Rattan Furniture: Tropical Comfort Throughout the House (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers) [Hardcover]

Harvey Schwartz (Author), Bruce M. Waters (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers | Publication Date: March 1999

Rattan stalks have been bent into furniture forms in the tropics for nearly a century. Design changes have provided variations from fancy items with bamboo before 1920, to streamlined, Deco-inspired forms of the 1940s, and practical, mass-produced styles in the 1960s and beyond. Today, each rattan style is recognized for its distinctive contribution to casual living spaces, indoors and out. In this book, over 400 color photographs of rattan furniture, period upholstery fabrics, and related art works are described in detail to present an inspiring variety of furnishings for every room in the house. Harvey Schwartz identifies the best pieces and explains what to look for in the market place. Beautiful floral bark cloth cushion covers and tropical scenes in prints and paintings are shown combined with fantastic rattan furniture to provide the best look for casual living.

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About the Author

Harvey Schwartz is the owner of 20th Century Props, serving the movie and television industry in Burbank, California. Formerly the owner of two stores in the Los Angeles area specializing in 20th century furnishings, he has provided some of the best rattan furniture to noted collectors, celebrities, and production sets, including the Golden Girls television series.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764307703
• ISBN-13: 978-0764307706
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 11.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Furniture

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rattan o rama, August 22, 2005

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aloha mary "aloha mary" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rattan Furniture: Tropical Comfort Throughout the House (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers) (Hardcover)

This is a great resource book if you are interested in vintage rattan furniture. I used to comb back issues of old magazines for photos like this. I have been designing vintage cottages in Hawaii and this book has been a wonderful asset. 5 stars for this publication. Aloha.

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought a rattan bar & stools because of this read.., November 5, 2009

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This review is from: Rattan Furniture: Tropical Comfort Throughout the House (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers) (Hardcover)

Wow, all I can say, is this is the best book yet on Vintage Frankl furniture. I have been looking for years for this type of Rattan furniture. Here is it, in our own back yard. You will enjoy the interesting black and white photos. Some of the vignettes here depict Old Hollywood movie scenes. If you really search, some of the movies will come back to you!. I enjoyed this one very much.