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Rattan Garden Furniture is the perfect all weather option for your garden, and comes in a range of loungers, dining sets, and sofa sets here at Zebrano , as well as rattan benches, and chairs, all available to buy online today, from our UK garden center .

Rattan furniture is made by winding strips of rattan fibre over a frame and weaving them into a wicker pattern. The resulting furniture is both comfortable and durable. Rattan can be used for everything from armchairs and sofas to seats and backs for dining chairs. Rattan can even be used to make tables, usually with a glass top to give a level surface. Rattan furniture combines durability and comfort, and is used for both indoor and outdoor furniture. Rattan furniture can either be natural or synthetic, available under names such as Dura-Wicker, Viro, polyrattan or poly rattan.

Natural Rattan

Natural rattan furniture is made from a tropical vine which is usually woven over a hardwood frame. The rattan fibre is woven while still flexible then hardens as it dries out, eventually becoming permanently set into its shape. Natural wicker furniture is usually made by skilled craftsmen close to the origin of the materials, then transported around the world for sale to the end user.

Natural rattan furniture isn’t weatherproof, so while you can bring it out into the garden on a fine day, it isn’t suitable for leaving outside. Regular outside use will take its toll on natural rattan furniture, as it tends to fade from exposure to sunlight. Natural rattan furniture can also be affected by moulds, especially in the nooks and crannies around the inner frame and underneath.

Much of the garden furniture on our site is crafted from modern synthetic woven rattan, so we thought we would explain why it’s so great...

Originally, much wicker garden furniture was made from material taken from Rattan Palms, trees originating inn Africa, Asia and Australasia. This material looked great, but was never very good for garden furniture, as the weather soon takes it’s toll - especially in changeable climates. The Natural becomes brittle and discolors over time, eventually loosing it’s shape.

Enter the modern synthetic woven rattan which makes the furniture you see here totally weatherproof. The woven material is:

1) Super durable
2) UV stable - it won’t fade over time
3) Waterproof - won’t absorb moisture

This means you can leave the furniture out in the garden year-round if you wish, and with a hose-down in the spring, your rattan garden furniture will look as good as new again!