What is man-made rattan?
Over recent years breakthroughs in technololgy and the search for innovation has led manufactures to make the best ever practical and stylish furniture. it has many advantages such as high suppleness, it has great tear resistance, it is not negatively affected by UV. Remarkably it has no problems coping with the British weather. The polyethylene based, extruded and through-dyed wicker is completely weatherproof, it is no affected by extreme temperature. It is hard wearing light and strong.
How is a rattan chair built?
The first thing that determines the quality of a rattan chair is its framework structure. The key is to look for the quality of this frame. Ideally The basic structure should a fully welded, powder-coated aluminium frame. This is the skeleton from which the whole quality is determined. Various sections of aluminium are utilised to give strength thus creating a piece that is practical, light weight and easy to move. . The frame is like a skeleton, it is strong in itself but during the building process it gains even more strength when the rattan is woven over the aluminium tubular framework. Good quality rattan is hand woven.
What finish does the frame have?
Once the piece of furniture frame is welded, the whole tubular frame is powder coated in a tough durable finish. It is colour matched to the colour of the rattan wicker. Thus the frame is now fully protected against corroding. The frame becomes all but invisible once it has been woven over with the rattan weave.. Due to the fact it is woven one can see though the little gaps in the weaving, this is why in the case of good quality rattan furniture the colour of the frame is matched to that of the colour tone of the fibre. Its important that the frame it is not noticeable through the weaving thus it is pleasing on the eye.
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