长久以来，设计师Lulu Lytle对藤的多功能性非常着迷，在《藤编家具:优雅和魅力的世界》一书中，她探讨了这种可经久耐用的热带棕榈树的持久魅力。作为几十年来**本研究藤制家具的历史和工艺的书，这本富有洞察力的著作通过美丽的室内（包括马德琳•卡斯汀在巴黎的冬季花园、迈克尔•泰勒自己的加州海滩别墅、泰坦尼克号里的巴黎咖啡馆和比利•鲍德温为肯尼迪先生设计的纽约的美容院）布景的档案图片展示了藤的魅力。通过印象派绘画、华丽的夜总会和简约的现代客厅等不同环境中包含的藤条，探它的多种个性。

Rattan furnishings evoke the glamour and laid back elegance of exotic beach houses as well as the informal beauty of plant filled garden rooms and sun dappled verandas.

Long fascinated with rattan's versatility, designer Lulu Lytle examines the enduring appeal of this sustainable tropical palm in RATTAN: A WORLD OF ELEGANCE AND CHARM. The first book in decades to examine the history and craftsmanship of rattan furniture, this insightful tome showcases rattan's appeal through archival images of beautiful interiors including Madeleine Castaing's winter garden in Paris, Michael Taylor's own Californian beach house, the Titanic's Café Parisian and the Billy Baldwin designed Mr. Kennedy's beauty salon in New York City. Rattan's many personalities are explored through its inclusion in settings as diverse as Impressionist paintings, flamboyant nightclubs and pared down contemporary drawing rooms.

A reflection of its inherent beauty and longevity, antique rattan furniture from the nineteenth century is highly collectible, as are rattan pieces created by giants of modern design such as Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Jean-Michel Frank for Ecart, Renzo Mongiardino for Bonacina, Arne Jacobsen for Sika, Paul Frankl and Donald Deskey. Rattan pieces have become iconic and highly prized, including Hiroomi Tahara's Wrap Sofa, Franca Helg's Primavera Chair, and the many iterations of the beloved Peacock Chair. RATTAN also highlights some of the many tastemakers who have embraced rattan--

from Marella Agnelli, Babe Paley, and Cecil Beaton to leading interior designers including Jeffrey Bilhuber, Veere Grenney, Axel Vervoordt, and Jacques Grange.