Rattan cane supports Insulaire furniture collection by Numéro 111
Maison&Objet 2014: rattan cane encircles furniture in this collection by French design collective Numéro 111 (+ slideshow).
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The Insulaire range by Numéro 111 incorporates rattan cane as the structural support in most of the pieces, both as bent sections and straight poles.
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"We were impressed by its toughness and also by its suppleness and its capacity to assume varied shapes, more or less complex," said the designers.
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The material forms the external frame of a sofa, holding rounded upholstered cushions and supporting a back that wraps around one end and leaves the other open.
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Two resin platforms fit into the cane frames of low and high side tables, and the top one of each is removable.
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Small shelves and a mirror can be hung from the horizontal members of loose grid of poles that form a screen. A vertical fabric panel with a large pocket can be also be attached to the side as an acoustic shield and storage pouch.
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Rattan is laid down in strips as a flat surface and lacquered pink for a section of a rug, which also has a softer tatami-influenced area.
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Upholstered pillows have rigid backs and handles that can be folded back to create an angled back support.
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The shade of the lamp slides up and down the wooden stand so it can be used as either a floor lamp or a table light.
Numéro 111 created the collection for the 2014 VIA Furnishing Programme award and exhibited it at the Maison & Objet trade fair outside Paris earlier this year.
Photography is by Colombe Clier.