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SIKA DESIGN A PROUD TRADITION OF CRAFTMANSHIP Our passion for and understanding of rattan dates back decades. We have been around long enough to call ourselves Scandinavia’s oldest producer of rattan and wicker furniture. The story of our company begins in 1942, when Ankjær Andreasen produced the first batch of baskets, lamps, flower tables and other smaller interior items made of rush and willow. In the 1950´s, Ankjær expanded his production to include a series of furniture made from rattan, and the company Sika-Design was firmly established. The rattan was imported from the Far East, and...

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) was born on February 11, 1902 in Copenhagen. He had dreams of becoming a painter, but as fate would have it, Jacobsen was admitted to the Architecture School at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1924. As one of Denmark’s most influential 20th century architects and designers, Arne Jacobsen’s legacy is his great contribution to architectural functionalism as well as his many simple, but effective chair designs. Still a student in 1925, Jacobsen partic pated in the Paris Art Deco fair Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes and...

Viggo Boesen (1907-1985) was trained as an architect and in the 1930’s he made the ‘funkis’ style popular among a wider audience by introducing a new villa type in Denmark. Viggo Boesen’s FOX chair won a competition held by the Danish wicker-maker guild in 1936. We can understand why – it is truly a unique design, which we are proud to produce today. Viggo Boesen was also a pioneer within organic furniture design. He designed a number of rattan and upholstery furniture, which was constructed according to his philosophy: design with an orga ic flow that embraces the body smoothly and...

OTTOMANN BY FRANCO ALBINI

Franco Albini (1905-1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect and designer, renowned for merging modern minimalistic furniture design with traditional Italian craftsmanship. He had great success in the 1950s where he created a range of distinguished furniture designs, here amongst the famous and fashionable rattan chairs Margherita and Gala, both featured as part of the permanent exhibition Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. In 1951, Franco Albini designed an ottoman made of rattan, which has since been chased by connoisseurs all over the world. We are now able to offer this...

Nanna Ditzel (1923-2005) and Jørgen Ditzel (1921-1961) exhibited their first furniture designs in Copenhagen, when they were still students at the Industrial Arts and Crafts College, Copenhagen. Nanna Ditzel’s critically acclaimed design was functional and experimental at the same time and she managed to become a successful woman in a very male-dominated era of Danish furniture design. Nanna Ditzel graduated as a furniture designer in 1946 at Design School Copenhagen, at the age of just 23. Prior to her graduation as furniture designer, she was educated as a cabinetmaker - a background that...

CAROLINE CHAIR The design of Caroline lounge chair is based on our Original classic model in rattan.

CAROLINE 3 SEATER A cozy Sofa big enough for a nap. Can be decorated with pillows of your own choice OTTOMAN BY FRANCO ALBINI

GEORGE TABLE - GEORGE BENCH

PARIS BY ARNE JACOBSEN FOX BY VIGGO BOESEN Fox chair designed by Viggo Boesen, in Alurattan and Artfibre for exterior use.

OTTOMAN BY FRANCO ALBINI The Ottoman is a sculptural and elegant piece of furniture. To this day, connoisseurs all over the World chase the original pieces. CHILL BY NANNA DITZEL

PARIS CHAIR BY ARNE JACOBSEN - HANGING EGG CHAIR & CHILL BY NANNA DITZEL

Although we have a strong heritage for natural rattan furniture, and we truly love making furniture in this material, ArtFibre, steel, and aluminium also have some amazing qualities, especially for outdoor use. Our exterior collections feature a range of furniture suitable for extensive wear and tear, and challenging weather conditions. Many hotels, restaurants and cruise liners around the world welcome their guests with furniture from Sika Design. This requires a material that is sturdy and stays beautiful for a long time. HARDWEARING ARTFIBRE Our ArtFibre is a fibre made of dyed and...

QUALITIES OF ALU-RATTAN Sika-Design proudly presents: Alu-rattan Alu-rattan is a new innovative material designed for exterior use. It consists of a strong aluminium frame woven with Artfibre. Due to the qualities of the material, Alu-rattan can be bent and shaped, just like our natural rattan furniture. We offer a large variety of UV-resistant colors, but have chosen to focus on a few colors, which are stocked in our Denmark warehouse. Alu-rattan can be used in hard sun all over the world, which makes it a very obvious choice for commercial use. The material is maintenance free and can...

TEAK ITEMS Our teak items are made of old recollected teakwood. It can be from old houses, old fisher boats or old rail road supports. The wood will appear with reparations and fillings. After a few weeks outside the teak wood will patinate to a beautiful silver grey colour. MONET CHAIR MONET FOOT STOOL CAROLINE CAROLINE DONATELLO TABLE PARIS CHILL - ND - E25 - NAT GEORGE ROUND TABLE COLONIAL TABLE COLONIAL TABLE GEORGE EXT TABLE GEORGE BENCH GEORGE TABLE JULIAN TABLE ROGER STOOL CHARLES STOOL CHARLES COUNTER STOOL

CUSHIONS MANUFACTURED IN DENMARK The quality of good craftsmanship is also felt in our cushions, where we draw on great experience and expertise when we decide the shape and characteristics of each cushion. Since the 1950s when Ankjær started his furniture production, we have developed customized cushions to all our models in our own facilities in Denmark. Our high-quality upholstery and seat cushions are made-to-order and can be chosen from a broad variety of high quality fabrics. TECHNICAL FEATURES Composition: Impermealitity: Colour fastness: Martindale: Pilling: Finishing: Cleaning: For...