Book – Rattan

Lulu Lytle’s book Rattan – A World Of Elegance And Charm, is a long awaited celebration of this exotic material, which embodies glamorous relaxation. It evokes the style of the Riviera, grand yachts, and tropical verandas with Somerset Maugham shooting the breeze. Rattan also has a cameo role in Impressionist paintings and it’s now having a renaissance in interior design and fashion spreads as it’s also lauded for its sustainability.

This title highlights some classic rattan including Heywood-Wakefield furniture from the nineteenth century, Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Jean-Michel Frank for Ecart, Renzo Mongiardino for Bonacina, and Arne Jacobsen for Sika.

Paul Frankl and Donald Deskey designed sleek Art Deco rattan furniture. Meanwhile rattan pieces have become iconic and highly prized, including Hiroomi Tahara’s Wrap Sofa, Franca Helg’s Primavera Chair, and the many iterations of the Peacock Chair. This book is essential for all those who love interiors and natural materials..

Features:

• Hardcover, 224 pages
• Written by Lulu Lytle, who has established a rattan workshop in the UK
• Includes photographs and details of famous setting utilising rattan
• Takes the reader inside some exotic home in Paris and California utilising rattan
• Showcases tastemakers who have embraced rattan including Marella Agnelli, Cecil Beaton, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Veere Grenney, Axel Vervoordt, and Bunny Williams.
• Published by Rizzoli

Dimensions: 24cm (l) x 31.5cm (h) x 2.8cm (w).