Resin wicker, also known as all-weather wicker, is manufactured predominantly for use in outdoor furniture. It is meant to look like natural wicker, but is made of a synthetic material that only requires minimal maintenance and is extremely durable.
Traditionally, natural wicker was used to manufacture a variety of different products including baskets or outdoor furniture. Wicker is originally made from natural fibres, such as rattan, a material gained from the so called rotan tree, a vine like plant.
[1] The term rattan is sometimes used interchangeably with wicker, but in fact depicts the fibre used to create the wicker work. Rattan is very elastic and therefore greatly apt to produce baskets, hampers and chairs. The branch like material is woven for the purpose of constructing a sturdy but elastic product, wicker. The end result are those comfortable deep seating wicker chairs that we all know from our parents or grandparents.
[2] The elements gradually break down the color and make the wicker brittle.
[3] The fibres lose their elasticity and eventually break and the product ceases its use. Nowadays, most natural wicker products are used indoors, e.g. as furniture in a sun room or solarium.
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