CANING & RUSH

Cane, rush, splint, wicker, seagrass, bamboo,  rattan,  rope, reed, palm and other leaves, and other plants have been used in furniture and by man since the creation of furniture. Recent inventions in caning include Kraft paper rolled into a seagrass imitation popular in Danish Modern furniture, and today plastic caning sheets. These seating surfaces provide a comfortable, well ventilated and relatively cool seating surface especially prized in tropical climates. At times more or less fashionable, it has been popular and widely used in the following furniture periods from William and Mary, through Victorian, and especially resurgent in Art Deco and Vintage Modern furniture.

There were many ways to apply and weave caning, wicker, seagrass, rush and the other plants into seating.  Hand caning was used prior to the invention of sheet caning produced by machine. Twentieth century machine cane has eliminated hand caning in most furniture, with the notable exception of many high style mid-century modern furniture designers. 

This gondole chair on the left has a blind-caned back. The cane is stretched from hole to hole and pegged in place until the end, when the pegs are glued and cut off. We also do reweaving of:

splint (usually 1/16"x3/4" ash)
rush (natural or twisted natural or synthetic)
rope
wicker
rattan
bamboo
reed

Olek reweaves, repairs, and creates new woven seating surfaces from all the materials discussed above.

Pickups & Delivery by our truck throughout metropolitan NY, NJ, PA, and CT-

Pickups of entire assembled Eames Lounge Chair may be inexpensively arranged throughout the Midwest and Eastern US, from Texas to Chicago, Florida to Boston

We arrange pickup and delivery promptly throughout metropolitan NY, including NY and NYC, NJ, PA, and  at CT at modest cost.  We can arrange for pickup and delivery of furniture throughout the United States east of the Mississippi, as well as all of Louisiana and eastern Texas with a recommended common carrier, TSC Moving (Hallandale, FL), www.tscmoving.com  They are very reliable, and surprisingly economical for long-distance moves. Fine furniture deserves the best care, and is worth the trip.