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New at market: Wicker & Rattan

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 16, 2003

• All prices retail • In-depth stories on wicker and rattan introductions will appear in Furniture/Today's opening-day issue •

At the Root of It: Wicker and rattan producers are digging deep for such natural applications as abaca, water hyacinth and bundled rattan.
Licensing Stronghold: Inspired by architect Stanford K. White's classic summer retreat, the Newport Mansions' Rosecliff group will add eight pieces.
Would-be Tree Huggers: Sleek woods are making a strong showing as a design foil to gnarled rattan.

Acacia HS 102

Introducing seven indoor wicker and rattan collections and three outdoor collections that will ship in September. Indoor groups include Santa Barbara, St. Petersburg, Brentwood, Westport, Waterford, Rockingham and Rockford, with sofas priced from $599 to $999.
Also featuring the 10-piece St. Martin collection, which combines woven peel and traditional wicker weaving with hardwood construction and Z-spring steel seating for maximum comfort. Also features nailhead treatments.
Outdoor groups include Bay Springs, Barbados and Palm Beach, with sofas from $999 to $1,199.
Debuting a three-week, quick-ship program on five wicker and rattan collections married to 20 fabric options.

Dedon/Janus Et Cie IHFC M-130

DEDON's Tango group features Hularo, a resin material, in a herringbone-patterned weave. Designed by Richard Frinier, the group interprets the movements of the famous dance through its postured back and graceful arms and legs that swirl and cascade. Available in two tones, chestnut or bronze. An arm/dining chair is $700 retail. Distributed in the United States by JANUS et Cie.

Designer Wicker & Rattan By Tribor SMS G-1012

Additions include the Manchester armchair, which uses pencil rattan, is upholstered in rattan peel matting and has wooden feet.

Ficks Reed HM 119

The Rosecliff group, introduced in fall 2002 as part of the licensed Newport Mansions collection, expands with eight pieces. Inspired by architect Stanford K. White's Rosecliff mansion in Newport, R.I, the collection underscores the classic simplicity of this renowned "summer cottage." Additions include two different arm dining chairs; an arm and side dining chair pair; a dining table with rattan open lattice work and leather bindings; a buffet case piece and an oversized entertainment center/armoire. The latter two pieces are made of crushed bamboo veneer over a hardwood frame, while the chairs and tables are rattan. Pieces from $679 to $4,799; available in 25 finishes.
The best-selling Mannerist collection, introduced in fall 2000, adds two dining tables, including an 84-inch by 42-inch "trestle-style" glass-topped table for six and an "X"-base design to support 48- or 54-inch diameter glass tops; from $1,929 to $2,499. John Black designed both the Rosecliff and Mannerist groups.

Four Hands Union Square E201, P202

The contemporary Hyacinth collection, made from hand-woven water hyacinth from Thailand, incorporates the Tamarine sofa, club chair and occasional tables ($480 to $2,415) as well as the textured duo-toned Mali club chair and round end table/ottoman ($380 to $840).

Laneventure IHFC C-867

The Mabisa collection from "Cabana Joe" O'Brien fills a style void by addressing midcentury modern design. The silhouette features herringbone woven décor on a rattan frame; $1,900.

Palecek IHFC D-202

Expanded collections include Tribeca, with a lounge chair, a modern slipper chair made from wide strips of abaca with leather cushions; $1,254.
The Sausalito dining room pairs bundle-pole rattan legs with leather wrappings and mahogany wood in solid-wood frame top, $1,596, shown with cross-back chairs upholstered in faux suede.
The Pineapple chair is made of pole rattan and features a carved wood back panel in pineapple motif.
All chair cushions are available in leather or fabric.

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