Wicker furniture is woven, and while the wicker sofa may owe its origins to ancient Egypt’s finely woven baskets made of rush, its look can be distinctly modern.
Whatever the material—bamboo, cane, rattan, or weather-resistant plastic—a wickerwork sofa has a light, airy look that looks right at home outdoors or in a breezy screened porch. Here are 10 of our favorite wicker sofas for outdoors and in:
Above: A wickerwork Pepe Sofa from design studio Tina & Pepe is woven of natural materials; for more information and pricing, see Expormim.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Above: Designer Tove Kindt-Larsen’s wavy rattan Swing Sofa (circa 1937) looks as modern as ever nearly 80 years later. It measures 170 centimeters long (about 67 inches) and is 8,695 SEK (about $992 US) from Artilleriet.Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Above: A Pacifica Sofa woven of all-weather resin on a powder coated aluminum frame comes with cushions covered in all-weather Sunbrella fabric (cushions are available either in white as shown or denim). It measures 83 inches long by 34 inches deep and 28 inches high; $2,595.Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Above: A Liggestolen two-seater rattan sofa designed by a Danish cane maker is 83 centimeters long (about 32.7 inches) and is 4,850 SEK (about $553.58 US) from Artilleriet.