regularly with a soft cloth. Never use paint thinners or abrasive creams to clean wicker or rattan cane furniture. A damp cloth with a mild furniture cleaner may be used, but take care not to soak the furniture. If it does become over saturated, dry outdoors in the sunlight, if possible. The natural plant material will generally return to its original shape, so take care not to bend it while wet. 

80% of the world's rattan resources grow in Indonesia, close to Sika-Design's manufacturing facilities. According to the Indonesian people, rattan is hugging the rainforest. This is to be understood both literally, as rattan grows as vines around the trees in rainforest, and in a figurative sense, as rattan production helps to preserve the rainforest. No rainforest, no rattan.

The material is easy to process as it only needs to be steamed for 10-15 minutes before it can be shaped by hand. All our rattan furniture is therefore handmade using only a few simple tools. Rattan can be used completely without further treatment, this we call skin-on. Rattan can also be stained and varnished as desired. At Sika Design, we only use toxin-free varnish.