Modern Tropicalia featured in Dezeen
Words by Gunseli Yalcinkaya for Dezeen
"All these pieces are basically my way of trying to explore the beauty of rattan," the designer told Dezeen. "These are the modern contemporary version of traditional rattan."
"It is seen as a cheap and cheerful underdog material that is heavily underrated. This is something we want to change," he explained.
Indonesia is responsible for over 70 percent of all the rattan production worldwide. But according to Tjitrowirjo, almost all the good quality material is exported, both legally and illegally. He hopes to change this by encouraging Indonesian designers to start working with rattan.
"Rattan is a material that belongs to Indonesia," he said.
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