What Is Rattan Outdoor Furniture?

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A popular question we often get asked is...what is rattan outdoor furniture? Rattan garden furniture is a material made from a synthetic weave and is perfect for living outdoors. It is treated and woven on aluminum frames to last to all weather conditions (rain, sun, cold, sea salt…). Real/natural rattan could not be used outside and will get easily damage after a short period. When describing garden furniture, rattan is usually always referred to as the synthetic type. You may also have heard it called wicker or weave; which are also synthetic rattan.

Synthetic Rattan is a flexible but sturdy man-made fiber which has revolutionized the outdoor furniture market and industry. Good quality synthetic rattan outdoor furniture is impervious to the forces of both Mother Nature and day to day use. It won't fade in the sun, become brittle and crack in the cold, peel or suffer from mildew even if left outside all year round. Furthermore it can do all this without maintenance and is available in traditional or truly modern designs.

Unlike traditional natural wicker garden furniture which is woven from natural abaca ...
... (palm) strands, modern outdoor all weather wicker outdoor furniture is hand woven from new weather resistant synthetics that are far more durable and include UV proofing additives that can resist fading for decades. Synthetic wicker garden furniture will keep its color far longer than traditional garden outdoor furniture and is also chlorine resistant.

In Skyline Design, an outdoor furniture manufacturer, we only use worldwide brands as our suppliers of “synthetic rattan” are leaders in the market such as Viro, Rehau, Ecoline… It allows us to give the best quality level and an extended after sales service with a 5 years warranty on our weaving materials.

We also develop with our raw material supplier some design of weaving exclusive for Skyline Design such as the “black mushroom”.
It is primordial to be able to develop customized rattan once you want to develop the hospitality segment. With an R&D team you must adapt to any kind of designs. A long experience is needed to quickly determine the feasibility of a model. A minimum volume is also required to start the production of a custom-made design “synthetic rattan”.
To conclude, for the past 10 years, this new weaving material has been a real revolution in the outdoor furniture world and it will constantly grow due to the million ways of creating new designs and it also is maintenance-free.

Source: Wovenhill, What is Synthetic Outdoor Rattan?
http://www.wovenhill.co.uk/rattan/what-is-synthetic-outdoor-rattan-wicker.aspx