Do you know what cannage is? The trend in cannage chairs

Actually, “cannage” is nothing more than the French word for “lattice”. It refers to a technique of weaving plant fibers (especially rattan) so that they form a recognizable pattern, like small octagons.

This season, cannage furniture and latticework chairs are more fashionable than ever thanks to their warm, natural look, which blends perfectly with trendy interiors. They also seduce with their lightness and breathability, as they are cool when it comes to seating, and avoid unpleasant odors, in the case of chests of drawers and cupboards such as the Bastian sideboard, Japandi style. It has two doors and is made of natural bamboo with rattan grille fronts.

BASTIAN RATTAN DRESSER

Bastian rattan dresser, Mediterranean style.
Sideboard with 2 doors made of natural bamboo with rattan grille fronts.
Measurements: 120x46x91 cm

419,00 without VAT

506.99€ ( incl. VAT )

Great designers such as Jaime Hayón are also working with this material. In Astet Studio, for example, they use their Frames chair grid to convert an old law office into a cozy and modern house.

 
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Interest in plant fibers, one of the reasons for the boom in cannage and mesh chairs

But why is this technique so popular? As with almost any trend, the reason lies behind several factors.

To begin with, we could talk about the rise of the Tropical and Exotic styles, which recover the lost paradise through the inclusion in interiors of large green leafy plants and furniture made of vegetable fibers and organic shapes. The interest in Eco-Friendly decoration, that is, environmentally friendly, has a lot to do with this revival.

sillas de rejilla y mobiliario cannage con cabecero de rattan

When countries such as the United Kingdom, Holland and France established their colonies in Asia around the 19th century, the ease of access to furniture made of natural fibers such as rattan and the convenience of its characteristics -grid chairs, for example, would not rot or spoil in those hot and humid climates- made it quickly become synonymous with the old colonial style.

Today, their pieces undergo a lighter reinterpretation and simpler forms, which is what we rescue as part of the Exotic and Tropical style. An example? The Deya ceiling lamp, made of natural rattan, in which the cannage increases in size to give a more contemporary look to the traditional braiding.

DEYA CEILING LAMP

Ceiling lamp made of natural rattan.
Size: Ø61xH28CM | Cable length: 120 cm
E27 Socket.

92,00 without VAT

111.32€ ( incl. VAT )

Or the Nomad headboard, Japandi style, made of bamboo and natural rattan grid and framed by black and rounded shapes that make it a bet of the most current.

NOMAD BED HEADBOARD

Bed headboard Japandi style made of bamboo and natural rattan grid.
Size:

  • MAXI -185x3x125 cm
  • MINI – 153x3x120 cm (black) or 152×3,5×120 cm (natural)

 

179,00209,00 without VAT

From 216.59€ ( incl. VAT )

The attraction for cult pieces justifies the return of cannage and latticework chairs

Another reason that justifies the current widespread use of cannage is the “retro look” that we have been applying to decoration for some years now. In this case, the most iconic cannage chairs of the late nineteenth and twentieth century, such as those made by Thonet, Marcel Breuer or Pierre Jeanneret, are a must in any fashionable interior, especially if you want to give it a cultured or elegant tone.

Silla de rejilla con cannage y asiento tapizado capitol

This, coupled with the popularization of affordable replicas, has led to an unstoppable boom in cannage chairs and cannage furniture. An example? The Rationalist-style Bielko upholstered wooden chair, reminiscent of those designed by Jeanneret for the Indian city of Chandigarh. Its sophisticated shapes are made of birch wood, with a textile upholstered seat and a rattan mesh backrest.

Private: BIELKO UPHOLSTERED WOODEN CHAIR

Bielko upholstered wooden chair, Rationalist style.
Structure made of birch wood.
Seat upholstered in textile and backrest in rattan grid.
Not suitable for commercial premises.
Size: 51x59x86 cm | Seat height: 47,5 cm

129,00 without VAT

156.09€ ( incl. VAT )

Or the Capitol wooden chair, made of elm wood with rattan seat and backrest, which draws from the most classic design of the master.

CAPITOL WOODEN CHAIR

Capitol wooden chair. made of solid elm tree wood.
Seat and backrest made of cannage type rattan grid.
Transparent varnish finishing. 
Measurements:
57x60x86 cm | Seat height: 46 cm | Armrest height: 67 cm

162,00179,00 without VAT

From 196.02€ ( incl. VAT )

Interior designer Cora Lucaz, for example, uses it in this Copenhagen office that is both contemporary and elegant at the same time.

KIEV GRID CHAIR

Kiev grid chair, Mid Century style.
Tubular steel frame in chrome finishing.
Seat and backrest made of wood and cannage type enea grid.
Not suitable for professional use.
Measurements: 47x67x80 cm | Seat height: 46 cm

155,00 without VAT

From 187.55€ ( incl. VAT )

Cannage and lattice chairs, a classic with a French flavor

The cannage technique for making latticework furniture and chairs from natural rattan, bamboo or bulrush fibers has been used almost everywhere in the world since ancient times. It was first used to create basketry, but its manipulation gradually evolved to the point where it was used to make all types of furniture.

However, cannage has endured under its French name because in the 1660s, when the style was first seen at its court, France was the cultural capital of Europe, and also the place where the entire continent looked to for fashionable dress and decoration.

Thanks to the trade with Asia, from where the rattan used for cannage (and often, the fully elaborated latticework chairs themselves) arrived, the technique was becoming popular in the country.

sillas de rejilla con estructura en color negro de estilo thonet

But perhaps when the cannage pattern achieved the greatest notoriety, used above all for grille chairs, was in the 1700s. Then, it began to be widely used in French court furniture due to its durability, lightness and its ability to avoid dust and insects, something essential in a not very hygienic era.

Queen Marie Antoinette, for example, used to dress up in the Palace of the Petit Trianon in Versailles, sitting on a comfortable chair made of grille designed by the famous master Georges Jacob. During her government, the use of grille was very fashionable in luxurious furniture, and it also became very popular in outdoor furniture because it was considered a clean and easy to maintain material.

Although with obvious differences, that royal seat was similar in shape to the Ridley lattice chair, with a natural rattan frame and black powder-coated finish.

SCORPIO UPHOLSTERED CHAIR

Scorpio upholstered chair, contemporary style.
Tubular steel structure finished in black paint.
Seat and back upholstered in textile.
Measurements: 61x62x83 cm | Seat height: 47 cm | Armrests: 67 cm

72,00102,00 without VAT

From 87.12€ ( incl. VAT )

The cozy ‘hugging’ shapes of the Ridley lattice chair can also be found in the bistro-style Desmond wooden chair with lattice back and steam-bent beech wood armrests.

DESMOND WOODEN CHAIR

Desmond wooden chair Bistro style with armrests.
Made of steam curved beech wood.
Backrest in cannage type natural rattan grid.
Size: 58x57x80 cm | Seat height: 47 cm | Armrests: 70 to 78 cm

159,00 without VAT

192.39€ ( incl. VAT )

And this “bistro” is important, because it was in these popular French establishments that the grille chairs achieved the greatest popularity. It happened from 1859, when the aforementioned German designer Michael Thonet revolutionized the furniture industry with his ‘Chair number 14. He did so by using a brand new process of bending wood using steam that could be carried out en masse by unskilled workers.

Sillas de rejillas en color natural Chosen

He combined this technique with a simple cane seat, which contributed to the furniture’s extraordinary lightness. This meant it was less expensive to produce and transport, so it was easily democratized, filling cafés all over Europe – and there were plenty of them in France at the time! Some 50 million units were sold between 1860 and 1930, and several million more have been sold since then until today.

For that reason, many of today’s trendy lattice chairs are considered “bistro-style,” such as Chosen, made of steam-bent elm wood with a black powder-coated finish and a braided natural rattan seat and lattice back.

SCORPIO UPHOLSTERED CHAIR

Scorpio upholstered chair, contemporary style.
Tubular steel structure finished in black paint.
Seat and back upholstered in textile.
Measurements: 61x62x83 cm | Seat height: 47 cm | Armrests: 67 cm

72,00102,00 without VAT

From 87.12€ ( incl. VAT )

Cannage and lattice chairs are back to stay

After a long history of comings and goings, it seems that today, the trend in cannage furniture and lattice chairs is more than established. It takes advantage of the sustainability provided by its plant fibers, its breathability and, above all, its warm and light beauty to integrate its pieces at home.


 

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