Rattan 2025
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SIKA-DESIGN A PROUD TRADITION OF CRAFTMANSHIP Sika-Design is a Danish family company from 1942. With a passion for rattan and great craftmanship, we manufacture timeless furniture in both our own designs, and in designs by some of the world’s greatest designers and architects. We are proud to call us the oldest manufacturer of rattan and wicker furniture in Scandinavia. With 3rd generation Louise Andreasen in charge, it is our mission to make long lasting furniture both when it comes to design and durability. Creating long lasting furniture We strive to manufacture long lasting furniture,...

3 Madame Chair | Item no: ND-14-CU

Rattan PROCESSING & MANUFACTURING According to the Indonesian people, rattan is hugging the rainforest. This is meant both literally as rattan grows like lianas around the trees but also figuratively speaking, because the use of rattan help preserving the rainforest as there is no rattan production without the rainforest. 80% of the world’s rattan resources grow in the Indonesian rain forest. Rattan is fast growing and regenerates in the span of 5-7 years. In nature, rattan absorbs CO2 and produces up to 35% more oxygen than a tree. Rattan comes in 600 different variants and from these 40...

Manufacturing of rattan furniture Rattan is solid, in opposition to hollow bamboo, and is therefore bendable. When steamed for 10-15 minutes, rattan can be formed by hand using old traditional manufacturing techniques and a few simple tools. In our rattan production there is no waste, as all residues can be used as fuel for the steam ovens. Our most detailed furniture, such as the Rossini chair and Carlo bar trolley, are so advanced that only a limited number of our craftsmen are able to make these. Other pieces require great patience like our Hanging Egg chair, which takes one person, one...

WITH A PASSION FOR RATTAN Sika-Design is a true family company with 3rd generation, Louise Andreasen, in charge. The story of Sika-Design began in 1942 when Ankjær Andreasen produced the first batch of smaller interior items made of rush and willow, and since then the family have continued his legacy. Knud Andreasen, Ankjær Andreasen’s son, took over the company in 1983, and Ankjær continued his daily inspections until his death in 1997. Since 1996 Louise and Knud have worked side by side bringing Sika-Design into the new century with great designs, while never letting go of our strong...

8 Ottomans, Madame Chair, Paris Chair, Luna Chair & Belladonna Sofa Item no: FA-55-SU, FA-65-SU, ND-14-CU, AJ-11-PU, FA-45-PU & FA-95-PU

Iconic designs DESIGNED BY INNOVATIVE PIONEERS In our ICONS collection we present a unique selection of rattan furniture designed by some of the world’s greatest designers and architects. These include living as well as older iconic creators with a shared passion for rattan and the common trait of being pioneers of their time.

10 Paris Chair | Item no: AJ-11-PU

Arne Jacobsen Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) was revered as one of the most visionary and progressive Danish architects of his time. Arne Jacobsen was admitted to the Architecture School at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1924 to 1927. Still a student in 1925, he participated in the Paris Art Deco fair, Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, where he won a silver medal for his first furniture design. In 1929 Arne Jacobsen won a Danish Architect’s Association competition for designing the famous “House of the Future” where the Paris lounge chair was...

Charlottenborg BY ARNE JACOBSEN The Charlottenborg lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1936. The lounge chair was showcased for the first time at the Charlottenborg spring exhibition in 1937, and since then named after the castle. The chair was originally named A.J 237 and was part of a series of original rattan chairs. The Charlottenborg chair was one of Arne Jacobsen’s own favorite lounge chairs and part of the interior design in his famous vacation home ‘Knarken’ built in 1938. In the iconic Charlottenborg series you can also find a 2-seater sofa and a coffee tab

13 Charlottenborg Chair | Item no: AJ-25-PU Charlottenborg Sofa | Item no: AJ-35-PU

14 Pacifique Chair | Item no: MB-19-CU

Michel Buffet Michel Buffet (1931-2024) was a French designer who began designing while still a student in the 1950s. Buffet was inspired by the works of pioneering French modernists and with a degree in engineering and architecture, Michel Buffet created his first furniture in 1954. Later the same year Buffet presented the chair at Festival de la creation française organized by Galeries Lafayette. As a lover of art and the beauty of nature, Michel Buffet combines the world of industrial design with the world of decorators and is internationally recognized as one of the great classic...

16 Funky Café Table & Chair | Item no: YW-4090H & YW-1090H

Yuzuru Yamakawa Yuzuru Yamakawa (1933-2012) was a famous Japanese designer known for his great passion for rattan. Yamakawa designed and worked with rattan for more than 40 years, and his designs are known for both their beautiful lines and their emphasis on ergonomics. Yamakawa was ambitious, in his work he merged the elegant lines from Japan with the traditional craftsmanship of Indonesia. His amazing work created a new more exclusive era for rattan furniture. FUNKY CHAIR FUNKY TABLE YAMAKAWA LAMPSHADES

18 Rap Chair & Lucas Table | Item no: YW-1091H & 9444D

20 Rap Chair & Funky Chair | Item no: YW-1091H & YW-1090H

Yamakawa Lampshades | Item no: YW-125H & YW-75H

22 Tomori, Tomos & Kou | Item no: JK-50-CU, JK-35-CU & JK-28-CU

Jin Kuramoto Jin Kuramoto (1976-) is a Japanese designer who graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in 1999. Despite his young age, Kuramoto has already received international recognition and numerous awards including the Red Dot Award, Good Design award and the iF Product Design Award. With an experimental approach to design, and a great respect for the unique inherent properties of each material, Kuramoto tells a story through each of his designs ranging from automobiles, eyewear and furniture. MACHIYA STOOL MACHIYA BENCH TOMOS LAMPSHADE TOMORI LAMPSHADE