That relations to Famous octagonal pattern of bejuco With the chairs of your grandmother's dining room, but the truth is that this material is recovering a life that goes beyond the evocations of French or Austrian coffees. Today, more than a hundred years later, this fabric is still present in numerous furniture, although its application is no longer limited to the chairs: upholstered armchairs, stools, comfortable … yes, even desks and lamps adorned with the tissue. Then we take a look at The history of the bejuco And we reveal why it is still so popular today.
The history of viennese vines or wicker
The origins of the basketry date back to antiquity, when bejuco furniture was mainly manufactured with natural domestic materials such as straw, jute or willow. At the beginning of the modern age, exploration and trade led to the first imports of raw materials of Southeast Asia and, with them, the origin of the Palma de Ratán. It did not take long to adopt from the Asian region the pattern of iconic tissue: it appeared for the first time in Austria already in the 18th century; Towards the end of the 1830s, the founder of Thonet, Michael Thonet, mainly used cane fabric for his chairs. It was not only cheaper than leather or upholstery, but also much easier to repair. With industrialization, an authentic boom of the Viennese wicker, which became affordable for the masses. Meanwhile, the iconic honeycomb pattern has become a classic enduring whose interior potential seems inexhaustible.
Elastic, stable, robust: the multiple advantages of bejuco
But, Why is Bejuco so popular? Michael Thonet already knew the advantages of wicker seats in the nineteenth century. Despite its large load capacity, the wicker yields slightly, which makes it extremely comfortable and stable at the same time. To this is added its appearance: the fine transparency of the honeycomb drawing confers to the furniture an immediate impression of lightness and grace, and the combination of wood and wicker is a particularly popular contrast. In addition, thanks to the Palma de Ratán, which is renewed rapidly, wicker is considered an extremely sustainable option in furniture design.